St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-08
PUBLIC COMMENT.
WHAT PRESS AND PEOPLE, AT HOME
AND ABROAD, SAY ABOUT IT.
Berlin Germany Tribune

w HAT HkESS AND IEpl-Il- Al ii'hT-
AND ABROAD, SAY ABOUT IT.
Berlin Germany Tribune.I
Even if, strictly speaking, no politi-
cal motive was at the bottom of the
crime, the act arose from Il political
system of corruption. God forbid that
Garfield. like the noble Lincoln, should
have the thread of his life cut off 10y 1t
murdcrous hand in the fullncss of his
strength and bencticcnt labOE-. But
whatever may have been determined
in the councils of Providence, the ma
| ton will derive from the tragedy the
striking lesson that corrupt oilicc-h"ld-
ing must quickly he stopped i'll the in
| tcrests of Republic which every
American proudly calls glorious.
London Post.l
No event has so profoundly moved
the English nation for many years, not
excepting the assassination of the Gar,
as the attempt upon the life of PrcSl-
dent Garfield. We venture to say that
not only in England, but wherever the
English language Is spoken, the sad
tidngs have fallen with all the force OF
IL domestic calamity. We hope MIR.
Garfield may he spared to discharge
the duties of his proud office, but we
cannot Danish the feelings awakened
by the gravcst apprehcnsions. The
crime is apparently motivclcSs and
purIoselcss. Mr.. Garfield has done
nothing to provoke that political ami
mostly which 50 frequently furnishes
excuse for regicidc.
Ex-senator Conklingl
The assault upon President Garfield
is an astounding assault upon the ma
ton. The shot fired by a mailman is 4;
shot fired ut all of us. No languag,
can ovcrstatc the enormity of the deed
There is, however, no occasion fO
public apprehension or excitement
The Vice President, on the death o
the President, instantly succeeds, n'
the government goes on as If M
change had occurred. In this case tn,
Vice President is an upright, brave
able man, abundantly qualified for thu
great trust which Providence ma.
have in store for him. In his hands ~
harm will come To the public interests
He is thoroughly patriotic. To strlv
to array hostility or distrust agains
him at such an hour is unspeakahl,
wicked and reasonable. No patriot
whatever his politics, can do anything
now, until the shadow passes by, bu
. bear up the hands of the Vice Prcsi
dent. This the conservative and law
abiding people of the country Will al
unite in doing. He will have tn
prayers of all good men and women.
| lChicago Times.
The man who has attempted to TAX
% the life of the President il not mad
man. He is a very rational Ollice-beg
gar. He is one of large class of cit
izcns who have been educated b.
: American politics and politicians +
regard public offices not as places a
public trust to which no individual
person could set mp any claim, but a
the spoils of success to he fairly claim
ed as rewards by persons who hav
contributed by their efforts 10 the sue
cess of those higher trustees who hol
the power to bestow them. He Is
disciple of the political gospel preach
ed by William l.. Marcy and practices
by Andrew jackson, preached by Ros
3 coe Conkling and Chester a. Arthu
and John A. Logan, and not practices
! to the pleasure of either the assassin
his illustriOus preeeptOrs by PrcsIdeh
Garfield.
philadelphia Times
II would be az absurd to hold the 81
. called stalwarts responsible for Gan