A Sermon Upon the Death of James a Garfield President of the United States
A Sermon Upon the Death of James a Garfield President of the United States
Ariel Ebenezer Parish Perkins
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R other considerations per sonal to a new President or h. S chief supporters. It wa. The disappointment of this expectation on the part of one man t ha has brou-ht the nation to mourning. But the loss of a single hfe howe^ver valuable, can hardly be so great and lasting an ev as the scenes of greed, and strife, and selfishness that are enact ed at the return of every Presidentia e ection. It is not necessary that those who hold office should be fixed in ti r position fo/life. It would be contra...ry to the genius of ou" institutions, to establish such a class ainong -^ ^^^^ -me intelligible principle should prevail m the choice o^J^^^^^^ execute, as well as those who make our laws, bo w«uld pas sion be allayed, corruption checked, and strength and stability be substituted for that' which is now the weakest part of our political institutions. The idea that office should be bestowed upon principle, and not as a personal favor, is emphasized by the scenes through which we are passing. It is not asserted — no one believes that Guiteau was the agent of others, or that the partizans who were arrayed against the President, in the bestowal of office, were cognizant of his act beforehand.
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