New-York tribune., 1881-07-13
SOME RESULTS or & CITE1Yr'S SHOT

Political prospects were greatly changed by
the shot of Guitcau. AS all wise men know
| assassination is gun that kicks harder than it
shoots, and the results of the attempt to Kill
President Garfield whether it succeeds or IS
now seems probable fails in destroying his life,
Will evidently be of "A sort particularly unsatis-
factory 10 the assassin. Some of these rcsults
since they concern the organization of both
Houses of Congress and the course of lcyisla-
ton, may be prolitably considered
Mr.. GoIham has been more coarse. brutal and
unscrupulous than any other adhcrcnt of MIR
ConklinE in assailng the President Watcher
the President lives or dies, thc election of Mr.
Gorliam as Secretary of The Senate has become
impossible. The slAndcrcr of dead HcpulJi-
can President will have as littlc chance to re-
cclNc every Republican vote rs the slaudcrcr of
living Republican President and the assncia-
tiOn of Mr. GoIham with the Star Routp oucr,-
tors and with Ar. C0nhing and his Stolvorfs
VIII make his election the one thing NOT to he
done. The Republicans of the Senate win find
themselves Obliged TO select ncw candidates. if
they have d'sirc to succeed. This will in
NolV", not only the elimination of Mr. Goiham.
but reconsideration OF the case of NiIoirio os
presented by thc nomination of Sir. Riddle
berger IN the state Convention which General
Mahone easily sNaycd, MIR. Eiddlcbergcr made
the only Jealous opposition To the nominations
hhally made, and II was tlicn proved that he did
not barry represent the wishes of tie friends of
General Mahonc. That the Republicans who co..
operate with the independent movement were
not pleased with him was also shown. There
are other independents in virginia, and IN
other Southern States, whose nomination and
support by the Republicans of the Senate wouId
Ia, c,l,
whether it be Mr.. Riddcbcrgcr or somebody
else, the views of Senator Malone will be en-
titled to great respect and c0nsdc ration.
The recovery or the death of the President
may make great difference in the condition of
parties at the South. Very strong and sincere
sympathy has been shown for him in Georpio
and some ether States men of influence hovo
avowed their intention to support his Adn,inis
tration A kindly feeling hardly ever shown
before, and never before in Il manner so calcu-
lated to convince the country of IFS sinccritv
has appeared in almost every Southern St,tc
III the Republicans need the aid of Indcpcndents
III the House, in order to effect an orcaniyotio ion
ana shape legislation in harmony with the aims
OF the President, they can probably obtain that
a'd. broad National policy would be wei
coined by Southern men who are already dis
posed To kindly feeling, and it is not imp0ssilLo
that southern aid might be found in the firm
suppression of all violations of the laws de-
signed to secure purity of elections. Sucb
course would be the highest proof that a So,tb.
ern statesman could give of his sincere and
patriotic desire to put an end to the strife hc
tween the sections. At this very Doiut u,o
course OF General Malone touched Northern
sympathy, and it does not seem too much to
hope that other Southern men of like dispo
sltlon Will be found in the next Congress-
No other sharp issue between political nartce
is likely to arise No one will vepturr to ar
tack the splendidly successful policy of Sccrc
'ary Window. No clcaT-headed public man
Will hesitate to support the Postmaster General
III his publication OF the service. The Spcre
tary of State, in due time, will probably omen
to the public n foreign policy so truly National
and so well calculated to serve the public in
'erest that 1t will find few opponents. In
short. the country onght to be on the tlyashni