The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-08
GARFIELD'S GUSH.
A PUERILE APPEAL TO PREJUDICE.
Remarks that would be More Fitting
From Cheeky Carpet-Bagger
Than Candidate fer President
He Berates the South and
Brngs OF the Blacks-FIat-
itudes of Poetry.

New York, Aug. THE reception and
serensde rendered General Garfield was a
great success, Fifth avenue and surround
ing streets being thronged with an enthusiast
tic crowd, numbering ten thousand. After
reviewing the procession he made speech,
during which, referring to the late war, he
said "Soon after the great struggle began we
looked behind the army of white rete' nd
saw four million black people condemned to
toll -ssaves for our enemy, and we found
the b arts OF the four million were in
spired with spirit of liberty and
they wtre ou- f i nds. Applau o.
We have seen white men betray and fight to
kill the union, but in all the ngdreary war
we never saw traitor in black skin. Great
applause. Our prisoners, from starvation
and oppression fleeing to our lines by the
light Of the north star, never feared to enter
the black mans cabin and ask for food.
["Good, good; that's So" and loud cheers.
In all that period of suffering and danger no
union soldier was ever betrayed by the
black man or woman [applaussl and now
that we have made them free we will stand
hv the black citizens. Renewed applause.
We will stand until the sun of libei "
fixed in the armament of the constitution
shall shine equal upon every man, black or
white, throughout the union. Citizens,
fellows, soldiers, there is benehcenee of
Justice, and by this we will stand for ever.
lGreat applause A great poet has said sin
individuals we rise on the stepping stones of
our dead selves to higher things, and the
living heroes to higher and noble national
life" Applause. We must stand guard
over the past, as soldiers, as patriots and over
our country as common heritage of us all"
SWINGING AROUND THE CIRCLE.
A special train beari G rfield and party
left Jersey City at 1886 m. At Patterson,
the first stopping place, about six thoussnd
persons collected, mostly of the laboring
classes. Garfield made a short speech. The
tain stopped at dlton, Hancock and
Susquehanna, at which plsc's short speeches
were made by Garfield and Others Of the
party.
General Garfield spoke as follows. "Fel-
low citizens, thank you for this strong DEM
onstration Of your kindness. l have been in
Patterson two or three times in my life. /
have seen your great industry and your great
growth, bat the best thing in Patterson end
the best thing in the republic, next to liber-
~, is the labor of our people. Cheers.
That shall be free and honorable and
successful is the very first item of material
prosperity in our country. thank you fol
this reception"
At Hancock, he said: "Fellow citizens
You have town here named after one of the
trainers and first signers of the declaration
Of independence. He signed bis name in
very big letters and he helped to make the
nation that we think should be spelled with
q very big initial. That name, / have no
doubt, reflects part of its glory upon the
people of your town, and all citizens of the
union are sharers OF the blessings of the
nation which he helped to fornd. | am
glad to meet you for a moment. l will sve
way while a distinguished gentlemen will
address you longer than can"
Murat Halsted then made few remarks.
Before he finished, mau from the crowd
sprang upon the platform and proposed
three cheers for the next president, which
were given. "Sorry to interrupt you," said
the man to Halsted, shut our time is limited"
81 am glad to be interrupted so," politely
replied Halsted. The silence of the
assembly was commented on by all, the
stiffness being unbroken only by the cheers
referred to.
AT Susquehana, at the end Of GarAeld's
remarks, three cheers we're given for Gar
field and Arthur, whereupon some one in
the crowd called for three cheers for Han-
cock, which elected cheers and laughter.
The train also stopped at Port JEWS,
Binghampton, Oswego, Waverly, Corning,
Hornellsville, Elmira and Addison, and Gem
eral Garfield made short speech at each
place. Speeches were also made by Senator
Kirkweod, of Iowa, Congressman Cowley,
Hon. Charles &. Williams, Ben Harrison and
Hon. o. D. Conger.