The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-10
Welcome Home.
txPRESlDEAT HsYEs's RETURN TO FREMONT
FUTURE PLANS.

FUTURE PLANS.
FREMONT, o., March S.-EX.PTesident
HAYES, accompanied by Mrs. Hayes and
their sons, Rutherford and Scott, and Miss
Lucy Cook, arrived here at O'Clock this
evening from Cleveland, and were met at
the dep0t, which WAS finely decorated, by
over a thousand citizens, who cheered the
party enthusiastically rs they passed be
meath the motto, "Frcmont welcomes the
return OF eX-PrCsident and Mrs. Hayes" A
reception committee OF ten prominent cltl-
Zens met the eX-PrcsideUt at Clyde, and
escorted bin from his Special car TO car
riage which was surrounded by nearly TWO
hundred tOrcb.bc1rers. The large con-
course OF people then formed a procession.
All the residences. public buildings, lawns,
and The parks along the line OF march were
brilliantly Illuminated. The procession
halted before the Hayes residence. Mr.
and MIS-. Hayes stood in the doorway and
acknowledged The applause of the assembly.
Hon. Homer Everett then delivered the ad-
dress Of welcome.
Ey.Prcsdcst Hayes stepped forward "
repiy, amid enthusiastic cheering. Hf
thanked his ncighbors aud friends for the
hearty welcome, and went on to say th3(
was with pleasure that he and his fa
returned from an agreeable residence in
umbus and Washington TO rest in his hOS
at Fremont. Continuing, he said:
sti likes me that this is a good place to linn
an answer TO the question that i often heard
What is 10 become OF the man-what is N
to do-whcre is bis place, who. having
Chief Magistrate OF the republ
tires at the end of his term
yate life Ii seems 10 me the 2
near at hand, and sufficient.
like every other good America
willing TO bear bis part ~ ever
that will promote the weliere, the bSf1
ness, and the progress of ybis family.
town, bis State, and his country. With
disposition. he will have work enough
do. and that sort OF work which yield, md
individual contentmenk and gratificaii
than the more Conspicuous employment
public life from which pe has retired.
all recognize. ia q general way, that our
situations rest upon the character OF
private citizens. What the people are. o.
Government will be. Character is form
at home; the family aud the home are
unit and the foundation OF our free societD.,
OF our American civilization.
81 prefer not TO speak OF the Admins.
traton which has just closed. l VIII say
only these few things: IL has been from the
beginning to the end Of my term my earn
est desire and purpose TO so do my duty
that every section OF our country and all
descriptions Of our people would have the
benefit OF an honest, liberal, patriotic, and
just administration OF the General Gov.
eminent. IL, In any marked degree,
my Administration has been blessed
with success, 1t IS largely due to the
able statesmen To whom have been
contided the great departments Of the
Government, and who have been the
official counscllors Of the President. ! am
happy 10 know that this welcome is In no
wise partisan. II Is one OF the agreeable
features OF the occasion that all parties are
here represented. Something OF the same
good fortune has followed me throughout
M y admnistration-in Congress and among
the people, from the South as well as from
the North, | baye received encouragement.
] have received support from men whose
political affiliations are opposed to my own.
For all this | am and forever will be pro-
foundly grateful. All eyes are now tur ned
TO the new Administration which has Just
assumed the responsibility OF the National
Government. 70 those present who agree