The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-10-03

Presidential party sntered Che gates
alute IF twenty-one guns wore fired an
bouncing his approach. Thousands o
lthroati were cheering, bands were play
ing, altalery firing and when the Presi
dent entered the amphitheater and wa
slowly driven around the track, tn
ground fairly trembled with effects o
the enthusiasm. The Capital Guards
of Topeka, and all the State officers &C
companied the party, besides many prom
inent citizens of the State.
Hon. Jno. r. Goodin delivered the ad
dress Of welcome in his most pleasing
style. We are sorry that onr space vii
not permit publishing his address. I
was good.
The president of the day then intro
ducsd Gov. st. John, who made q few
glowing remarks in regard to the devel
opment of the State, and closed by intro
ducing His Excellency, Rutherford B
Hayes, who addressed the people as fol
lows:
Coz. 81. John and Fellow Citizens:
Ny first duty is to make my SINGER,
acknowledgements to the president anC
managers Of this fair, and to the Gov
ernor and State officers of Kansas, fo
their kindness in enabling ME to b.
present with you today, and to enjoy
with you this extraordinary spectacle
l thank them as individuals for wha1
they have done in this reception and
welcome, and l thank the people OF
Kansas whom they represent for the
welcome they have extended to US from
the moment we entered their borders
till now. The president of the fair has
interested US very much with an account
of its origin, and what it represented
and its present condition. I have al
ways understood, fellow citizens, that
when large stories are in order that the
gentleman who tells the last story has
greatly the advantage. Laughter.
This occasion is no exception, for
found that the Governor, when he came
to speak of Kansas, went far beyond the
president of the association. Renewed
laughter. I was little puzzled at one
of the earliest sentences of the
president of the association, when
he told me that this fair was in its in.
fancy. 1t occurred to me a. I looked
along the crowd that if this was an in
FAINT association what would it be in
after years, when it should grow into
the bone and muscle of manhood
Laughter and cheers.
When l left Washington, fellow citi.
zens,-and l wish to be quite frank in
this conversation with you and very
desultOry conversation it will prove to
be 1 fear-when l left Washington, i,
seemed to me fitting and proper to make
some preparations to address the people
who would honor me with their atten'
ton at the various points to which
might go, and l prepared couple OF
addresses. find myself here with you
after having visited number of places
in Ohio and Illinois, in the condition
that Gen. Phil. Sheridan said he was As
we came down from Chicago to Quincy
the other day. At the different stations
the people appeared and Gen. Sheridan,
with others, made some speeches. After
we had passed eight or ten stations, he
showed some symptoms of Sinking, and
finally he explained it by saying: "When
I left Chicago I had a number of little
speeches prepared, and l bottled them,
and I have been taking them out of that
bottle until it has the appearance bottles
usually have after long journey, pretty
dry" Laughter and cheers So my
friends am much in that condition to-
day. As 1 rode along gentleman of the
press suggested that he would like to
know if had prepared an address for
this occasion. My reply WAS that !
Ihould make use of two former speeches,
mixing them up as it might seem proper.
I thought l would talk on the general
subject of the prosperity of the nation,
and suggestions that might be made
properly as to what would continue
that prosperity, but after listening to
Gov. st. John as to the prosperity of
Kansas, I see that the United States
stands no show. Loud laughter and
cheers.
Again, 1 was told, after reaching here,
that this was sort of q soldier gathering,
as we'll as q gathering of farmers and
mechanics, and that Gen. Logan was ex-
pected, and acting on that notion, it &C.
Cured to me, as Gen. Logan was not
here, perhaps l had better make his
speech, Laughter though 1 am quite
incapable Of doing it as he would do it ;
but when you can't have the best man
you must take the second best, and 80
my friends think it not quite inappro-
pirate to say a few words that may be
soldier talk, though Gen. Sherman is
here and it don't become any one to talk
about war when Hannibal is present. He
undertook, when he found himself in the
presence of company of soldiers in the
Grand Pacific Hotel at Chicago, to pass
himself off as civilian, and therefore to
be excused from talking. So shall take
him at his word and will be soldier
for while and talk soldier talk.
My excuse for that is that during the
last year events have occurred in Con-
gress and in some of our States which
have revived little discussion as to
what are the legitimate results of the
war. Let me for a moment or two talk
about that subject. I have tried to keep
my head as level as [ can on all these
questions; indeed, think I have been
suspected of having my head little too
level on occasions. Laughter and
cheers. Now friends, just one word of
suggestion. want to present it to the
audience and to present it somewhat
fully in reply to the question, "What
are the settlements of the war? What
may you as soldiers fairly claim that you
gained in your victory? When you meet
an honest Confederate soldier who fought