Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-03-07

! position. He had habit OF stating his opponent.
< Side with such amplitude and Harness, and such
libcrality OF concession that his followers offer
| complained that he WAS giving his case away. Bu
never In his prolonged participation In the pro-
ceedings OF the House did he give his case away OF
/ fail In the Judgment OF competent and Impartial
/ listeners a. gain the mastery.
/ These characteristics, which marked Garfield a
a great debater, did not, however. make him gfea
parliamentary leader. \ parliamentary leader. rs
that term l. understood wherever free representa-
! tive government exists, Il necessarily AMI very
strictly the organ Of his party An ardent Ameti
can ,ielBed the Instructive warmth OF patriotism
I when h. offered the toast. "Our country, always
/ right, but right wrong, our country" The par
I lamcntary leader who has body of followers
that will 10 and dare AMI die tor the cause Is ono
VINO believes his party always right. but right on
wrong, Is for his party. No more important or eN
acting duty teyolyes upon him than the selection
OF his field and the time for contest He mus,
know no; merely how to strike. bat where 10 strike
and when 20 strike. lie often skiifuiiy avoids the
strength OF his opponents position and scattefs
confusion In his ranks Oy attacking an exposed
point when really the righteousness OF the cause
and the strength OF logical INFRINGEMENT sIe against
him. He conquers often both against the right anu
the heavy battalions; as when Young Charles FOX,
In The days OF his toryism. carried the House OF
Commons against Justice, against It, immemofial
rights, against his own convictions. II, intieed, al
that period Fox had convictions. and, I'm the inter
est corrupt administration, In obeitience To
tyFannical sovereign, drove Wilkes from the seat
To which the electors of MiddleseX had chosen him
and installed Luttreu In defiance, not merely OF
law lIi OF p0blc tl.tsttaN. rni tsuitNcht" VI
that Kind Garfield iaaualihed-disquaiited by
the texture OF his mind, 10y the honesty OF his
heart. by his conscience. aud by every Instinct and
aspiration ut his nature.
The three most distinguished parliamentary
leaders hitherto developed la this country are Mr.
Clay, Mr. Douglas, and Mr.. Ihaddcus stevens
Each was nIan Of c~nsummate ability, OF great
earuc,tue,s, of Intense personality, dinerihg
widely, each frcm the others, and Vet wiiha signal
trait la c0nmon-the power 20 commaul. IN the
give and take 81 ,iaily discussion, In the art Of
~ nl
tory followers. in thc skill To overcome all forms OF
opposition, and o. meet with competency ana
courage the VARYING phases OF unlocked Tor as
saut or unsupported detection, II would be I'M
cult To- rank with these fourth name IN al our
Congressional history. But Of these Mr.. Clay was
the grtatcst. II would, rorhap., be impossihlet 10
nni ~ the parliamentary annais OF TIE worid
parallel 10 Mr.. CLAY, Ia 1871, when At sixty flour
YEARS II age he took the control OF the Whg party
IRON the President who had received thcir
suffrage, against tie power oi webster IN the
Cabinet, agalns, the clOqucrce VI Jhoaie In the
senate. against the Hcrcucan efforts OF taicb
Cushing ana Henry \. Wise IN The House. In un.
shared leadership, IN the pride AMI plenitude "t
power be hurled against John Tyler with deepest
~corn the mass 81 that Cnnqucring column winch
had swept over the land In 1870 and drove MS
administration % seek shelter behind the lines OF
hi- political foes.
Douglas achieved victory scarcely less wonder
ful " hrn. iu 1884, against the secret desires oil
strong aimiEistration. against the wise couhscI OF
the Oiey chiefs. against the conservative Instincts
aud even ir moral sense Of the country, he forced
reluctant Congress into q repeal 81 the Missouri
compruui-c. MIR IlIldcu- >icyensln bis contest
from 1855 "a 1858 actually advanced nus parma
m,utary lcaiier,hip unlil Congress ucl The hands
OF the President and governed the country 10y lts
own will. leaving only pcrfunctory duties " D.
III ,rhaf1.rSl los the Executive. With i've hundrcl
nllI.ous Of pitr,nagr IN hl~ hands nj the opening
OF The contest aili hy the acti'c force OF >cWaru
in tb,. Cabinet and the moral power ut Chase on
the Bench. AndrCw Johnson could not command
The support az ou, -thui VI either House asainsi
the a.. ,ianenilry uprising of which Iha'tieu,
strives Wa the animatiug sp'rit and Tie unPues'
toncs leader. ,.,,.,,
icsiiy differed In the quality % his mind, IN ten
i,rramcut. Tn the form aud phase OF Rmbilnh' lie
cnull not ~ what iNcy d!d, hut ne couil 20 what
thcv could not AMI la the brcA'llh of his Ccngres
>ioil work De left that which viii longer exert
poirutitl infGcuCe among men, anu Nhirh. meas
urcd hy the severe test ~ Pusihumous critcisn'
viii secure more enduring and more cnNlahlc
fame. , -,
igrorlui ui the detail, ot hi- work, may IA some
tlcu1pr measure them by The annals "t Ioheicss'
No one of the generation 81 public men io which
he helon- 80 has Contributed 80 much thai WIZ he
valuable fur future reference Ills speeches. arr
numerous many OF them oriaht an ui uein WI M
studied. car fully phrase@i, amt tNhaushNc pi We
subject under cons idcratiun. toNcCtc7l from INC
PAGES 81 ninety royal octave volumes OF
congressional RccUrl, they would present an IN,
valuable compendium % the political history oi
the most imporian; era throu IA when inc ma
tional government has ever passed. When the hi7-
VAR Irgi> latiuu. measures OF rcconsuucuOn, pro
te,tiau II human rights. amendments 10 the con
stitut o. maintenance 81 public credit, steps 10
wAris -Ye,ic resumption, true theories oi revenue
may liz r,.,ic,yc,i. uu-urruuued 10y prejudice AMI
tisSonu -trd from partisAni~m, TIE speeches OF
Garfield will hc estimated at their true value, ana
viii be found to comprise vast again. "l TACT
and argument, Of clear ana ysis and sound couclu-
go ip.l,p,i III no other authority were accessible.
