Show THE PRESIDENTELEcT He Leaves Mentor for Wash ISltos Receptions and Speeches on The Fly Mentor Ohio 27There was a flurry of snow during the forenoon but at 1230 the time fixed for the departure of the train with General Garfield for Washington air was crisp and clear and almost the entire population of Mentor and neighboring neighbor-ing villages with many visitors from the neighboring towns friends of the family from distant cities and newspaper men were on hand to bid God speed the presideutelec A large excursion from Ashtabula andPainsville was at the depot The train is a special one and made UP and manned by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company E E Ely conductor con-ductor Although it was understood that the party was to consist only of tho immediate family of the presidentelect so great was the pressure from newspapers that a considerable number of representatives representa-tives of the press were allowed to take passage Outside of this the party on the train was as follows Gen Garfield and wife his mother Mrs Eliza Garfield his two s ns Irvine and Abraham and daughter Miss Mollie with four servants General D G Swain Col LA Slid don and wife Captain J E Henry 0 L Judd and J D Brown secretary secre-tary The party will stop in Washing Wash-ing at the Riggs House There was no display at the house as General Garfield and his family drove off in an unpretentions close carriage they merely waving a pleasant goodbye to the few who remained re-mained As tho carriage containing con-taining General Garfield drove up to the depot platform a shout went from 3000 throats and the bands playing lively added to the excitement of the appreciative crowds After assistingthe ladies to their car Gen Garfield returned to the platform where Hon 0 L Tucker of Painsville delivered a farewell address to which Gen Garfield Gar-field with head uncovered responded res-ponded as follows Fellowcitizens and neighbors of Lake CountyI thank you for your cordial and kindly greeting and farewell You have come fron your homes than which no happier are known in this country from this beautiful lake side full of all that makes country life happy to give me your blessing and farewell You do not know how much I leave behind be-hind of friendship and confidence and homelike happiness but 1 know I am indebted to this whole people for acts of kindness oC neighborly friendship of political confidence of public support that few men have ever enjoyed at the hands of any people You are apart a-part of this great community of northern Ohio which for so many years has had no political aspirations aspira-tions but the good of your country no wish but the promotion of liberty lib-erty and justice have had no choice but the building up of all that was worthy and true in our republic If I were to search all over the world I could not find a better model or political spirit of aspirations for truth and right than I have found in this community During the present occasion people have honored hon-ored me with their confidence I thank the citizens of this county for their kindness and especially my I neighborhood of Mentor who have done so much to make my home al refuge and joy whose acts I cannot now speak of but I shall carry to the discharge of the duties that lie before me and in which I may merit a sense of your confidence and your love which will always be answered by my gratitude Neighbors Neigh-bors friends and constituents farewell fare-well At 1 oclock the train moved off and the crowd dispeised first giving three rousing cheers Ashtabula 0 8The first stop of General Garfields train was made it this point where there was a largo turn out at the depot and his arrival was signaled by a salute from two heavy pieces of ordnance S A Pettibone prosecuting attorney at-torney for the district on behalf of the eeople of Garfields old Astha bula district wished him a Godspeed God-speed upon his departure to fill the higher oilice to which he had been called General Garfield had but a short time for reply in which refering to the planting of the great tree ot the republican party he said If in the future I can help to garner the harvest that you have helped to plant I shall feel that I have done something toward discharching the debt of gratitude which I owe for your confidence and love Amid the cheering which followed General Garfields thanks and cood bve the train moved off atthe rite of 40 to 5u miles an hour 9 Youngstown 0 28Dinner was finished by Gen Garfield and his party just before the special train reached Warren It is a significant fact that no wine was served at the table The stop at Warren was very brief but the sightseers were more numerous tnan at any other point along the route and the constituents constitu-ents of the presidentelect stood on tiptoe to get a sight of his well known face and to hear his words Between Warren and Youngstown the flying train was greeted at frequent fre-quent intervals by villagers who had gathered in groups in the hope of seeing Gen Garfield A few rods south of Warren the train ran through a sheet of water which completely covered the track and caused some alarm among the ladies but no inconvenience was experienced At Warren where the ceremony of an introduction was considered superfluous Gen Garfield Gar-field said Fellow Citizens of Warren I want to say one thing I shall carry away from this place one very defi nite picture in my mind It is of a group of men and I see some of their faces in this audience who during my long term of public services ser-vices have never given a sign to me that they had any personal wish to gratify except to see right princi pies prevail and good government maintained Applause I say some of these men in the most private conversation have never intimated to me that they hadany personal wish in the way of public otlice but they have shown that they had the deepest personal anxiety in having a good honest government and to have high and worthy principles I of public iioerty prevail Now if that company of men whose headquarters headquar-ters have been in several places of this district but notably Warren could be reinforced all over this country that would be the glory of men on whose shoulders and in i whose hearts 1 would find htich reliance reli-ance and such confidence as would make me feel it possible to get through Applause A voice You will eet through and thank you that you hav brought the memory to me now by your presence pres-ence as I am about to leave you Ibid I-bid you farewell Pittsburg 2SAt Youngstown stepping to the rear of the train Gen Garfield said Fellow Citizens of Toungztown I am about to take leave of this old congressional district I have come the length of it and I shall say goodbye to it when I say goodbye to you You have been a strong earnest body of people supporting the national government The strength of your position and patriotISm pa-triotISm has contributed largely to the strength of this district and therefore to my strength and I hope whatever fortune befall me that I shall still enjoy the confidence and friendship of the good people of this town and district thank you for this greeting and bid you goodbye good-bye Great Cheers Pittsburg was reached about 730 No speeches |