The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-22
BY GEN. GARFIELD.

ksHINGToN, June 16.-General Garfield
erenaded by the National Veteran Asso-
bn tonight. Attorney-General Devins
duced him, referring to the humble
b and gradual achievements of Garfield /;
botless integrity and Christian character.
kral Garfield said -
ELLOw CITIzENs-While I have looked
this great array l believe I have q new
Of the American people. When reflect
wherever you find sovereign power every
tent heart on earth bows before it, and
l remember that here for a hundred
! we have denied the sovereignty of any
and in place of it we have asserted the
teisnty of all !; in place of one / see so
a concourse that It is easy for me to i'm
that the rest of the American people
gathered here tonight ; and if all were
every m IN would stand uncovered and
unsandled feet in the presence of the
sty of the only sovereign power in this
Fnment-under Almighty God. [Cheers. ]
therefore to this great audience l pay
tctfui homage that in part belongs to the
eighty Of the people. l thank you for
great and glorious demonstration. | am
5pr QUO moment misled in be- lieving that
ers to so poor a thing as any one of our
Der. know it mean your reverence to
government, your reverence for its laws,
reverence for its institutions, and your
blimeut to one who is placed for a mo-
in relations to You of peculiar import
For all these reasons, l thank you. !
ot at this time utter words on the subject
eneral politics. | would not mar the
alitv of this welcome to which to some
It all are gathered by any reference ex'
to the present moment, but wish to say
a large portion of this aSsemblage TO-
! were my comrades in the late war fol
n. For them l can speak with entire
|riety and can say that these very streets
the measured tread of your disciplined
years ago, when the imperiled republic
ed your hands aud your hearts to save it;
you came back with your numbers deci'
I'd but those you left behind were immor.
md glorified heroes forever, and those you
lght back carrying under tattered banners
with bronzed hands the ark of covenant
bur republic in Safety out of the bloody
ism of war. [Cbeers.] And YOU brought
safety to be saved forever by your valoi
the wisdom of your brethren who were
Pne, and by this you were again added to
fivil amy of the republic. l greet you
fades and fellow soldiers, and the great
Of distinguished citizens who are gath
here tonight who are the strong stay
supporters of business; OF prosperity q
y; of civic order and the glory OF the
bile, and l thank you for your welcome
ight.
was said in a welcome to one who cam
Fhgland to be part of her glory, aud al
nation spoke when it was said -
Eormans and Saxons and Danes are we;
put all of us Danes in III welcome of thee.
Alexandra.
nd We say tonight of all the nation, o
Pf the people, soldiers and civilians, Their
ne name that YIELDS all into one-lt IS TIN
be of American citizens, under the I'M
under the glory of the flag that led US t.
ory and to peace. [Applause.] For TIN
F~niticent welcome | thank you with al
is in my heart.
pud cheers were then given for Gen. Gar
as he retired from the platform and hi
= was taken by other speakers. Senator
an came in for a large share OF applaus
n he announced that first, last, ana at al
Is he hal been for the nominee OF the re
lican party.