The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-09
DowNY MUsTACHEs.
FieasIings Cali Upon Gar
field.

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Cleveland, 8.-The Fret Voters of the !
Garfield and Arthur battalion, of Cleve- |
land, went to Mentor this afternoon BY
a special train of six cars, and called on
Gen, Garfield, at his Lawnfeld home.
The train stopped at The farm, and the
battalion, headed by band, marched to
The residence, where Hermann w.
Grams, president of the organization,
made q brief eugoiistic addresE, to which
Gen. Garfield responded thus:
Mr.. Chairman and Young Gentlemen:
This is no ordinary event ia the history
of any man; indeed, in the history of any
people, when, as / am told, there are
400 young men here who have made
this journey, not for any personal pur-
pose, but to express that great, general,
earnest purpose that arises in the hearts
Of active, intelligent young men, when
they first grapple the questions Of their
country. i know Of nothing quite like
this in our history. With all the pleasure
it brings, I am bound to say it
brings 3 little disenchantment to
me in this-always 20 this time
I have been accustomed TO consider
myself young man. daughter
and applause.) IL before your arrival
any body had raised the question should
have asserted, with good deal of indig-
nation. II any body had denied it, that L
myself was young man, but they tell
me that you are to cast your first national
vote at presidential election. II that is
so, young man IS am. 1 wss voter
before any Of you were born. ZAP
| plause.) Now, il you young men and
voters. borrowing the language Of Rip
Van Wrinkle, when he awoke from that
| long sleep, "Who in the world am IL"
daughter and applause } must have
passed the very fash Of youth at least,
but young gentlemen, have not 50 far
left the coast Of youth to travel inland
brit that I can we'll remember the stats
OF young manhood from an experience
in It Of some years, and there is nothing
| to me in this world so inspiring as the
possibilities that lie locked up in the head
and breast of 3 young man. (Applause.)
The hopes that lie before him, the great
inspiration around him, (applauSe) above
him, all these things, with the untrled
pathway Of life opening up Its difficult
ties ard dangers, inspire him to courage
and force and work. 1t is q spectacle
that the very gods would look down on,
| even in ancient Roman days, with more
thau ordinary interest. (Applsuse.) Now
let me say 8 single word or two in an
swer to this great kindness and compli-
ment in your coming to my house,
about some Of the thoughts that !
know 90 into the hearts of young
men to inspire them, and some
decisions that are likely to get into their
minds. Let me speak Of one OF the de-
lusions that I think, from remarks OF
yeur chairman, you are not likely to
have; it is the delusion that affects all men
mora or less, particularly the young
men, the delusion that good things and
great things are some way of, yondel
!, away, abroad. That is one of the delu-
siona. To illustrate that out right over
here fifteen miles, where l spent my
childhood, there is lovely little brook
and gorge where We used to 60 down and
find slatc stones, and white them out
into pencils for ourselves, that were
! better than all the pencils brought from
abroad, but if any boy ever brought
into our school what is not in any Eng.
boys dictionary, boughten pencil, he
could get whole handful Of
our homemade pencils for it, and YET
every one of ours was better than the best
that he brought from abroad. There wai
o delusion among US that outside Of
US, awsy from US, was glory, wa:
greatness. Now as to our country; lei
US not get any such delusion into ouI
heads. l know that it is Q good thing
for US TO know all about abroad, to know
Whist it is to enlarge our minds by it, but
want you to feel in the depths Of your
heart, that there is no abroad in all thi.
world that is half equal to the glory Of
being an American here at home, and
to-dsy. (Great applause) Right here
| in this yard is . splendid specimen oil
American sovereignty, the roof and
crown of this world Of sovereignty. En-
large into millions Of men, who vote and
you have the grand, august sovereign Of
this last, and best born Of the times
the American republic. Applause
Now, that that sovereign shall be un-
shackled forever, that that sovereign
shall be unpurchaseable when it stands at
the ballot box to order the supreme will
Of the nation, that that sovereign shall be
unintimidKted by mortal man when il
utters that final omnifc word that COM
mAnds the continent, that is the great
purpose that all true Americans should
keep in their minds. When see such a
band Of earnest young men as meet me
here to-day. feel certain if they would
deploy themselves as ballot box guard
to defend the party Of the American bal.
lot box, (epplause) to stand around it as
around the cradle of our hero, present
American sovereignty, such guardians,
such defenders will keep the republic
pure and keep it free. Young gentle
men, your visit gives compliment OF
the highest sort, and while it disenchants,
as I said a little while sgo, it still reaches
the hand of the young out to me,
which 1 take with all certainty,
and for your rendered support
TO me which is not for my sake, but for
the sake of the cause of which am now
the representative, give you all the
thanks of which my heart is capable.
(Applause.) The house is small, the
farm is small, the township is small, the
county is a small one, but sill there is IN
to give Of generosity and hospitality and
welcome that is in my hands to give, is
yours while you stay. applause and
cheers.) I bid you welcomS to all there
is Of Us, gentlemen. .l