Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-09-09
che Presidents Speech at Minueap
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The President delivered the following speech
at Minneapolis last Saturday:
Ny FRIENDS: tlr. Lincoln on some occa-
aions, when he was required or when it was
proper be should address an audience, largely
of ladies, spoke Of his embarrassment in up-
dcrtaking 70 dc il. | have never bacp skilled
in the language OF compliment to ladies, and l
feel somewhat as be must have felt. | an Dct
skilled. | have not studied the language OF
mere Acknowledgement and thanks upon coca
sons like this. 1t occurred to me-, coming as
was, 10 the Northwest to attend agricultural
md mechanical fairs, to meet the people who
were mainly engaged 10 considering their ma.
terial interests that | might, perhaps, say a
word or two that would be interesting, and &C
cordingly gathered together few facts and
few figures which | intended to use and repeat
at each of the places in which was called upon
to address az assembly, leaving to the moment
to say such other things as might seem proper
to say when called upon on occasions like this.
And here let me say this: That [ really and
heartily thank the Governor Of Minnesota end
the Mayor of the city Of Minneapolis and the
president aud officers of this association for the
very friendly way 10 which they have greeted
me. And thank this whole audience for the
hearlness with which they have received sem
timents some of which doubtless they do not
altogether agree with. 1t is one OF the tortu'
nate things in American public lite that what
ever may BIO said currently in angry discussion
OF political strife, after all the American people
of all parties seem to have sagGcty 10 discover
ing at last what manner OF man it is that they
arc talking about and thinking about. and
though he may make ever so many mistakes,
to- l,o1o kIc,,f ,1,c hail a hon
and patriotic and means WELL they will treat
him as you treat ne. Loud applause OF
course we all knoW--cycrybody in the United
States that knows anything kuoEs-a good deal
that is good and pleasant about the city OF Min.
ncapolis. Applause We know Of your co,
ercy, your rapid growth, your prospects, What
YOU GU! ars doing to day. Passing around your
city, viewing your beautiful homes, viewing
also its wonderful manufacturing establish.
ments, So extensive, So we'll fitted TO take hold
of the raw material which We have seen grow
irg 10 the colossal wheat fields Of the North
west-passiDg through these | realized how It
it that Que column OF figures that l have re-
pcated land | propose TO repeat until get
back to Washiugtoo). how it is that that col.
umu of figures stands SO tavorably to the Uolted
States as it does. Applause. l reitr, as
you vii! naturally conjecture, to the comparison
between what We send abroad and what We re-
ceive from abroad, aud that column of figures
tela Us that, last year wo sent to Europe OF
agricultural products, breaGstuIs, provisions,
largely more than ever before. And tho cppo,
site fact is cquaiig cncourseog, and that is that
my wife ami your vile aud Your boys have
been seized with fit Of economy aud arc buy.
ing less of nonsense. They take nero abroad
than ever before applause, aud SO the result