The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-02


perity; Of rapid growth and productiveuess
OF soil, which ave been alluded to by Mr..
Cary, throug bout the country. There is
perhaps as much interest in this State Of
Kansas as in any of the rew States
Without going into the early history of
kansas. celebrated at Lawrence recently BY
a meeting Of the pioneers of the
State, l am inclined 10 think il lie the
best advertised community in the United
States. Laughter. In the matter of adver-
tising, your greatest success was at the
Centennial at Philsdelphia. The world
gathered there to learn what they could.
My judgment is, after having gone rather
hastily through it-for | was not allowed
10 choose my time and place of seeing
things then any more than | am now
Was running hastily through that great Ex.
position, great In every way; great in its
results, for it has done an immense good
throughout the civilized world; and in
looking at the Spanish, Japanese and
chinese displays, l was much pleased, but
the best OF all was the difplsy Of the Stale
OF Kansas. lCheers Beginning with
that, you kept 1t up Win q series of adver-
tisements, one Of which was the issue of q
volume of reports that beats any other
volume that have met with from any CT
the other States. i am in the habit OF
looking at the statistical reports and
after having had my mind directed
in this way, BY reading these reports, Civ
ing me information Of the product and coa-
dition OF the country, | came TO visit your
State; 40 that you see that am right upon
the whole in saying that you are an ex-
ceediDgly well advertised community.
Laughter. | came to see you to learn if
you came up 10 the advertisement
Laughter i came TO see If the thing
Itself was "a good "a the advertisement
More laughter. There is sometimes q
little failure in coming up to the mark /
am not going to pass Judgment on that yet
[ Renewed laughter | will wait until i
see little more, though what have seen
already is very satisfactory. [Cheers.
The fret introduction had to Kansas
struck me fsvorably When you 90 any-
where, the people naturally show you the
best thing they have. / know city where
it was fashionable to take you to the csme-
terry. Laughter. | remember several
cemeterhs very much blessed in that
way. Renewed laughter. | was in a
city lew weeks ago where they took me to
see the pin factory. That was the best
thing they had. When | got TO Kan
sas | wondered wha, would be
the best thing they had to show me here.
| waited to zee where they would take me.
They took me to see their school house.
lCheers There Is nothing better to show
anywhere that is good thing. Cheers
Simply az an advertisement, there is nO
better advertisement for a community or a
city. Cheers The best classes OF emf
grafton don't go to countries where they
have no good schools; and on the other hand
| the very best class of emigration does go
where they haye good schools, and SO you
have done right with me. | doa't know
what you are going to do with me in Par
sons; but what | zee here | am pleased
with. will relieve your patience now by
introducing you to gentleman who lead
our armies from the Atlantic to the sea
General Sherman" Loud cheers
The crowd then gave three cheers
for the President and three cheers for Gen.
Sherman. Gen. Sherman then said:
my FRIENDS: have been travelin,
all day and are tired. / am very much
obliged to that gentleman who made a
speech at our reception. He tells us many
things in lair, manly way that prepares
Us Tor whatever we have got to say. We
will avoid that question of the Indian
frontier, which you know is in the hearts OF
all you fellows here Laughter [ am a
soldierly man, as you all know. You PEG
pie Of Kansas have much to be thanki ul
for. You have taken advantage OF your
opportunities ard are entitled to the thanks
OF all OF your feilow-citizsns all over the
country. [Cheers You have been brave
industrious, good citizens, and you have de.
veloped the resources Of Kansas immense.
ly. l myself am amazed to find this popu.
lous town where there was nothing 10 the
world few years ago but bare prairie
lou DOW have the land covered with q
thriving village that twelve years ago
would not gave 81 % per acre for. TCheers
don't know what mystery has brough,
TINS about, except the mystery of education
and industry. You have q good soil and
railroads leading to all your important
towns South and West. Now think you
can work along then a few years lorger and
leave these poor Iudians alone. Laugh.
ter don't 1--we the Indians any better
than you do; bat when a treaty Of the
United States pledges the good faith of this
Union, We must stand BY the bargain, be it
good or bad. [Cheers Old Jackson. a
good man and a strong man, pledged The
honor Of the Government that If the In.
dians would let go their hold in Alabama
Georgia ard Florida, and come out here
they should never, never again be disturbed,
because he did not think that anybod !,
would ever come on. here to Kansas. Now,
Gen. Jackson was very wise man but he
could not see forty years ahead Nobody
had the faintest idea forty years ago Of
what you now see. No man now eau tell
what forty years more will
brig to YOU. If you break
that faith that was pledged in 1881 and
1872 II you break the faith Of this Union
you do wrong act. | say TO you, people
of Kansas, 10 maintain the faith of the
union pledged by Jackson, and let no one
pass that border until the general govsrn-
ment Gays: You can 60. Say where you
are Cheers Make yourselves az con-
tented as you Can. You remember in 1861
the people were very impatient. They were
bowling to go on and get their heads
cracked. Laughter We did 60 on snd
get Cur heads cracked. Laughter OH
ers said, give us little time; let Us or
ganize our armies and make our brigade.
and divisions, and then We went to work
and won the battle. Cheers So you
must wait now, you must not violate any
treaty, you must keep other people from
trespassiDg on that country until Congress,
The only power that can do it, ard |
The President, the only Executive |
power in the land, tells |
you, the country is open to you for
settlement. Your time will come. Obey |
he law OF the land and the treaty made |
'ome fofty years ago with these poor
Indians. You may say: They have got
more land than they wants That is none
If your business. Laughter Some Of
FOUR farms have $50 acres in them; come
have 10 acres and some so acres; bur the
- acre man has no right to go and take
away the land of the man who has 800
,cres. There is plenty of land from here
% Colorado ard every man in Kansas can
have farm Of at least 40 acres Every
nan connected with this government, and
specially IN Washington, wishes you well
Ind are just as much pleased because you
rave got thirteen millions of bushels of
wheat to sell as you are, except we won't
,et any share in it. Laughter We have
.ot the power of taxation there AID we will
~ to get il cut OF you somehow. Laugh
er.
"Now, boys, let US meet at Neosho to-
morrow and in the meantime let Us have a
title rest"
Cheers were given for Sherman and the
and Sheridan, Logan, and Evarts
'ere called, but General Sh.rmsn told the
rowd that none Of those gentlemen we're
resent. They then called gu, Mrs. Hayes
nd cheered her heartily.
In the evening the citizens gave the
resident q reception at the ST.. James .