New-York tribune., 1880-10-29
4 TALK BY GENERAL GARFIELD.
SPEAKING 10 HIS OLD COLLEGE furNDs AND CON-
suTUESrs-A peasant INrorMAL AFFAIR.

,KTNG 10 HIS OLD COLLEGE FRIENDS AND Con-
surUESrs-A PLEAstNr lNForMAL AFFAIR
lBY TELEGRAPH To the TRmuNE.l
NrvrOP OHIO, oct 2S.-Onc OF tn pleasantest
of the many agreeable calls ON General Garfield was
that made by about POO Of his old college ana other
friends and constituents from Portage County thiS
afternoon There were present many men of local
promiucnce. Colonel Kent a member of Governor
Fo.te1,s stsd being among them numbor OF
ladies. al Of whom had long rcen personal acquant-
ances ol Mrs., Garfield, were also present
The scene when General Garfield was introduced
bv Judpe Luther Day of Rlvcrna, was impressive.
Tudcc DAYS words were directly 10 the point III
relation to tie policl, situation. Att.r General Gar
field had rosp1r ted, the Interchange Of well wishes
aud congra .ulatIOns was much more earnest atIl
cordial than usual on occasions of this KIND After
music by the olI Garfield College GIee Club. tne
cop,oany gave three rouslng cheers, and leit the
rrounds for the train. being accompanied pait -;
me WAY by the General. Following is General uar-
fields speech 10 the Portage County people:
JUDGE DAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: once READ Of
tno sword OF ancient ancestor out Ioa;H
them too arso for h3 'tl,afS ana ,ycir S1rnSin 5 ~
s'yay the memories which yOur rrcsenre awairns
tn1li ne oycryaoimcd and Wholly unable 10 MAJ sn.l
and muster tue quickcOmug throuS ~ memories wllen
inns scmi .lrcl. OF I'D friends M nei@hopis MS
tr,uont 10 me Here are schoolieli0ws OF twenty
ci.hf years; here men and won N Who
y,-rc NV pupls "A quarter Of century ago.
mere are ven rae men, wuO tUentY-Onc years ago -
nv, I'm T X mt iaunche me- dpon TIE stormy s"a %
nn,ti,l HE see others who were soldiers 10 ihe Ola
r.. u,.ut winch had the hO11r 10 command,
ami could / listen to he touching am lIon-ni-
mi words of ms friend he ven fioe late ChelJu ,lico
of Ouio who has last SPOKEN, without rememb rug
tual ev uIug IA 1861, 4 wuch Ce SPOKE 80 m''t-u',
when me and | s.tOi Together III the Olu chlfch at
Hiram, aud c,cI upon the you men to ~ forG 10
battle for the UHl"n aud hc e,''a geI"le t'y Si'P''
and tlu4 In 1 tne foundation OF The 42i reg'meu..
How can forget an hr,c things aud All tldI has t0.-
In rluI years
Inc we're So bra d.d rtHin-d with TIE ives Ol th
uroulr Of Portage County, wAen sec men and
women from ali townships standing ~ my door
cannot fo-s,t tn So tIin-s whIle hie and cOnSo0ns-
ness remain. NJ other pcrpd oi nv M can ~ IKE
tnIt freshness of youtn, the very sp,inside 81
my, All were VITA you and of you:
mg neighbOr-, nv lrlchhH; my ~ SnViin'Iu , az
INV and uoIficnl he and friendship, you are mere ~
rnsa IA NV near thaf | trust myself I'd az al
tempt To MARSHAL these mem RES WIN any mug my
,,rencc To know that my nelKhborS ana
trends lu Portage County, siuco the first day OF
ny Coisfr~s suna hie nave never sent 70 an cpuNc
non de c,te VINO was hostile 70 me-; ti,t ihroH+h an
b.Is of tnc old guard of Por ase County haye heF.
wavercd in their 'alth aud trendshp' Pt uSye
sooI an uaOuken phalaaN with thelr Ioce'u NuiV1us
ab,y. nv neat and IN tnolr hearts III cry
,.n e.f--t man can carry hl- memory jewel more
precloIs thau thS | AN sure JAuHo D"9 HAS "o'oi
n'ard what 70 n. - ....,,.. ot..,.., .
gre4t campaign look into Your faces AMI dri" nom
ynu such cun.piatIpn as even y"n e c'hh"t unleI
stand Whatever the event nay %, rpr In7. I,
il s curr: aud whaftVcr may Otlal W'
mere tffrr n eau Eucceed III kcrping IN" hedrH OF
Portage C0naty to me. sh2! know nat 90 hot
=, lar wrong IN anything For thei are men HL1 "te
i frt,th for truths sake than tney love ANY
ladies' and gentlemen, ali ;he doors Of ny house are
ousilc ched yOu our hearts greet you ana We ask
10 ~.