The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-08-29
RECoLLEorIoNs OF GARFIELD.
Noteworthy and Characteristic Remarks of
the Dead Statesman at Various Times.
NEW YORK, Aug 27.-Says a friend of Gar
field in the Tribune:


II is impossible 10 measure men accurately.
The man OF the largest experience makes the
widest mistakes. The last time ever visited Gar
field in private capacity vas about six weeks or
two months before the Chicago Convention. ar
rived in Washington, and il occurred 70 me to 60
up and see him at his house at the cor1er of
Franklin Squsre. He came into the par.O. with
his hat in bis hand
Said ]: Il see you are going out "
"Ies," be replied; Il have TO % to exec tic a
commission for a constituent this morning. Walk
GlOrg With me-"
We went up the side OF franklin Square, and
tenth be turned to the north said /: Il viii go
no further. Whom will the Republicans nomi
nate?" "I don't know" he replied; "some say
'scme say GARFIELD" said I. II don't know"
Sid Garfield; stranger things than that have
happened
ting by me not long ago who had received favors
from General Garfield, and third party having
something 20 say to the prejudice OF the dead
President, my sequsintauee seemed to hesitate
and finally scquiesced with his patrons enemy.
thought to myself, how weak we are 70 Gle. The
moment we die in the words OF Shs kspesre. "Tbe
evil that we have done lives after US" Thsu
litile incident arose my mind, as true as those
was at Garfela's house few years before he
was made the Presidential candidate. Friend,
there is one thing find can not do, and that is
friend in order to be nondescnpt He came for
ward then and slapped me on the knee. He was
no. familiar man, because had been more than
ten years making his acquaintance. and he had
only begun to slap me on the knee the year before
lie died.
Said he: There was one man l thought 1
never ought to forgive; that my self respec. would
not perni. It; you remember" ne continued,
Very wen, General" said I.
"He abused me- resumed Garfield, ''so outrage
outly, considering my past relations with h.m,
that thought my pride would never allow me TO
speak TO him again, but was going down the
mi M r0 / m gufn
and said, will now pass tha: man without &
recognition, but my resolution only kept up till
my heart to pass him. An irrepressib,e impulse
came TO me TO wheel on my heel, and said, Win
kle, you old seoundreI, how are your" /"
said to him, General. you let men OF that
kind play with you too much"
Ssid he, Il can not remember injuries"
One morning the news came 70 me that he was
shot by a coward the same coward getting his in
spiration from political desperadoes. thought to
myself. forgiveness is sometimes weakness"
Pacific Hotel at Chicago moving with some of the
Ohio delegates was impressed with his counte-
70 deliver lecture or graduating speech at Col
lege. ] shook hands with him, and being myself
In very worldly occupation, remarked in a dis
patch sent thai night from Chicago: Il have
fGen Garfield. His face is like jube- -jdbe paste
while aftefwsId would have given yery mI1eh to
recall Them. passed through the curious scenes
Of that Convention. | saw Garfield come in every
day and be applauded beard him nominate
sherman in speech which attracted the respect
of that Convention, altogether better than any
ihst was delivered. Then / saw the deadlock,
and finally saw Garfield get the nomination, and
heard him rise and refuse it.. Then the ban
neIs swing and converging together. and what
seemed TO be impossible accomI IliShe1. Then
the campaign arise when th ught there was
but little hope for Garfield, aud the State of
Maine leave the Republican field, and it seemed
10 me that everything was gone, till the morning
] woke and Indiana and Ohio had become Repub-
licsD. Then felt that destiny was iu The breeze.
sat within five feet of Garfield when he deliv-
er(d his inaugural address. i Arthur sitting
behind him. mute. modest, unimportant. Then
the fatal khot rang out