Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-06-17
the various editions and translations of his

the various editions and translations of bis
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GARFIELD AT HOME.
Gen. Garfield is the possessor Of two homes
and his family migrates twice year. Some
ten years ago, finding how unsatisfactory life
was in hotels and boarding houses, he bought
lot of ground on the corner of Thirteenth
and I streets, in Washington, and with
money borrowed of friend, built plain
substantial three-story house. A wing was
extended afterwards to make room for the
fast. growing library. The money was repaid
in time, and was probably saved in great
part from what would otherwise have gone
to landlords. The children grew up in
pleasant home surroundings, and the house
became centre of much simple and cordial
hospitality. Five or six years ago the little
cottage at Hiram was sold, and for time
the only residence the Gar6elds had in
his district was a summer house he built on
Little Mountain, bold elevation in Lake
County, which commands view of 30 miles
of rich farming country stretched along the
shore of Lake Erie. Three years ago he
bought farm in Mentor, in the same county,
lying on both sides Of the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad. Here his fami-
ly spend all the time when he is free from his
duties in Washington. The farm house is a
low, old-fashioned story-and-a.half building,
but its limited accommodations have been
supplemented by numerous outcbuildings, one
of which Gen. Garfield uses for Office and Ii
brary purposes. The farm contains about
one hundred and twenty acres Of excellent
land, in high state of cultivation, and the
Congressman finds recreation, of which he
never tires, in directing the field work and
making improvements in the buildings, fences
and orchards. Cleveland is only twenty FIVE
miles away; there is postofice and rail-
way station within half mile, and the pref.
ty country town of Painesvillc is but FIVE
miles distant. One of the pleasures Of sum-
mer life on the Garfield farm, is drive Of two
miles through the woods to the lake shore
and bath in the breakers.
Gen. Garfield has FIVE children living, and
has lost two who died in infancy. The two
older boys, Harry and James, are now at
school in New Hampshire. Mary, or Molly
as everybody calls her, is handsome, rosy
checked girl of about IL. The two younger
boys are named Irwin and Abram. The
Generals mother is still living and has long
been member of his family. She is an in
tellgent, energetic old lady, with clear
head and strong will, who keeps well posted
in the news Of the day and is very proud Of
her sons career, thou gh more liberal of crit.
icism than of praise.
In person Gen. Garfield is six feet high,
broad. .shouldered and strongly built He has
an unusually large head that seems to be
three fourths forehead, light brown hair and
beard large, light blue eyes, prominent
nose and full cheeks. He dresses plainly, is
fond of broad -brmmed slouch hats and stout
boots, eats heartily, cares nothing for luxur-
Gus living, is thoroughly temperate in all re-
spects save in that of brain work, and is de-.
voted to his wife and children and very fond
of his country home. Among men he is
genial, approachable, companionable and a
remarkably entertaining talker.
WHAT IS SAID ABOUT GARFIELD'S NOMI-
NATION.
From the Charleston News and Courier, we
make the following extracts in regard to the
nomination of Garfield as the Republican
candidate for PRESIDENT
FROM CHARLESTON.
The announcement of the nomination of
Garfield by the Chicago Convention was re-
ceived yesterday by nearly all the Repub-
licans of Charleston, with ill.disguised dis
gust. Unfortunately for interviewers nearly
all the leading Republicans are out of the
city, and therefore it was difficult to obtain
an opinion on the effect of the nomination
upon the Republican party from any member
Of that party which would carry with it
much weight.
The Hon. D. T. Corbin was, however, found
at his residence on East Bay, and to the in
quiries of a Reporter for the Ne,os and
Courier, expressed himself clearly and en-
phatically. am so thoroughly and utterly
amazed, dumbfounded and disgusted with
the whole business, Mr.. Corbn said as he
settled himself down into an easy chair in
his handsomely furnished parlor, that I
hardly know how to express myself. 1t is
inexplicable to me how such nomination
could have been made, and l feel no hesita.
tion in saying that it is equally surprising to
Garfield himself and his friends. I am
thoroughly tired and disgusted with Conven.
tions that are supposed to represent the
people, and then with three or four promi-
nent candidates before them, 60 to work and
after twenty or thirty ballots get tired and
flop down on man that nobody knows any.
thing about and cares less. 1t reminds me
very much of the way we lawyers 90 to work
sometimes in making up jury. If we can't
get the strong, sensible men we want, we very
often take an outsider whom nobody knows
and who doesn't know anything. What the
people want is man that has record that
they know all about; man that they can
form some idea as to how he will act when
placed in office. They don't want a man who
is said to be unobjectionable simply because
he has never said or done anything to dis
please any one. l don't mean to say that
Garfield is not prominent man in his State.
He is man of considerable ability and wields
a good deal of influence in Ohio, but he is
comparatively unknown to the great mass of
the Republican people. 1t is true that he has
been somewhat of leader Of the Republi-
cans in the House of Representatives, but he
has made many blunders in that role and
has acquired reputation in the party of
being not altogether reliable. He is erratic,
and has too often placed his friends in po-
sition that they would rather have kept out
of. In my opinion, there is another great
objection to Garfield. Like all men who are
leading politicians in doubtful States, he is a
great intriguer and compromiser Hayes,
who comes from the same State, is just like
him. He is always ready for bargain. 1t