, 1877-09-21
HENRY WATTER9ON.
Ills WELCOME TO TIlR PRESIDENT.

L6GtsnNs LtoFkf'5oAfA0f. dHD+. ". .
Tha day which hrtugs US, as an honorcd
guest, one who q little Willie ago WAS regarded
by largo majority Of the community as pub
lie enemy, may bo described without rhetorical
flourish as full OF happy and hopeful signIl-
cameo. Mr. Hayes eTosses tue linc Of What has
been bottler land, bearing not meEely the
olive bfnnch, but tho ripenfug fruit Vi the ILL.,
vine emblem ol peace. Ilc comes, not as Ills
party Ia lines gons by has too often conc, pre-
csncd By the wrinkled front OF war anl uttcrnE
words Of menace, but - friend, speaking
words OF kindly cheer. There Il no 1car
anywhere that t,c grass will withcr beneath hls
Ieel. In room OF dark faces, and darker fore
bodings, there arc welcomes on every hansl; oil
feutis are forgotten; party differences arc ig-
nuFcl to such degrees that the political nssoct-
ates of the hero Of the rejoicing hare. Of their
Uwn nccofsl, passed IT, tic rear 0f the caYa1caIe,
pressing upon this Rallant soldier Of tho Union
IN escort composed Ut the c-searri veterans
Ut the Confeltracy. Indeed, tho dream Ut Lin
cnln hua conc to pass Tl1e mystic chords OF
mcluOry, touched BY tho atlEes ui our better
nature, stretching orer every @ ha.tiYtela and t!
heurtl,stane Throughout tho land, swell again,
~ they did in dnys Of Yore, tho music Of the
uNt0if, Thtru ID HEce more meaning in the
ilags that tl0at from stat and steeple, Window
iii aud turret And, ~ Ii to cs,nsccsatc tho
srene, aild rive assnrnnte Of tho future, those
si9ns nri tokens uf real peace arc attended by
material guarnntcesi tle scas0D prchents nIl
une1amplcd harvest; the baEns are bursting;
The snn shlnea bright In tho old Kentucky honr.
And 10, blessings. IS we'll as miafostunes,
never come slnEIy, H.M be psAIsedl
Why Ia III What has wrought The chaugol
Less than yeur axo anotlet 'lss's, and that tho
eomretito.t q Nr; Hays. aesprns,l tho ssthn. ~
About w pe.son os NJ Hayes 1.ass sou.v 70 ps,s
.tf txi11 t31HrlHcr fna
mark how the a1tas 1f to-day becomes tho block nf
| ta.p,orrow." nis not 10: rhs peoplu are aiwsys
politician. who. cropping within himself fot nnd's-
soyetabs element 81 p9p,n,,a'ty stannls: ossr
and thsir wants ~ rsrs.y nesn ana palsfy. only
.so thiaxs ~ tasy ~ Judging men nj unkiadii,
"a. .o ssG N nrs ;es, ,st pii
hisn; nothing with A., llaye.. To-day. tbs
conditions, not anything clio ot anybody
he ths .ceas. a Mr Hays. i not ,nsrsiy Sson sha
sought ao,'ss Ill; Ttiash. Eay' he b.: given ho.. @
indus'se real revolution ID the public policy snd
III public opinion, hs i. for ths tllas bSfnx 4rsp.
msxiaa IL aplenaey ii % TIT Gosernaents M @ canaat b.
grateful. No moro csn people walt. Ther cannot
Afford y feitct yoo4 Adm.l;ttatIan; sna .hyy
| -
| stncts aud interests.
Thus the people have accepted Ar. Hayes. 1t ~
not. speuklna in party aeu.s, that they love the
Democratic party less, but ,hat they love shets
eouni1y tnoru. II Il mol that .,ssakiu3 u = per
.onal ssnae. they arg fslss 10 W. i!dsn. bal That
thsy ars lruB " their conception Of existing facts
which. being Equally true IL theEf grnialIty and
semtnon scntc. They realize without whining. 1t
L. le natunai charactcElstic; 1t IL lhe KuAFante.
Of iscs ,oslItu,i"ns Tho Ensllshman slosered.
schsMed. and scbtled for centuries befoEe hs aat.
hsd tn1a an el1dasass conservative. Tho French
mau shtnss hts shoulder. plota and reyolta when
| atst the Government doeA 1ot ~ ~ sut him II
tstas American Who, having hls beloved stump te
! stand on. and hts beloved u1gan 10 psiut hli
spceehe:. soothss hiusclt br swearing 4 lhe 6:.
ures and submitting 10 The fesut, huplp: Ia ID.
eud to proat BY hts adaptabliltf anl n,ske tht
bsss Of : bud bassa!n. A.sa!caly, N NJ. li.5ss
looked for basyai1; for. II blessed In nothing else
they wefo bicsse4 IN expecting nothing of him
In lieu Vt this ther have bad, thus faE. 1n Admin
f.trsiton which has done for then. what they couls
nut have done fos themselves, and doae !. Ia VA
which has contributed 70 The pcsec, the glory. aut
the prosperity VI thc country. To make opposi
tlon merely because Il L. Hayes iustea4 of 1adeo .
would b. mora than faetlou!. Il would ~ absurd
aud. tbeIttort,- to make long story abort, -th
people, fut.etfu " party for Tho lAomsnt, see u