Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-06
MENTOR MENAGERIE.
Another Cheap Exhibition Of the Republi
cen Candidate for President.

Another Cheap + Exhibition of the Republic
cen Candidate for President.
MENTOR, Ohio, Sept. AT half past two
o'clock to-day party Of commercial travellers
from Indiana with their wives, numbering in
all ninety-ive persona, came on spacial csrs To
Mentor and called at Gen. Gar6eld's house to
pay their respects. 1t was very intelligent
company. representing every leading branch of
commercial business. They assembled on the
lawn in tron+ Of the house when tho General
appeared at the dOur and Mr.. q. Z, Webster
was introduced and delivered on behalf of his
associates the following address:
General Garfield have been delegated by
these friends who have journeyed 40 far to see
you, to say word IN explanation of our pres
ence here. Let me express the hope that you
will not consider us trespassers We are not come
here "a the followers OF any particular political
party, nor do We come to testify to your SER
vices to the country we call our own as that
would be both presumptious and needless, for
we believe that not only the living nations, but
the nations yet unborn, will testify to those
things. But we come as commercial men,
representing many business interests 10 the
State of Indiana. Many of us are yet young
men, having but fairly begun the great battle
OF life. and we are here to-day to pay our res
poets to You IA one who, by his own efforts, has
raised himself from the poor and lowly boy
to the proudest position in the land, and one
in the history of whose life we recognize
many grand lessons for ourselves
and constant source of encouragement to
the thousands of youug men in the land, who,
beset by adverse circumstances, are strugg ling
against those circumstances up cut of the
depths of poverty toward better manhood as
Americans. We do not believe the Almighty
creates one man better or greater than another,
but We do believe and know that men are born
who take their destiny in the hollow of their
own hands. and with Gods aid pursue the
right and shape that destiny to great ends, and
as such one we greet you to-day.
And now with your permission will intro
duce the commercial travellers of Indianapo-
lis, their wives and their sweethearts.
eARFELD's RESPONSE.
Gen. Garfield responded as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen: can
hardly say you have taken me by surprise, for
was informed some days ago that party of
commercial gentlemen from Indiana would
call upon me to day. But am very pleasant
ly surprised at the large number of ladies and
gentlemen who have hOnored me by this visit.
listened with deep interest to the address of
your chairman, and I give you one and all my
thanks for the compliment which this visit
implies. Your chairman informs me that you
represent nearly all the leading branches of
commercial industry in the State Of Indiana,
and some of the neighboring States. Few of our
people understand how vast are the enterprises
represented by our internal trade. Almost
every form of human labor contributes its pro-
ducts that fills our thoroughfares and supplies
our communities with the necessities of life,
and all are moved by the great handspring of
labor.
Permit me to illustrate its magic powers.
Eighty four years ago company of forty-two
surveyors landed at the mouth of the Conneant
creek, a little stream that marks the boundary
between Pennsylvania and Ohio. They landed
on the 4th day of July, 1896, and commenced
their work by celebrating orr natal indepen.
dence. There are many now living who
were boys in their teens when
their work. ATT that time from the Penn
sylvania line to Detroit, hardly smoke as
cended from a white mans cabin. From the
Western reserve was an unbroken wilderness;
three million OF acres had just been purchased
from the State of Connecticut for forty cents
an acre. To-day the Western reserve furnishes
happy aud comfortable homes to more then
three-fourths Of million of intelligent peo-
ole. Excepting a few French settlements. tn
State of Indiana was itself an unbroken wilder
ness, but it is now great and prosperous
community. Thousands of miles beyond you
prairies, wildernesses, and mountain sleeps
smile with prosperity, and the attendant
blessings of civilization. What has wrought
this wonderful Transformation, The magical
influence and power of human labor. Through
manifold struggles or danger, through suffer-
ings and blood the blessings have been secured
to us, and trust will be continued to our
children's children. (Applarse.) venture to
notice another fact. Every stroke of the ak,
every blow of the hammer. every turn of o
wheel, every purchase and every sale-in short,
every effort of labor, l am assured is by the
etc rd of olvro fvod nd hxyv,
law.
l congratulate you as commercial men that
your government has at last restored to it's peo-
pie the ancient standard of}value and has made
it possible for our people everywhere to secure
the blessings which bnuntiful harvests and
prosperous times have brought them by plac-
ing our national finances on the solid
basis of specie values. This fact forms
no inconsiderable part of the security
with which the great business transactions of
the nation are carried on and you as its repre-
sentative as we'll as all the laborers in the land
are sharers Of these benefits and their security.
(Applause.)
Ladies and gentleman, accept my mos,
cordial thanks for your visit. welcome you
to my home and to the kind greeting of my
family.
The company was then introduced to the gen.
eral and to his wife and mother. They were
cordially and pleasantly received. They
strolled through the orchards and grounds, and
before taking their leave a glee club which
they had extemporized on the way sang eeveral
patriotic songs. At half past one they took
leave and went down the farm line to the
railroad, where they took the train and re-
turned to the West.
Repxblsoans Justtfytna the Minnesoto K,s
KluD.
Elk River Star-Rep.
Judge Pageis an arrogant, quarrelsome, ugly
man, and has won for himself many bitter
enemies. The only wonder is that some one
hos not ,,nxx,arod him hof oro 4hin