Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-04
Who is Responsible ?

Now that President Garfield is on the
high road to recovery and full health
we can safely inquire who is response
bic for the great crime committed
against his person on the second day Of
July last? We know that all parties
have united in great cry against Gui-
teau. True it is that Guiteau was the
instrument through which the crime
was committed, but who were the in
stigators of it2 There was, and had
been, for months a very fierce and bit.
ter war waged between the different
factions of the Republican party.
One faction is headed by Mr.. Garfield
and his cabinet, followed by the bet
ter class Of Republicans all over the
country the other factions is led by
Dorsey, Arthur and Brady and for
some time was followed by a number Of
office holders and office seekers, and by
all the thieves and public plumbers in
the land When the President, aided
by his cabinet, commenced a war upon
the particular class of thieves known
rs "Star route thieves, and upon that
class whose particular business it was
as treasury officials, to plumber the
treasury of the Government in the in.
terest Of an immense ring of officials.
an assault, and very bitter one, was
made upon the President and all con-
nected with him by "Thc CIpj'oi," a
newspaper owned by Brady and other
"S:ar route thieves" The articles
against the President were furious and
in any other land than our own, the
author of them would have been i'm
prisoned if not executed for treason
They charged the President with at
tempting TO divide and destroy the
Republican party they charged him
with the violation of promises made
before his election; they attempted 10
heap upon him their own iniamy.
Daily this paper teemed with most in.
hammatory articles intended to poison
and prejudice the public mind against
the Administration. We have only
one number of the paper before us,
and it is full of war upon the Attor-
ney General, joining in the President
wherever it can. We quote docs
/" any infatuated scribe dare to init.
mate that after all the President and
" several cabinet officers the Attorney
" General, are comprised in the scheme
of Government devised. by our
" fathers? The said infatuated scribe
Z" is forthwith booked for prosecution
" as a conspirator against the govern
"ment" These articles had their ef.
feet. Guiteau was an Office seeker in
Washington, he was a stalwart, he
was led to honestly believe that his
failure to secure n place was the fault
of the President his mind became in.
famed by the public assault of the
thieves upon the representative head
of the Nation and he believed he
could save himself, save the Republi-
can party, save Dorsey and Brady
and their followers, if he could only
kill the President. The war on the
Administration was continued; Gui-
tcau's belief became convictions and
naturally led him under its stimulous
to commit the great crime in the face
of the law, against the official head of
n great people. Guiteau was not mad
nor insane, save as he was made mad,
and insane by the teachings of one
wing of the Republican party. Blame
Guiteau as you will, the monument
you soberly and thoughtiully look at
the whole case, Brady and Dorsey and
their followers are the parties who
were the instigators of the crime and
who no doubt will be held responsible
by the people just as soon as they turn
from the wounded President long
enough to take a fair and impartial
view of the whole case.
THE English Government are con-
siderbly excited over the discovery