Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-14
Opposite Views ABOUT cwj,eau.

To the Editor of THY Evf s,ISG STAR:
In your issue Of Tuesd ~ writer who signs him
self Edward Daniels undertakes the piouS task OF
removing the scalp of another writer, who signs
himself ''P0pula,' because. Us II appears from the
statement OF the former, the last named writer did
not exhibit the proper amount of respect and con-
SHERATON Tor that model citizen, ChaS. Julius
I;e9iI GuitedG, now occupying the attention OF
the DiStTis Criminal Court.
Inthe case oi these two writer's, it appears from
the evidence published in TIE STAR, that they
take very nearly opposite views Of Il somevh hat
serious subject, AMI while neither claims to be
actually "lnSpiTed," there may he some latent
Temporary nldnia" On ldnd-to prevent the de
Ee1Opment OF which the present writer proposes.
or OehaiI OF the west end o1 NdshIngtOnto submit
a few remarks.
''Popula" IS evidently crank, as are about fifty
millions II the people. He assumes that james A.
Garfield was Sassinated; that GuIteau was the as
SaSsin: that the murderer is now being tried for
the crime, and II found guilty (Which seems quite
nEely, that the court should pass the death sen
tence, ana That the marshal should execute the
same.
"Popula" does not take kindly to the notion that
murder Is the result of ''inspratiOn, that dead
beating, deddheadinT, lying. SWindlng and fOTni-
eating are Christian virtues and, consequently
evidences OF insanity. lie is, furthermore, OPP
posed TO new trial; is dead set against cirCumlo-
cutlon, and would, were it within his power, limit
the season OF Mr.. Guiteau'S festivities to seven
months from the date OF his murderous assault
upon his unSuspecting victim!
Indeed, as Mr.. Daniels says, s'Popula" should at
least, give his ful name, so that Guiteau-.S well
as the five murdererS from the West End now
awaiting tr1sl-Inay know who this man OF the
people IS, so that he may be made target for
emotional yituperaton. In a word, ''Popula" is
an Old fogy, or, perhaps, somewhat incrlStated,
Ike The remaining Torty-ntne million. nine hun
hired and nlneJy-n1ne thousand, nine hundred and
ninety nine Americans who believe that the s'Iion
ChaS: Gulteau' Is now guilty murderer, and has
ever been an Unmttigatcd fraud.
quite a different sort OF man Is Mr. Daniels, who
evidently belongs TO the odd hundreds which the
toned hfty millions. He would excuse ga sudden
gust or passion sweeping over a community and
hla fufr IF
farther than that he would not move a peg In the
matter OF punishment or retrbution.
He says, at The outset, that the article contrib
uU9i by ''POpula" Is designed among other things
to intmidate the ''frien1s~ or the prisoner, but,
ere he concludes, very touchingIy admits that the
cation ne avoids all indicate or harsh allusjons
10 Mr. Guiteau-neyer employing the words muir
derer, assassin, criminal or thug-but, the con-
0ner should be "hurt." What II Gu1teau did OBJ
tain money under false pretenSes! What IT, with
the money SO obtained. he purchased a pistol Of
deadly CALDER, and, after weeks OF practice, used
Ii 10 take the lie or the President who refused to
entertain his application for of1lcel What ir his
victim did suffer for months, and suffering sank
into the grave as the Result OF this mans malfce
What II a devoted husband was ruthIeSSIy torn
from an aifectionate VIE; happy father snatched
from his tender children and aged mother
robbed o. a noble and honorable son! What OF all
this? NOthngi Certainly not, Mr.. Daniels The
De so much as hurt" Let the evidence OF Gull
teauS guilt be counted as righteousness and let il
De recorded that the Jrid! now drawing 10 a close
was farce, gotten up for the amusement OF the
Hon" Guiteau and his ''ITendS.n
AS Tor "PCpula" aud the remaining s'miscre-
antS'-ln all about nIty miilion-what cOndeInna-
uon Is sufficient? Shall we tar and feather them,
or bloW them from the mouths OF cannon, for the
further amusement OF Guteau and his friends? or
course we shall.
They are a dangerous pack-these people who
UelltFe Ia hanging muriererS- They uDcluding the
Judge, Jury, Witnesses and prosecUtiOn) should be
suppressed, and the eminent citizen now in the
prisoners dock, should be indicated. In this con-
neCu0n would suggest (ere It's too Iate) to the
sentimental and aesthetic admirers of Guiteau
ROW nice thing it would be TO have nfe-size
portrait or the good man artistically painted and
compel the Congress OF the United States TO ap-
proprlate money for the same, and assign it a
place In the rotunda OF the Capitol
IL would be aesthetic and beconing also to see
tnat GuiteauS quarters in the county 1afl are ex-
pehSlNeiy anu elegantly furnished, in conformity
with the occupants singh toned" notions and re-
nned taste; and as further proof OF the kindly
feeling entertained for the assassin let Mr. Daniel
or some other humane citizen hire the Marine band
10 serenade thelr darling, or inaugurate bali for
his benefit-to which they may invite all the West
EnderS, including G. PRESpER.