Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-08-18
That is the object of every hammer
strike. of every blow that labor has

Applause. The fight for bread is the
great primal fight and it is 80 absorb
ing struggle that until one conquers
to some extent he can have no leisure.
We may divide the struggle of the
human race into two chapters, first the
fight to get leisure, and second, what to
do with our leisure when we ehave won it.
It appears that Chautauqua has assailed
this last problem. [Applause. Like
all blessings leisure is very bad thing
unless it is well used. The man with o
fortune ready-made and with leisure
on his hands is likely to get sick of the
world, sick of himself, tired of life and
become useless, wasted man. What
shall you do with yoar leisure? I
understand Chautauqua is trying to
develop new energies, largeness Of mind
and culture in a better sense, with the
varnish scratched off, as our friend Gov.
Kir]kwood says. [Applause] We are
getting over the fashion of painting and
vanishing our native woods. We are
getting down to the real grain and find
ing whatever is best and most beautiful
in it, and if Chautauqua is helping to
develop in our people the native
stuff that is in them rather than give
them the varnish and gewgawso of culture,
it is doing well. Chautauqua has filed
me with thought and in addition to that
you have filled me with gratitude for
your kindness and for this great sponta-
neous greeting in the early morning
earlier than men of leisure get up.
Laughter. Some of these gentlemen
of the press around me looked
distressed at the early rising by which
you have compelled our whole party to
look at the early sun. Gaughter.) This
greeting on the lake slope towards
the sun is very precious to NE,
and I thank you all. This is a
mixed audience of citizens and I
will not offend the proprieties Of the occa-
sion by discussing controverted ques-
tions OF entering upon any political
discussion. L look in the faces Of men
of all shades Of opinion, butwhatever are
o1r party affiliations, trust there is in
all this audience the love of our benef-
! cent institutions which makes it possible
for free labor to earn leisure and
for our institutions to make
that leisure worth something.
Applause. Our Union and our insti-
t11tions, under the blessings Of equal
laws, equal to all colors, all conditions,
open career for every man however
humble to rise to whatever place the
power of strong arm, strength Of a
clear head and the associations OF apure
heart can Lift him. That prospect ought
to inspire every young man in this vast
audience. Applause. Iheard yesterday
and last night the songs of those who
were lately redeemed from slavery and l
felt that there too was one of the great
triumphs Of the republic. [Applause. ]
I believe in the efficiency of the forces
that come down from the ages be-
hind us and I wondered if the
tropical sun had not distilled
it's sweetness and if the sorrow of cen
turies of slavery had not distilled its
sadness into verses which were touching,
and into sweet voices which were singing
the songs Of liberty as they sing them
wherever they 60. Applause. I thank
that choir for the lesson they have taught
me here and now. Fellow citizens thank.
ing you all, good bye .[Applaqse].
| Three cheers for Gen. Garfield were
given followed by three cheers for the
! next president. The visiting party made
its way through the throng to the boat
landing. Here the Jubilee singers re-
peated two or three Of the songs the
general had taken most pleasure in. He
thanked them and said in tone audible
only to those close by: 1.-THE oldprophe1
said Ethiopia shall stretch her hands
to>God.' I believe God has stretched
out his hand to the children of Ethiopia. >
There was renewed applause by the
thousands upon the shore as the boat
moved off: Atall the landings along the
lake applause greeted the party. Al
Lake Wood the boat was left. The
party stopped few minutes at the Lake
View house where General Garfield me1
seueral old acquaintances. No speeches
were made. The general and party were
then driven to the railroad station an(
the train started on the homeward jour
ney.
New YORK, August GA crowd O.
several thousand closed around the trai1
when IL stopped at Cory. Gen. Garfield
was welcomed, and being introduced by
Isaac B. Brown, responded as follows
"Fellow citizens: I should be destitute
of all proper feeling if I did moi
recognize so cordial and generous 6
greeting as this. This is Erie county,
your speaker tells me, and he has proper
ly called this the Keystone State. Any
man in the world might be proud to be
citizen of such state, but after all
great as Pennsylvania is, she is not great
enough for all the possibilities of Ameri
cans. It is still greater thing to be :
citizen of the whole republic and fee
that you have a right in it. Wheneve
the flag haunts from the gulf to the lakes
and from ocean to ocean, it is all ou!
country, your country, my country, re
deemed by the valor of our people, made
illustrious by the patriotism of ou1
fathers and of those who are still will
us on the earth. I thank you, fellow
citizens, for this demonstration, ani
congratulate you upon the bene6cenct
and blessing that our country gives III
ALL"
There was much applause. Mr.. Coll
yer also spoke briefly. Knots of people
were gathered at the depots at Unio1
City and other towns where the train die
not stop. The general took off his ha
and was applauded. At Cambridge {
short stop was made. Mr.. Conger in
troduced Gen. Garfield, who said he wal
glad to see the people, and would detai1
them only long enough to Introduce Sen
ator Kirkwood, who made a few remarks
At Saegerstown, very small place
there was quite large crowd with fag'
and brass band. The train stopped tx
take on the committee from Meadville
and Gen. Garfield bowed to the people
saying: "I thank you. I salute thu
flags" [Cheers. At Meadville thu
train stopped half an hour for dinner
There was large demonstration there
the crowd numbering several thousands
and various speeches were made.
:, Child Heroism.
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