Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-09-20
Pres. Hayes in Cincinnati.
His Address on Condition of the Country.

OF NountfN.
Pres. Hayes was accorded most enthu.
siastic reception in Cincinnati, Saturday,
and in reply to a speech OF welcome, spoke
as follows:-
Fellow citizens These enthusiastic greet
ings and this very generous welcome by my old
friends and ncighbors of Cincinnati are indeed
very gratifying TO me. ] do not take them 4
mere per>onsl compliment. understand that
largely they mean that yOu are attached to the
principle ui the government Of the United
States. Applause trust also that may
accept This dtmon.traiion n in part due TO the
fact that the people OF Cincinnati approve the
general course OF the administration in regard
10 the great sud difficult questions Of how To
bring about complete and permanent pacific -
iion in this country. lChecrs The whole coun-
try. all sections. all states. all people. all races
aud classes are deeply interested IN the perma-
nent paelhcation OF the country lcheersl: but.
nv friends. no part Of the people OF the United
St'tes are more deeply interested in restoring
harmony between the North and the South than
the people of iucinnati. Cheers.
4 uring The greater part al the period of my
residence in Cincinnati. thi- city MAS border
city. Il Wa, like Baltimore and Louisville, a
border city. On the other side Of the line WAS
a papulatian hx circumstances beyond orr con-
troll. in some degree aienated and cstiangtd
from u; but, NV friends. the great object of de-
sire with the gentlemen associated with me in
the government. the great object Of desire with
me. i 10 change all that. wish TO see Cincin-
natl occupy the position whict her gcogrsphi-
cal location entities her To occupy. j wish Gin
cinnati to he one the great central cities of the
best part Of the best continent on the globe
lChccr>.
believe my friends that the DAY i coming
nav / believe the day has come when the great
conflict that RACED between u for more than
finy ycsrs i 10 be closed cheers. and how
deeply arr we interested IN it. -Four years
since the great crisis in monetary and business
STAIR. and yet the depression has not entirely
passed away. Four months ago, in New York.
IA the prcst nee OF large assembly of merchants
Of hat city, | thought proper TO >ay that in my
Judgment we might look for AN early ,cncourag-
iuC and decisive indication Of a restoration of
business prosperity throughout the country.
To-day. nv friends think | may say, in the
opinions OF wise and prudent observers. these
indication, which predicted have come to
pas. Look at il. They are not perhaps de-
eidDd A. We could wish. but was informed to-
dan that The railroads OF the northwest, begin
nuS 10 carry to market the great crops. arr al
ready earning more than AZ any previou,
similar period OF a wear since the crash
Of ls.3. In our own state | am told the
Lake shore road l. doing larger business
than ever before, and that the wholesale mer-
chants OF the great cities are beginning To have
trad" greater than ii any time since The pam
ic. collections are moro easily made than At
any time since the panic. and we all know that
tie true basis Of all prosperity i agricultural
prosperity, which this year j. assured.
We 30 not e aim for any administration the
ads aniaccs that come to the country from good
CROP. but m, friends, II seems TO me that We
ma, a,A some approval from our fellow citi'
zcn- 4 w have placed large part OF our coun
try IN condition 20 give their full attention TO
the raising Of Of crops, fIhesr~ A, long As
>c"ufeut with he government and " th their
follow citizens of the North existed IN th-
southern -ta'C-,we all know that politics would
Revive morn attention than business, bat now
ihlnA | am authorized 90 >Ay 70 YOU iha' The
Whp!c country % gins again jo think more 81
Industry, ~ improvements. of business. than
polus-. Applause
No part uf olr country eau lack prosperity
without So 'ls '1H I.-lerfrI'F % al. Tho
prH.p.Ity ui ONE section - iur pros ltTtS II q 3
>.,' on. l. B. with - "a. * ibo.r That ~,
enter upon ihH work a. Yaeih alton. Il hA-
herU M, good fortune duriu. The lat TN dAy.
'n POI. present a. the graf soldiers reunions. Of
-ollier- OF tAc Nor,h. and passing among them
Sud gathering their opinions, | found that one
ami al they are ready 20 come sxain TO The an
ci~nI friendship sud harmony, with the sole
ta.l- Of cordial recognition 81 ala obedience 60
the constitution A. b. now : y tn all il, rcrout
amendments. tAr,r-.'
Bg' have detained son too long, .sri's oi
'u' 4" 20 on" &. | feel upon this subject
ta4' am trsllIu- in the pathway marked out
by the father, they stood -houoier 10 should
,r and i'd, by -iGs men ui the North aud men
90 ths sou %. tUI ! WISH o. "a. the Ian within
tie next ,ar.t ar fur Year when 4cAln c.l cAI.-
q, 80 i-,.ta..nn VIII. llhc .iAFtrl, b, removed
'uT ser. 49, ! "hcn U-... moro '.r su..rat con-
cord AMI ri rd.alp Wi o. restored. nui
sua prolonged cheering This J.. nv hope.
thu j. my ama.;ipn.tp ,l0 -oin"thlu. 20 promote
ani alN AnC" taI> great purpose. When you
approve 81 hat. my fellow citizens, you aI
prove what sm irwin; 20 do.
ALt uuw Wi.' i.iain you 80 longer sim
Ilf Wish 90 ~, That what lA, b.tu done has
mo-. been don, merely l,r-u,- ~ eau.d not
help IriE- IL. hg' b'7 tu., Il Wa wi-t AMI r.;hi
o. 10 i. Apil4u.-. believe WITH Pres
d.ut Lincoln, rui lul,c'l | look 10 these ,7lmIn.,
ia,-. a. e fa.l m.at uf b, aspirations. Ia
AI- t->t Iu4g-gura. b. -4ii; The mystic chord.
81 memory stretching over every bAii tfeld and
pt'ils' grave. thr every lpyius heart aud every
heaTih-ionr tar u-houf tA'. broad land. would
swell the chorus Of the union touched as Il Is I'D
D. by tie better angels Of our nature"