The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-09
VOLUME XXVIIL-NUMBER 245.

streets, in Washington. and with mopey
borroEed Of friend built 8 plain, sub
stAntiAl three story house. A wing was
extended Afterwards to make room ior the
fast growing library. The money vas re-
paid in time, and vas probably saved In
great part from what would otherwise
have gone 70 landlords The children
I grew up in pleasant home surroundings,
! and the house became . centre Of much
simple and cordial hospitality. Five or
six years ago the little cottage Il Hiram
vas sold, and for time the only resi-.
dence the Garfield had in his district WIS
= summer house he built on Little Noun.
tain, bod elevation in Lake county,
which commands view Of 80 miles OF
rieh farming country stretched along the
shore OF Lake Eie Three yeErs ego be
bought tGrm in Mentor, in the sane
county, lying on bnth sides Of the LAke
Shore and Michigan Southern RGilrutd.
Here his family spend all the time When
he is free from his duties in Washington.
General Garfield has Eve children living,
and has lost two, who oied in infancy.
The two older boys, Harry and James, are
nov Al school in New Hampshire. Mary,
or Molly, as every body calls ner, is hand
some, rosy-cheeked girl o. about twelve.
The two younger boys are named Irwin
and Abram. The Generals mother il still
living and has long been = member Of his
iRmily. She is an intelligent, energetic
old lady, with 4 clear head and 4 strong
will, who keeps well posted in the news Of
the day, and is very proud OF her sons
career. though more liberal OF criticism
than OF praise.
COMMENTS OF THE"ISTELLIGESc
On the Election OF Gen. Garfield TO the
q. r. senaie-The Cincinnati ~EaQair.
er's" EDeOmIum.
We reproduce the editorial remarks of
the lNTELusExcER oD the election Of Gen.
Garfield to the Q. S. Senate from Ohio, on
January 9Th 1880:
"We are sure thAt the Republican read.
ers Of the lSTELLIGEXcER throughout esst-
ern Ohio, and also on this side OF the
river, will be greatly plea%ed to resd in
this mornings dispatches that Gen. Gar
field was noninG,ed At Columbus last
night for o. S. Senator, by Scclamatiou.
No Republican in Ohio deserves this honor
more, and no selection could reflect more
honor on the party or the State. General
Garfield is 4 noble man in bis make up,
physically and mentally, aud has made
his own way in life from 4 verV humble
start. BE is yet In his prime, being under
fifty years Of age, and yet no man
in Congress has studied the pub
lie issues OF the last twenty
years more profoundly, or expoundsd
Them mOre clearly than the general. Es-
peciAlly is this true Of financial questions.
his speeches in the campaign Uf 20 par
rculariy his Boston speech, and again last
year, were very striking, aud attracted rhe
attention OF thinking men every where.
de is doe specimen Of the "tSenolIr in
Polite" and inA>nGch a. he is not a
soGn VINO will ever relax his effJrts as a
diliIent student and hard worker in c Jm-
nittee, he will, with advancing yeAIs, take
nigh rauk as q Senator. Even the Siacin-
nGti EHquircr, OF yesterday, Democratic a.
II Is, claims that the Senatorship falls upon
4 Commanding figure when 1t falls upon
Garfield. Il says OF him. that
''He is the recognized leader OF the Re
publican minority in the b Juse Of Rep
resentAtives. Though q partisan, be Is
capable OF some fairness. He is not man
OF wealth and never will be. II Is, per-
hSps, fortunate ior him that his competi-
tors are not men OF large wealth. Car
fields strength is personal and peculiarly
among the people. he lifted himself, ua-
aided, from the humblest paths TO the po-
siron in the history Of the country which
ne now holds He is studiou. man, with
= strong leaning toward scholarship. He
hasn't the lace Of scholar, but ne has the
impulses Of one. He will never have 90
much culture as TO prevent his longing for
more, and he viii never have so murn as
70 mar the sturdy common sense By means
Of which he has journeyed 70 an eminenee
few have reached"