hi. speeches In the House Of Representative from
December, 1888, 10 June, 1850, would give wei
rnupec;e,i history Iud complete defense OF the I'm
lortant legislation OF the seventeen 'Nrit'Ui var
that constitute AS Parliamentary NE. far beyond
mat hl. speeches would Oc found io forecast many
yr.at sa-urUs. vet u H. compleicd-intasufc.
,,.bi.h "A, knew were beyond the public opinion Of
,te hnur hut which he confidently believed would
secure popular approval within The period "i hs
own lifetime, aud by The aid OF hi> own Efforts,
ptNcriug, a, card ia does, from the brilliant
Parliamentary leaders, II J. not easy u mud his
counterpart anywhere Ia tne rccor'i OF American
public lie. he perhaps mory nearly feseinol.s
i'm. tpn,rr OF principle. lie had the love OF haFn
ing aut thr patient industry ut investigation. 10
which John Quincy Adams owes his prominence
sud hi- Presidency. lie had -onc 81 th"-c lon-
,tsv,u- elements Of mind which distinguished Mr..
Webster, and which Indeed have let the gr'at
Massachusetts senator without an iteutctuai peer
In English parliamentary history. rs IN our
own the leaders In the House OF Commons present
t1ini, IL essential difference irSm Garisid bui
some of his methods recall the best features III tc
strong irdrtcu,lcni course 90 Sir Roicrt IRELAND
.trikin. rr-emhlanc,s uisceruihlc ia that most
ur,,mi.ing, Of modern conservatives, who dlcd loo
carly for hi country and hts fame, tue Loru
George Brniiuck. lie hai All oi bhtsr iole 10,
the Sabine and Beautiful, with. possibly some ol
hi. rrabun,iancc AMI In his faith and his mag
nanimitv, Ia his power ot statement IN ms subtle
analy-i- Ia hi- faul,ess logic Ia 1s love oil htef'
tur In h- wealth and world 81 Illustration, one i
r.niud,t OF the great English statesman Of today,
Who. confronted with obstacles that would daunt
any but the dauntless, rcVilcd 10y those whom Ie
w0uh relieve - bitterly as by those whose sup
ro-rl rights he l. forced Ia invade, stu abor>
with serene courage for The anchoiatlOh OF ire
land. and for the honor Of the English name,
Garfield nomination 20 the Presidency, whlie not
pre,llctr,l or anticipated not surprise TO the
country. III. prominence IN Congress, his soilu
qualities. his wide reputation, strengthened 0! M
then recent election as senator nom ohlo kept nun
In the public eve as a man occupying the very high
est rank among those entitled 10 be called states
men. II no, mere chance mai brought hiin tLls
high honor we must" saws Mr.. Emerson, ''reok-
ON success AS constitutional trait. II Eric Is In ro-
bust health and has slept well aud Is at the Top OF
his condition and thirty years old at III. departuiS
from, Greenland he will steer est and his ships VIII
reach New Foundland. But take Eric out and put
In stronger bOlder mau and the chips will sail TX
hundred one thousand fifteen hundred. miles iart-
er and reach Labrador ana We" EhSeihu' i"e'e y
no chance in results"
Asa candidate, Garfield steadily grew IN popu'
lar favor. lie was met with storm OF detracuon
at the very hour OF his nomination aud itconiinusn
with increasing volume ana momentum uhuI "V
close of his vigorous campaign.
No might nor greatness In mortality
Can censure 'scape backwoundins calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What King 50 strong
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue
Under IL all he was calm and strong ana conn
dent: never lost his sefpossession, did no unWisc
act spoke no hasty. or iiconsidered woru; IN
deed. nothing In mis- whole life is more remarkable
or more crediiablc THAI his bearing through those
five full months of yituperauon-a prolonged sg,
ony OF trial 20 sensitive man, constant ana crnei
dr3ft upon the powers Of moral endurance Tie
rreat mass Of these unjust imputations passed I'M
noticed. and with the general debris OF the cam
pagn fell into oblivion But Ia few Instances the
Inn entered his soul and he died with the Injury
unforyutten II not unfOrgiyen.
one aspect OF Garfell's candidacy was UMPIRE
cedented Never before, In tae history OF partisan
contests in this country, had successful Presi-