The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-08-05
GEN. GARFIELD.
Enthusiastic Reception on His Trip East
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Enthusiastic Reception on His Trip East
Ward.
NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-The Garfield train was
enthusiastically received by large crowds of
people at Albany, Schenectady, Amsterdam,
Littlefield, Hudson and Fishkill Gen. Gar
field returned thanks for the reception in brief
speeches.
AT Syracuse where he was introduced by
Lieut.. Gov. Hoskins, Gen. Garfield spoke as
follows:
Fellow Citizens: When L was here two
years ago you were busy in debating the ques-
ton w.lether you could force the hard times
out OF Syracuse with printing presses and fiat
money, but after deiiberation you concluded to
work your way ont, to walk by the old road
on which the guide board stands, wherein
God wrote, BY the sweat Of thy face shalt
thou eat thy bread" you followed that road
about a year longer, and it brought you out to
the high summit of prosperity which shines
and smiles all over this great land of ours,
and it smiles all the brighter because
you deserve it, by keeping faith and
table in your financial doctrine. Applause }
congratulate you that the same multlplica-
ton table that you believed in two years ago
in the darkness, is true to-day when the sun
light OF prosperity falls upon the land. Great
applause) / congratulate you that you never
went back on it, but believed in it ali the time,
and that you are glad to-day that you stuck to
the truth when it was doubted and denied. l
thank you for coming here and letting me
look in your faces again, and will not detain
you by speech. Uong continued cheers.)
Gen. Garfield and party reached Now York
at 40 p. m. and were met at the depot by a
large number of citizens who enthusiastically
cheered the General to which he responded by
taking off his hat and bowling acknowledge
ments. AS the train rolled into the depot
about two dozen torpedoes which had been
placed on the track exploded in quick success
sion with deafening noise. The General
passed up the platform with Congressman
Levi z. Morton and was closely followed by
Gov. Jewell and others of the party. Outside
of the depot the Generals appearance was the
signal for another outburst of cheers and en-
tering carriages in waiting the whole party
was driven to the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The
Generals reception at the depot was an entire
ly informal affair. A large force of police was
on hand and preserved order.
The following gentlemen. who had been
with him on the train and who had come to
| the city to attend the conference of the Re-
| publican national committee and Congressional
committee, called on Gen. Garfield:-C Congress
| men Mckinley and Townsend of Ohio, Orth
| of Indiana, Conger of Michigan, Bailey and
| Crowley of New York. Among other callers
were ex-Judge Dittenhoffer, Gen. Kilburn,
Senators Blaine, Dawes and Dorsey. White
| law Reid, Collector Merritt, Postmaster James
| Thomas c. Acton Lieut.. Gov. Haskins, Will
| liam HI. Robertson, Senator Don Cameron and
| ex-Gov. Mccormick. In response to calls from
| the large crowd in front of the hotel Gov. Gar
| field came out and on the balcony and was
| greeted with cheers over and over again
Finally, in response to cries of the crowd he
appeared and made brief speech.