The Portland daily press., 1879-09-24
PRESIDENT HAYES.
His Reception in Ohio.


New YORK, Sept. 23.--The Herald Chicago
correspondent says that the Presidents journey
from Fremont, o., yesterday, was not accom-
panied by any general enthusiasm along the
route. Not society or organization OF any
kind came to honor the President. There was
no lack of good will, bnt great lack of good
manners and a brilliant display of selfishness.
At Mendoza, Illinois
MENDOZA, Ill.,, Sept. 23.-The President and
party arrived this morning, and were received
by local committee of eitizens7sa the depot.
There was an immense crowd, including $500
school children, 1900 wOrkingmen and yeomen
of the surrounding country. A local commit
tee came on board the train and were intro
duced to the Presidential party. The President
was then conducted to the rear of the train
where he was received with great enthusiasm
by the people, and was introduced by Con-
follows:
FelloD CitiZenS.-In the brief interviews
which we have with people who assemble as
you have assembled to greet us as we pass, L
cannofhope to say anything that will be USE
full cannot hope to say anything that is wor-
thy of your remembrance. The general topic
of the time is the changed condition of our
country as compared with the last five or six
years; and everywhere the purport of what l
undertake to say, even when speaking in the
briefest period, is mainly this: l wish to i'm
press upon our people as far as l 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
are all so thoroughly connected together that
there can be no great injury to any one part of
country, OF to any one class of its citizens.
This is great fact.
A foot injured or crippled destroys the abl-
ity or usefulness of a whole man. If any sec
ton of our country is crippled, then the whole
country, more or less, is crippled. If any class
of society is oppressed and suffers injustice the
whole of society must sooner or later suffer
with it necessarily.
The great body of our citizens are laboring
men. The general prosperity of the country
rests more with the prosperity of the laborers
than with any other class; therefore, my
friends, what wish to say is, let us see to it
that in all our pleasure, whatever may be re-
membered and whatever may be forgotten, we
should not fail to remember the laborers of the
country.
Don't let any one misunderstood me. say
that, in the long run. what is good for capital
its what is good for business men, what is
good for the laborer, is good for all men.
L am sure you will be glad to see and hear
for moment Gen. Sherman and Gen. Sheri-
dan, who are with me, and l will now intro
duce to you Gen. Sherman (cheers.)
Gen. Sherman made a felicitous and good
humored speech, and introduced Gen. Sheri-
dan. Sheridan said: have not word to say
to you. Gen, Sherman promises to 40 all the
speaking on these little trips. l find there are
other crops in this country better than corn
CHEERS and laughter.) 1 am glad to meet
among you SO many of my gallant comrades
again. 1 thank you for this honor Qoud
cheers
Promptly at the expiration of the time the
train moved off amidst the plaudits of the null
titude.
At Plano a halt of fev minutes was made
on account of hot box, but no speeches were
made. Gems Sherman and Sheridan appear
ed on the platform and talked and laughed
with some of their old comrades assembled
there