New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-15
GENERAL GARFIELD on TUESDAY.

now HE PASSED The DAY AED WHAT he THOUGHT
OF THE REsULT-MANY KIND DISPATCHES RE-
CEIvED
General Henry B. Carriu gton. who passed through
New-York last Saturday on his way 20 Indiana to
vote the Republican ticket, was IN the CITY again
yesterday and was met by "A TRIBUNE reporter.
Indiana did right nobly, General" said the re-
porter
Indeed she did. indeed she did = was the reply,
" and there will be other States that will roll in
surprises for the Democrats before get through.
too. | stopped over 70 visit General Garfield at
Mentor yesterday and you should have seen the
dispatches that poured in upon nm all day. The
congratulations d.I not all come from the Northern
State eithe, Louisiana. Georgia. Florida Ten
nessee Maryland, Virginia and other South
ern States contributed a fair number Of
the good words sent over the lines.
Whv there were dispatches from almost
everywhere-from Savannah, Baltimore, Omaha.
Memphis Detroit, Dubuque, Knoxville, Tennessee,
New Orleans, san Francisco-but | might almost
az well refer YOU to a map of the United states for
the names of the places. 1t was wonderful. Let
me tell YOU the wOrGs of spatch from New
Orleans: d" BY the votes OF Indiana and Ohio, the
SOlid North has assured the Solid South that
II will help the South to save itself from the dan
gers of its mistakes" A dispatch from Sa-
Vdnnal Stlu: lNO hcpIDtCau NougrcSSincD are
assured from Georgia :" and dispatches received
from Tennessee Virginia. Mary land and other
States indicated that the Solid South would he
broken in November-that Delaware and Florida
would be surely Republican, and probably Tennes-
see and North Carolina, with some hope for VIr-
ginia
some Of the dispatches were very bright and
witty-I wish had some of them to give you for
publication Others were scrlptural, or written in
a religious vein, expressing the belief that Provi-
deuce was bringing America out of all her troubles.
But all Of the dispatches were full of tle kiudest
concentrations to General Garfield, whose election
IN November. Il was assumed. assured
And how did General Garfield receive all Of this
good news and these kind congratulations ~
We'll. although am sure he felt very happy, he
did not act talk as if ANYTHING unusual were
going on. lie spen the day at home vi b his family
and seemed to be the most disinterested person
about the house, He received the dispatches with
the utmost calmuess, simply saying:
.'1hese elections | do not regard as personal to
myself, Dut indicating the purpose Of the AmorI-
people 10 mature the fruits Of the war, 10 as
sure American nanufac' urers full protection IN the
lines of Amer can Indus,ry, and To gualautee 10
every man. OF whatever race or color. equal nights
" th tie r,chest an best.
lives quietly at Mentor: mis- home does rot seem
like tuo home OF iaan with hi0h political aspl-
ratOu0, but Is IN every respect iplAlu COUNTY, nome
HIS aged mOJner lives with him, and | thIna she
tecs right proud OF her son just now"
How lively were The ectIOns IN lndianap
"W.ll don't know. Everything seemed 70 20
on quietly where was. Indiana will show herself
again IN November. Prominent business men
throughout the State are taking a great deal Of
terest IN poitics Just now. w {. De Pauw 4. Co.,
OF New A lbunV-tne great manufacturers OF ate
glass-and Studebaker Brothers, of south Kend-
he great wagon manutactuieTs-were active at
the election, simply a. a preliminary expression
Of their purpose TO indicate IN November their pro
test against the Democratic platform OF "A Harh
TO- revenue only as one of them told me. They
and their wOrkmen undcTs and that the success OF
the Republican party IN November means good
wages and full protection Ia all American labor"
" The tariff question II eXerting n great influence
in favor OF the Republican party III diana, ONO
and Western Pennsylvania. ls 1t not y
oh. yes; he people are fond o. calling 20 mind
General g .Tfelfs great minority report from the
COMMITTEE Of Ways and Means a. the last session
OF Congress. IN winch he protested that the House
bIil No g. l5S, A bill tO regulate Customs duties
crrtaiI Ices named therein would absolutely
destroy the New-Jcrsey, Connecticut, ONO and
Illinois industries ia pottery, ceramics and wOOls
Every manu- iacturing interest IN New-Englaud,
New-Jersey. PrnnsyivInia. and even IN Delaware
was saved Oy General Garneld's persistent pressure
Of ais minority report! Bat you knew all tnat be-
fora uhndv