The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-27
GARFIELD GREETED WITH
CHEERS.
Secretary Talks on "obIisations Of tho
West"

Denver.-Mr. Garfield was intro
duced to respond to the sentiment,
obligations of the West" He stood
for several seconds before the applause
which greeted him subsidized, and al
though the warmth of his reception
visibly affected him, he at once plunged
into an address rep-ete with direct and
emphatic loyal and moral lessons in
part as follows:
4 Il think l must have misunderstood
you. Is this Denver? daughter and
applause.) II 1t is, 1t is the first time
l haven't been hit. More laughter.)
have been very pleased and delighted
to be here and meet the men of Denver
and Colorado.
+, During the reception this evening
concluded that nobody in the West
was born here, because every man al
most whispered. 10 me that he was
born in Ohio. (Appause.) And II not
born In Ohio he was born in PenRsyl-
vania, the next thing to 1t. And finally
your lieutenant governor admitted
that, while he was not born In Ohio.
his wife was. (Applause) But no
matter where we were born, we are all
American citizens and we must realize
early in our lives that our highest duty
Is good citizenship, and that 1t Is ev-
cry mans duty to make himself force
for good to the best of his ability. (Ap.
plause)
"You people of the West are justly
proud of your accomplishments. but
the West is one of those phantoms we
cannot catch. The West Is not even
bounded. 1t has enlarged until it
stretches across the Pacific. and
away off there In the Orient we have
now the real problems of the West.
Therefore, you people here cannot call
yourselves distinctively the West.
Zone of the things to be deprecated
in the East is that the young men do
not appreciate their responsibilities
people here have fortunately not
reached that point where everything is
measured by the dollar. while the
young men of the East have been
brought up under easy circumstance
and conditions which tend to max,
them measure success by the dollar
rather than by character.
, Instruct the BoyG.
"And one of your obligations, gentle
men of the West. is to teach your boys
and girls sturdy manhood and woman
hood, and to live liN es of devotion, not
W oClllHtViSot, luz ih'NiS'' sN'Au ~
votion to the community. Teach them
realization that we are not here for
today merely, but are responsible to
generations which will occupy these
fair fields when we are but dust.
II want to get Jour point of view,
and at the same lime to be fair you
must get mine. IE the administration
of the duties which / have undertaken
ask your cooperation. | want to
learn, not what selfish individuals and
special interests out here want, but
what a majority Of the people of the
West need. l recognize no West, no
East, no North, no South, and, born
though l was in OHIO, much as love
that state, l hold that Ohio is nothing
unless the great s.sterhood OF states
is good and is honest.
when you come to Washington
don't be afraid to call on the secretary
of the interior or The other federal Of
ficials and presen. your troubles and
your problems. and | assure you they
will receive due consideration. And
now, in closing, | offer toast. not to
the West, but to our Republic, the
United States of America"
The sentiment was drunk standing,
and several minutes consumed after
ward in cheering and shouting, Who's
all right? Garfield
Impressive Moment.
Here occurred one of the chief i'm
pressive features Of the entire occa-
sion Mr.. Garfield mad been seated I'M
der effective vocal Endorsement of the
guests, and Toastmaster Steele held at
tention. He said:
What world Of thought passes
through our minds as we comprehend
this young mans fathers memory az
the towpath boy, Tie ambitious young
man, the gallant soldier; We see him
go to Congress again and and again
and finally to Washington as President.
And we see him while in that office tell
the bankers, God reigns and the gov
eminent still lives We see him as the
victim of the assassin, and, lovingly
folded in the arms of sorrowing Ma
ton, laid to rest. And, Mr.. Secretary
of the Interior Cunning to Mr.. Gar
field. we regard you as most worthy
representative of most distinguished
and illuSt riOuS fatlpr'