The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-11-11
Hayes and Garfield.

On the 4th, President Hayes arrived at
Cleveland, Ohio, and paid visit to Gen Gar
field, at Mentor. In the evening he reviewed
to- chlight procession in Cleveland, and in a
speech congratulated the people on the decis-
i've result of the election. Continuing, the
President said
I'VE are able to rejoice in the fact, demonstra-
ted by this election, that no amount of calum-
ny, OF personal attack upon presidential can
didate OF really high character, affects him in
the least in the Judgment of the good people,
As citizens of Cleveland, and of the Western
Reserve of Ohio, and neighbors OF Gen. Gar
field, we rejoice because we know that he is
worthy OF the success he has achieved How
many and how great are the laurels that now
encircle his brow. He stands to-day the rep
resentative ofthe Seventeenth Congressional
district, in his ninth term his eighteenth year
a a5he representative OF that district-a district
composed of the counties of Ashtabula, Trum-
bull, Geauga and Portage-a community not
surpassed in intelligence and patriotism any
where on earth; he is their representative to-
day, sustained by them them through all these
years, elected again and again. nine times, in
spite of opposition and caumny. More than
that, he is to-day senator-elect for a six years
term-a position that sought, him unsought by
him and unbought, receiving it spontaneously
and without effort. He is senator from Ohio,
and now the President elect, from the 4th of
March next, OF the United States. In all our
history no such combination of civil honors
has rested upon the head OF any 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
self-made man. In our history we can see in
the past Franklin and Lincoln, and then
comes Garfield as the self-made men of the
United States, the best illustration and exam
pie of what, under our institutions, may occur
to the humblest boy the humblest child of the
Republican example of what can be done
where all have fair start and an equal chance
i'll the race of life. Finally, my friends, we
rejoice because we feel assured that in the
wise and firm and moderate administration of
Gen. Garfield our country is to attain an era
OF prosperity not surpassed by any country on
the face of the globe. Under his broad and
liberal and generous administration every sec
ton Of this country will be fairly and Justly
dealt with. He will say to the mistaken men of
the South, You will be treated precisely as
the citizens ofmy own state of Ohio are to be
treated. All we ask of you is that you shall
faithfully obey the Constitution as it now is
regarding the new parts as equal parts and as
equally sacred with the old.' Doing this to
the administration of General Garfield, every
liberal and generous act required on his part
will be cheerfully and gladly DONE Extend
ing to every state its states rights. he requires
of 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
blessings Of the victory gained on Tuesday by
you are blessings alike and equally to the Re-
publican and TO the Democrat, and to the
Southern man and TO the Northern man and to
whoever is a citizen of the United States.