| Show Garfield Remorse The public revival of the quarrel of the stalwarts and halfbreeds in the lower house of Cpngrtss has brought to light a oonfeasion of Mr Garfield on his deatb bed that is neither strange nor surprising An all wise Creator has ordained that the moat common phenomenon io the hoar of death IB remorse Men at that time unburden a loaded conscience which the whippings whip-pings of years have failed to accomplish I accom-plish Those who have during a long Ute borne a reputation above suspicion suspi-cion often when death approaches confess to that which nhowa tbat their lives had bean one long deception In the hundred years of our history many political crimes have been committed but in all save one passion pas-sion or misled patriotism could be pleaded in excuse or pahation The action of the republican party in 1876 by which the legally and morally mor-ally elected President of the United States was prevented from taking the presidential chair was a coldblooded I and selfish crime which cannot be defended upon tbe ground of human weakness The toeft was deliberately planned and as deliberately carried out and it is not at all surprising that on his deathbed one of this obiel I actors should repent oi the part taken by himself and niB party in the wrong Concerning this tbe Wasb isgton i correspondent of the New Orleans Or-leans says II A strange story comes to me from the deathbed of the late President Garfield It is to the effect tbAt while yet in his full senses but convinced that he could not recover he f x pressed not only regret but deep contrition con-trition for the pari be bad borne in depriving President Tilden of the office to which he was elected in 1876 It will ba remembered that Mr Garfield was one ot the visiting statesmen who thrust themselves into the caniaea of the vote of Louisiana Louisi-ana in i that year bringing out evi dence of bulldozing in some of the rural parishes and in particular that of the old woman whom Mr Garfield examined Jnot be said as judge but as a lawyer It is now related that feeling that be could uot recover that his death must take place in a faw days he talked with bit attendants about his public carreer as well aa his personal affairs It id said on autbority that I have no reason to doubt bat he showed himself sincerely penitent for the part he took in the great fraud of 1876 He regarded that as the one great stain of his public carreer and be made some reference to documents which he felt sure would serve to mitigate the judgment of posterity upon him He expressed the greatest apprehension that at no distant period an avenging Nemesis would visit aponhia party and friends a terrible ter-rible revenge for that wrong Those who listened to him were his political acd personal friends they regarded the words and emotions of Garfield as the effect of physical weakness and I long auflering and agreed So be silent regarding them But in the quarrels that have arisen between tbe stalwarts and the balfbreeda they have been repeated and are at length the subject sub-ject of discussion in private circles At no distant day some authorized publication on this eubjet may be expected ex-pected |
