The New York herald., 1879-09-27
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY.
Trip Over a New Railroad to
q New Place.
A REFORMED WESTERN CITY,
Encouraging Remarks to the Pioneers
of Civilization.
GENERAL SHERMAN ON THE RED MAN
10y rEuEaaApH TO THE HERALD.

BIZ TEuCdhAPH TO THE HEBALD.
EMPonIA, Kan, Sept. 26. 1879.
Last night after tho departure from Emporia the
Presidents train sped away until dawn out into the
wonderful expanse-no longer soltude-of the
Kansas Plains. The object OF the journey to Dodge
City. 352 miles from Kansas City and lis miles
this side OF the Colorado border, to show tho
President some proof OF the progress that
civilization is making in regions that were,
loss than ten years. ago the homo OF
nothing human but savages and desperadoes just
rs the Union Pacific and the kansas Pacific railroads
were denounced before they begun as the
projects of speculative maniacs the Atchison. To-
peka and Santa Fe Railroad, over which tho Presi-
dent made this journey. appeared to have no en-
couragement whatever for its construction. As
late as February of last year its stock
was quoted at only eight cents the
dollar Thirteen months after, in March. 1879,
1t to 81 10. and about par From Atchison
to Las Vegas, to which point tho main line is
pleted. the distance is TIL miles. On Monday next
the company will have, including branches. LAO
miles of working track evidence of how railroads
have supplanted river travelling in tho modern
West General Sherman has pointed out since left
Chicago three four streams. including the Usage,
the navigation Of which has declined or closed en-
tirey leaving former settlements to ruin while on
the other hand forty Of the fftythree towns
along the railroad have just traversed were
started since it begun in 1871 six years
ago.
DODGE CITY.
Dodge City. where the President woke up this
morning. had earned the former reputation Of
Cheyenne aud Kit Carson the wickedest
town in the West Fort Dodge. some four miles
further up the Arkansas River. had been built in
1859 to protect the cattle men coming up from the
south. who were thus enabled to avoid the head
money on the route through the Indian territory.
CATTLE thieves and horse thieves then established
!heir headquarters at Dodge City. where
they were joined by set OF gamblers
and desperadoes that made the place q tenn
porary hell. Walking down the main street
In his shirt sleeves this morning was giant of Fa-
stsfian build. who was pointed out as the man who
saved the town. He was appointed marshal by the
small majority Of citizens who got tired of the
nightly risk of getting their heads shot off, and did
hts duty fearessly. Frequently he would walk into
the midst OF bloodthirsy outlaws and seize his man
when dozen revolvers were cooked to deter him. If
the prisoner resisted the giant would throw arm
around his neck. give him twist OF the knee
throw him over his shoulder and carry him away.
He and the respectable residents back of him
finally made Dodge City SO warm for mis-
creants that President Hayes found 1t as quiet
this morning New England hamlet.
The President. Mrs. Hayes, General Sherman and
Governor st. John drove to the fort for breakfast,
and when they came back General Sherman gave the
people short talk from the car platform. The re-
turn trip over the same route exhibited by daylight
many Of the new wonders of Kansas For nearly
hundred and hfty miles the green valley Of the
Arkansas lay exposed on the right while northward
rolled away the undulations of the Plains {.
1t Larned Railroad Station tho tram halted long
enough to enable the party to attend the county
tair in carriages provided for the occasion by citi.
Gems. Captain Henry Boothe made the welcoming
remarks. platform had been erected on the fair
grounds. quarter Of mile from the station, from
which the President and General sherman made
few brief remarks.
THE PRESIDENTS REMARKS.
The President said:--
FELLOW CITIZENS OF KANsAs-I think of Pawnee
county. am very glad to meet you here to-day.
1t pleases me to meet the people Of the United
States In different parts of the country. under
great variety Of circumstances. Audiences appear
before me IN all sorts of places, and greeting and
welcome are given under all sorts of crcu instances.
1t mode OF exhibiting attachment to free govern
ment--this coming out to see those prominently
connected with 1t. 1t not particularly a
personal compliment to anybody; 1t belongs to
your loyalty, your patriotism aud your attachment
to the flag OF the Republic and its great history.
Therefore can talk about 1t looker-on. Il does
not mean simply the individual man; it means
spect and hope for the Institutions under which we
live. With this general view of it must add per-
maps. one Otner IL Is one which have occasionally
mentioned since I have been in Kansas and that is
his-The American idea of appearing to gather,
out of any subject. whether Of business or pleas
ure some good advertising. (Laughter) l suspect
that the President OF the United Staesespecialiy IL
he differs little with his best friend-comes to be
about the best advertised in the United States
CHEERS and laughter) He is advertised by what no
has said in his behalf and by what he has said
against him. and don't know which advertise ment
Is the valusble-if had to pay for it, (Checrs
aE1 laughter.l 50. my friends, we are here
to have a. few moments conversation to-
n II hafxR A2kt.~
large assemblages of people like this on our
journey; but wish to assure you that have met no
assemolage on my travels more interesting to mo
than this. The gentleman who addressed me at the
cars told me this was five years old settlement;
sround me- on tSn s,r' Dac nyo years 9id Look
anything that appears to be more than Ave years
old: Haughter.) see men here and women hero.
aud think 1t no disrespect to q to say she
e moro than i've years old. (Rcncwcd iaughtcr.)
Here you arc settled this new country.
place. II all the now settlements in tho
world wore built upon tho same corner
stone that you build the structure Of your society
upon. the future of these settlements would be far
more hopeful and far moro prosperous than many
OF them are. tChecrs.) sec what is your corner
The hrst institution that you have exhibit to the
stranger is your popular system OF free school edu
Ing up communities At for sclf-governn,ent fit for
posterity aud fit for oil people to be proud of. And
assure You that the people OF the oldor States OF
this country and those connected with the govcrI-
mcnt in all capacities are cnphatically impressed
by the character of the settlements made tho
frontier OF the State of kanaas. Chcers) They
tull Of hope. glory and encouragement and of tho
general increasing prosperity throughout the
try.
IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS.
Ithink We can bring to you words of encourage
mont from the older states. Cheers.) After five or
six yoars or business depression 1t is the judgment
OF the best informed that have struck, to
use common and popular phrase. the .'hard pan.
ana are beginning to 90 up. aud that
rapidly ascending that grade called hard times
more favorable condition. will not
m enough to say that this is tho
general Judgment of the best informed poo
pie OF the United States. Before starting this
tour thought TO gather facts that l might
present 10 audiences on this subject, but will
name put Two. 1 wrote to very Intelligent gentle
man In Pittsburg. knew that Pittsburg, the great
Iron manufacturing city OF this country, had suf-
fcrcd more severely than other great cities, per-
haps from the hard times. and tho reply got from
him was this:--Ho had written TO twenty of the
leading glass and iron manu ufacturors of
the city. aud they had replied In twenty letters full
OF hope aud encouragement, not for the capitalists
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