The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-27
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Grafton by Oar Nert President.
Fremont, June 26.-The following
speech was made by Gov. Hayes
Saturday night at u reception rendered
him:
Fellow citizens, friends and neigh
bors: need not attempt to express
the emotions L feel at the reception
which the people of Fremont and of
the county have given me Tonight.
Under any circumstances an assem-
blage of this sort at my home to wei
come me would touch me-would
excite the warmest emotions OF graft
Jude, but what gives TO this Its dis
tinctive character is the fact that those
that are prominent in welcoming me
home, i know very well in the past
have not voted with me or for me and
they do not intend in future 10 vote
with me or for me. 1t is simply that
coming 40 my home they rejoice that
Ohio, that Sandusky county, that the
town OF Fremont has received at that
convention that honor, and 1 thank
you, Fellow Cltizens, Democrats, In
dependents and Republicans Tor this
spontaneous and warm and enthu-
siastic reception. lCheers.)
/ trust that in The course of events
the time Will never come that you Will
have cause 10 regret what you do to-
night. 1t is very great responsibility
that has been placed upon me " be
the representative OF 2O,OUO,OOO of peo-
plea responsibility which i know
very well am not able TO perform. l
understand very well that 1t was not
by reason OF ability or talents that l
was chosen there were accidents and
contingencies that caused this result,
but that which does rejoice me ID that
here, there are those that come and
rejoice at the result. (Cheers.)
Events follow upon one another as
wave follows wave.upon the ocean. 1t
is for each man TO do what he can
to make others happy. That is the
prayer and that is the duty of life. Let
us, my friends, in every position, en-
deavor to perform this. AS for me, L
have no reliance except that which
Abraham Lincoln had when he went
from his friends at Springfield, when
he said to his friends Il 20 to WASH
ingten to assume a responsibility
greater than that which has been de-
volved on any one since our first
president, and beg you, my friends
and neighbors. To pray that 1 may
have that Divine assistance without
which 1 can but fail" (Cheers.)
Ifit shall be the will of the people that
this nomination shall be ratified, all
will be well; If, on the other hand, it
shall be the will of the people that an
other shall assume these great response
bilities, let us see to 1t that We VINO OPP
pose him give him fair trial and also
our prayers.
My friends, thank you for the in
terest yon have taken in this reception
and that you have laid aside partisan
feeling. There has been too much
bitterness on such occasions in this
country. Let US see to it that abuse or
vituperation of the candidate that shall
be named at st. Louis don't proceed
from our lips. Let us on this centen-
nial occasion, this second century of
our existence, set an example of what
u free and intelligent nation can do.
Let US show in electing the chief
magistrate of the nation. the officer
that is to be first of forty or forty-tive
millions: let us show all those who
visit us how the American people can
conduct themselves through a canvass
OF this sort. Ii it shall be in tile spirit
in which we have met here tonight,
If il shall be that justness and fairness
shall be in all the discussions, IL Will
commend our free Institutions to the
world in way in which they have
never been commended before.
lCheers.)
Well, friends, l am OBTAINING you
too long. (Cries of ''go on, go on.")
know how it is when u man talks Off
hand with that dread reporter behind
him, therefore / propose to close what
/ have to say by expressing the feeling
of gratitude of myself and family for
the kindness and regard shown to us
by the people of Fremont.