The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-04
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Comments OF the london Press.

tration over to the stalwarts, with COnkling as
President de facto.
Comments of the London Press.
LONDON. July 3-The Telegraph says: liz
certain that if Guteau really uttered sIe
words "Arthur is now President" there will
be a widespread suspicion in America that the
crime may have been the result of political
conspiracy Inquiry will however probably
show that the crime was the individual act Of
an undisciplined vagabond, driven to homi-
cidal mania by combination Of uDcontrola-
BILE greed of office and despair of gain. Amer
ca will find that this cancer of place hunting
must be cut out it will eat through the
healthy life of the body polite
We sympathize with the American nation
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, who but for
the mercy of Providence might at this mo
ment mourn beside the death bed Of their
elected chief.
The London papers comment freely upon
the assassination and speak words OF sympath'
for the President and people Of the Unit
States.
LONDON, July 3.-The Times says the
of Guiteau will create throughout the ci
world an universal feeling of indignation
horror. The messages Of sympathy
which are being sent to President
Garfield from every side are no empty words,
they express the universal feeling with which
his state is regarded. His views on public
matters are not in all respects such as will
command approval here but they agree with
those of the largest and most respectable sec
ton of Americans. AS for the crazy miscre-
ant who has struck at his life we
can affect no interest about him. Between the
the state lunatic asylum ard state gallows or
prison it will be for the law courts to pro-
nounce and we will acquiesce, in their decis-
ion in either case. The case Of political plot
seems to us at present far too slender to cali for
notice.
Berlin Gazette.
BERLIN, July 3.-The National Gazette com
menting upon the attempted assassination Of
Mr.. Garfield says it is impossible from the
scanty information at hand to form any idea of
the motives of the crime. The attempt re-
minds us of that of Modelling. We hope the
head of the great republic will recover as the
Emperor happily did. Our best wishes are for
the noble statesman whom the crime has
selected for its object.
French Journals.
PARIS, July 3-All the journals Of all
ties condemn the attempt to assassinate
dent Garfield.
President Grevy telegraphed his co.,
to w Washington as soon as he learned of the
tempt, as did also NJ. De st. Hilaive, Minister
OF Foreign Affairs.
Prayers were said for President Garfield in
tho two American churches and all the Eng
fish Evangelical churches in Paris today.
M. Max Outrey called at the American Le-
cation and expressed his coincidence.
Pulpit Utterances.
New YORK, July 3.-Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher devoted the services in Plymouth
Church this morning to the attempted assassin
ation and in speaking of it was affected to
tears, as were the members of his colgrega-
ton. He was, he said, thankful that they
were free to follow the teaching of Providence
and were not bound by any routine. When
the Providence of God spoke as it did to-day,
then we must take the text from God himself.
There was but one feeling in this broad con-
tinent, and that was feeling OF sorrow.
When Garfield became President, the people
gloried in his ripe usefulness, accumulated
wisdom. his honest and his generous sanctifed
ambition which sought to make him a Chris
tan President over a free Christian people.
There was a shadow across the pathway when
the sun rose yesterday morning, and when 1t
rose to-day the people we're in sorrow from
ocean to ocean. The nation would 60 on, how
ever, Just the same, for the people had the
power and they would keep it. The loss OF an
officer would not affect the country at large
The shooting of President Garfield was not
like the shooting of the Gar of Ru. e. for :
this instance it was done by lunas
might imagine he had some personal 1gruo.
Mr.. Beecher's final prayer for Gods blessing
on the afflicted wife and mother was very
affecting.
The Presidents Mother Hears the News.
CLEVELAND, o.. July 3.-The shooting Of
tuo ITcSIutub was DTOh6u 10 ulb mOLner LnlS
forenoon at Scion. "We have heard that
James is hurt" said her daughter, Mrs. Lara
bee. 'How, by the cars?" asked the mother.
mo he was shot by an assass in,
but he was not killed." replied the daughter
1.-THE Lord help me-" exclaimed Mrs. Garfield.
Mrs. Larrabee answered her mother that
latest reports were favorable. "When did
you hear of this?" asked Mrs. Garfield Eyes
terday noon but we thought best not
to tell you. The news was not so favorable as
to-day, was the reply. "You were very thought
full, and 1 am glad you didn't tell me-" said
Mrs. Garfield. She bore up under intelligence
so we'll she was shown dispatches from Major
Swain, Secretary Judd and Harry Garfield,
She read the dispatches calmly and said "How
could any body be so cold-hearted as to want to
kill my baby?" She inquired what would prob
ably be done with the assassin, and on some
one saying "hang him." she replied che de-
serves it" To the remark that the news con-
tinued favorable, she said 81 am afraid we
are hoping against fate; it seems terrible"
This afternoon she dictated the following de-
spatch to her grandson, Harry A. Garfield.
WASHINGTON, d. @.
l. The news was broken to me this morning and
1t shocked me very much. Since receiving your tel
egram feel rch more hopeful. Tell james -
hear he is is cheerful and / am glad II
him to keep in good spirits and accept
sympathy of mother, sisters and friends.
ELIZA GARFIELD.sH