, 1881-07-03
EMERY A. ST0RRS.


to the last Presidential campaign, and who had
formed an affection for the President which ap-
parently nothing could diminish, was found in d
most sad and detected mood at the receipt OF
the sudden and startling news Of what promised
to pass into history rs great National trascoy.
1.-The fact that anybody would shoot down so
loyablc. so genial. SO sweet-tcmpered man,
said he, in response to the reporters introouct-
ory reference to The tragedy, "proclalms the
act to be the deed or crazy, Irresponsible dis
appointed lunatic. It could not have been the
act of any sane man. l have seen good many
men in my time, but doubt If I ever met one
who was SO thoroughly loyabfe, so unattectedly
afIectionatc, or who SO tied one to him. as
james 4. Garfield. He could never talk to one
of his friends without somehow or other put
ting his arm around him. or otherwise showing
that wealth of affection and sweetness whach so
cndcared him to al who knew him. Tho last
tine saw him, remember, he put both hands
On nv knees, as we sat emitting together, and
smoke as frankly and as kindly as though hnd
known him all my life, and we had grown up to-
ccther like two schoolboys He was good man,
ana his death, should it occur. will simply be a
National calamity. The only mitigating thing
about it-and I regard that us something Of a
public blcss,ug-is the fact that the assassin could
he promptly arrested and his motive traced. 1t
was the act Of crazy, irresponsible, dlsap-
pointed 1unatic-''
..You must have met Guitcau in Washington.
suppose?"
Met him? should say did. Everybody met
him. OF course, had heard OF him here. and l.
now recolicct particularly Au editorial In IllE
TRIBUNE In which be Has set down rs lnnatic,
~ nr really was After losing sight OF him IN
Chicago, met him last fail nruund the Rcpqb-
Ican National and State Headquarters IN New
York, where he hung around Tor weeks He
printed, min though be never delivered it. When he
appeared III Washington. his only credentials
consisted OF this one specch-printed but never
What were bis aspirations in the way Of a
p At 1irst be aimed pretty high. In fact.
he wanted the Liverpool Consulsh,p, as
/ Understand it. Thdn. failing in that Direction,
hc aspired to become Consul-GeneFaI IN r7Ance
He ht,nE around Washington last winter. during
the coldest weather, In the thlnnest clotaess
with no stockings on, and with ms toes onI OF
. his boots Wild-ooking as he wns, everybody
thought him to be harmless and simply Oh BIS
nut For that reason only he was tolerated. In
fuct, people pititd hiu, They hIun,t .he m heart art
to help him along with bis application Tor ths
foreign position, bur. having known him OF OLD
lis Inst freak may teach the authorities some-
Thing about the folly Of allowing crazy people TO
run at large. Such man ought to hive been
=. Have YOU thought Of the political conse-
3esafsS 3es.ns '0'04seo IN 'on Ns ,n 'sD's ~" "s
won't believe it till can't believe anything
else. The political consequences nre plain
The s e s ua1ed 5 1ssa'as s'es
prt.sidont: but don't believe that Gen. Arthur.
rs President, is going to carry out any personal
p.ejudices, because l dun't believe be would
have a,,y. j very much doubt whether there is
II saddcr lnan In the Nation to-day than Gen.
Arthur: Further than this have not thought thou 1
this have no heart for any speculattons on the
political future