Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-30
A SECOND guIrEAU.

A SECOND GIliEAU'
II makes tho heart sick 10 think Of
such deeds a, that which on Saturday
night resulted In tho quick death Of
Hon. Carter II. Harrllon, the mayor
OF Chicago. Here was man, the
most distinguished and evidently the
most popular Ia all the World's FAIR
city, shol to death In bic own houeo
by doment,d fool who though, 10
rratify either his own spite or that OF
his vlctime political oppouen,tl He
had wronged no manii honor, had
committed no crime, had wfough, no
Injury TO any one-yet a murderous lu-
matte thrusts himself into his presence
ami without warning or glvlns chance
Of escape, gluts his insane revenge and
only gives his smoking pistol fost when
his living TARGET Ia whiting In the
death struggled IL Is houij, bloody
deed, aud has caused shu oder
throughout the whole civilized world.
OF the dead man, I've times honorod
with the mayoraliy by his fellow.citi.
gems, much might be said. But hia
biography concerns US less ut this time
than tho incident Of his untimoly
taking OIL. indispensable 81 ON, IN
place Of the bltzs u glory In
which the world'a Fair was going
10 It's close, hns fallen upon the
stricken city. The great Exposition 10
forced to end IT, brilliant course under
n pail no dark and heavy that the oGc
will never more DO thought Of without
the other No more striking figure
has walked tho streets Of the White
City than that which now lies stark
and cold. No man has contributed
more to the success, and more royalty
ovinecd the hospitality, which Chicago
has shown the world, than no who
rests beneath funeral shtoud. The
day which should have been given up
to congratulations mus. now be marked
with solemn words Of GRIEF. The second
city Of the land sits la sorrow, and ali
tnc world mourns with her.
on the murderer there 10 but little 10
be said. How Tar hIs evident lunaoy
may 90 TO save him from the hang.
mans rope, Il is impossible, with the
facts now At hand, to predict. What.
ever be- his fate, whether his ill.
balanced mind shall feel femorse or
continue stolidly satisfied with bic
awful crime, he IL far more 10 be pitiei
than the slain. The latter will wear
the crown Of mariytdom won through
oillcial station, and, his faults over.
looked AMI his shortcomings forgotten,
will iill niche In history beside Gar.
field and Lincoln. The other will be
remembered only to be- oxocraled ia
the same category with Guiteau and
Booth.
One warning the dreadful lesson
ought TO give: that men otherwise
sober AMI sensible should not DO held
guiltless II their Incorporate talk II Of
the kind to spur weaker minds 10 such
u fearful act, Disappointed, angry,
reyengchl speakers are too prone iu
heat 10 say Of an ofilcisl whom they
blame ioT certain existing evil, Gle
ought TO DO killed" Men said il OF
Lincoln, and thought his removal |
might make the defeated South more
fortunate IN her restoration 10 |
iraIcrnal union. But In go say
Ing none thought Of assas.lua-
ton save the little band that plotted !
aud achieved mis- death. 30 also with !
Garfield; some Of tho politicians \
were Umbiuered and their mu,tpr.ngs |
impressed the feeble Intellect which |
through much hro0Iiug came 10 think |
10 higher service could be- Rendered |
The country than by ex,iugulshing the
shining cause Of uuCipd wrong. sD. |
doubtless, with Harrison: his murderer
may have only sought personal
revenge, but mind 30 deprayrd Will. |
We think ho found to have receiver
eu Impulse iTom what olhpm hay.
said. We have heard men, wruugh /
TO fury by the course OF tUt /
present. administration with refer.
enco 10 local questions, orgu,
that tbs couulry's welfare would
be better served u Cleveland |
were out OF the way, Aud kHowins |
how deeply and uislrcssmily many |
have dwglt on tho situation, We have |
actually feared that taking license
from suggestion, some crank might
again throw the Republic into aadncss