The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-08-10
GENERAL GARFIELD.


Salam,nca, n. Y, ST.. was 1.3(
this morning before the beat with Gen
Garfield and party len jamestown
Chsutauqua WAS reached at 3 O'Clock
where trouble was experienced In getting
rooms, finally the tired palt were pro-
| vided with cots OF Otherwise. General
Garfield attended services in the amphi-
the4tre- at IL O'Clock, sitting among The
audience.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton had meeting in the amphitheatre a
ESQ D M; folly 10000 people we're
assembled. Senator Kirkw0od, Repre-
sensauves Conger, Richardson and
VIII ans Nu-at Halstei and j. H..
Rhozdss, of Cleveland, accompanied
General Garfield. Schuyler Colfsx was
also upon the platform, though not as
one Of General Garfeid's party. George
w. Stuart, leader Of the meeting, subse-
quenlly remarked that he knew of no
instance when politics had been allowed
to disturb these meetings; We have been
banded together, he added, as body of
Christian brothers, but we have with US
one who needs no words from his lips TO
tell US his tymp4thie, are IN this great
movement of young mems Chr stan
sssociaiio-s, his pat life, his pubic
history and character speak louder than
any word be could say on this occasion,
therefore it is meet / think, that shall
simply ask our friend and Christian
brother TO rise and pay respects TO shis
audience, feeling that in the peculiar
situation IN which he Is placed his speak
ing here on such sn important occasion
might be misconstrued, and l believe he
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such occasion for capital. These associa-
tions are bonded together not for the
purpose Of keeping tnis or that man but
for saving the country. for good and
eternity. After q few further remarks
Mr.. Stuart presented General Garfield,
saying, / take great pleasure in intro
ducing our Christian friend and brother,
General James A. Garfield Oi the United
States Senate Garfield bowed and sat
down. AS he was at enc end Of the
platform those on the opposite sideof the
building were unable to see him and Mr..
stuart requested him to come to the front
of the platform and bow again. AS he
stepped forward there were cries from al
parts Of the audience. ''Speechl speech!"
I" Let him speak" Garfield, Garfield"
etc. The general bowed, and when quiet
was restored said, II thank you for this
recognition. This is not, in my judg-
ment, a proper time or place to make a
speech. thank you again." The gen.
eral then stepped back. At signal from
Mr.. Stuart, . vast number OF white hand l
kerchiets were suddenly waved by the
audience, the effect be ng very striking |
and singular. This is called the Chau- |
tauqua salute, and takes place on extra |
ordinary occrsions of applause, which Is
not allowed. After singing hymn, the |
closed. As General Garfield |
descended the platform to reach an exit,
q rush was made of people desiring to |
shake his hands, but upon Stuirt calling |
out request 10 defer this to some other |
time, be was allowed to go out undis- |
tur bed, and returned at once to the hotel. |
The general and party passed a very |
quiet aud restful day here.
Cnautauqus, 9.-Gen. Garfield held a |
in the hotel rotunda this |
and then proceeded to the plat
form, on the ground around which an en-
ormous crowd had assembled. His ap- |
pearance was greeted with hearty cheers |
and the ChautauqusIsalute. Being intro
duced by General Fisk, General Garfield |
made a speech, 10 which he SAID: II
heard, yesterday and last night, songs of
those who were lately redeemed from
slavery, and felt that there, too,wss one
Of the great triumphs of the republic.
believe in the efficiency of forces that
come down from ages behind US, and
I wondered if the tropical .sun had not
distilled its sweetness, and if the sorrow
of centuries Of slavery had not distilled
its sadness into the verse which were |
sweet verse, singing songs of
liberty as they sang them wherever they |
go. thank that cheer referring to the
Jubilee Singers) for the lesson they have
taught me here" As the party made its |
way through the throng 10 the boat, the .
Jubilee Singers repeated two or three OF
the songs the general had taken most |
pleasure in. He thanked them, and in a !
tone audible only to those closer, he said;
"The old prophet said the Ethiopian
shall stretch his hands TO God; l believe
God has stretched out his his hands to
the children of Ethiopia" The boat
then moved of.
At all the little lsnGings along the
lake applause greeted the party. At
Lake Wood the party left the boat and
we're driven to the railroad station, and
the train started on the .homeward jour
ney.