National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-11
HONORS TO GARFIELD.
Demonstrations by People of His
Native State.
Along the Route - Crowds nt
Every Railway station - Enthusiastic
Reception at Cleveland-A Visit to
Hiram College--SIcmories of
Early Days Revive "A
Feeling Address.


General Carfcld's Reception at Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, June I0.-General Gar
field and party arrived hero last night from
Chicago in special car. At stations along the
route crowds were gathered to see the rcpub-
lican nominee for president, Garfield showing
himself frequently on the platform and bowing
Acknowledgements but not making any speech
further than occasionally to return thanks for
tho compliment paid him by the dcrlOn-
stration. The depot hero and the ad-
jacent streets were crowded with people.
A large committee of Clevcandcrs met
the train Mt Elyria and accompanied
the party to this city. As the train en-
tered the station an artillery salute Of hun
dred guns was fired and a band struck up,
while tho gathered thousands cheered bolster
ousy. The party took carriages without GER
mUny, General Garfiold's baroucho being
drawn by four white steeds decorated with
| flags procession was formed, headed by
the band, the Cleveland Grays and the third
and fourth ward Garfield clubs, organized yes
tcrday. A transparency carried by the third
| ward club bore the inscription "Ohio'S sena-
toi; Ohio's majOr-gencral; Ohio's president;
solid for the carpenter president. The true
| favorite son of Ohio is the iavorite son of the
union. lIo who at tho age of sixteen stcorod
canal boat will stcor the ship of state at fifty"
| The procession, followed by u great thrOng,
passed through several down town streets TO
| the Kennard house, around which thousands of
people collected to hear speeches. While await
| ing the arrival of General Garfield, Governor
Foster addressed the assembly. General Gar
| field was shortly after introduced by Mayor
Horrick, aud said
FELLow-CrrIzENs or My NATIVE COUNTY AND OF
MY STATE: thank You for this remarkable DEM
onstratlon of your good win and enthusiasm on
this occasion. cannot at this timO address You In
speech other than TO say thatI know that all this
| demonstration means your gladness at the unity
and harmony and good feeling of the great pollu
| INn1 ma nd m nar pnpH raj n
neighbor and an old friend. For all these things l
thank you, and bid you all good night.
A sERENADE.
After this brief speech Mr.. Garfield held
| levee in tho hotel parlors for nearly an hour,
after which he was driven to the residence of
City Treasurer Everett, who was delegate to
the Chicago convention, and whose guest he Is
while in the city. There General Garfield
was serenaded and appeared on porch 10
bow and return thanks, after which he held
short reception.
LEvEE AT THE KENNARD HOUSE.
| CLEVELAND, OHIO, june 10.-General Gar
field held a short leyGe this forenoon at the
Kcnnard house, aud loft at noon for Hiram,
| whore he attended the commencement exor-
cises Of Hiram college aud delivered an ad-
drees, as follows:
ADDRESS BY GENERAL GARFIELD.
FELLOW. CITIZENS, NEIGHBoRs AND FRIENDS
| OF MANY YEARS: 1t always has given mo
pleasure to come hero and look upon these
faces. 1t has always given me new courage
| and new friends. II has brought bnck large
| share Of that richness that belongs 10 those
things out Of wheh como the joys Of life.
| While ] have been sitting here this afternoon
| watching your faces and listening to the very
| interesting address which has just been de-
livered it has occurred TO me that the best
| thing You have that all mon euyy--l mean all
mon who have reached the meridian of lifS---
r,,,
that is your leisure. The leisure you have to
think, the leisure you have TO be lot alone,
the leisure you have to throw the plummGt
with your hands and sound their depths
i ard find what is below, tho leisure you
have TO work about tho towers Of yourselves
and fud how strong they are or how weak
they arc, and determine what needs building
up and determine how 30 shape them that you
may be made the final bsing that You arc to
be. Oh these hours Of building If the
superior beings OF the universe would look
down upon the world to find the most nJor-
esting object IL would be the unfinished, un-
formed character of young men, of young
women. Those behind me- have probably in
the main settled such questions. Those who
have passed into middle manhood aud middle
vomanbood are about what they shall always
be- and there is little left Of interest or curl.
osity as to ourdeyelopment, but to your young,
uniformed natures no man knows the possibili-
tics that lay treasured up in your hearts
and intelects, and while you are work
ing up those possibilities with that splcn-
did leisure you are tho most envied of
all classes of men and women in the
; world. l congratulate you on your leisure. |
, commend you to keep ii as your gold as your
wealth; rs your means out of which you can
demand all tho possible treasures that God
laid down when he formed your nature and
unveiled aud developed tho possibility of your
future. This place Is too full Of memories for
mo to trust myself to speak upon, and l will
not; but draw again to-day, as | have FOR a
quarter Of century, evidences Of strength
and affection from tho people who gather in
this place, aud thank you for the permission
TO see you and meet you and greet you as
have done to-day.
il General Garfield will remain at Hiram to
attend tho alumni reunion tomorrow. In the
afternoon lie will so to his home In Mentor TO
rest.
Senator ConkllnR's Wow of the situation.
Senator Conling arrived in Washington
yesterday evening aud registered at Worm
lGy's. lie retired early, being much tntiguod.
In conversation lie aid ho still thought Grant
tho strongest Snd hest candidate the repubi,
can party could put in tho field but General
Garfield he regarded rs, next 10 Grant, the
best possible candidate that could have been
selected. Victory was assured by tho nomi.
nation. IIo predicted New Iork's giving a
republican majority in November of at least
90, 900 over united democracy. He, however,
was confident that under no circumstances
would the democratic factions ia that state
unite.