Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-03
GENERAL GRANT.
Enthusiastic Reception by the People OF
Kansas.

KANSAS CRY, July 2.-The reception commit
tee left here this forenoon for Odessa, forty
miles. distant, where they met Gen. Grant and
party, and fter introduction by Col VanHorn,
Mayor Chase made speech of welcome, tbs
train then started and arrived here at 9:20
Notwithstanding the heavy rain, an immense
| crowd was at the depot and gave the general
welcome. The party consisting of Gen. Grant
Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Fred Grant and daughter
Julia, and w, w. Smith, was escorted to the
Goats house for breakfast. Great crowds were
| In the streets, and many houses were decorated
| After breakfast, Gen. Grant accompanied by Gov.
| Phelps and several members of the reception
| committee left for Marian park, nine miles
from the city, escorted by the Draught rifles,
| of Wyandotte. Kansas, and the Craig rifles, of
this city. The party will return at . this even
ing and Gen. Grant will receive the old soldiers
after which a banquet will be given him.
During the evening the flambeau club, of
Topeka will parade the streets and give an
elaborate pyrotechnic display. national
| salute will be fired at o'clock, the fire and
church bells rung, locomotive, steamboat and
| factory whistles blown as mark of respect to
the general. Many people are here from dis
| tance.
GEN. GRANTS SPEECH.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 2.-Gen. Grant and
party were met by about $1,000 people of Kan
sas at Merriam Park and notwithstanding the
poor arrangement made by the manager of the
Park for his recep ton everything passed OF
pleasantly. In response to the address of vel
come by Gov. St. John, Gen. Grant said
l have been taken little by surprise, though
do not know that it makes very great diff
ference to me, as | am not in the habit of
speaking to any great extent. L feel under
r4any obligations to such citizens of Kansas as
millions that have been spoken of by
your worthy governor, for the respect and es-
teem and / assure you that to a soldier there is
nothing sogratifying as to have the good will and
| respect of the people whom he has served, or
tried to serve. In the positions that / have
| been, both military and civil,
it has been my effort to render
the very best service in my power for the
whole people, and as Governor st. John has
said, without respect to race, color or previous
| condition or political affiliation. (Great
| applause.)
am not aware of having committed an act
| in my life, or saying word which has injured,
any one, and certainly not in a political way.
L have indeed belonged to one of the great po-
litical parties Of the country because on the
| whole 1 believe it is much nearer right
than the other. (Applause). But 1 claim to
have as much good feeling and friendship for
| the party opposed to me as for the party which
| mas heretofore COuIeTTeu uOuOIS upon uiC' j
| have always believed that what was best for
the entire country was going to help both po-
litical parties in the end, for we citizens in
common of one great nation, and the greatest
nation that the sun shines on to-day. (Great
applause
The young State which visit to day, have
frequently visited before, and have seen it
grow up from having but one delegate in
Congress till it has row three, and entitled
| probably to seven, Congratulating you upon
the growth of your State, the intelligence of
its people, aud its bright prospective future,
1 thank you for the welcome you have so gen.
erousIy accorded me. prolonged applause.j
Speeches were also made by Geo. Phelps of
Missouri and others. A grand picnic banquet
followed. Gen. Grant returned to Kansas
City at an early hour. After walking about
| the streets for some time he had reception at
his hotel. A grand banquet followed, rendered
by the citizens of Kansas City. The city is
filled with visitors and the streets were throng-
! ed to a late hour.