National Republican., 1880-11-05
HAYES AND GARFIELD.
Meeting Between the President and the
Presldent.Elect.
A Speech by President Hayes An Unpreco-
dentcd Combination of Civil
Uonors Bestowed.
4 Blessing to All Glasses ana Sections

CLEVELAND Nov 4.-President Hayes arrived
here to-day aud paid visit 10 General Garfield at
Mentor. This evening he received a torchlght
procession In this city aud In speech congratu.
lated the people on the decisive result of tho
election. Continuing. the president said
We are able to rejoice in the fact demonstrated
by this election that no amount of calumny Of
personal attack upon presidential candidate Of
really high character affects him in tho least IN
the judgment Of the good people. As citizens Of
Cleveland and Of the western reserve Of Ohio and
neighbOrs Of GCuer0l Garfield VIC rejoice, because
we know that he Is worthy of the success he
has achieved. How many aud how great are the
luurcs that now encirclo his brow He ands to-
day the representative OF the nineteenth congress
slonal district In his ninth term, his eight
cCnth year as the representative OF that district
district composed Of the counties of Ashtabua
Trdmbull Gedusa and Portoge-a Community not
surpassed IN Intelligence and patriotism anywhere
on earth. He Is their representative to day,
toinod by them through oil these years elected
again and again, nine times, IN spite ofoppositloE
aud calumny. More than that he is to-day scna-
or-oect for six years term position that sought
him, unsought by him aud unbousht receiving IT
ator from Ohio ana now the president.
the United States In all our history no
such combination of civil honors has rested upon
the head of my man, and we rejoice, as said, to
know that he Is worthy of these honors Looking
through the history Of our public men we find
that he is a model selfmade made man. In our
history we can sec in the past franklin and Lin
coin, und then comes Garfield as the selfmade
lllcl OF clllCti pest ILLUSTRATION ana
example ofwhat, under our institutions, may oc.
cur to the huinblest boy-the humblest child of
the rcpublic an example of what can be done
where oil have fair start and All equal chance
In the ruco of life. Finally, my friends,
we rejoice because we feel assured that in
the wise and firm aud moderate administration OF
General Garfield our country Is to attain an era Of
prosperity not surpassed in any country on the
face OF the globe. Under this, his broud and lib
eral and generous administration, every section Of
| this country will be iuirly and justly dealt with.
lie VIII say TO the mistaken men Ofthe south "Iou
Will be treated precisely the citizens of my own
state Of Ohio are to be treated All that we ask OF
you is that you shall faithfully obey the constiu-
tiol as it now is, regarding the new parts as
equal pnrts, and ns equally sacred with the
old" Doing this to the administration
OF General Garfield, every liberal and generous act
required on his part viii be checrfully and gladly
done. Extending to every state It's states rights,
he requires them that they shall accord to every
citizen his individual rights. With this done
with harmony restored throughout the union and
throughout all classes, say again that the bless
ings of the victory gained OH Tuesday by you are
blessings alike and equally to the republican and
70 the democrat, and to the southern man and to
the northern man and TO whoever Is citizen Of
the United States.