Morris tribune., 1881-09-01

Teaching and preaching" for the Disciples. he
soon took an uncompromis;ns stand OH the great
questions thea beginning TO stir the nation, and, in
1859, the people of Summit and Portage counties
chose him as their state senator: After eminent
services to his State, he followed his principles to
lieutenant colonel of the Forty Ohio voun-
teers. His military career alone affords matter for
volume. He defeated the rebel forces at Paint
lucky, receiving for the service brigadiers COM
mission. He served at Piketon Shiloh, and Corr
inth, was member of the Fitz John Porter cpitrt-
martial, and was made chief of staff to Gen.
Rosecrans. Although pFeiudiced against Garfield,
he soon came to admire him, and they We're fast
friends.
afterwards owed many of his successes. The battle
of Chicamauga was Garfeld's last military service
of moment. He wrote every order that day but one
that one was the fatal order to Gen. Wood.
which, displacing his brigade, enabled Hood to
break through aud turn the Union flank. After
week two of further service he was sent TO WASH
inSton as n bearer of dispatches. He there learned
of his promotion to a major generalship of volun
teers, for gallant aud meritorous service at the
battle of Chicamauga," December 5, 1868, he re-
signed his commission to accept the election to
congress from the Ashtabula district of Ohio, be-
lievng that he could be of greater servite III the
congressional halls than on the battlefield. Gar
field was nominated without his knowledge or per-
mission, and when no accepted it he did with the
belief that the war would continue but few
mouths. He was elected by large majority. He,
however, continued his military service up to the
day congress met He has oftencd expressed regret
that he did not fight the war to the end Among
mnn J., of En- saslsr age and Who are still nrom
the course Of study and experience which was uti-
mately to enable him to eclipse them all. His ex-
traordinary versatility, activity and industry are
displayed through the whole of his long period Of
service in congress- Even for single session. the
catalogue Of his speeches and remarks is more vol
luminous than the index of bulky volume. With
each succeeding year he studied more important
subjects. and his opinions grew of greater weight in
the opinions both of constituents and colleagues.
He studied thoroughly the currency question, and
when theories of Reputation were rife, he stead
lastly opposed every scheme tending toward ma
tional dishonor. His unwavering adherence to tho
cause of honest money was one of the prime causes
of the complete trust that the people reposed In
him., The tariff was no less made the subject of
special study, and few were capable of speaking on
this question with greater information or more
lucid argument Scarcely any subject which it be-
fits the statesman to investigate did he neglect: and
pom whatever he brought to bear his trained and
powerful intellect, he shed new and clearer light
chairman of the committee on military affairs. In
the Forty-flrst he given the craftsmanship Of
banking and currency. which he liked much better
because it was in the line of his financial studies.
His next promotion was to the Craftsmanship of the
appropriations committee, which no held until the
Democrats came into power in The house in 1879.
of 1876, Qariield was the leader of the moderate
clement OF the Republican party. He sat on the
stectora! commission, and by his impartial course
there and elsewhere, contributed largely to the
-
reform has always commandments sympathy, and
his we'll known utterances upon this subject en-
efficient public service. As lawyer, his career.
though brief, was brilliant; the Milligan case alone
being sufficient to insure him sn euviable notoriety.
81 v Sh he but to
cause of education. true and noble American,
he realized that upon that built the foundations
in his thoughts II he considered it too much il
the light of an universal panacea, it was generous
and pardonable error In all the world the strug
Cling, aspiring ignorant youth had no more syn,
In 1877, Garfield succeeded Blaine as leader of the
house; and. for two years, showed himself the
coolest and ablest taetieian in either party He
knew how to be party man without degenerating
INTO partisan. In 1879, he was elected to the
United States senate to succeed Mr.. Thurman;
but before the arrival Of the date for taking his
seat. had been nominated and elected president.
Noone who remembers the supreme confidence
posed in his leadership in congress, and the storm
of applause which spontaneously swayed the Chi
cago convention whenever he addressed it,
could doubt that he was the great popular hero,
dear to the very heart of the people. He was nom
mated at Chicago, it is true. nominally as
compromise candidate: but no one of all the list
could have awakened among the masses the enthu
siastic affection which rallied around his name.
