The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-06-23
MH. sCOTsLLKs LECTURR.


Geo. NJ. Scoville, the brother in-lay
of Guiteau, lectured u 150 people IN
Fairbank Hall last night on the polft.
ical condition Of the country and the
assasslh's trial. His connection With
The Guiteau trial, nc said, lad ceased,
and he would leave for Washington
10 wind up his affairs there. The bill
OF exceptions, he thought, had by this
time been Signed by the court, thus
placing the case In such a condition.
that any lawyer could take It intelli.
gently. Guiteau had funds sufficient
tn procure good counsel aDd would be
defended ably. He then drffted IN.
TO politics aud told his handful OF
hearers what, In his opinion, should
be done To regulate existing evils.
He thought the people should have
more complete contfel over politics,
and keep the professional politicians
In the background. The municipal
reform In Philadelphia demonstrated
the evil eifscts. consequent upon the
dominance Of the Office seekers He
suggested the foundation Of poIItleal
clubs, which should hold the balance
Of power and regulate political affairs.
This was the only eGectual remedy
for existing evils. The speaker
touched somewhat on civil servlee
reform, treating his audience to more
Of the schemes evolved from his 6yn.
mind for the government OF the coun-
try. The oiiiee-seekers were roundiy
abused, and 20 the system 6f Official
patronage be insisted the death OF
Garfield was directly attributable.
He described the wGh lcings Of a
machine With ramihcatiops existing
throughout the eHtire Government,
and controlling the dominant party
with rod or IroA. That n14chine.
he said, killed Garfield, In that Gui-
team had been subjected 10 The work
ings OF the machine, and under ia
powerful Influence had killed the
President. The assassin's insanity
was secondary consideration Ia
lcomparis0n with the pernicious effects
Of the system Of oGi3iaI patronage.
Grant, Conkling and Arthur, ho
charged, were the instigators OF the
assassin's heinous crime, Ia their
SIGHT upon the President fJr Official
patronage. and those men should
write TO Mrs. Garfield saying, "We
feel our loss, and the loss TO the
country, aud regret the commission
Of the crime which widowed you /;
we deeply sympathiZe with yen in
your bereavement, but we must ac-
knowledge that We were the causes
ofthe Presidents death, in making
war upon him on the distribution OF
offices" "'
The lecturer claimed that ia his
inst argument duri1g tifs ITlal he was
pressed by an unseen force, which,
however, he could trace and locate
among the highest officials OF the
Government These men cided and
abetted by the Government, and on
every side ne was harassed and tram.
meled by distractions thrown in his
way by the Government, and said he
had not been correctly reported in
some Instances, particuiaTiziBg the
remarks he made upon Grant aud
Conkling end their connection with
the troubles which led to their assis-
sination. The President was killed.
he charged, that the party might
live. Mr.. Scoville closed the lecture
by deplOring the publication Of cases
Of his fraudulent treatment Of clients
while occupying the position OF a
Christian lawyer in Chicago. He ssid
It was as much as he could do tc
make his argument In the case after
he had read the expose made in the
columns OF the Herali, and only did
J 50 by the exercise Of his strength
, exerted 10 partially overcome tht
weakness caused by the articles. Ht
charged that this paper Was acting
under authority 'front.' the government
officials in Washington, and that az
January 18th a telegram was sen
from headquarters at Washington e
} the Herald saying, "Pitch into SEQ
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