Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-19
The Presidential Party Visit the
Michigan State Fair.
Indian Depredatisns n New Mex.
ico-A Fight With Hostiles
In. tho Northwest.
The Yellow Fever Gradually Disappear
| ing from Memphis.
THE EpREsIDENrl IN MICHIGAN.

omutttee proceeded down the river to
GovernoEs Isle ON the steamer Victoria o.
An early hour this morning, at which place
he steamer Northwest from Cleveland With
he presidential party on board was
net aud boarded BY the commit.
ice, and after introductions were over.
Mayer Langdon welcomed the prestdential
party 10 IN appropriate address, which wss
responded to by the president In substance
a. follows:
Ism glad to have On opportunity to visit
Detroit and Michigan, and am further
.g,ad 10 learn lhat this city aad state will
snare 10 common With other cities
md states the return Of busi.
,ess prosperity. The prosperity and bust
aess Of the country should always be inde.
pendent OF the action of the govern
ment and ,ts officers cannot be held
Responsible for any gloom OF business de-
preston which falls over the county. II
here was such condition Of things At pres.
ent I would press the point more forcibly
yet, although the opposite is the case, the
officials of the country can claim no credit;
but ielieve that the busine.s prosperity Of
this country 10 due to the inherent energies
Of the people, and if the government only
lets you alone your continued prosperity is
assured. Thanking you for your hearty
welcome and your profered reception, will
make way for Gen. Sherman.
Gen. Sherman then advancing in sub.
stance said:
Mr.. Mayor and gentlemen of the recep.
tios committee-Thanking you for the hon
Or you have conferred on me, mentioning
my name in connection with that Of Presi.
dent Hayes, will only say that accept
with thanks your invitation to at
end reception to President Hayes to-
night. Gentlemen am at your service.
When nearing the city the Northwest was
met bv the United States revenue cutter
Fessenden and escorted to the lending
where several Thousand people we're Assem-.
bled aud warmly greeted the president and
party on arrival. While the party were
disembarking the Fessenden tiud a salute Of
81 guns, The party we're then conducted
tn carriages in waiting. the president and
Mrs. Hayes and Gen. Sherman proceeding
10 ex-Gov. Baldwin's mansion on Port
s.reet, where they breskfasted. and where
reception to the army officers of the post
and prominent citizens was held.
At 1880 the entire party assembled al
ex.Gov. Baldwln's. and st eleven the pro
cess,on, headed by bands, state militia,
citizens and soldiers, formed aud started
'or the state fair grounds, at which
place the party arrived at 1910 p. M, and
was received BY VIM. L. Webber, president
of the agricultural society. Mr.. Webber
was invited to enter the presidents carriage
IN which were seated also Mrs. Hayes and
Mrs. Gov. Baldwin. The party drove leis.
urely about the outer avenue of the fair
grounds, all the horses, livestock aud other
mi m alo h.snw ~rrsnuAI IN line 80 sk> eco
nue. for inspection. After completing their
in the centre Of the grounds where he va,
formally welcomed By Mr.. Webber. he
was then introduced to the multitude and
spoke At length. t~s
The.president congratulated the people
Of Michigan on her prominence in manu-
fac,ure. and industry among the, o,he,
states Of the union alluded to Ills predic.
lions last year Of the coming prosperity
and read from tables, showing the increase
Of exports over imports Of tho various ar
ticles to have been immense, both as to pei
centage and amounts. As means Of keep
ing up this wonderful prosperity he advis
ed,the study ofaFranklin's .maxims-"Pa
~ you Co." and ''never live beyond yos1
means" He referred in this connection t.
local indebtednen throughout the country
and to the pernicious p.sctice Of ofrepdiusatioI
in some parts Of the country. To illustrat.
the amount Of local Indebtedness he refer
red the article Of Robert H. Porter, Of Chi
cago, in which figures are given showing
that the local debts of 130 principal cite.
of the country in 1866 was two hundred
and twenty millions and in 1876 siz
hundred and fortv.four million dollars, be
ing far beyond the increase in population
He suggested the radical remedy Of abol
ishing the debts and preventing them from
The national policy. vas sound-crsa.s nc
debt in times Of psace and pay OF war debt
- soon - possible. The government ha,
paid off the debts Of three vars and 10 rap
idly paying off the only remaining debt
This honesty has srendefed our credit th,
very best, and the same will hold good o
cities and towns.
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