New-York tribune., 1882-02-28

| MS own will leaving only pcrfnnctory duties 10 De
| discharged by the Executive. with two hunnTe9
millions Of patronage in his hands at the opening of
tine contest aided by the active force OF SeWar IN
the Cabinet and the moral power ot CIlse on Lo .c
| bench Andrew johnson could not command me
suuport of one-third in either House against he r
| lialnentary uprising Of w6ich lhaddeus oteyenSI
was the apiinating spirit and the uhqueSIoheu
Trom these three great men Garfield differed radi-
cally differed in the quality Of ms mlnd. III teul-
pcramcnt in the form and phase ol an anPlu33n' 3 iaV
| conld not do what they did but he c0n!d 90 wuat
| they could not and in the breadth ot MS Congress
sloial work he left that which will longer exert
| poiential influence among men, ana WHICH, ihelS-
| ured by the severe test If posthumouS crltIcIsn
Will secure a more enduring and more enyiaDe fame.
| SCHOLAR AND STATESMAN
Those unfamiliar with GarlelPs industry, and
ignorant Of the details of his work. may, in some de-
gree, measure them by the annals of Congress. No
one Of the generation of public men to which he oe-
Ionped has contributed so much that will be valu-
able for future reference His speeches are numer
ous many of them brilliant, all Of them well studied
carefully Thrascd, and exhaustive of The subject
| under considerations Colo ted from the scattered
paces of ninety royal octave volumes Of The Con-
grcssiordl R,cord they would present an invaluable
compendium OF the political history of the most I'M
portant era through which the National Government
has ever passed When the history of this period
sh all he impariay written when war legsiauon
measures of reconstruction, protection OF human
riphts amendments to the Constitution, mainten-
ance of public credit steps toward specie resump-
ton true theories Of revenue, may be reviewed. uh
surrounded by prejudice and Disconnected from par
tisansm the speeches Of Garfield Will be estna'ed
ot their true value and will he found to comprise
vast magazine of fact and argument, of clear anay-
sis and sound conclusion. Indeed, # no other au-
tborty were accessible his speeches in the House of
REPRESENTATIVES from DeceWber, 1863, to June,
1880 would give well connected history and com
plete defense of the important legislation of the
seventeen eventful years that constitute his parla
mentarv life Far beyond that, his speeches would
be found to forecast many great measures yet 10 DC
| completed-mcaSures which he knew were beyond
the public opinion of the hour, but which ne conn
| IDENTIFY believed would popular approval
within the period Of his own lifetime, and by the ald
| of his own efforts
Differing. as Garfield does, from the brilliant par
iamenary leaders it is not easy to find hIs counter
mart anywher in the record of American public lie.
| lie perhaps more nearly resembles Mr. ScWaT9 III
his Supreiue faith in the al-couqucrlnH power "l Il
principle He had the love of learning and the pa
! tlcnt industry of Investigate N to when J"hn
| Quincy Adams owes his prominence ana ms lrs-
! dpncy He had some of those pondcrous rlcih'hls
of mind which dlsiingWsh,d Mt. Ntnsler'e anu hI
which indeed, in all our public lie nave leIt tht
great Massachusetts Senator without an lhteIec'uh
| peer. - :: ~ o,.,
tLc leaders in the House of Commons present points
| of es,rnta' difference from Garfield. But some "l
Li mo hods recall the best features in the strong
iudrprndcnt course of Sir Robert Peel, and SrlhhS
RISEN blauccs are disccrublc in that most promising
of modern conservatives who died too early ior ms
coun ~ and lis fame. the Lord George bchilH.A'
lie had a of Burkes love for the sublime ana the
! beautiful with possibly, some of his supeIabgn-
dance and ia his iath and hls magna9llnty, III ms
power of stat Imcnt in Jis subtle analysis III iliS
iaulilcss logc in his ,ove OF literature In his wealth
and world ot illustration, one Is reminded OF thhi
,rr,t Eng is statc.man of to-day. who, confronted
! ,I-u p,p.
| less, revicd by those whom he "ouIl lc'F' a. "'l
terry by o,e whose supposed nights he Is loItIu
to invade still labOrs with serene courage lor lhe
aucliuration OF Ireland, AMI for the honor 0I tAe
| English name
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
CARTEL =, no.nna ion to the Presidency. while not
predicted or anticipated. was not surprise TO the
! country. His prominence in Congress, his soil
qnalites ms wide reputation. strengthened by ms
fhen. recent election as Senator from Ohio, KEEP him
| i'm the public eye as man occupying the very
/ highest rank among those entitled 10 be called
| statesmen II was not mere chance thst brought
! him this high honor. 90 We must" says Mr.. Emcr-
SON 'rcckop success constitutional trlit. If Eric
is i'm robust health and has slept well and Il at the
top of Iii, condition. and thirty years old at his de
parurr from Green and, hc will steer west and his
! Sims will reach Newfoundland. But take Ere ont
| and pnt in stronger and bulcr man and the ships
will sail 600, 1000. LOO miles ~ her and reach
| | abrador and New-Enpand. There Is 10 chance III
results"
Asa candidate. Garfield steadily grew in popular
! favor He was met with storm of detraction at
tbc very hour of his nomination, and it continued
! with increasing volume and momentum unth the
! close of his vrtoro1s campaign.
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can ccnsnre cape back"oVH2G Wa ng GruIniE II. nirong
can me The rall M In the sanderOus tongue
| Trnder il all he was calm and strong and con-
Gdcnt; never lost his scf-posSeSslon did no unWlSe
act. spoke no haSty il-cofiiered word. Indeed
nothing in his whole life is more remarkable or more
! cr.di,oblc than his bearing through those five full
months of vitupcratiOn "A prolonged agony 0i tHa
to sensitive man. constant and cruel draft upon
| the powers of moral endurance he great mass oi
| these unjust imputltIons passed uunouced, ana
with the general debris of the campaign fell INTO
| oblivion. But III a few instances the ron entered
| his soul and he died with the INJURY miorgotten II
One aspect of Garfeld's candidacy was unpre-
| ccdrnted Never before, in the history of par lSan
contests in this country. had successful PrcSlden
tal candidate spoken freely on ,ssing events and
| current issues. To tempt anything OF The klnd
seemed novel, rash, and even desperate The Older
! class of voters recalled the unfortunate Alabama
letter in VIII ch MIR. Clay was supposed u nave
signed hIs political death warrant. They remembered
| also the hOt-tcmpered etu>on by which General
Scott lost large share of his popularity before ms
| nomination, and the unfortunate speeches which
rapidly consumed the remainder: The younger
voters had Mr.. Greeley IN series OF vigorous
| and original addresses. preparing the pathway for
his own defeat. Unmindful of these warnings, m
| needing the advice of friends, Garfield spoke To
| LARGE crowds rs he journcyed to aud from New
York in August TO great multitude in that city, to
| delegations and deputations OF every Kind that
| called at Mentor during the summer and autumn.
| WitE nnumerable critics, watchful and eager 10
catch a phrase that might be turned into odium or
| rdcule or a sentence that might be- distorted To
his own or his party's injury, Garfield did not trip
| or halt in any one OF his seventy speeches. ms
seems all the more remarkable when II ~ remem-
bpred that he did not write what he said, and yet
spoke with such logical consecutivencss OF thought
| and such admIra5.5 precision OF phrase as tO defy
the accident of misrepOr and the malignty of mis-
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