The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-01

1000 per month. In some respects 1t is
the most attractive city in the United
States. Euclid avenue is street OF which
any city in the United States might well be
proud. II has been famous fora quarter Of
century, but was never so attractive AZ
now The lawns are spacious and green,
and the homes are the homes Of wealth
and refinement, Some Of the residences
have cost 100000, and very many Of them
$4,000. The Andrews mansion is the
finest in Cleveland and has few rivals any
where, Almost every house on the line was
draped In mourning, The New York Her.
aid estimates that u million dollars ut least
was spent in the United States in thus dr-
ping residences and business houses, Its
possible that Cleveland spent one-twentieth
Of the wholesum. Cleveland believed in
Garfield. Tho people were proud that he
was born and raised in their county.
II was appropriate that over the
great arch Of the Lake View cemetery
should be written "Come Home to
Rest" The Leaders, head line was
aWith His Own" The people felt that he
was peculiarly their own, They did not
forget that Mr.. Conkling came into Gar
fields district to make u speech in the can
yass Of 1850 and never mentioned his name.
That slight sunk deep into their hearts,
aud was not forgotten on the day OF the
funeral. They felt that II was an arlsto-
cratic snub Of the plebian boy who was
flesh Of their flesh. When Garfield came
TO Cleveland, gripeack in hand, to go of
making speeches during the campaign OF
late, years, he was always In hurry, but
nevertheless had Il word for every body us
he passed, Everybody knew him OH the
street ours, and hands were reached to him
from every scat, He knew his friends by
Z their first names, llenrely called friend
Mister. 1t was always Sum, or Bill, or Joe,
Jlck and Tom. He had Il why peculiar
10 himself Of drawing them close up to
himself by their hunds and looking right
into their faces. lie was always full Of
soul towards his friends, He always call
ed lis old friend DR.. Robinson "Doc,"
and inr forty years the Doctor always
spoke 10 him and OF him as "Jim." Tie
csvs OF tnu Old Doctor fill now us he
tinIS 70 you OF Jim" Tho boy "Jim" is
in his thoughts day and night. Some peo-
pie think tnat he will not care to live ut
Mentor now, Garfield drove over to his farm
nearly every morning Of his life. The
DOCTORS good Old wife Betsy" US every
body country knows her, was proud Of
her boy whom she called "James." Sheal.
ways kissed him with Il mothers kiss when
liz caine TO herllOuse as II boy, and when hu
grew to BIZ man, especially u noted nBli,
lie always kissed her whenever he met her
atttru day or twO's absence. When the
Doctorwas on the eve OF failing some years
ago Garfield hurried home from Washing.
ton, and withOutsayinga word went intOhls
district and on his own credit borrowed
$500 and brought II to the Doctor, and
laid II on his sick bed us his c0ntrlbu.
ton to keep him from failing. "Why,
Jim, sud tue Doctor, Suppose ] never
get we'll, and never pull through this dilli-
Guilty, how will ever pay this ?" mo
matter whether you pay II or mo-" said
Garfield The Doctor got up again and
did pull through his difficulties and never
used tbat $500, but he loves to tell Of it
ms showing the devotion of Gartield's
friendship "Ah," sud he, "he was the
klndest Of men. He never forgot anybody
who had ever done him kindness, no odds
how small d one"
Garfield WIS essentially n great Com.
moner. He never left of talking with an
old friend who was visiting him, TO pay at.
tcntion to some more distinguished caller
He kept his friend in hand until he was
through. He was no goody.goody sort OF
% person. Heloved q rolliCking time when
he was foot.lOose. He loved to laugh md
jokeand could play ball or game OF whist
With relish, But all his ways were clean
why's In whatever he engaged. lie kept
( himself unspotted from the world
Z IL was remarked ut the funeral that Sec.
rotary Blaine looked TO be in very poor
health and the people were profoundly
sorry. Blaine has d great hold upon the
people. They believe that Garfield loved
him and trusted him, and they love him
for his own sake and Garlield's sake. One
nf the Cleveland committee who went to
Pittsburgh 10 meet the remains said to
Blaine Ms he rode BY his side in the car,
- Mlblt NuW NNlU iGHlNlSllb AuMs
Blaine replied, 81 am weary of politics" /
feel as II ! had been In politics long
enough
Dlane's hair has turned very white and
he is thin In flesh. His complexion has n
bloodless, waxy sort OF hue The strain
Of his life Is beginning to tell on him, He
ought To takea long trip abroad. Some
people think that Arthur would be quito
willing 10 send him as MihislertO England.
Perhaps Conkling would be glad 10 see
him 20 out oil the country,
The windows OF Cleveland were full Of
notices III honor Of Garfield. ale hath
been SO clear In his great Office" struck
Us rs one Of the most appropriate Of
an the ghakespefian quotations. Another
was, "lie forgive the Injuries Of men; inal.
Iceland revenge had no place IN his heart"
Another was this. u martyr to the fierce
ness Of iactional politics, and the victim Of
that accnfsed greed for til spoils Of Office
which was the bane Of his brief existence
as President and Il the great peril tn /
threatens the future Of his country" In
d large store window were two very
fine liknnaaaes, one Of Lincoln and one
u Garfield, Under one We read,
sAbfanuiil Lincoln, essasslnaled April
Ia. 1867 and tnder the other, flames a.
Garfield, assassihated July 2, 1881" Tits
fell these two Presidents, 80 close together,
otir Government not yet hundred years
old, This Il a terrible record for "a gov.
eminent Of the people, by the people, for
tile people, Not since ihe Princes were
murdered IN the tower has one Of the
blood fallen In England by assassination,
Eilti Altst. Nt,n entstltNa f1unnN hna tonyt