New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-05
4 SPEECH BY GENERAL Garfield.

VISIT OF COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS TO MENTOR
GENERAL GARFIELD DEPICTS WHAT LABOR HAS
DONE FOR THE WESTERN REsERvE-THE Ma
TONS PROSPERITY
MENTOR, Ohio, Sept. A party of COM
mercia travellers from Indiana with their wives num-
bernc IN all ninety five persons, at noon to-day IL
special cars to Mentor and called at General Gar
neid's house. II IA company representing every
leading branch OF commercial business. They assem-
Ded on the lawn front OF the house. When General
Garfield appeared Of the visitors delivered an al
dress explaining the purpose of the visit General Gar
nelt responded a 70 l0wsi
Mr. Chqirm1n. Ladies and Gentlemen; ! can hardly
sav fhat YOU havetaken by surprise. Tor was In
formed DAYS ago that partY of comncrcai gen
uemen from Indiana would cal upon ne to-day pnt
her # ladies' aud gentlemen VINO have honored
me by tns visit nave listened WIN deep lhlefeNl 10
All nv thanks for tue compliment which this visit I'M
piIcs. , 90 s,,s ma ,,,ot ,-o,, -aoroson+ earlv
all the leading branches OF commercial industry IN The
state Of Indiana, and some OF TIE neelborng states
Fev ~ our people understand how vast are tbe ,n-
t.rnr.es represrnted bg our internal trade. Almost
ever form II human LABOR contributes IL produces 10 the
communities Wild the necessares OF lie, aud are all
in0ver by The grand mainspring-iaDor Permit me 10
a rou-osnv OF fDrtv-twO surveyors landed az the
mouth OF Conneaut Creek little stream thai mark. the
landed IN the day OF July 1896, and begun their work
by celebrating National Indepenlence There are
com1av Of surveyors began their work. At that time
from me Pennsylvania hEe 10 Detroit hardly smoke
a.crnded from "a white mans cabin lie western lie
s.rve was an uTbroken wilderness. Three mlnldLs OF
~ Connecticut for 40 cents IN acre
Today me Western Reserve furnishes happy ana com
fnrrol uones iO more than turefourtus or million
of infeilieeut people Except a French settlement.
me state OF Indiana was nseli an unbrokrn
IT'Iderness bur is a great aud prosperous com
rnntv and thousands OF miles beyond Won praires the
riIeruess and mountain Slopes smile win peace, pros
rerity and tue attendant blessings o. CIVILIZATION
What has wrought this wonderIul tranaiorIna-
tonl The nsGcai power Of and human a ar
thro9gb suffering and blood. These blessings
have been secured us. and, trust, Will be continued
70 orr cnidren's CHI dren Applause venture 10
notice another fact Every suOke Of the axe every
NOW of the hammer. every turn OF "a wheel.
every purchase and sale. IN short. every effort
ot iah5r is measured 10y the standard OF value
fxed and declared by National law congratulate you
as commercial that your Government mas al ast re-
stored ts peOpe the ancient standard OF value ana has
80 ~ os.be for our people where f. secure the
bssng hlcn bOuutiful narye~ts ana prosperous times
baye brolgnt nv placing our National hnances on
tna sod basis OF specie values Ihls TACT forms no IN
cnd rbe prat OF the security With which the great
6sness nsacOns OF the Nation are carried on. and
ou "a ia represen atves, well as the a0Orefs OF
are sharers % these benefits land this security.
c+ri,sI thanks for your visit. welcome you 20 my
6ome and TO the Kind greetings of my family ZAP
plause
The com pany were then introduced 10 General Gar
sld and 10 his wife and mother They were cordially
rd oleasautly received. They strOled through the or
onards and grounds AT 1870 o'clock they took leave
and went down the farm lane 20 the railroad, where
they took the train and returned 10 the West.