Daily Republican., 1880-11-09
President Hay es' Speech. i.

cLRvsLAsD, o., November 4.-Presi.
dent Hayes and wife left their home in
fremont to-day and came to Cleveland
by special train. Mr.. Hayes remained
here the guest Of Mrs. Austin, . rela-
tive. The President went on 10 Men
tor, arriving In the afternoon and pass.
ing several hours visiting General
Garfield. In the evening President
Hayes returned to Cleveland, being in
vitsd TO participate in Q Republican
demonstration. He reviewed torch
light procession from stand in front
Of the postoffise and then went to his
hotel. He was serensdsd and spoke &c
follows ,
MR PAEsIDHNT, FELLow CIrIzBEs AND
PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF ALL
rARTIRs AsD ALL sRcrioxs--We all have
many solid reasons for rsjoising over
Tuesdays election. At this late hour
Of the night and In th!s weather shall
not detain you to enumsrate them. We
rejoice that the majority for General
Garfield is 50 decided, 60 large, that
there Ia no room to question his slsc.
tion. You all remember how four years
age the business Of the country for
weeks and months was interrupted
and almost suspended by the doabts
incurred OF the election.
Possibly the weakest point in our
system 10 that It has net adequately
provided for the aseertainment ana de.
olsra!ion Of the result OF q presidential
election when 1t Is close and doubtful
and disputed, and therefore, my friends
1t 10 a subject for congratulation and
rejoicing by all men Of all parties that
this question is settled, axd that in one
or two days or weeks we shall all be
pursuing our usual avocations and
business will be going on 80 1t has been
going onlfor the last six r eight months.
A less important poiBt, perhaps, is also
that We are able TO rejoice in the fact
demonstrated by this election, that no
amount Of eslumny Of personal attack
upon q presidential candidate Of really
high character affects him in the least
in the judgment Of good people. As
citizens of Cleveland, Of the Western Re.
serve OF Ohio, and nsighbors Of General
Garfield, we rejoice as his friends In his
great personal SUCCESS. We rejoice be-
cause Wa know that he is worthy of
the success he has achieved. How
many and how great are the laursls
that now encircls his browf He stands
to-day as the represent ltive Of the
Nineteenth congressional district. In
his ninth term, his eighteenth year a.
the representative Of that district, q
district composed Of the counties Of
Ashtabuls, Trumbull, Gsauga and Por-
tage, . community not surpassed in in
telligenss and patriotism anywhere on
earth.
He is their representative 10 day, ,sus.
tained by them through all these years
elected again and again nine times in
spite Of opposition and calumny. More
than that, ne is to-day the Senator-elsOt
for a six year1 term, position that
sought him, unsouEht by him, reosiv-
ing it spontaneous and without effort.
He is Senator from Ohio and now the
president from the fourth OF March
next OF the United States. In all our
history NO such combination Of civil
honors have rested upon the head OF
any man, and we rejoice, as said, to
know that he Is worthy OF these honors.
Looking through the history Of our pub
lio men, We feel that he is a model self.
made man in our history.
We can see In the past franklin and
Lincoln, and then comes Garfield as
the self made men Of the United States,
the best illustration and example OF
what under our institutions, may occur
to the humblest boy, the humblest
child Of the republic, an example of
what can be done where all have . fair
start and an equal chance in the race
Of life.
Finally, my friends, we rejoice be-
cause we feel assured that in the wise
and firm and moderate administration
Of General Garfield, our country is to
attain an era Of prosperity not surpars.
ed IN any country Of the globe.
Under his broad and lib6rSl and ger
srous administration, every section Of
this country will be fairly and justly
dealt with. He will say to the mis- |
taken men Of the South, you will be
treated precisely as the citizens OF
my own state Of Ohio are to be treated.
All that We ask Of you is that you shall |
faithfully obey the constitution as it
now is, regarding the new parts equal
parts and as equally sacred with the
old. Doing this to the administration
Of General Garfield, every liberal and
generous act required on his part will
be cheerfully aud gladly done, extend
ing to every state its state rights, he re.
curing Of them that they shall accord
to every citizen his individual rights.
With this done, with harmony restored
throughout the Union, throughout all
classes say again that the blessings Of
the vi,tory gained on Tuesday by you are
alike and equally to the Re.
publican and to the Democrat and to
The southern man and to the northern
man and to whoever is q citizen of the
United States. thank you for your
hearing.
President Hayes was followed by
Hon. Stanley Mathews, sfGsr whoae
'peech tho crowd dispersed.