Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1881-03-01
THIRD EDITION.
ON To WASHINGTON.
PRESIDENT Elect 0arfeld's Trip
From Meatwx 60 PitAsburE.

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n At 1880 p. m. to-day, the time FIXED
" for the departure OF the train whici
VAS to bear General Garfield to Wash
\ ngton, almost the entire population
y of Mentor and the surrounding villages
& With many visitors from neighboriDe
towns, were on hand to bid Gods se6
q to the President.elecu. A large exour
4 ion party from Ashtabula and Paines
n Vile was at the depot. The route, Of
announced by General Manager Judge
Laying, Of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
y was as follows: By the Lake Shore
Road to Ashtabula. thence by the
Pennsylvania Company's lines through
Warren, Youngstown and Pittsburg,
and reaching Washington early on
Tuesday morning. The train was O
special one, made up and manned by
the Pennsylvania Company. The
party on the train consisted OF the fol.
lowing: General Garfield and wife,
his mother, Mrs. Elisabeth Psld, h is
two sons, Irwin and Abraham, and
daughter, Miss Matte, with her ser.
wants; General d. g. Swain, Colonel
l.. A. Sheldon and wife. Captain G, K.
Henry, o. D. Judd and J. D. Brown,
secrel airy.
There was DO display at General Gar.
fields house as be and his family drove
of in an unpretentious CLOSE carriage,
merely waving pleasant good bye to
the few who remained.
AS the carriage containing General
Garfield drove up to the depot platform a
shout went up from three Thousand
throats and the band playing vigorous
ly.sdded to the enthusiasm OF the crowd.
Alter assisting the ladies to their car
General Garfield returned to the plat.
form, where Hon. A. l.. Tinker, Of
gainesville, delivered farewell ad-
Idress, to which General Garfield, with
head uncovered, responded as follows
'Fsllow-citixens and neighbors Of
Lake county, | thank you for this cor.
dial and kindly greeting and farewell.
You have come from your homes, than
which no happier are known In this
country, from this beautiful lakeside,
fall Of that which makes the country
happy, to give mo your blessing and
farewell. You do not know how much
| leave behind of friendship and conf.
den 70 and homelike happiness. But
know l am indebted TO that for acts Of
kindness, Of Aeighborly friendship, of
political confidence, of public support
that few men have ever enjoyed at the
hands OF any people. You are a part
OF this great community of Northern
Ohio, which for so many years have
had no political desire but the good OF
their country, no wish Int the promo
ton Of liberty and justice have had
no scheme but the building mp of all
that was worthy and true in our Re- {
public.
II | were to search over all the world !
could not find better model Of politi- \
'al spirit in the aspirations Of the y
truih and the right than have found
n this community during the eighteen {
years its people have honored me with 7
'heir confidence. THANK the citizens
Of this county for their kindness, and
especially my neishbors OF Mentor, i
" no have demanded 80 little OF me
md have done so much to make my I
nome refuge and q Joy. What awaits
me oannet now speak Of, butI shall
carry to the discharge of the duties /
that lie before me, TO the problems and :
dangers may meet, sense Of your {
confidence and your love, which will ;
be always answered by my gratitude. :
ighbors, frients, constituents, fare
we'll" Promptly at ! p. m. the train
moved of and the crowd dispersed, first /,
giving three rousipg cheers. Y
The first stop of General Garfeld's Q
rain was made st Ashtabula. There =
Vas a very large turnout at the depot, D
including two military companies and
wo pieces of heavy ordinance, which
alternately saluted the coming Presi.
lent during the hiteen minutes OF the
rains stay. General Garfield made
peeOh, returning thanks for the greet
ng. The speech was received with the
losesI attention and in almost breath r
ess silence, which was broken at its /.
lose by round after round Of applause.
with three cheers as the at
rain moved OF. Conductor Major 2. DO
scott and Engineer Daniel Dougherty. y
yeterans in the service Of the company. 4
we're put In charge of the train. which
tsrted off at the rate Of from forty TO
lfty miles an hour. G.
Dinner was eaten by General Gar
ield aud party Just before the train -
cached Warren. No wine was served {
{ the table. The stop at Warren was n;
cry brief, but sight-seers were more oa
numerous than at any point along the CHI
QUITE and q driving snow storm did not