The New York herald., 1879-10-01
THE PRESIDENT IN ILLINOIS.
Grand Reception by the People
at Springfield.
A STRIKING SPEECH.
Immense Improvement in the Business
of the Country.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


train which the President and party took
last night after the reception Mt Hannibal
included dining perfumed with rare flowers
and presided over by prince of caterers. Supper
having been despatched. President Hayes and
General sherman went to bed, not. however,
before Sherman had told stories-one describ-
ing former visit. with General Grant and
Frank Bloir. to st. 10, which we had
visited in the morning. "It was after the
war; said General sherman. "Grant was not yet
President but believe he had been nominated for
his first term Blair not yet Senator, only
acommisoner of kind. We had been to Lara
ME. and the return trip were 'caed OUT
occasionally by the people. AT St. Joe Blair
spoke first. then l said a few words, then camo
General Grant. The crowd tumultuous, and
who probably drunk began to toot a horn
General Grant don't like and won't endure such
interruptions. He stopped speaking and shrank
back into tho car l incensed under the spur
Of the moment. 1 said:-"Gentlemen, I'm
.itizen like yourselves. I'm not in the habit
Of showing violence; but 1 just tell you
that If 1 were citizen of st. Joe this minute
would advise you to put the man in tho
river that blew that horn Tho crowd" continued
General Sherman, "yeled and went for the
They hustled him to the river and put him in, and
told they pretty nearly drowned him. but he
managed to beg of and left town. He hasn't re-
turned. Ever since that day st. Joe has boon an
orderly place.
TAKING BREAKFAST GOVERNOR cULLoM.
Early this morning Superintendent Van Horn
had all the passengers awakened the
approach TO Springfield The ctizons of
the State capital had turned out of their
beds and expoetantly hastoned their breakfasts and
as the train rolled in multitude gathered around
the depot. whore Governor Cullom. his private
retary and most of the State officers ready to
"A rba
Hayes and General Sherman shared the Governors
postponed breakfast at the Executive Mansion;
the others partook of excellent meal on the train
About ten o'clock there was ceremony at the State
House which began as President Hayes arrived. with
welcoming song by $500 5000 school children
assembled the steps or the Broad Exterior. Tho
Mayors speech and the responses of the President
and General sherman occupied but short
time. The President spoke teclngly concerning
home OF Lincoln and Douglas. General Sherman
in response to calls made brief address, in which
true and steadfast to the of the nation. and
will remain so"-an expression that was greeted
with hearty cheers. Mrs. Hayes. being called for
bowed her acknowledgements.
A PROCESSION TO THE FAIR GROUNDS
Towards noon procession was formed to conduct
the visitors to the fair grounds The military escort
consisted OF the Richfeld Rifles and the Gov
ernor's Guard. Both marched WELL guard of
colored men. perhaps one hundred strong. strobe in
the rear, and the Presidents carriage, thus
attended passed through the hammered streets. the
sidewalks were blockaded and hundreds of ladies
waved handkerchiefs and scarfs from the upper
windows. Part of this Testimonial. as. in
the beginning of the Presidents tour, was
intended directly for Mrs. Hayes. One conspicu-
ously grand lady took OF her hat, man
fashion. and waved it at the bright faced matron
Of the White aonse: with h,o the exclamation
the President ] think a lady may un-
cover for the Presidents President" This
sounded almost significant General Craig's
Mrs. Hayes as 1.-The better two-thirds OF the occu
pants OF tho Executive Mansion at Washington.
The fair grounds, three miles from the city.
were handsomely decorated. and the President
found from 10000 to 1900 people there
waiting to receive him. In his addresses to the por
ton OF this multitude that thronged around the stand
he quoted Lincolns MAXIM, that any community
that had no superior sovereign. and none other
and extracted from it the conclusion that the
The Presidents fealty to Lincolns ideas in
his prepared speeches and repetitons OF them have
pressed press VT" the democrats Of Missouri, Souri, but but the the
people of both parties have awaited in vain
tive Opinion in regard to the present crisis
between solid South and divided North. To-
here. aud he said. well, Boss. Gero's no
use in sayih' much bout Hayes. He amt
ciaily by the culled men, He's too dodgy.
he is; he's been tryln' to control all sides and
cats in basket, so he's tryin to make believe to
let up eetle on the suthern cats But we culieTd
afore now Boss, you be sure.
a SPEECH THE PRESIDENT
Governor Cuom mado the address of welcome.
President Hayes responded in q short speech fol-
lows:-
'If able to go among his countrymen
and say to then that he was able to tell them how,
with the expenditure OF much mental and physi-
make $1,000 he would have large and
interested audiences. We cannot approach
haynens to be SO now that we are able to speak to
our countrymen OF the better prospects OF being
able to make thousand dollars which Is now
open to every having capital. having
labor. having business cnterprizo and capacity
TO employ in any of the useful trades OF lite.
For nve or ak years we have been passing through
period Of unprecedented business depression. At
last we have reached period when it is the gem
eral judgment OF the best informed poo- |
pie that the period Of embarrassment and |
distress aud bankruptcy has passed away. |
and that We are again passngthc threshold of good |
times. Now this statement which Is made con-
hdently should be backed mp with statement |
81 fact. l may assume that those COM
posing the large audience before in
ierestcd mainly as farmers in tho COM
Ing prosperity. And what the facts interesting
to you upon which this statement is based? very |
Intelligent gentleman. who has been spending ono |
or two years in England gives this general expa- |
nation OF the TACT. with which we arc too |
familiar to realize its Significance, that now,
more than over before the of the farms of
Illinois find ready ana profitable market when ox- |
ported to the countries of the Old World. !
ne see in America that the railroad
system tends to gather people and more |
into cities and large towns. The tendency is
aud other European @ ana aei
has now eliminated ia such an increase In !
the sizo and number OF cities in England |
that 1t il longer profitable for English farmer
10 raise tho staple products which raised in
Illinois. The raising of pcrishablc articles on
farms occupies the land in England
rather than the production of food staples.
of France Germany. Therefore 1t is that moro
than ever before the living animals-moats
of all sorts, bacon, beef and wheat and
and -four and all descriptions
OF provisions raised in this country
orc going abroad. The result Is most favorable TO
tho condition OF our whole country. The result is
one which proves the prosperity. not of the farmer
alone. but OF every class of our citizens.
"Within sixty days-and perhaps. am not now
coming up the facts. for the facts gaming
upon us all the time, and story that
rather q large when / left Washing
ton may be small ono today-yet
1 think 1 may say that within sixty
days there has been brought to New York from tho
other sid, of tho not less than hrtyhv tons
OF pod. fChocrs and crios of "GoOd.l II Il q good
thing to have. Whereas in all our previous