The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-01

poses only. An Incident related IN one oil
the newspapers OF the removal OF the press
tent and which bore on its face the actusl
proof Of its falsity, was actually taken up
and rected by one of our Chicago clergymen
ia sermon immediately sf!erwrrd, some
thing which would have brought grim
smile, no doubt, TO the face of tho correspons
dent had no heard or read the sermon.
Let US hope that not only are we TO have
au era of good feeling, but an era OF justice
also, and that the newspapers OF this country
instead of being the vehicles TO convey ha-
tired and distrust, are to become the messen-
gers of good will Of truthfulness, ana Of
unity among tho people Of the land.
tribes Sometimes Sh1ke the world.
Chicago Intsr- Ocean
What constitutes greatness may not DO
answered 10 amoment, but what develops
greatness, or brings TO the notice OF the world
is in many cases chance, breath, an Rcci'
dent. From little things-many times from
The most trivial and absurd cause-we can
trace events that shake the world. Let US
examine tho case before US, being that which
ended yesterday in the burial Of james A.
Garfield. Without going too far back, here
are two or three incidents connected with
| the train of circumstances which have eHded
80 strangely and sorrowfully. General Cars
| field did not want to come 10 Chicago Nc q
delegate. He would not have come perhaps
had not friend of Secretary Sherman
| urged the latter to induce General
| Garfield to accept the place in the
delegation. How that friend came to do
this is one Of the singular accidents Of histo-
~. He WAS on train in Ohio which it was
intended should make connection with an
other train al the junction Of the two roads,
A COW driven by Il boy toward hcme ran
on the track and was truck by the lOcomor
tive, which had ia wheels displaced by the
shock. Two hours were consumed in repairs
ing the damage, and when the Junction was
reached the other lraln btd passed Tho
gentleman found that he must wait live hours
at tho little station, but was delighted TO fluid
there an old friend from II distant part of
the state. This friend who was also an
enthusiastic sdmirer of Sherman, thought
il OF tho utmost Importance that Gem
eral Garfield should lead the Ohio
delegation In tho Chicago convention, and
was 80 earnest in the matter that the gentle
man whom no had thus accidentally met
consented To write and urge the secretary to
make personal request to this effect. He
did 50, the secretary made tho request, and
General Garfield came to Chicago. Had he
not done 80 no would in all probability be
alive to day, a senator of ihe United States
and possibly be one among Others TO gather
AT the call of some other vice-presldent to
provide for tho emergency occasioned by tho
death Of the chief executive.
l Another incident showing how trfes may
mold the destnlos of nations and OF men;
AT tho primaries held 10 this city Just prior
to the state convention Grant, Blaine and
Washburne wore the candidates for whom
delegates were TO be selected. Ii
the third ward tho contest was exceedingly
close. Late in the afternoon number d
colored men working in the Palmer Hona,
who tried to vote were refused, and there
upon Mr. Palmer went TO the judges to expoi
tulate with them. Tho votes were still de-
clined, but tho cOlored mon remained in lin,
and each went through the formslites nec-
elsary to make his right to vote plain. Mi
Palmer being resolved to make tue contest
determined one. Back Of the oolored mer
was q long line containing between two ant
three hundred men, over two hundred anG
fifty of whom had come in body after the
days work 20 vote for the Grant delegates
They were the men representing tho work
ing force of two or three big firms in the
city, who had turned out almost en- MAST
after their days work was over. 1t 90 hap
pened that tho employers OF these men ant
many OF the leading spirits among the mer
Themselves were ardent supporters o
General Grant Not one il
twenty among the number came to volt
the other way. The employers arc not pol
iticisns, and came TO the polls without any
prearranged scheme with managers. But
two men, perhaps, in the city knew how the,
, would vote, and these two men wero not "A
! the Third Ward polls. When this larg
, number of men arrived the contest between
, the Judges and Potter Palmer was in pro
gress. Judging from soma Incident that the
men were marshaled on the other side. Mi
Palmer became moro persistent than ever
and insisted that each man of his fore
should DO formally refused. This occupie
some time, and the result was that befor
the Grant column could reach the wiudo,
the polls were closed. Tho result was Is
7 msjority in favor Of the combined Wash
b burne aud Blaine ticket, and tho nine dele
gates thus chosen gave the county conventiu
to tho anti.Grant men by q small majority
Had the third ward elected the other tick,
# Grant would have had Il majority instead
n a plurality IN Chicago. The result woul
/, have probably been that no break woul
/, have occurred In the state convention, Ill
q nois would have had her delegation recog
= nzed in the national convention, Graz
d would have been nominated and possbl
IS might have been the victim OF Guitesu
n murdorous assault rs was the honored ma
8 who has just passed from mortal sight an
3, who 10 50 universally incurred.
The seeming chance which changed all IN
4 can DO traced hundred ways to many 9th
y, ers. Blaine, Sherman, Window, Edmup,
h might each by the most trivial circumstauC
Is have proved the successful candidate.
|, step, look, word, taken lo,day, may pla
Il u vital part in the drama OF human lilo. II
old adage that
1t There lisa divinity doth shape our ends,
10 Rough hew them as we may,
81 seems more and more true M we trace Il
h various circumstances that lead TO life,
|, death, TO immortality.
n ~
10 Mr.. Farwell, u distinguished Chics,
m atAteamAn who hAa lataly hsan In Enro,,