The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-20
NATIONAL NOTES.
THE COURSE OF poLIrIcAL EVENTS
THESE DAYS.
visit to General Garfield by victorious
Indianians-Raiiy from All Parties
and Glasses 10 the RepubIican
Standards In Defense or
the Tariff
TME NRxr PREsIpENT.

seueFat 6afueid visited nj His Mentor
Homo by the Lincoln Club, or Indian.
Apolis.
MEsToR, o., October l9.-About four
hundred Of the Lincoln Club, Of Indian.
apolis, came TO Mentor this morning by q
special train to pay their respects to GEN.
eral Garfield. They all wore linen busters
and three cornered straw hats, as bur
lesque on the rich costumes OF the Jeffer-
son Club OF their city. Coming up the
farm lane and led by the band they made
q novel appearance. Arriving at the
house General Garfield appeared, and the
Chairman OF the club, NJ. G. McLaine,
made brief address, in which he eulogi.
zed the Republican party and its candid
ates. He said the club had come to bring
the good news from Indiana, and to give
assurance OF greater victory under the
inspiration OF General James A. Garfelds
leadership. General Garfield responded
as follows:
Gentlemen, you have come as bearers
OF dispatches, so your chairman tells me,
and ! am glad to hear the news you bring,
and exceedingly glad to see the bringers
OF the news. Your uniform, the name OF
your club, the place from which you
come, are all full OF suggestions. You
recollect the verses that were often quoted
about theold Continental soldiers, the old
three.cornered hat and the breeches, and
oil that, were SO queer. Your costume
brings back to our memory the days OF the
Continentals OF 1776, whose principles, I
hope, you represent. You are called the
Lincoln Club, and Lincoln was himself
revival, a restoration, Of the days OF '78
and their doctrines-the great proclama-
ton OF emancipation, Which period waa
the second declaration OF independence,
broader, fuller, the new testament OF hu-
man liberty. And then you come from
Indiana, supposed to be- q Western State,
but yet 10 lis traditions older than Ohio.
More than one hundred years ago gal
liant Virginian went far up into your
wilderness, captured two or three forts,
took down the British flag and reared the
stars and stripes. Vincennes and Cahakia
and part in Illinois were q part OF that
capture. Your native State was one Of
the first fruits OF that splendid fighting
power, which gave the whole West 10 the
United States and now these representa-
revolution In your hats, representing
abIhDhu 44luGulu III phikbo
seDting the victory OF both OF the revolu-
ton and OF Lincoln In the news you bring.
| could not be an American and fail to
your costumes, your badges,
your views and yourselves. Many Indiana
men were my comrades in the days ofthe
war. ! remember regiment OF them that
was under my command near Corinth,
when it seemed necessary for the defence
OF our forces to cut down little piece Of
timber OF fseyenty-aye acres. Weunboxed
from my brigade about 4, 900 new axes and
the Fifty.tirst regiment Of Indiana volun-
teers chopped down more trees in half
day than Isupposed it was possible could
fall in any week. It appears that 10 the
great political forest from which you have
Just come your axes have been busy again.
I especially welcome the axmen OF the
Fiity.frst regiment, who may happen to
be here, and thank you all gentlemen for
the compliment OF your visit, for the good
news you bring. / do not prize that news
half SO much for Its personal relations to
you and 10 me, as l do because 1t Ia re-
viyal OF the spirit Of Abraham Lincoln, the
spirit OF universal liberty and the spirit OF
Just, equal law all over this land that gives
your news the great signiflcanee.
Gentlemen, thank you again, and shall
be glad to take you by the hand. After
being introduced to Gen. Garfield aud
family the party, with three cheers and
salute from their cannon, took tina train
for Cleveland, where they spend .ne after
noon. On arriving in Cleveland at One
o'clock the Indianians were met at the
depotb alarge delegation of Cleveland Re-
publicans, headed BY q band, and escorted
up town, the visitors continually shout
ing "PorterW The business houses OF the
on the route Of march were
libeIal!y decorated with flags and drapery.
At the head OF the column detail OF men
bore an sICh bearing the inscription,
"0bio and luniaua." The Lincoln Club
carried horizontal piece Of cloth with
q portrait Of English. The procession
to the Armory, where speeches
were made by representatives OF both
cities. Preparations are made for huge
torch.light procession tonight.