New-York tribune., 1880-10-31
4 BUSY Day at NE&TCR
SEVERAL DELEGArIoNs VISIT GENITAL GAEFiELD-
an ADDRESS 10 IRON-wORKERs.

SEVERAL DELEGATIONS VISIT GENITAL GAEFiELD-
Az ADDRESS 10 IRoN-woEKrEs.
CLEVELAND. OHIO. Oct. 3O-To-day. at Mentor.
trains came from every direction with delegations
TO clll on Genera. Garfield at his home. lie frs
TO arrive were 100 ron-worl,trs from Youngstown
Ohio. with a band. aud wearing badges.wIth 329'
on their hats. General Garfield addressed them a
follows:
GENTLEMEN: I am glad to meet you toiay. In
cu.urr WIKI pleasure the long llne o. ~ nt' Tat
Iay. uritcd Is drtng ihe eighteen yrars V
was ,ueanug behalf Of his associate Dr. nv orkrnt
The naaon.ng Valley. II brought 10 nv ml.d s1lellg
which read many years ago in very int"rr-,if-od
book The writer was enumei'1ihS te points "i cll'
tra-t ostweeI man and tAe lover ailmai-' 10 ,mclE
tleu was lhis: Man ne said, % tie onf animal
that makes tools for iB own L-,.' In IL
lowing ont that 1oag1t t.hnk we nay
people use ae probably goot an index OF their ire
ai INTO the mounds of forgotten Tribes ana ad
ma o. -lr tools ana Implements of stone; ater ot ,
he specimen tocl, OF adj the tnoos aad nation. % s
earth arranged IN order before US, we 'onu "t.
oo rinl- with great accuracy The idae o. c'HiAioa
do .v tlat il is the whole business OF ciyizl-
lion 10 IKE tools, but IN" tOos oi pDoe are ie IN
dexes OF the civilization Of those Who make ana use
eaced IN making tools for America or n ma uae turing
tl f terra out OF which these Tools arc made. ur
d.iy work is Ihere.oTe, al4ed r. 20 me G,t
purpose OF the founders oil our Government so o. De-
a. ip "a l b.
In mako their implements of peace and war; so Co.,.
W. were at war VITA the rest Ol ue world We c.utg
our -lal cothc and equip ouIslfe-, and make a. iLe
tooIs and machinery for our own u-r, without UrlW
nn other nations tor a single hammer str Ac. Now
maj is tO the significance "a the business
that you are euSiEeu ~. nav, 41EF'I ..yu-A.
ii was sufficient reason fur asking The stature 4
lie Sat on make laws merely 70 let any oEe class Of
cidzcns make more money, Dut Wheu t.e hduslS .cl
uI f our liz engaged IN Il one that the whole
Nation needs its defence and for the growth ana d
vrlOpment OF the pe0pt' tD5u eFt.S u.a - thpl 90
doing a great, National patr.9ut NoiA, "liea
he Government ,d0u protect and de end Tor t1e good
of al on mat Large Nalonti ground every blow yOg
srke D, blow n defence OF a." ,icu1cltc oi YOU
country and the well oeiug oi al ne p.op'e.
Grot.emen, lam glad 10 see t.ls company OF ron
workers-ny Oh constituents and irteAds welcome
YOU mere AID appreciate your comm al Tie more BE-
cause you have come go lar ana in tucl az
inc!ement season. You are yer] welcome. sd
I suau be very glad to grcet cacI ole of yoi
WAYNE and Ashland Counties sent about 500
people with bands of music Thort were many ia.
dies present. and Mrs. Garfield was very hospitb.s
TO them. In response TO a speech by M ". l.
Suly,es OF Wooster. General CART I'D sand:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. FELLOW CITIZENS: T. knos
that company cones IN Large part rom 80 FAR away
a. bey0ud the Western Reserve on sucu a day As tL
s"nrs thai YOU come with hearts fuu OF emotion aud
minds u Of ideas aud principles and parpo-e is as
much as any company OF people anywhere could we'd
/ recollcct that some writer said long ago. Let me
make the songs Of people ana care not who makes
their laws" You are not, perhaps. making tie
songs OF the peope, but You singing
the songs OF very energetic, IntcilIgent and
determined people. and tie songs you sing
are sweeping through The hearts and lives purposes
ol thousands people al over tbs broad land. To
have you come thus testiymg your confidence, your
hope ana your purpose and singing your songs 0f re-
ioicng. would he gratifying 10 any man. and j. cer
taln,y deeply gratifying 10 me.
THIS : my day OF judgment In few days IL viii be
the day OF Judgment for all the people. and whatever
tnat Judgment shall be, like good citizens, viii all
bow To il and whatever duty comes TO US
| thank you. ladies and gentlemen, for This great
compliment and for this endid array which you
in my door yard hope you Will ind whatever OF
fort happiness II Is bic to day
as this. | thank you ana welcome you"
Afterward 100 men from the Britton Iron and
Steel Works. of Cleveland, appeared to whom Gen
eral Garfield SAID
GENTLEMEN: am very much obliged 10 you. know
thing about the works OF Cleveland IL said
that Prince BlsDarck, one of the abest IN
Europe had for his motto. Iron and
Blood" That Is pretty strong, but
We have for motto Iron, together with all The
other industries and liberty / am glad 10 this
hardy orceful. earnest body OF men, hope that what
you do will tell in the direction Of justice"
These parties left at 4:3O D. m. and abont that
time delegations Of infantry and cavalry began TO
arrive from every township IN Lake County
The ram, which bad been dnzzhng all day.
now settled down into steady shower.
AT o'clock about 800 guards mounted aud on
FOOT formed INTO two columns on the meadow
opposite the house. and General Garfield IN ear
riage, reviewed them. The street crowded win
vehicles and multitudes OF people stood in the rain
watching the parade. The enthusiasm WAS not
dampened by the weather.