The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-03
LENT IN KANSAs.
o Success of the NeOshO Falls
ExhIlltIon.


and by train, from all sections of south
ern Kansas. II was estimated that there
were from $4,000 TO 10000 people on the
grounds at the hour of the reception of
the President Ii was fortunate hit of
the society in securing the acceptance Of
their invitation to the President and his
wife and Gen. Sherman TO attend their
fair. We might almost add, not in an
offensive sense, of course, that the act
was regarded as the sublimity of Kansas
check In this line everybody admits
we beat the United States.
The address of welcome on the part of
the society was delivered by Hon. John
r. Goodin, of Humboldt, and on behalf
of the state, by Governor st. John. Both
of these gentlemen did themselves and
the people for whom they spoke much
credit The President replied in speech
of half or three quarters of an hours
length, which was delivered in a most
happy manner. He is indeed a most
admirable talker, his speech being de-
livered in an easy conversational tone.
He was vociferously cheered, his elo-
quence arousing unbounded enthusi-
asm in the hearts of the people. No one
who listened will ever forget the speech
of President Hayes at Neosho Falls.
His touching allusion to Abraham Lin
coin made the tears glisten in thousands
of eyes.
All class of people were pleased with
the transformations manners of Mr.. Hayes
and his noble,wife, and they added thou
sands of,,new and warm hearted friends
by their visit. They were pleased Will
Kansas because they found it so much
better settled and developed than they
anticipated, Mrs. Hayes expressing her
self as especially gratified at the beauty
and fertility of our valleys.
The visit of the distinguished party
will be beneficial TO Kansas. To the
Neosho Falls fair association belongs
the credit of bringing them here, and we
know they have the thanks of every
body who was present for the day of
true enjoyment spent at their fair. 1t
has for years been the most successful
and complete exhibition in the state,
and yesterday capped the climax. Con
sidering their facilities they handled the
immense crowd in manner which re
Elected the greatest credit upon them and
the good people of the Falls There was
not an occurrence that we heard of to
mar the good order or to interfere with
the carrying out of the well arranged
programme, and be it said to the credit
of Kansas, there was not Il case of drunk
enness in all that vast concourse of peo-
pie that we heard of.
At EMPoRIA.
II having been announced by the
DAILY News of yesterday that Presi-
dent Hayes and party would reach En-
poria about six O'Clock, on their way to
Dodge City, large number of our citi-
zens began to congregate around the de
pot long before that time. The special
train containing the party did not, how
ever, reach here until some time after
seven O'Clock, and by this time about
1000 of our citizens had gathered in the
vicinity of the platforms. 1t was noticed
that all classes were present, the demo-
Gratis especially being well represented
and it is supposed that being dishcart-
ened over the prospect of seeing live
democratic president they with one nc
cord embraced this opportunity to be
hold chief magistrate of the United
States. There was also some curiosity
among the less informed democrats to
see Mr.. Hayes forehead, Charles Fran
els Adams and the N. Y Sun being au-
thority for the statement that Fraud"
was written on the brow of our Presi-
dent. After carefully adjusting his
glasses and peering through the twilight
anXiously we heard one very much dis
gusted democrat say he'd ''be COLL darned
if he could see any Fraud thar" The
autograph gatherer was also on hand,
and we heard of one young man who
went down the track some distance to
meet the train and succeeded in obtain
ing from the President and General
Sherman their illustrious names in their
own handwriting When the train fl
nally pulled into the depot the President
was observed to be in close conversation
with noted grain broker of our city,
and from the high opinion Mr. Hayes
expressed of our capacities as n corn
producing country, it is presumed the
aforesaid g. h. had poured corn statistics
into his ear
by this time the crowd was very anx-
ious TO see the President, having been
waiting for something more than an
hour and a half, and IA simultaneous
rush was made toward the rear end of
the last car, on the platform of which
the President was standing. Governor
St. John then Introduced Ills Exccllcn-
cy, Rutherford 3. Hayes, President of
the United States" Mr.. Hayes stepped
forward and was cheered vociferously,
when he addressed the multitude about
as follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS Our time has
been fully occupied today in accepting
the kind attentions that have been paid
us by the people of the town of Neosho
Everything that could have been done 10
make it pleasant for Il stranger seems
to have been the successful task of the
committee TO day. We have seen the
people and the great products of cattle
and corn that your state holds. Every
thing has passed very pleasantly, and the
only objection we have to offer is that
the people out i'm Kansas seem to think
that there are "a or - hours in day
instead of the 81 we have in other states,
and expect us to- put them all in.
As soon as VIC reached Kansas we found
ourselves prisoners unwilling pris-
oners either, do We say. We should like
To see your, what we are told, agreeable
town. We are going west To Dodge City
and eNpectto return tomorrow, and hope
to stop and see your city and lis people.
| We can not promise this; viii isit you
if we can. / thank you for the very close
attention you have given me.
Three rousing cheers were given the
President, and General sherman was
| then lOudlV called for He SEEMED