National Republican., 1882-03-14

the President his hostility to them.
Well would it be for the history of the
country if that of the ten days following
the assassination could be blotte d out.
The desperate efforts of certain men at
that time to poison the public mind and
to procure further assassinations has
placed them forever beyond the pale of
decency. The world knows their names
The heart of Guiteau is no blacker than
theirs and only technically is his crime
greater than that committed by them.
The assassin's victim lay in agony for
eighty days, and then died During all
that time the only thought in the minds
of the moral assassins referred to was, not
sympathy for the sufferer, but how his
sufferings could be utilized for their profit
and advancement, and for the coercing
into their interests of the very circum-
stances of fate itself. They turned their
fierccst hate upon Mr.. Conkling, whose
scorn had long burned into their bosoms'
core, and they undertook to bind
him alive to the grave Of the
dead President, to have his vitals
torn out by obscene birds like themselves.
The new President-Chosen by the people
to fill that exalted station if disaster
should so decree-they undertook to pa
tronize. They had litany composed for
him, and if his responses were fervent
enough he was to be admitted into their
temple. If he would let the Garfield Cabi-
net alone, and carry out the Garfield
policy, and appoint to Office only such as
Mey certified would have been appointed
by Garfield, and if he would join them in
branding as "Guiteau Republicans" all
who had opposed the nomination of
Robertson and favored the return of Mr..
Conkling to the Senate from New York,
then he was to be decorated with their
victorious garlands as their captive of
war, and to furnish amusement to the as
sembed Philistines Itis needless to say
the invitation was not accepted.
From the day that President Arthur
was inaugurated he has been the Presi-
dent of the whole people and the equal
friend of all equally deserving Republi-
cans. He has known neither Grant nor
anti-Grant, neither Stalwart nor Half
Breed. There is no sense in any contin-
uation of meaningless factional lines or
designations. The Presidents aim, SO far
as party action is concerned has been
aud is to unite all Republicans, But it
is not to be union of some against
others, If we are to have harmony ii is
not to be based upon the political mas
sacre of any Republicans. There are not
too many voters in our party, and all have
equal rights.
1t is now about six months since the
death of President Garfield. Great hon
ors have been paid him, as it was fitting
should be done. 1t is now time for
enough independence of thought and
action to be asserted to put an end to all
unmanly holding of breath, and to brush
aside the popiniays who think to enslave
men with their formulas and their foolish
eXactions.
General Garfield has been President
and his name will ever be spoken with
the reverence due TO him and his station
But even the Saviour Of mankind is dis
cussed, and Garfield will be- IL is not
blasphemy to say that he had weak
nesses, nor is it even reprehensible to
say that he did some things which had
much better have been left undone.
This country will not Danish all who did
not agree with him, nor will public
opinion finally sustain their public per-
secution.
IN appointing the seven commissioners