Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-09-14
Letter from White Il. Junction.

MIR. EDITOR There has been much
said of late about the attempt made 10
asassinate our President The first words
said when hearing the sad news was, /
hope 1t Is not q Democrat who has SO
degraded himself as to attempt to take
the life of the Chief Magistrate Of this
great and enlightened nation. Thank
God, there is not drop of Democratic
blood circulating through his VEINS
Do you, Mr. Editor, believe that Guiteau
was the guilty party3 ] do not. / believe
there are others just as guilty but they
are sneaks and towards, they done the
barking and Gutcau done the dirty work
for the clique. This is my sincere belief,
let others think as they will. Bear with
me few moments Mr.. Editor while !
relate little conversation I overheard
between couple of the big guns Of the
republican party. One says to the other
one : "If the President dies what will we
d. and what will become of the country
Arthur is not fitted TO stand at the helm
of the great ship of state, for he Is too
much of Il scoundrel, and you know we
were all ashamed Of the nomination"
"That is even So" said the other. 81,
for one. hung my head for shame to think
that our party should put in nomination
so meau man. But then you know 1t
was the only way we could carry New
York and beat the democrats. Our
watchwOrd was at that time, anything to
beat the democrats. Now if our presi-
dent dies l fear our chickens will come
home to rOost." After they parted l ask.
myself if it could be possible that u party
claiming the right to hold in one hand all
the religion, and in the other all the
morality in the world, could so far forget
themselves and their duty to their country
as to elect a man to the next highest
office in the gift of the American people,
whom they were ashamed Of If this be
republicanism give Inc no part of it. Or
if this is their religion give me not so
much as a crumb that falls from their
masters table. Elect man to high and
responsible position who is so mean as to
cause them to hide their heads for shame,
all for the purpose of beating the wicked
democrats. Oh, Religion, say where
hast thou flown? There is no party more
anxious for the recovery of the President
than the democratic party. He began
good work, and we do pray that he may
live to finish the work, and die at a ripe
old age honored and lamented. (The
work / mean is the star route busi-
ness). / see it stated in some of the
republican papers that If the president
dies Guiteau will be mobbed and hung to
the nearest tree. do not blame people
for feeling like taking into their own
hands the case Of the assassin, yet this Is
not the proper way to act. We have
just and good law, therefore we say let
him suffer by that law. At any rate let
him have fair and impartial trial by the
laws of the land; then II the law says to
the culpit, thou art not accountable for
what thou doest, let us say Amen. Ifhe
should be mobbed he would become one
of the greatest heroes Of modern times,
and his name would be sung throughout
the length and breadth of our land. We
fear no such thing, for our people are
law abiding people who fear to do wrong
that right may come. N. H. Z.