The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-09-21
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NASHVILLE, September 2l.-rhe
president and Mrs, Hayes occupied the
rear platform admiring the scenery
and seemed equally interested In bat.
tie fields, whether the yankees had the
better or worse.
AT Chattanooga, on Market street, q
large monogramic arch, consisting OF
the letters II. b. H., had been erected,
from the centre OF which large floral
key was suspended.
After the address OF welcome and
elaborate speeches by the president
and secretary OF state, Key said My
friends | am quite hoarse to day could
not make speech II wanted to. |
am sure you would not want me To
make one II could, for you have
heard me here aud everywhere, on all
sorts OF questions. There is one thing
| can say to you to-day. l can say
to people of the United States
that when the president did me the
very great distinguished honor TO place
me In his cabinet, the colored people
of Chattanooga were not afraid Of thai
act. They knew | was their friend
they did not suppose that an old dem
ocrat would hurt them very much,
am sure. [Applause. 1t may DO that
the white people were more afraid Of
me; | do not know who that was
[ Laughter. am glad to stand before
you. All that | am, owe to Chatta.
nooga--to the people OF East Tennes
see. They have been my friends, and
while / am not unmindful OF the great
honor the president did me In the ap'
pointment, while l am proud of the
administration to which l hav,
in my feeble way given my
earnest support, l remember with still
more pride, gratitude IN fact, that
when in your legislature was can
didate for the senate Of the United
States, every man in East Tennessee,
white and black, democratic and re-
publican, union and confederate, was
for my election. Now, my friends, to
a crowd like this, what can l say? II
| was to talk too much, might say
something that somebody would not
like, and like you all. There's no
people on earth | love as well as | dc
the people of Chattanooga. Applause.
Judge Key, leading forward Mrs
Hayes, said: " Here is the best speech
| think that has been made. They
abuse all other members OF the admin
istration, but nobody abuses her-Mrs
Hayes" She was greeted with louC
applause.
The Times editorislly commenting
on Hayes southern tour, says: In lit
tie more than half a year he has sue
ceeded lin beating down compact
mass of prejudice and in allaying &
host OF conflicting passions. The
triumph OF his policy Is now Issued
He has this week begun journey
through several southern states which
ia intended to show the work OF pacih
cation. The federal government ha'
no intention of interfering In the locs
administration OF the southern states
and the southern state have no desire
TO disturb the great achievements o
the civil war which have been embodi
ed In the constitution aud amend
ments. The removal Of objects Of con
tention makes 1t easy to re-establisl
friendly relations between the people
who respect each other. The sympa
thetic meeting Of the president AM
Hampton, IL an omen OF the cominI
time when the north and south will NJ
longer be separated by lines Of divis
ions which the civil war had traced.