The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-24

tlal party arrived at Aurora this morn
ing by 0 special train furnished by tn
officers Of the Chicago, Burlington & Quin
cy Railroad Company, a few minutes be
fore 10 o'clock, and was received by loca
committee oI citizens at the depot, wher
there was an immense crowd Of people
Among those assembled were $500 schoo
children, 1900 workingmen, and the yeo
mapry of the surrounding country
Messrs. Evans, Hawkins, Beaupre, Bart
lett and sherwin, Of the local Committee
came on board the train aud were intro
duced TO the members Of the Presidential
party. The President was conducted Il
the rear OF the train, where he was receiv
ed with enthusiasm by the people, anC
when he was introduced 10 them by Con
gresham sherwin, who said:
FELLow-C CITIZENS AND SCHOOL CHILDREN
OF AuRoRA:-I know how glad you would
be II you had day in which to testify
your regard and high respect iorthe Presi
dent, but as bis trip through here Is g
mere day, will not interpose myself be.
tween you and him any longer, but will
introduce to you the President OF the
United States. Wild cheering followed
this announcement, after which the Presi'
dent said:
FRLLow.ClrlzESs:-In this brief inter
view which we have with people who as.
sembled as you have assembled TO greet
US as we pass, | can't hope 10 say any.
thing that will be useful; can't hope to
say ANYTHING that will be worthy OF your
remembrance. The general topics OF the
time Is the change OF the condition OF the
country as compared with the last FIVE or
six years, and everywhere the purport
OF what ] undertake TO say, even when
speaking in the brieiest period is mainly
this: | wish 10 impress upon our people
as far as am able, and the young school
children and laborers, and capitalists and
men Of business, this one great fact, and
that Is, that in this free country We arc all
thoroughly connected together; that there
can be no great injury to any one part Of
our country, or to any one class OF our
citizens, that does not In It's fatal result
reach every part Of the country and all
classes OF citizens. This Is the great fact
A loot go injured or crippled destroys the
ability or usefulness OF the whole man. II
any section Of our country Is crippled,
then the whole country, more or less, is
crippled. Ifany class OF society is op-
pressed and suffers injustice, the whole Of
society must sooner or later suf.
fer with it necessarily. Tho great body
OF our citizens are laboring men. The
general prosperity Of the county rests
more with the prosperity ot the laborers,
than with any other class, therefore my
friends what ! wish to say is, let US see to
1t that in all OF our pleasure, whatever
may be remembered and who evermay be
forgotten we should not fail to remember
that We shall not forget the laborers OF the
country and that so large number honor
me now with their presence. Don't let
any one misunderstood me and say that
in the long run what Is good for the
capitalist, or what Is goodto the labS,Nr is
good for all the rest. am sure yodDWill
be glad to see and hear for moment Gen.
Sherman and Gen. Sheridan who are here.
! will introduce to you Gen. Sherman.
Loud Cheers.l
General Sherman made feliOitious and
good humored speech, and introduced
General Sheridan. Renewed cheering.
S6u6TAl GLeEluMl sdlus
! have not word to say to you, Gen.
eral Sherman promises to do all the speak
ing Of this little trip. l find there are
other crops In this country better than
corn. [Cheers and laughter.1 l am TO
glad 10 meet among you so many OF my
gallant comrades. Again, / thank you
for this honor. Loud cheers.
Promptly at the expiration Of the time
the train moved off amid plaudits oil the
multitude.
At Selano, halt Of few minutes was
made by hot box, but no speeches were
made. Generals Sherman and Sheridan
appeared on the platform and talked and
laughed with some OF their old comrades
assembled there. The train arrived at
Mendoza promptly on schedule time, II A.
NJ, where stop Of ten minutes was made,
which enabled the people assembled to
see the President and shake him blythe
hand, y g
GALEsBuRs, ILL.,, September 23.-At
Mendata q considerable crowd assembled,
aud the arrival OF the train was greeted
with speech and firing Of artillery. A
stop OF ten minutes was had. The Presi-
dent on being introduced made short
speech. He spoke Of the present state Of
trade between this country and Great
Britain. He said a large part oil the land
hitherto occupied with staple crops, such
as are raised mainly in Illinois, could no
longer be practically employed for that
purpose. The land near the towns was
too valuable. They were putting itinto
gardens, raising vegetables, ETC., called
"truck" in the South, and garden sass" in
New England. 1t was becoming more and
more the fashion with all European
countries TO look TO America for live
animals, for meat and for bacon
more and more they were coming to
look TO US, and that made US really the
men who feed the people abroad. Their
markets became emphatically our markets,
whateyer may have been the wisest states.
manship in the past in regard to the cur.
rency. Our currency had now got up to
the level with the currency Of the world,
80 that our dollar, whether paper, silver
or gold, was equal in value to the dollar oil
the world, and the currency should now
be let alone. II we were wise we would
see that our currency was based on prin.
ciples 80 sound and so general that il
nOulu bG upgh NdluhlLOn VIII
the currency Of the world. If we were
wise we would arrange It 80 that an Amer.
ican dollar would be a dollar all over the
globe. (Cheers,) That was the lesson he
wished to leave them. He begged to in.
troduce General Sherman, who was far
more entertaining talker than he on this
occasion. Laug6ter.)
General Sherman said: ~ am always
glad to be here in Illinois and see youl
faces, and look oyer this grand country in
which you live. When the President
speaks to you, he does 80 knowingly. Ht
knows the resources OF the old countries
and when he tells you there Is universa
prosperity, you have the right TO believe
It. lCheers,) l find this country Is NOR
prosperous to-day than 1t has been for thC
last fifty years. am sure 1t will be 50 /
you deserve It, and / am sure you deserve
II. Cheers. will introduce to yot
General Sheridan. He lives In Illinois
and knou,a all ahnnk n Tnnd chaara