The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24
Gniteau's Speech.
PREPARED BUT NOT DELIVERED.

l PREPARED BUT NOT DELIVERED. l Following is the speech Guiteau had prepared l to deliver in court:
 If the court please, desire to address your hon | or at the threshold of this case. l am in the presence of this honorable court charged with maliciously and wickedly murdering one James | A. Garfield. Nothing can be more absurd be- cause Gen. Garfield died of malpractice. The syllogism to prove this is this Three weeks after be was shot his physicians had careful exami- nation and officially decided he would recover. Two months alter this official announcement he died. Therefore, according to his own physicians treated him ought to bear the odium of his death, and not his asSailant, They ought to be indicted | for numbering James A. Garfield and not me, But | have been indicted, and must stand my trial | for the alleged homicide. Gen. Garfield was 1 president of the United States, and am one of the men that made him president His nomina. | lion was an accident, his election the result of l the stalwarts and his removal special proyi- | denee Being president he was in a position to do vast harm to the republic, and he vas doing it i by
 THE uswIsE USE oF PATRONAGE.
 And the Lord and took the responsibility of re- moving him. certainly never should have sought to remove him on my own account Why should l shoot him? He never hal oNed me | From him l expected an important office I con sidered him my political and personal friend, but my duty to the Lord and to the American people overcome my personal feeling and sought to re- move him. Not being marksman he was not fatally shot, but incompetent physicians finished the work, aud they, and not me are responsible
 
 last spring justified Gen. Garfelds removal The break in the Republican party last spring vas widening week by week, and ioresaw civiI war. My inspiration was to remove the late president at once, and thereby close the break before 1t got 70 wide that nothing but another heartrending and desolating war could close it. The last war cost the nation million of men aud billion of money The Lord wanted to forbid q repetition of this desolation, and inspired me to do His will. Why did He inspire me in preferece to some one else? Because had the brains and nerve prob ably to do the work
 THE LORD DOES NOT EMPLOY INCOMPETENT PER- SONS
 To serve Him. He uses the best material He can find. No doubt there was thousands Of Repub. licans thai felt as 1 did about Gen. Garfield wrecking the Republican party last spring, and had they the conception, the nerve, the brains and the opportunity they would have removed him. l of all the world was the only man who had the conception. On the trial of my case propose to summons some of tho leading politi- clans of the Republican and Democratic parties; also the leading New York and Washington edi tors, to show the political situation and the perils which surrounded the republic last spring. I propose to go into ths branch of my defense ex- haustively.
 Another reason the Lord inspired me to re- move the President in preference to some one else is because He wished to circulate my work "The Truth" This book was written to save souls, and not for mony, and the Lord is circu- lating the book is after souls. By it He breaches the gospel and prepares the world for their iudg ment, which some people think, and with reas m . is not far distant 1 have been delayed in get ting out q new edition of this book, which will include graphic narrative of my life, but ex- pect It will be issued shortly. More than 100 wit nesses have been summoned by the prosecution Two thirds of them l know nothing about and the court, presume, will decide they will be ir- relevant.
 THE ISSUE HERE IS,
 Who fred that shot, the Deity ormeg The Deity seems well disposed to father it thus far, and expect He win continue to father it to the end It Is not likely He will allow me to come to grief for obeying Him. How do 1 know it was the Deity? l was certain of if that put up my life on it. and undertake to say the Deity Is act lively engaged in my defense. am confident he will checkmate the wiseheads on this proseeu- ton. l beg they will go slow They cannot afford 70 get the Deity down on them. He ut tered His voice. says the psalmisi and the earth melted" This Is the God whom served when sought to remove the president, and He s bound l 10 take care of me.
 Recently Washington newspaper lithographed l q crumpled piece of paper l had carried in my 1 It was written when l had the malaria, at odd | times aed could hardly read 1t myself and so l told the gentleman gave 1t to but he thought he could read Il, and took 1t, as he was in haste Inext heard Of 1t as a Autograph.
 owing to circumstances beyond my control have been forced to ask your honor Co assign me counsel and furnish me witness, ] formerly practiced law in New York and Chicago Iii 1 1877 left good practice in Chicago and went out lecturing. but had small success. l had 'erhe Truth" contans my theology. ltwas writ. ten during period of aSstEssEs and cost me official. 1t eft me in reduced circumstances; and l have had no chance 0 recnperate my finances, easily could have made S 01D al law in Chicago in s7s and worked myself into splendid posi- ton, but
 HAD OTHER WORK TO DO.
 know something about the law Iproposa to take an active part u my defense Ny brother in-law, Geo seovtlle Esq of Chicago, Is . true and active friend but ] disapproye Of some Of