The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-20
PRESS COMMENTS.
Chicago Inter Ocean

+ Chicago Inter Ocean.
The death of no public man in the history
= 8of the government save that of Lincoln,
3has been so generally regarded as person
! AL bereavement. To say this, and to truth
&fully say it, is praise that no one need care
8to have exceeded in the hour of his own
dissolution. No exhibition of grief, no
Apublic manifestation of sorrow can be to
Egreat at the loss of such man. His life, his
services, his long and painful struggle for
Slife and his untimely and distressing death
&combine TO make the event one of supreme
land universal sorrow Let no unkind word
zmar it. Let no thonghtless expression jar
&on the general sadness, but with tolling
#belis and muffied drums let all that is
mortal of James A. Garfield be borne to its
Hast resting place, amid the regrets, tears
i land prayers of the million who, shocked
4 and suffering, gaze upon the pitying spec
@tacle,
y New York Herald.
s Americans of whatever religious faith
$and whatever politics--Democrats who are
kopposed and Republicans who reluctantly
@supported his election, were shocked alike
by the bloody deed which laid him low,
2watched during these tedious weeks around
kthe bedside of the patient and uncomplain-
ling sufferer, with cordial admiration for his
3cheerful, manly endurance and with sincere
&prayers that he might be restored to vigor
land to his official duties, and indeed the
whole civilized world has watched and
Nprayed with them, but it was to be. The
Inland of murder was too deadly and at last
#his victim has perished And yet the long
Rperiod of the Presidents illness has not
&bsen lost The people have learned the
Eprecious lessons in these days of intense
and doubling hope. Above all
sit has prepared them all for a hearty acqui-
&escence in the fiat which removes the
RPresldent and brings in his successor.
AThus the change which two months ago
#would have been received by many with a
degree of unfriendly and even
ahostile feeling, will now be consummated
with the entire assent of all parties. But
$while we do not rebel at the advent of a
new administration, every American will
feel himself bereaved by Gartield's death.
&He was fairly elected to be President. lie
Ewas attacked in the discharge of that great
Representative Office, when he was struck
Eby the assassin ''then you and and all Of
nus fell down" and his remains will be borne
Ito their last rest, attended by the unani-
4mous and heartfelt sorrow OF 5O.OOO,OOO
u 8freemen.
q CHICAGO, Sept. 19.-The Times has a
8column of editorial chiefly devoted to a
Sketch of the wonderful career of the late
NPresident Garfield. 1t says the most i'm
@portant incident of his five months admin
Tistration was that to which he owes his
Ndeath, the contest with Mr.. Conkling
5ThrOughout it's course he bore him
Nself with irmness and dignity
(which served to confirm the
Hpublic confidence and gave promise
@that in the discharge of his high trust the
@President would not fail to remember what
Hwas due to his own self respect and to the
Eoffice of the Chief Magistrate. In closing
%this brief review it is hardly worth while
Ito recall the fierce assaults made from time
to time upon the character Of its subject,