Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-05
converted him to my ideas, and he is with


NE now, heart and soul"
1T appears TO be the general belief that
you are sane enough On general matters,
but a little OF on this particular point. lsee
you scout that"
s.Of course do. l am as sane as you are.
know what l did and why did ii. Gar
field stood in the way OF the nations pros
perity. The Deity charged me with duty.
He inspired ME to remove the president OF
the United States, and as Gods man / did
what l was bid.''
Are you then prepared TO die, II the
president declines TO take your views OF the
matter2"
81 am. AS said before, don't care.
III go cheerfully in five minutes, SO far as
am concerned, but the retribution OF the
Deity will be terrible"
And you believe thisl"
Certainly"
''Then if you are Cod. man, why not
leave all to himi Why not wait for his III
reference! Why bother the president"
Because, as l said before dread the
retribution Of the Deity on the nation and
on the people. The time will come when /
will be looked upon as patriot. Poor Car
filed had to go because he was under bad,
take. 1t is not Guiteau who is in trouble
1t is the people of the United States who
are On the brink Of crime. Guiteau, the IL
spired, is all right, but those who hang him
Will wish they had never been born"
Then you don't fear TO dief'
Certainly not. III mount the scaEold
as cheerfuIIy, as pleasantly as go to my
rest"
DO you intend to make public address
on the scaTold?''
No. I nave written with great care an
invocation TO the Deity, which shall pre-
sent in case ! do 20 of on Friday. Dr..
Hicks has il and the president has a copy
&C / l., -.
have said all | care to say in the invoca-
ton
Your sister. Mrs. Scoyille, is in town.
Have you seen herr"
No but she is to be here tomorrow with
John. am very glad TO hear that she IS
quiet and comfortable. The domestic diff
Guilty IS unfortunate, but that can't b3
helped. John was here to-day Now ha
had al idea l was a Iirtle OF, but he UNDER
stands the inspiration idea to-day as dc.
Mr.. Hicks explained it 10 him, and he is in
full accord with Inc now. Oh, l wish thu
president had the grit to put this thing OF
until january. You see Dr. Beard viii
write book about me- whether I'm dead
or alive, ana, being published by some good
house in New York, and bound with my
BOOK Of Truth it would
MAKE A SENSATION
and be an important factor in the educa-
ton OF the people. However presumptuous
il may seem, am nevertheless constrained
to confess the truth about myself There
fore | say boldly that claim inspiration. |
claim that l am in the employ OF Jesus
Christ y Co, the very ablest and strongest
firm II the universe, and that what can do
is only limited by their power and purpose.
| have very little confidence in the fest,
hut i vast deal in the poyer and purpose of
COG, and | know that He will give NE the
requisite energy and ability 10 DO my work
well. The favor of God is vastly more i'm
pOrtant, in my view, in the pursuit of an
OBJECT than anything else"
And then again, within half an hour CT
his execution, having undertaken TO sing a
string OF nonsense called religious baby
talk, Guiteau broke down and said: at is
no use, am no musician, my heart is ter
der, and don't think / can go through the
ordeal without some emotion. | presume
that ! vii! weep. This, however, shows no
weakness on the great question that was
inspired, bat, when man is getting nearer
the heavenly world it is natural that one
should have feeling as the heavenly infiu-
ence IS perVadinS him. / am entirely salts
fed that Cod inspired me- to do the act for
which | am to suffer"
Now let us take one step further and
stand with Gulteau upon the SCahold. The
rope was about his neck, the bolt which.
being drawn, would Let go the trap, was in
the hands OF the eXecutioncr, and. ignoring
eyed hangers-on, Guiteau stood face to face
Tor the last time with his Maker this side of
the other shore. Surely Il Wit and shrewd-
ness and intelligence and Dravado combined
had braced him, up TO this time, in the
hope that something ;aight occur to save
his Ike, the moment had now come when
the true rlan should appear, for, mind You,
he was not an ignorant darkey filed with
religion" and hysteria; he saw no glitter
ing crown, no reckoning angels, no silver
wings and golden slippers on the other side,
but faced first, physical death and second,
according to his belief.
An EVERLASTING PATE.
What did he say an this point7 Father |
now I go 10 thee and the Savior. / have |
finished the work thou gayest me to do |
ana l am only too happy to so to thee. The |
world does not appreciate my mission, but /!
thou knoweSt it. Thou knoweSt thou didst |
inspire Garfelo's removal, and only good |
has come from 1t. This is the best evidence |
that the inspiration came from thee, and | |
have set ii forth il my book that all men |
may read and know that thou didst inspire |
the act FOR which | am now murdered |
This government and nation by this act |
! Know viii incur thy eternal enlnity, as |
did the Jews by killing thy man, my !
Savior Father, thou ilnowosL me, but the |
world hath not ansYn me, and 30 to thee |
and the Savior without the slightest i'll will |
toward q human being"