The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-08-07
GARFIELD.
He is rendered u Reception
and q Serenade,
And He Talks Some.


New York. 6-The reception and
serenade rendered, tonight, to Gen.
Garfield at the headquarters Of the
republican national committee. Fifth
avenue, turned out 70 be Q brilliant
success, the avenue and surrounding
streets being thronged with enthusi'
astic crowds. The rooms OF the com.
mittee we're early thronged with
prominent men OF the republican
party. Shortly after s O'Clock
squad OF polics opened passage in
the Ihrong, estimated to be 10, 600
strong, and escorted Gen. Garfield to
the rooms of the COMMITTEES. AS the
presidential candidate Was recognized,
cheer after cheer rent the air, and
even after he disappeared the crowd
continued shouting until the general
appeared on the balcony to review
the procession, when a scene OF great
enthusiasm eDsued. Hats flew in the
air and it was with the greatest diff
Guilty that the police were able to
keep clear passage way for the Boys
in Blue to pass. First was the colored
Organization and then came the Gar
field and Arthur club Of the different
ASSEMBLY districts. General Sharp
introduced Garfield who was received
with enthusiastic applause. When
thsy subsidized, he said:
Comrades and Boys tn Blue, ana
| .teLLotO Citizens of NelO York:
cannot look upon this assemblaet
and these old veterans who have
marched past US and listen to the
Welcome from our comrade who hal
lust spoken without remembering
: Tow great thing it is to live in thi
Union and be part of it. This j
New York and yonder, toward th'
D battery, more than 100 years ago, {
young student of Columbia wa
arguing the idea of an American
union against American loyalty Il
the monarchy OF his college presiden
: and professors; by and by he went L
the Patriot army, was placed on TIT
: staff of Washington 10 fight th
battles of his country. AM
!. while, before he was Il year
] cid, upon a drumhesd, b
: wrote letter which contained ever.
: germ OF the Constitution of the UniteI
e States. That student. soldier, states
s man and great lesuer of thouR 81
Alexander Hamilton. of New York
It made this republic glorious by hi
: thinking and left his lasting impres
. sion upon New York, the foremoE
y state of the Union, and here, on To
/ island, the scene of his early tri
9 umphs, We go taere tonight, soldier
C OF the new war. representing to
g same ideas of union and glory an
adding to column Of the mohu
, ment that Hamilton and Wsshingto
r and the heroes OF the revolutio
81 reared; but the victory for which "
lie fought was worth nothing except fl
ls the friends that we're under it. in
and above it. We ought. to-nigh
re- as veterans and comrades, to stand 6
y sacred guards around the truths fl
], which we fought, and while "
OF have life to meet and grasp the han
j, of comrade, we will stan
ID by the great truths of the wa
v and comrades. among the connection
le OF that war, which have sunk dee
le in our hearts, there are som
&c we can never forget. Thin
of the great eleva.ing spir
at of the war itself, which gathered boy
OF from all OF our farms and shops an
Is stores, and schools and homes irol
Is all over the republic, when the
D. went forth unknown to fame and n
Is turned enrolled on the roster OF 10
mortal heroes. Here the repo
breaks eff for the night. - ED
4. HERALD.