The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-07
OUR HONoRED GUESTS.
JA Mt FROM SALEM TO PORTLAND WITH THE
PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
MRS HAYES TRUE woNANLrNEss ACKNOWLEDGED
FAvORITE.

party, which so hasened the departure of the dis
! tinguished visitors that a soiourn of only two
hours in the Capital City was permitted; but they
proceeded at once to atone in enthusiasm for what
they lacked in time. People of all classes and
ages, to the number of many thousands, congre-
gated at the depot, and sauted with cheers shouts
of welcome and minute guns the special train
upon its arrival. They came in carriages, afoot,
on horseback and in wagons They filled the
streets and blockaded the sidewalks and jammed
the rotunda, stairs and corridors of the State
/ House with u sea of faces
The Legislature met in joint convention in the
Senate Chamber at noon, President Hirsch in the
chair, and by his side the Speaker of the House.
The lobby was crammed with spectators, and all
! the spare room inside the bar was crowded with
chairs for invited guests At a few minutes be-
fore one O'Clock, the President entered, accompa-
MED by Governor Thayer and Secretary Earhart,
followed by Mrs. Hayes, her lady friends, and the
Secretary of War, General Sherman and General
| Howard and staff. The Governor introduced the
President of the United States to the President of
the Oregon Senate. The latter responded in a
! brief and appropriate address of welcome, and
concluded by introducing His EXcellency, the
Chief Executive of the Nation, to the Oregon Leg
islature and the assembled multitude The Presi-
dents address was brief and felicitous and the
Mrs. Hayes was then introduced, and her gracious
smile of greeting was met with wild enthusiasm.
As it was impossible to admit the vast crowds be-
low to the broad corridors and spacious rotunda of
the State House, the party repaired to the open
grounds at the east front Of the great building,
where the President and General Sherman
mounted platform and made brief and happy
speeches.
The distinguished visitors were then hurried
aboard the waiting train their company aug
mented by large number of invited guests,
| among them the undersigned, who, overcome by
the fatigue of wearing out her life in the service
Of ungrateful country" had been unable to 90
TO Roseburg on the previous day. The escorting
company consisted in part of Governor Thayer,
Hon. J. III. Mitchell, General Howard and staff,
Captain Wilkinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Newberry, Mrs
d. p. Thompson, Hon and Mrs. \. c. Gibbs Hon.
J. y Dolph, Mrs r. Koehler, Hon. II. w Scott
Postmaster Cole, and Judge NJ p Deady. Al
though the visitors all noted for their suavity
and intelligence Mrs Hayes carried the palm in
agreeableness, and unconsciously to herself was
everybody's acknowledged favorte She has
earned her high distinction as the leading woman
in American society through the exercise of sound
good sense and true womaniness. As mistress of
the White House she was the first lady who dared
to Danish wines and gambling from its historic
walls. She is known from Maine to Oregon as an
earnest advocate of Woman Suffrage, having
long been leading member of the Ohio State w
:. Association. Children delight her mother
heart, and the poor and needy are never repulsed
when they approach her. She is a warm friend of
education, morality and temperance; and, if all
the women and half the men of America had their
choice to-day, she would be the next President of
the United States. But this is not vet free coun-
try nor will il be while women, who constitute
one-half the people, are denied a voice i'm making
the laws to which they are held amenable, and
which deny them, among other rights the right
to be President or choose their executive leader
When the party reached the East Portland
ferry, they were met by carriages and conveved
across the river where they were greeted bv
d. p Thompson, Mayor of the city, and Colonel
McCraken, Marshal of the day The President
received the Mayors message standing in the
carriage with uncovered head and benign smile
| lighting up his expressive features The process
sion then proceeded through Front street to the
Esmond Hotel, where apartments had been as
signed to the cItys guests, and where everything
had been handsomely fitted up for their reception.
Desire to see the President attracted large crowds
OF people to the city on Friday. Every arriving
train and boat was crowded. and thousands of
eager faces were seen upon the streets.
After nights rest the party drove through the
principal thoroughfares and out upon Robinson's
Hill. They climbed to the dome of the Custom
House and admired the scenery of the country
and the buildings of the city After lunch, they
visited the public schools, and fairly deluged
with flowers. Itwas a day long to be remembered
by the little folks But the crOwning event of the
season was the reception at the Mechanics Pavil-
ion in the evening Fully eight thousand persons
were present The military band from Vancouver
furnished delightful music. The Pavilion was
ablaze with light, and the grand fountain played
a sweet refrain to National airs. Hon. J. \.
Dolph outdid himself in mastery address of