The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-12-08
Garfield Makes Speech to the Ohio
Electors.

CLEVELAND, O.. Dee. During a visit of the
Ohio Electors at Mentor 10 day IN response to the
address of General GrOsyenOr in their behalf.
General Garfield addressed them as follows:
an deeply grateful To y0u for this call. and for
these personal and public congratulations. If 7
were 20 look upon the late campaign and its re-
suit merely IN the light Of personal struggle and
q personal success, il would probably be
a. gratifying as anything could be in the history
o. politics. II my own conduct during the cam
paign has been in any way help and a strength
10 our cause nm glad 10 is not always an easy
thing 70 behave well. III under trying circum-
stances my behavior a candidate has met your
approval. I am gratified but the larger subject
NOUr congratulations ID the country the tri-
Imph Of tie Republican party, opens "A theme
too vast for me To enter upon now. venture,
however. to mention reflection which has
CURED TO me- In reference 10 the election of yes
terday, suppose that no political event has hap
pened in all the course OF the contest since the
early spring which caused SO little excitement
and indeed, so little public observation as the
Presidential election which WAS held
HAid but little attention to the details OF the real
Presidential election, and for very significant
reason although you and all the members of the
Electoral Colleges had the absolute constitutional
and technical right 10 vote for anybody you
choose. sud though no written law directed or
suggested. yet every American knew that
the august. sovereign OF this Republic
the Mise millions OF voters on All
early day in November had pronounced the
OmnipOtenf nat OF the choice, and that the
ereigD. assuming done that which he had
ordered To be done, entertained no doubt that his
VIII would be implicitly ODeyFd by all the col
leges in all the States That Is the reason why
the people were 20 serenely quiet yesterday.
They had never yet found an American who
JAILED 10 keep his trust as a Presidential EectOr.
From this thought / draw this lesson: That
when that OmnipOtent sovereign. the American
people, speaks 10 any one man and orders him 10
do duty that man is under the most solemn OBJ
legations Of obedience which can be conceived,
except which the God of the universe might
impose upon him.
II Is probable lthe returns viii show that our
great political sovereign has laid his commands
upon me. Il he has done 50. I am as bound by
his Will and his great inspiration and purpose as
I could be bound by any consideration that this
earth can impose upon any human being. In
that presence. therefore, j stand, and am awed
By the majesty and authority of such command.
IN - lar as can interpret the best aspirations
and purposes OF our august sovereign shall seek
20 realize them.
You and and those who have acted with us in
liberty, and desires for all the inhabitants OF the
Republic peace and prosperity under the swayNof
justaifd equal laws. Gentlemen thank you for
this visit, for this welcome. for the suggestions
your presence and your words bring and for the
hOpe that you have expressed, that in the ardu-
Gus and great work before us we may maintain
the standard OF nationality and promote all that
Is good and worthy in this country. and during
the coming four years we may raise just as large
culture It is possible for f0rtynine millions of
people TO raise.
frcyernOr Foster Was master OF ceremonies, pre-
senting the Eisitors 10 General Garfield. After an
interchange OF greetings two hours were Passed
IN social Intercourse, after which the company
returned here and dispersed for their homes, ex-
eept Governor Foster, who remained at Mentor