The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-09
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OF the House, and won recognition which
rev new members succeed in gaining He was
not popular among his fellow.members dur
ing his first term. They thought him some
thing OF pedant because he sometimes
showed his scholarship In bis speeches, and
they were jealous Of his prominence His
solid attainments and amiable social qualities
enabled him 10 overcome this prejudice dur
| ing his second term, and he became on terms
| OF close friendship with the best men in both
Houses. His committee service during his
seeonc term was on the WAYS and Means,
winch was quite to bis taste, for Il gave him
an opportunity to prosecute tie studies in
finance and political economy which he had
always felt fondness for. He
was hard worker and great
reader in those days, going home with his
arms full OF books from the Congressional
! l,iOrar" and sitting up late at nights to read
them. II was then that he laid the founda-
ton Of the convictions on the subject of ma
tional finance, which he has since held to
firmly amid all the storms of political agita-
ton. He was re-nominated in 1864, without
opposition, but In 1865 Mr.. Hutchins whom
he had supplanted, made an effort to defeat
hun. Hutchns canvassed the district thor.
oughly but the convention nominated Gar
held by reclamation, He has had no opposi-
ton since in his own party. In 1872 the Lib
erals and Democrats united to beat him. but
MS majority was larger than ever. In 1874
the Greenbackers and Democrats combined
and put up popular soldier against him,
but they made no impression on the re-
suit The Ashtabula district, as II Is gener-
ally called, Is the most faithful to its repre-
sentatives of any in the North. /. has had
!, but four members in half u century.
HIS WORK IN CONGRESS.
In the Fortieth Congress General Garfield
was Chairman ofthe Committee on Military
Affairs. In the Fortyhrst no was given the
Craftsmanship of Banking and Currency,
which he liked much better, DO ause it was
= in the line of his financial studies. His next
n promotion was to the Craftsmanship of the
4 Appropriation committee, which he held
4 until the Democrats came into power in the
. House in 1875. His chief work on that COM
! mttee wa, steady and judicious reduction
: OF the expenses of the government In all
L the political struggles in Congress he has
y borne leading part, his clear, Vigorous and
/. moderate style OF argument, making him ono
Il Of the most effective debatcrs in either House.
e When James &. Blaine went to the Sem
Y ate, IN 1917 the mantle OF Republican Lead
e ership in the House was by common con-
n sent placed upon Garfield, and he has worn
10 It ever since. In January last General Gar
N field was elected TO the Senate to the seat
8 which will be vacated by Allen G. Thurman
le on the 4th OF March, 1851. He received the
d unanimous vote Of the Republican caucus,
Of an honor never given to any man ofany party
n, in the State of Ohio, Since his election no
hi has been the recipient Of many complimenta-
ry manifestations In Washington and Ohio.
GARFIELD AS a LEADER.
Al As a leader in the House he is more eau
or tious and less dashing than Blaine and his
oe judicial turn Of mind makes him too prone 10
he look for two sides of question tor him to
4. be an efficient partisan. When the issue
4. fairly touches his convictions, however he
a. becomes thoroughly aroused and strikes tre-
he mendous blows. Blaines tactics were to con-
re tinually hsrass the enemy by sharp-shootiDg
en- surprises and picket firing. Garfield waits
,a for an opportunity to deliver pitched battle,
be and his generalshp is shown to best advan-
nd tage when the fight is fair one and wagod
nj on grounds where each party thinks itself
he strongest Then his solid shots of argument
oe are exceedingly effective. On the stump
an Garfield is one OF the very best orators in iho
tb Republican party He has good voice, an
air of evident sincerity, great cearness and
ed veor of statement and a way Of knitting bis
Of arguments together so as to make speech
on deepen its impression on the mind of the
n hearer until the climax is reached.
de GARFIELD AT HOME.
fe. General Garfield is the possessor Of two
he. homes, and his family mgrates twice year.
in Some ten years ago, finding how unsatIstac-
DE tory life was in hotels and boarding houses,
gy he bought lot OF ground on the corner OF
on Thirteenth and | streets, In Washington,
as and with money borrowed of friend BULL
mt Il plain, substantial three-s.ory house. A
10, wing was extended afterwards to make room
en for the fast'growing library The money
in was repaid in time, and was probably saved
nd in great part from what would otherwise
he have gone to landlords. The children grew
lr up in pleasant home surroundings, and the
Ter house became the centre of much simple
and cordial hospitality. Five or six years
I'D ago the little cottage at Hiram was sold, and
lat for time the only residence the Gor6elds
raj had in his district was q summer house BIZ
in built on Lske Mountain, bold elevation IN
ht- Lake county, which commands view o.
in thirty miles Of rich isrming oountr,
ms stretched along the shore Of Lake Erie
I'd. Three years ago he bought farm in Men
of tor, in the same county lying on both sides
nd Of the Lake Shore d Michigan Southern
,u- iiSio ulS ldLilN sptHu MI lnt
M time when he is free from his duties in
IL. Washington. The farm house is low, old
Ia fashioned, story-and-a,hsf building, but II,
'ss limited accommodations have been supple.
nd mented by numerous out-buildings. one OF
he which General Gareeld uses for office ani
m. library purposes The farm contains abou
be one hundred and twenty acres of excellen;
to land. in high state of cultivation and the
10. Congressman finds recreation, OF which b,
m. never tires, in directing the field work and
le- making improvements in the buildings
fences and orchards Cleveland is only
twenty-five miles away; there is postofllce
and 5 railway station within half mile, and
ar the pretty country town of Painesville is bu,
y FIVE miles distant. One of the pleasures Of
~ summer life on the Garfield farm is drive
~ of two miles through the woods to the lake
70 shore and bath in the breakers.
"a General Garfield has five children living,
~ and has lost two, who died in Infancy. The
~ two older boys, Harry and James are now a,
VI VI school in New Hampshire. Mary, or Molly,
OF as everybody calls her, is handsome, rosy
~ checked girl of about twelve. The two
as a.. younger boys are named Irwin and Abram.
a. The Generals mother is still living and has
W long been q member of his family