The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-07-05

ED. HERALD.-The following editorial
squb is from the Meyersdale Commercial of
June sd, and il is SO highly Characteristic
of its author, and shows how deep that
| Journal has been STEPPED in the slough of
political demagoguesm that ! thought it
would he interesting reading To the readers
| of the HEg,Lp, and therefore send in for
publication.
1--WE want this fact distinctly understood
and We intend to keep il before the people:
! President Garfield was murdered for doing
right; and 'Stalwart of Stalwar;s' nur-
dered him. That is enough of Stalwartsm
for MS We will vote the Philadelphia ticket,
the true Garfield Republican ticket-the only
Republican ticket in Pennsylvania this
year.
The Stalwarts are no more responsible for
the death of Garfield than an infant is for
its gender To say thar the Stalwarts killed
Garfield would be equal to saying that the
Independents hired him to do so. Both as
sertions would be void of even a shadow of
| truth, and no Stalwart journalist ever made
either assertion. No one can do so without
disgracing his intellect, and the dirty work
has been left for such Journals as the Mey-
ersiale C6ma,erciai.
No Sjalwart has ever attempted 10 justify
the great crime committed By Guiteau upon
any plea OF right. The only defence that
has ever been made for him was through his
council that the tilt between President Gar
field and Senator Conkling. over the ap-
poiniment of RobinstOn, in which the
President won, so disturbed the weak mind
of the assassin that in his desperation TO OBJ
tain office he killed Garfield. About the
same defence might be, with equal propri-
ETY.. set up for the Independents. The long
continued and triumphant success OF the
Republican party in Pennsylvania, under
t,,rbed the weak minds of those whose in-
ordinate desire for party distinction, in the
way of leadership, caused them TO spring
leak aud had 10 switch off for repairs. and
came in on. II has not fallen 10 the lot of
of every man who can write an article or |
make speech. to become a great leader. |
Those self-constiiuted leaders are like GER |
tain insect that is always the largest at the |
time Of its birth, and the longer il lives the |
less il grows. good leadership is indis- |
pensihle tn success. and when man has !
proven his ability rs leader. why not ac- |
knowledge it. and let him go on.
Guiteau was tried for his crime. and the |
jury refused to acquit upon the plea of in
sanity and the assassin of President Garfield /
has been hanged in punishment of his high |
crime The Meyersdale Cos,aerc;Gl is still |
on trial, and public opinion will bring in the
verdict in due time and it is hoped in the
interest of charity that the pleadings will be
accepted and that there will be an acquital
on the plea of insanity. Garfield Republi-
cans is high sounding term, but it is so
much like taking the name of God in vain
The voice Of Garfield is forever silent in
death, and he can no longer rise up and ask
the people to hunt the scoundrei down.
and therefore his good name is slandered by
INSCRIPTIONS men. II Gen. Garfield was
living he would disdain to recognize such
a party a. now assumes TO use his name
for political effect He would say of them
as he did of those who published the Nor
ley letter, hunt the scoundrcls down"
Confluence June p. Y. |.