, 1880-12-03
POLITICAL.
Ohio Electors Visit the President.
Elect at His Home in
Mentor,
And Arc Treated to Ono Of the
Most Finished Speeches of
tho Season.
Largo Chance Gathering Of Congress-
men and Electors at st.
Louis@
DES. t3AfslffI:I.T}4


MEsToit. o., )ec. .-nNrIng tho visit 0f the
Ohlu E1cctnrs tn.,'ny, II rrspotae t" IN address
ut Ten. flrnsyciEar til their ari,nlf, 0ci. Gar-
!1eIi nrcsa"l then rs retl9rlcd f0r tllo CfcSc-
land ltet,bi. In thu following 'nsiguago:
I'M tletrly Rratefatl tn yotl for this ca1', ami
fheae personal and putI1lu congratulations. II
wrr to ltDk upon tho la,e ca.npniYn nsfd itx
result merely III this light Ut 4 pcFxDna atruRgic
md personal Buecess, It would pEo1,Ah!y hu A<
Erntifytng as anything could bc III tho hfsnsy ot
tAttlcs. II my own co,liuct t1,lrlnr tttc c,I,,,-
l,HIFsl has In Any wny bcut. help and n strength
III onr CAuxc, ! nm glad. 1t is aotn!WayH MI Gnsy
ahftg to bchnyo we'll. If. under trying
circumstances, my bchuyfor us n cundttatu
for tho Presidency has met your approval tim
greatly grntltlc; but tho fargcr subject Of your
congratulations 10 tho country IN tho triumph
of tho Republican party opuns thetno too vnst
for mo to enter uIo,i now. 1venturc. however,
to
MENTION 4 REFLECTION
which has occurred to mo IN reference to the
election of yesterday. Isupposo thst no pu1t-
cal ercnt hns happened iii tlI tho courss IF tho
cotitcat slnco tho curly spring which cnusel 80
little excitement, aud iudeed So little pIilu OBJ
acrvntiou, us thu Presidential election which wnH
hold yesterday ut inId.lny. Thu American peo-
rlo paid hut llttio attention to tho
"details Of tho real Presidential election,
and for very Significant reason. Al
though yon md MI tho membcra of the
Electoral Colleges had tho nbso1uto cunstt,l-
ttonAl and technical right 10 votO for anybody
You chose and though Ho written law directed
or suggested yo,ir chotce, yet every American
knew thAt tho a,.gust sovereign Of this lt.pnb'
lle.-tlo g,00, 600 UC yUtcrs-un IN cnrly Jay In
November had pronounced tito oinnIputeat ilnt
nf cho!ee, anl TINT sovereign, assuming Of done
that which h8 Ind ordered to he s!unG, enter
tatned no doubt that his will would bo implicitly
otcycd by MI tho Colleges III nil the Stntes. 1hat
Is tho reason why tho pcopi1 woro 40 surencly
Iuiet yesterday. Thcy hNtl never yot found au
American who had
FAILED 10 REEF IT'S TRUST
M Presidential Electur. From tllls thought
slraw this lesson: Thnt when that omnIpotcnt
sovereign, tho AmcFlcuu people, sprnks to ono
nlan and orders bin to do II duty. TINT man is
Under tho n,t,st solemn obligations n duty,
ccpt those that tho God OF tho universe might
impuso upon him. Yesterday. thrustg. your
yotes aud tho votes Of 0thcrs In tho ynrious
states of the Union, 1t Is probNbU Tho returns
will show) that our grcnt political sovereign has
luid his commands upon mo- Ut he has dono 30,
mi MS bound by his will md his great lnspirs
tion and purpose as could bo bound BY uny
confederation thnt this Garth Gun impose
i,r0n any human honY. In that presence,
therefore. stand nnd am awcd by tho tnnjcsty
mud authority Of such n eosnmand.s III so fur IA
caH interpret tho best aspirations and purposes
Of our august sovereign, shutl
aKEK TO AE1tLIzE THEN.
You md !. and thoso WIN hare ncted With tts IN
tho ycnrs past, hplieva that our sovereign loycs
!therty md desires for nil tho inhabitants Of tho
Republic peaco and prosperity Under tho sway
uf Just AMI cQual 1nws.
Gentlemen, l thank you for this visit, Tor
this wc!eome, for tho sugEestor.s TINT your pres
cl1ee and your words bring, aud tho hopp thAt
ynll have expressed In tho Ntsluous ind great
work before lis WI nny maintain tho standard
ut Nationality ind rronlsto all that ls'9ood at.d
worthy III tl,!s country, md during tho coming
fur years VIC snny rntsp inst as largo crop Ut
peace. prosperity, Justice, liberty, an4 u,lltutr
rs It is possible for fosty-nlne millions of pcUpo
to rase.
Gov. Foster was nlnater Of nercmonics, pro-
scnt!ng tho visitors to Ten. GARFIELD.
Aftnr MI interchange uf grcUtln5s two hours
which tho company rot,Irlleu 10 Cleveland ind
dispersed for home. except Gov. Foster, who re-
1nninol ut Monitor.
oEN. 0ANr1ELD's HEALTH.
CINCINNATI, O., Doc, .,-The Intention Of Mr..
Nlchar1 Smith, tho editor OF tho f'axett, having
bcon called to tho publication Of m inf0ryiew itl
which he is made tn say TINT Ucn. Gurilel Is IN
sorous ootlultiDn physically, nl,l thnt ao ncrt1s
careful nursing, says llo nuue ITO such stuto-
uiunt. Whit ho does say on tho subject ls, thut,
trtyclfnG With Gun. Gnrllrld frnrn Washington,
he observed that he was tr0nblcll with fnligps-
tf0'i, tho result Of OyerWOrk Sr. Smith anil
uthnr Of Gen. nArllcldt friends think hU H. ryer
taxed ny visitors coming tn Mcrtar, md That le
should go somewhere wheru hu eDAld eseaIe this
tax. N0butIy considers his physical condition
III at all serious.