The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-05
Popular Demonstrations in New Yorl
Cities In Honor OF the RepublI.
eau Candidate for Presi-
dent-The Speech
en- Made.

ouh ~ 10 COT y lhoAuB bhhS "AAA StA'aS 49,
November election. Fellow citizens,
thank you for your hearty welcome.
General Harrison followed and was sue
ceeded by G, S. orh, OF Indiana, who
was stopped short by the train moving of
The Lincoln Club and large
crowd OF citizens greeted General Gar
field upon the arrival OF the train here
Gen. Garfield, being introduced said:
FRLLow. CITIZENS: say that your
hearty greeting pleases me would be but
to express my honest feelings; but can
not now make speech, though l have
before this spoken to Rochester audi
once. am glad TO meet you, and will
now make room tor a speaker. Chas.
q. Williams was then presen ted.
AT SYRACUSE.
SYRACUSE, August L. notwithstanding
the rain i've thousand or more people as.
sembled to welcome General Garfield.
The train arrived at II a. NJ, and he was
accompanied from the depot to Van
derbilt square, where the reception took
place by decorated platform. General
Garfield and party was received by a
committee OF 200 veterans, carrying tat
tered battle flags, and the Garfield and
Arthur escort, 100 strong, salute Of
100 guns, and cheers. General Garfield
was escorted to the platform, and said:
FELLOW cIrIzRSs-When l was here two
years ago, you were busy in debating the
question whether you could force hard
times out OF Syracuse with printing
presses and fiat money, but after delibera.
tion you concluded to work your way out
and to walk by the old road, on which
the guide board staads, whereon God
wrote "By the sweat oil thy face shalt
thou eat thy bread" You followed that
road about year longer, and it brought
you out to high submits OF property, and
that sunlight which shines and smiles all
over this great land Of ours. And it
smiles all the brighter because you de.
serveit by keeping faith aud maintaining
the truth Of the multiplication table in
your financial doctrine. Applause.
! congratulate you that the same multi
plication table that you believed in two
years ago in the darkness is true to-day
when the sun light OF prosperity falls upon
the land. Great applause. | congratu-
late you that you never went back on 1t,
but believed in it all the time, and that
you ara glad to-day you stuck to the truth
when it was doubted aud denied. thank
you for Coming here and letting me look
in your faces again, and will not detain
you by speech. Long continued cheers.
o. d. Conger, OF Michigan, spoke till 1t
was time for the train to depart, General
Garfield meanwhile shaking hands with
the people who were able to get near
enough to him. The train remained only
fifteen minutes, and as it left the depot the
crowd cheered, bands played, and q
Federal salute was fired.
AT OTHER POINTS.
UTICA, August AT Oneida, Gen. Gar
fields train made an unexpected stop.
Gen. Garfield said he was greatly sur
prised to see such a crowd. He was glad
to see them. There was no time for
speech, II there was he would be pleased
to introduce some one OF the many able
gentlemen accompanying him. He would
introduce the Lieutenant.G Governor, who
is own his own ground here. The Lieu
introduced Godlove s.
Orth, and while he WAS speaking the train
started and the people cheered.
At Rome, the streets and all around the
depot were packed with men, women and
children. A drizzling rain was falling.
AS the train stopped a salute was fired.
General Garfield said: "Well, fellow clti.
zens, don't know where you all come
from. The State oi New York seems TO
be one road all the way. am very glad
to see you and thank you for the great
congratulation which you convey by your
numbers and enthusiasm"
While Ben Harrison was speaking the
train moved out amid cheers.
In Utica rain poured down all through
the morning. The crowd at the depot
was immense. Salutes were fred and the
train Cheered. General Garfield was pre-
sented by the Lieutenant.GOvernor, and
said: can only return my thanks for
your kindly greeting. l can make you no
speech, but am glad to look into your
faces and express my thanks for the cor.
diality, generosity and enthusiasm OF your
greeting.n Two speeches supplemented
this expression Of thanks, spd the train
went on its way, bands playing, cannon
firing and the people cheering. i,
AT Amsterdam Gen. Garfield returned
his thanks for the greeting.
At Schenectady 5000 people, bands and
30 guns saluted Gen. Garfield, who step:
ped out on the platform Of the car and
was introduced, making the remark that
he would stand and listen to the speech ot
one OF his party. Gen. Harrison spoke.
A short stop was made at Little Falls,
where, notwithstanding the rain, large
delegation OF Republicans were at the de-
not, Gen. Garfield said: "Twelve years
ago when l passed through your beauti'
tiful village / was received as now, with
your kindly greetings, and thank you
for ouAinspirinS presence to-day. Thert
ia gentleman aboard who you all wan
TO hear, the Hon. Frank Hiscock, OF Syra
cuse. Hiscock spoke briefly.
Down THE HUDSON.
ALBANY, August 4.-Tbe Garfield trair
arrived on time. Several thousand peopl,
were present with brass band. A salut
OF twenty.one guns was fred. Congress
man Bailey introduced General Garfield
who spoke as follows: "Fellow citizens,
thank you for this great welcome, espeC
lially on this spot, where the American
Union was born In IVA. Benjamin Frank
lin planted the seed otthe American Uniol
lin the little village Of Albany, among tn
Indians and among the white men thu
I,vathered here. am glad TO know this
the seed which has grown into great RI
public has carried always the glory OF th
Empire State with 1t. For this magnit
cent reception again l thank you"
General Arthur was introduced but di
nGt resuond, except to thank the peopl
Charles G. Williams, Richard 0rowle
; and o. D. ConRer occupied the remand,
! Of the twenty minutes that the trai
: ~ Il Hudson there was slarge crowd, ar