The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-22

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- 5NO.S. EElNOLDS. ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
=, The Dead President and the Livine
ws,f- .>t'""< One.
''"cIhc end has come. President Gar.
frid brrathcd his last in the lite cot.
tagr nt Elb'A'on on Monday night al
haff-past ,c'fb'clock. a brave battle
has been made with death, but tho
King OF tcrrors has again asserted his
'natchlcss ,nlgissty and claimed his vic.
f'm' whilca sorrowing, sympaIhizine
world looks on pow crless to save. ,,.:
On the second day Of July last as rs
Iresidcnt Garfield stood in the dcbot
ut Washington, the assassin crept be-
hlndhim and fired tho fatal shot. When
II was first announced that the ball had
passed through his body, his recovery
was dcsrnircd of. But subsequent de-
vriopmcnts'proving the orror Of this
o'aghosls, hope revived. A first re-
lapse gave no special alarm, but when
tho second como It was evident to all
nut tue most hopeful that his chances
were desperate, Thus, vibrating be-
'wcon life and death, he lived on, n
snolimc spectacle Of fortitudc and
hcroism that made all the world won.
der, and made for him entrance TO thc
the inncr.l,earts Of men into which bc
could hcvcr otherwise have come.
PRESIDENT Garfield was an iIlustrious
example OF tho possibilities of n land
like ours. Il poor, illitcmtc bov, he
paced lhc tow-pa'h Of the canal, and
thence by force Of talent, energy, will
and thirst for knowledge lie became IN
succession pupil, janitor, student, pro-
lessor, mnjor-gcneral, Congressman,
ollltcd States Senator and President.
at tl.c time Of his nomination he WINS
ming his eighth term in Congress, and
mad already been elected to the United
ot"tcs Senate to succeed Thurman,
Meyer before has any one held these
three honorable positions at one and
the same time.
nc memories Of the last campaign
arc 'icsh in The minds ofthc pcoplc-
TIC bitter. canvass, the ncrsono,
charges, the purchased votes, by means
"' vast sums of money, aud the consc-
n"cht result. Garfield became Prcsi-
acat' and the people ac1uiesced. At tho
threshold Of his Presidential career hc
was struck down. It was not whnt he
''"o dohc but what he was expected to
u" t''at savc him THO good will of thc
south No nlan hqd been more ,bittcr
III n'vccttyc :tban'lie; yet it was some.
now felt that these were not his rc,l
sentiments, aud it was believed ,h,t IL
incoming ruler of the whole >pconlc
nc would sink. tho ), partisan in the
patriot and give full play to the best
QUANTITIES ct bis nature" The South also
1''t that he was n barrier Standing be-
tween her and Grantism, and for tbat
reason she rallied round Him II =
rcr'aps well for him that lie has been
"eeh cut OF at this time. No net of
MS conld ever have mndc linn moro
popular 'han his memory will be: ou,
''"d no recovered ho might have d;s.
covered that there arc supreme mo-
mchts III the life Of some men when 10
a. is gain and to live is loss, Ills r, ~, =
is now secure, all his foiblcs and w,,,,
''cSScs arc forgotten, and only his finer
qualities remembered.
NC 90 not sec that any harm can
come 70 the country at large or 10 thc
south by his death. In his ow, wor,,s
"'oh' at the death Of Lincoln. bc
4"e''eo Tic mob, "God rcigns and tl,c
government ut Washington still l;vcs -
Trade will pursne it's occns,ono,,
c'anhcis' and The people will move on
III III" even tenor Of their way. AS for
INC Democratic party its chances oro
!'"ch brighter under Arthur's admin
'e''"''o' than they could have been in
INC event Of the Presidents recovery
nc personal popularity Of the latter.
"''cr having undergone an attcmntcd
assassination, would have given him q
"A'k-ovcr in 1884. Arthur is an ncci-
"'n'. Ills accession recalls TO mind
'''tcnu and Stalwarism, and his own
P"r'! nav" no stomach for him. lie
''St DC either King Log or King
Htork. In the former event he will do
no'h'ns to strengthen his party; in the
latter, he will offend not only all Demo-
Gratis, but Conservative Republicans
alike. lie must get rid of Conklinr or
Iccomc unS"vory to the public nostrils,
40 accidental President has ever done
"c'' ana il will be beyond All prccc.
oc"t II Arthur prove more of a success
Than Tyler, Fillmore or Andrew John.
son.
NOW That The. President is dead