Since the dav on which he assumed his high office,
this has steadily increased; and his administration
promised measure of success which all the efforts
of interruptions enemies could not lessen. His
has been noble, self-sustained strangely consis
tent career. He has been held. up the type
of the sef-made American nobleman. That he
should have passed through the privations, sacr1-
fees and strong endeavors of fifty years, realized
every hope of prophetic affection, endcared him
self to every patriot, and reached the summit of
glory only to find awaiting him there the assassins
bullet, is the very irony of fate. '''
...... g. THE Assassination.
THE ACT OF FOOL OR KNAvE?
On the morning of July 2, as the president
and Secretary Blaine were pacing up and down
the floor of the ladies' waiting room at tn.
Baltimore & Potomac depot in Washington,
waiting for the starting time of the New York
train, the sharp report of a pistol rang out
upon the still morning air, followed quickly
by a second, and the president sank down
upon the floor of the depot The assassin,
who had hardly been observed until the shoot
ing, was as deliberate in the commission Of
the crime as if he had been engaged IN the
discharge of daily duty. But he had no
sooner accomplished his base purpose
than his nerve failed him and he endeavored
10 escape to hack which was standing hard
by the depot, but was frustrated in this by
parties present, who seized upon him while
tho president was being cared for. Mrs. White,
the woman in charge of the ladies' waiting
room, was an eye witness to all that trans
pred, and the first to reach him. Here is her
story of the shooting:
was standing in the ladies' room, and saw the
president as he entered in company with Secretary
Blaine. The latter had stepped little in advance
as they entered the door, as II to give the president
more room. l had noticed this man Guiteau
iounging around the ladies' room for q half hour
before the arrival of the president. I did not like
MS appearance the first time saw him; 1t is my
business TO see that such characters do not loaf
around the ladies' room. and thought seriously of
having him pointed ont to our watchman, Mr.
he s1 a ra asna Sf made he stay Se in
dent and Secretary Blaine entered he
was standing near the entrance door, He wheeled
to the left and fired, evidently aiming for the
neart 1t was quick shot and struck the president
IN the left arm. The president did not at first seem
to realize that he had been struck although Secre-
iary Blaine instantly stepped to side as though
aaIeu at tnlS unexpected movement. The presi-
Dent then partly turned around and the assassin ad
y,anclng Two steps, hred the second time-the whole
tnlng being the work Of few moments The
ran to him at once and raised his head and held 1t
In that position until some gentlemen came and
weremained until his son came from the car where
ne was seated. with the rest of the presidential
party, awaiting the arrival of his father The entire
party followed him to the scene, and a large crowd
G 9 about the PROSTATE form very quickly.
trying to wrench his arm from those who held him
When the president fell it was 9:25 a, m There
was no blood visible mattress was brought il, and
depot. Fhe president had on light drab travelling
suit and silk hat, which latter was badly battered
in the fall. When ran to him he was deathly pale,
minutes he yomited. His son was kneeling beside
him at the time. He asked me if saw who shot.
his father, and replied: Yes, and he Is caught
He said somebody would have to pay for this. The
young man and thought the president was dying,
SO pale was he. He tried to raise his head and get
ms hand on the wound near the thigh, but he was
too weak to do SO.
DIAGSosIs BY THE DOCTORS.
Dr. Smith Townshend, the District health Of
hcer, who was the first physician to reach the
president, gives the following statement:
I arrived at the depot four minutes after he was
shot, aud found him lying upon the floor of the de-
pot pot, surrounded by an immense gathering. He was
then In fainting condition. From his appearance.
and the pulsations at his wrist thought he was
dying, took some of the pillows from under his
head that he might rest easier. prescribed aro-
matte spirits Of ammonia and brandy, which re-
vived him. ordered the police to get the crowd
back, and had the president removed to an upper
room He rallied considerably. and I proceeded to
examine his wounds. i found that the last bullet
had entered his back about two and half inches to
the right OF the vertebr@. When placed my fin
ger In the wound some hemorrhage followed. ]
then administered another dose of the stimulant,
which again revived him. In the meantime Drs.
Purvis and Bliss arrived. had, however, previ-
ously asked him how he felt and where the most
pain was felt and he answered In hts right leg and