The examiner., 1881-11-26
Why did Guiteau kill the President.

If the majority of those who have under taken to instruct us on the subject, wer only striving to cover up and hide the req cause.
 The Hartford Post attributes it to ''hi habitual reading of the daily diatribes o the organs of the Conkling faction ant the Star Route gang"
 The St. Paul Pioneer Press (Zndepende1a Republican says: 'tDoubtless he is crazy but not the most consummate craft could have planned political assassination sc opportune for the purposes of the stalwart chiefs who are benefited by it. A single life lay between them and the possession of patronage, which they counted as the chiefest of earthly goods, and for which they had struggled with the firm disposi- tion of hungry wolves" This, the merest political novice will readily construe as a direct and open insinuation of stalwart conspiracy to murder the President.
 There are some who strive to mix it up with .Nihilism" seemingly for the purpose of creating an opportunity to fire off their guns of ill-charged logic against ''our foreign clement in American politics.
 We might go on and instance numerous other theories, all varying in accordance with the particular point desired to be gained, or the thought to be concealed.
 What we desire to ascertain is this 1: What was the Snansediote cause of the assassination
 All honest, thoughtful and impartial minded people have long ago come to tue conclusion, that the spells system of fiji cial patronage by our government was the basis, the ''solid basis," on which rested the whole nefarious business But the immediate cause is the subject now be- fore us.
 Guiteau, it must be remembered, was ttquite a fellow, an important factor in the last presidential campaign. Wasn't he ''a lawyer, theologian, politician, a stalwart of the stalwarts, and with Gen. Grant aud the rest of cur men in New York during the canvass ?" Was he not a delegate to the Chicago Convention, where he did all in his power to break the ''unit rule :" and did he not deliver 8 speech in New York City, which was printed and published by the Republican National Committee in pamphlet form as a cam paign document ?
 Nowit is pertinent to ask, why was Gui- teau so zealously interested in the success of the Republican party. Was it patriot ism? We can hardly look for such sen- timept in one who though figuring con- spicuously on the stage during our Moody and Sankey revival here a few years ago, nevertheless strayed off forgetting to settle his board bill, his hostess being a widow lady at that.
 No, patriotism is something that has long been banished from the heart and mind of the professional politician.
 Guiteau's reward was to be (so they assured him, of course) position as con- sul to some foreign city, where ease and luxury awaited him.
 Yes, readers, poor ''Gitto' was good, noble, faithful dog that served his masters we'll. He 'smelt" here and s'trotted' there at their commands; and they patted and stroked him on the back, and said "good old fellow, when the fghtis over, if we are victorious, you must have bone, and there will be meat on it too" And poor "Gitto" pranked and frisked and parked with delight at the thought of such 8 bountiful repast. What poor forlorn hungry dog would not
 At last, the long angry struggle IS fin ished. The fight IS over, and the fight is won. "Gitto," now frantic with delight quickly trots into his masters pres ence with an anxious, inquiring look upon his countenance, which plainly asks "Where's my bone 2''
 ssBut Linden saw another sight. The scene is changed. 'sGitto," whose grizzly face moment before was radiant with the glowing anticipations of ''a good square meal, " is now depressed and scowling.
 He is given to understand that there were several more dogs in the kennel, an6 there were not bones enough to gc round.
 'When he went there, the cupboard was bare
 And so poor dog "Gitto" got none.'
 Now finding himself outside the gate after repeated efforts to get in, and being repulsed at every effort, he finally betake himself to his masters friends, where witE implor1ng look he again begs for tha bone, for which he so long and so assid uously labored.
 But alas he finds that the master ant friends are friends no longer, their infu ence in that direction being entirely impo tent, not only on behalf of ''Gitto' bu even to secure "for themselves the loave and fishes for which so many concession had been made and personal ambition sacrificed.
 Poor "Gitto" betrayed, disappointed neglected and hungry, now becomes hope lessly rabid, and in the frenzy of despera tion, being pointed to the President as thu obstacle in the way of the much coveted prize, immediately springs at his throat and President Garfield dies from the effect of Political HydropLobia.