Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-10-24

the balcony, and that b
might be sure of q position
where he could take notes, be wen
out on the balcony and waited
half hour until Mr. Beck came GU
and announced that Mr.. Hayes ha
gone to lunch, but would speal
from the front of the Baker Blocl
at l O'clock. At precisely tina
hour the EXPRESS reporter was OF
the ground In a swayiDg crowd
where note-taking was an impossi
billty.
PRESIDENT HAYEs's SPEECH
Had already com mencad. He wa
saying something about education
but stopped and suggested tina
time would not permit of extende,
remarks. He desired to give wa,
to Secretary Ramsey or to Genera
Sherman, who he said Away
made II good speech and new on,
every time. He expressed his graf
itude to General Sherman for hi
kindDess during his tour, ant
added: He has put us through or
time. When he makes up hi
mind to 60 anywhere, you know
he goes" This was greeted Will
enthusiastic cheers by the crowd
and Mr.. Hayes would have stopped
but there were cries for h I'M TO pro.
coed, and he spoke few word,
further concerning the greatness OF
the American people, and express
ed pleasure to learn that CaIfor
mans have come to consider lheil
State a part of the Union, al d thai
they cease to speak of the East as
the Estates" Cheers.
SECRETARY RAMSEY
Was then introduced by the Mayor.
He made lively little talk about
their travels; spoke Of the immen.
sity of the great American repub-
lie; said that two months ago he
stood at the northeastern corner OF
the Union, ut Portland, Maine.
had since travelled thousands OF
miles, and had everywhere found
essentially the same people, no
provinciaiism any where, all speak
ing the same language, all of the
true American type of character.
In Europe one can scarcely travel
ten miles without finding people OF
diverse tongues, habits and char
acter. Here we are all one, and
the people who come here from
Europe soon become one Of us, 80
that in one generation their de.
scendents are, scarcely distinguish.
able. From Minnesota to Alabama,
from Maine to California we are the
same, and one flag waves over us
all. He then spoke Of the richness
of the soil and the mines of this
favored region, our beautiful
climate, and said he desired to i'm
press upon the people here sense
of the great blessings high heaven
has bestowed upon US. prolonged
cheering.]
GENERAL SHERMAN
Was then introduced amid tremen.
dous cheering, and said he held in
his hand a letter from the Superin-
tendent of the railroad requiring
them to be at the car on time, and
he had no time for speaking. He
referred to the changes that have
taken place here, of the transfer m
alton of Los Angeles from a Span
ish Pueblo to an American city, of
the prolific soil and genial climate;
said that every foot of land from
San Fernando to San Lui. Rey is
susceptible of cultivation, and that
the whole will yet be made TO
bloom like garden. He found
that the people now here have
come to stay; they are making per-
maneut homes, and he pre-
dicted that In q short
time when the Southern
railroads are completed, there will
be u great influx of population. He
excused himself from further Ie-
marks on the plea that the hour
had arrived for the party to be vt
the Pavilion. Calls being made
for Mrs. Hayes, Gen. Sherman
said: She is at the Cosmopolitan,
but If you will 70 over there 1 will
bring the lady out on the balcony
in about three minutes. The crowd
hurried down the street 10 the no.
tel. and when Mrs. Hayes ami Gen.
Sherman appeared, they were
greeted with three cheers. The
party then left In carriages for the
AT THE PAVILION.
The immense auditorium and
galleries were crammed with peo-
pie so that it was almost impossi-
BILE for one to move about. The
entry Of the President was hailed
with cheers, and the band struck
up a popular air. The magnates
were escorted to the stand and
seated Mr.. j. de Barth Shorb,
President of the Society,
President Hayes, who
spoke \ few moments in the same
complimentary vein as his previous
speech in front of the Baker Block.
He was heartily applauded before
and after his address. Secretary
Ramsey and General Sherman fol-
lowed, the whole time devoted to
experimenting being not more
than twenty minutes. The party
were then escorted through the Pa
vilion, and, after making the
rounds, entered the New England
Kitchen and partoOk of lunch.
THE DEPARTURE.
AT 8 O'Clock the party re-entered
their carriages and were driven to
the depot aud took the cars for San
Gabriel, whence, after visiting the
ranches of Messrs. Rose, Shorb
and General 5tOueinan, they start
ed on their journey home via Arl-
IONA and New Mexico.