The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-01
AT AsMTABULA.
First stop After Leaving Home-Another
Speech,

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speech,
AsuTABULA, February 2S,-The first stop
Of General Garlleld's train was made here,
There was q very large turnout at the
depot, with two military companies and
two heavy pieces Of ordinance which
alternately saluted the coming President
during the fifteen minutes Of the trains
stop. The enthusiastic greeting OF the
citizens curtslled the time for speeches,
but gave ample opportunity for witness
ing the respect and admiration which
exist in his own section for the man who
has 80 long represented this part oi the
State In the National Legislature. Frank
A. Pettibone, Prosecuting Attorney Of this
county, expressed this sentiment In the
following neatly turned speeCh
General Garfield, | am commissioned
by the citizens OF Ashtabula to extend to
you, on this occasion, most cordial and
heartfelt greeting, and, rs you are about
to depart from among US 10 assume the
higher duties TO which you have been
called by the American people, they de.
sire you to know aud understand that you
carry with you their best wishes for the
highest and greatest success that is attain
able In the high office 10 which you are 10
act. They also desire to assure you Of
their unwavering confidence in your pa
trioLism, and IN your defense of those
grand principles OF human liberty ol
which you have bsen 30 long the expo.
nent and personal representative. In sew
ering the ties which have 80 long exist.
ed between YOU and your constituents,
there Ia feeling OF gloom and sadness,
but this is somewhat modified by the con.
Ciousness that upon the broad field In
which you are about to enter you can
work for the grand old principles OF the
Republican par y, for which they and you
have 90 long Contended. | wish you on
behalf OF the people Of old Ashtabula a
good speed on your mission. Applause.
General Garfield responded as follows:
Fellow.Citizens oil Ashtabula: greatly
thank you for this greeting. cannot for.
get the tree that was planted many years
ago, and itS planting 80 far watched and
assisted by the people Of Ashtabula Coun.
ty. 1t has grown 10 be q great tree. It's
branches cover the whole republic and lie
lbhN6b huu lIulb hlo llbelkl W hll luGh1
That is O work for the citizens OF Ashta.
bula county to be proud Of 10 the latest
generation. II l, as your representative,
have helped on the cause you have so
much at heart am glad, and II in the
future can help 10 contlrmand strength.
en- what you have done 80 much to build,
II can help 10 garner the harvest that
you have helped to plant, shall feel that
have done something toward disCharg.
Ing the debt Of gratitude which l owe for
your confidence and love. l thank you,
fellow citizens for this farewell greeting,
and bid you good bye. [Great Cheering]
The speech was received with the
closest attention and In almost breathless
silence, which was broken at its closing
period by round after round OF applause,
supplemented with three cheers as the
train moved of A delay was expert.
enced just outside the city, where Mr.. j.
g.. Lalng, general manager Of the Penn.
sylvania company, came up on another
train and was taken on board to 20 through
10 Washington. Conductor Major F.
Scott and Engineer Daniel Dougherty,
veterans III The service OF the company
were put In charge OF the train, which
moved of at the rate Of forty 10 fifty miles
an hour.