The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-02
was introduced to the people by Judge Robert
Crozier, who made the following remarks:

LADIES AND GEyrIENEN:-we are here to |
greet the ruler Of the grsndest nation upon
the lace of the earth and the estimable lady
who, with uDexceiled grace and dignity, pre-
sides In his official residence Although The
position the President OF this great nation
occupies is the pinnacle of the temple of no.
man fame, the individual Is here among US
as one OF ourselves; aPproachab.e by. and
doubt ess glad to meet ne hnmblsst citizen
IerS OF other nations, the most exalted
f ~ Saas
height OF his ton1ce, commune in patriotic |
sentiment with, and shake the hands Of his /
fellow citizens On terms Of Ps.ses sSTslb
ed guests are with US to-day. We shall De |
glad TO hear the words Of kindness and wis |
dom Of theone and enjoy the eenignant smiles
cannot be strangers to the people, further
words of introduction from me are unneces-
sary. l therefore now take great pleasure In
presenting to you, the citizen. Rutherford b.
Hayes, and the officer, the President OF the
United States.
The President then stepped forward and
was greeted with cheer after cheer. He then
spoke as follows:
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
FELLow CIIIzENs:-On behalf of my COM
panions and myself, 1 extend our thanks 10
city for the cordia, earnest welcome you
have extended TO US. You are all doubtless
slightly wearied after waiting SO long Tor US,
on account of the numerous delays. anu
therefore what have To say 10 yeu Will be
comprised in four or i've sentences. Ansr
spending nearly q week in your State and
having seen nearly all that can be seen OF
your wonderful progress, and after seeing
many Thousand OF your citizens, you people
are dOu btless most anxious to know what i'm
pressions nave been left upon our minds 1t
Is natural Tor people everywhere to delre
that their communities should be thought
well OF and spoken of in terms of praise: j
can say for Kansas and her people, that after
over the Stale, 1t seems to me that the
outlook for you is grand and good
one. lGreat applausel The inPres-
sions made upon my mind are OF the
nost encouraging character. The visit we
have made over the country shows clearly
that there Ia true revival OF business every
where, which reaches to every section and TO
every class; prolonged applsusel that pros
perity Is reaching out into ALL kinds OF bust
ness-and Its grand onward march excepting
labor alike. Renewed Applause, long con-
tinued In b lev years TO come labor and
capital Will know better times tnan they
hope that the good people Of Kansas may
share IN the fun measure OF this glorious
prosperity-and most certainly think that
pie OF Kansas, can say that have never
met more loyal, generous, public spirited,
honest and sober citizens anywhere. Never
have seen people in whom were combine1
manhood and which so richly deserve sue
cess. loud cheers and greafapplause
But will not detain you longer. 1 again
return thanks for this hearty welcome.
The President retired amid cheering and
| enthusiasm without bounds. After this had
somewhat died out, a voice in the crowd
| shouted SHERMAN" and the cry was taken
| up by thousands of throats until IL was al
| most deafening. Thesgrand old warrior s
heart must have throbbsd with pleasure at
| this outburst Of popular feeling, coming as 1t
| did from those who remembered him as
l formerly a citizen OF the metropolis.
| President Hayes stepped forward with
General Sherman and said:
LADIES AND GESTLEMEN:-I have the hon.
or oil presenting To you n gentleman who Is
| known TO very many OF you personally
General Sherman.
Cheer after cheer greeted the appearance OF
General Sherman. When this had subsidized,
he spoke as follows:
| GENERAL sHERNAN's SPEECH.
| FKLLow-CITIZENs AND OLD FRIENDS:-I
| shall not be able, on account OF the lateness
| OF the hour, To speak to You as fully as i
4 should wish; aud do not know where to
begin; L should IKE to speak to you ALI per-
! aud TO Others of modern times; buI our time
| will not permit this. During our recent trip
/! with the President, We have everywhere seen
Il indications OF the great progress that Is CO.
ing on In the land. Especially have we
| found this true In Kansas And must es-
pecialIy mention the good behavior and the
| Kind manner Of the people who have re-
| celved President Hayes. The welcome has
| been extended from all classes-from the
| farmer and the mechanic. the merchant
| and clerk, the professional man. the laborer
all have united in showing their estima-
ton of the chief ruler Of this great nation.
am glad to have met SO many of the people
II Val MT Stof %
| and 10 have clasped the hands of so many
/ of the men and women - and
children. too; we couldn't do without the
| children. Laughter and applause.
But 1t is too late to make an extended
| speech TO you, and therefore bid you good
| night.
As General Sherman retired, three cheers
| were proposed and responded to with q
hearty good will.
The reception party was then formed in
the rotunda, with Judge Crozier supporting
the President on the left, Mrs. Hayes in the
center and Mayor Fortescue with General
Sherman on the right Just behind we're
Gen. Pope and his entire staff, with q
large number OF prominent military
officers. For nearly an hour q
ceaseless throng of people filed from the
east part of the party and shook hands with
the visitors the President greeting all cor
daily and heartily, Mrs. Hayes giving to
every one pleasant smile and General Sher-
man having q word Joke for every one.
But the time wss too limited to accommo-
date third of the vast thIong who wished
to shake hands with the city's guests and
the distinguished party withdrew before all
of our people were able TO crafty their
wishes.
One mother was at least made superla.
lively happy. As Mr. and Mrs Van Eman
filed passed, with a beautiful babe about a
year old in the arms OF the husband. Mrs.
Hayes took the little one from the arms of
the father and kissed and fondled 1t tenderly.
General Sherman reached forward and stoop-
ing over, also imprinted kiss upon the little
face and patted it tenderiy. This little incl
dent called forth cheers and profuse clapPing
Of hands from the by-standers.
TO THE FORT.
After the party had retired, they passed
out of the east door of the court house, pass
Clerks Offices, and into carriages which were
In waiting upon the ground:
THE MARCH" 20 THE FORT.
On leaving the court house the Presidential
party formed on Fifth street and, to music
from the Nineteenth Infantry band and the
Capitol Guards band, marched to the corner
of Shawnee, where the Capitol Guards In
open order stood at "present," while the
party passed through the line. The carriages
containing the President and Gen. Sherman
were halted in front of the Mansion House,
and Capt. Needham said "the last word
Genera" President Hayes arose in is car.
rage and said that he thanked the Capitol
Guards, through Capt. Nsedham, for their
faithful attendance during the trip through
Kansas, and that before parting he wished to
pay q compliment TO the company. They
were proficient in drill and had q splendid
band. Zone of my ideas has been
symbolized by your uniform-you
mipgle the blue and the gray
He said he was pleased with the company as
soldiers and as gentlemen and hoped the
organization OF the guards would lass for
ever.
Gen. Sherman through Chaplain Nopjeau
expressed himself Is pleased with the efforts
OF the Gu ards, and said that they We're drill
ed as we'll as any company of volunteers he
had known in the army. Mrs. Hayes, lean.
ing over the side of the carriage, gave the
boys q cordial ''good night" which was re-
sponded to by three cheers and . "uger " |
The boys came to . "oarry," lifted their caps
and the procession moved forward north ON
Fifth street, toward Fort Leavenworth. The
guests were accompanied by \
Gen. John Pope and stan, . number OF dis. |
tinguished army officers and . large number /
Of prominent citizens accompanied by the |
band.
THE RECEPTION AT THE FORT
The party On arriving At Fort Leayenworth
found Gen. Pope's handsome residence
thrown Open and brilliantly illuminated