The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-03

AAOiis AAs -. - SAlSS JOiACN OhC pal l0J
introduced the President who said: N am
glad to see you, citizens of Charlottesville,
for have often heard of your city, and have
had the pleasure of personally knowing some
of your people. Your reception to us to-day
is most gratifying" Messrs. Folger, Gres-
ham and Lincoln were introduced by Mr..
Peirce, who said of the latter: This is one
of the boys-Bob Lincoln, and the Secretary
OF War Joined in the laughter which greeted
the announcement. When Judge Gresham
came to the front he was somewhat stam-
peded by stalwart citizen shouting out:
"Hurrah for Gresham. He's the man for
President OF these United States"
AT LAFAYETTE.
The run to Lafayette, twenty-five miles,
was made in forty-five minutes. Here an
immense crowd was gathered, and the train
was stopped ten minutes, while the engines
were changed. The President was introduced
by Mayor Mckinley and spoke briefly, re-
turning thanks for the reception and ex-
pressing his pleasure at being among the peo-
pie there, even for few minutes Secretary
Folger and Postmaster-general Gresham also
spoke briefly, and Secretary Lincoln, who
met with most enthusiastic greeting said:
Ahic 10 nOl tlc llESb lllut nave UeeD dI Lid
fayette, and neither is it the first time have
met with kindly reception here. Again
must express my obligations to YOU" A
pleasant incident here was the presentation
TO the President of a magnificent floral ship,
the gift OF the colored people of this city, and
presented by little colored boy. Hon. w.
s. Lingle was the spokesman, and said:
States 0A''''i a HA''H" fi'''u9n' VI 'ne 0"i'eu
sir-The honored President of these United
states enjoying his vacation has some private
bound 10 respect. but the colOred citizens
OF Indiana cannot permit you to pass
through our beautiful State from
south to north without an unobtru-
slve expression of our deep sense of gratitude to
a manly man, statesman and patriot. We
recall a time when, under the old barbarism,
made bricks without straw, and we remember
how, later Oh, as the irresistible conflict pre-
oipitated, you were for the under dog in the
fight. You stood for justice to an oppressed peo-
pie. 1t was not then the popular side Qnite
the contrary. A Aremorseless prejudice pervaded
cnsv,r ene nerth North ira rather than the South,
colored orphan asylum in New York, was rife in
the land, and we were hiding like little chickens
In the grass when there is hawk in the air.
You stood by us-stoOd for Justice, citizenship,
and the right of life liberty and the pursuit of
happiness. The celebrated case which, without
Zee or nope OF reward, you took to the Supreme
Court, Yindicating the right of a colored woman
TO ride unmOested and without humiliation upon
the streetrcars when she had paid her fare, was
gained. 1t was victory for justice. for hui
manity, and you builded better than We knew,
FOR the principle involved covered the whole
question OF civil rights And In this glad,
good time or peace, unity and concord, the
little child of freedman with all the
splendid possibilities Of American boyhood
illustrated in your own life and that of Garfield)
stops on his way to school to lay this t-'h-.c at
your feslsswe have been deeply tosrAst ~ ~ TIE
1t would sseem that the spirit of prophecy was
upon the martyred Lincoln when, In his first in-
augural, he said:
"plhe mVetic chords of mamorv vvhiCh atretch
from every battlefield and patriot grave to
every loved heart and hearthstone all over our
broad land will yet swell the chorus OF the Union
when again touched they surely will be, by
the better angels of our nature
God bless and keep you Mr.. President, in the
hollow of His hand"
At 2:30 the train left Lafayette, and reached
Monon an hour later.
AT Monon was the largest assemblage that
had greeted the presidential party along the
entire route, two or three thousand people
having gathered from that and adjoining
counties The presidential party was intro
duced; then General Sheridan, Governor
Porter and Lieutenant-governor Hanna were
called for by the crowd. Governor Hanna
was the only one of those three present to
respond.
At Cedar Lake there was a good-natured,
half tipsy crowd, which offered to treat the
President to champagne, having placed
stand beside the track for that purpose.
General Gresham drank glass as the train
pulled out. The party arrived safely in
Chicago at Z clock.
A TALK WITH THE PRESIDENT.
During the trip the represeD tative of the
Journal was introduced to the President and
the other distinguished gentlemen, by Judge
Gresham, who, by the way was very obliging
and courteous to everybody. In an informal
conversation, the President expressed him
self as greatly pleased with the reception he
had met with at Louisville and throughout
Indiana. He said that he greatly regretted
that he was not able to go through Indian
apolis, but the arrangements for the trip
were not made by himself; and he made sew
eral inquiries concerning the capital city
and the citizens. He anticipated a pleasant
vacation in the Yellowstone region, whera
he would be free from political and official
cares. He paid the Journal the compliment
OF saying that he had frequently read the
paper and recognized in it a representative
newspaper
Secretary Folger made numerous inquiries
about Indiana and several of the prominent
politicians here. and talked unreservedly
about matters in general to the reporter He
said he was greatly pleased at t he reception
Judge Gresham had receiTsd, and deserved
from the people of his native State senti-
ment in which Secretary Lincoln joined.
INCIDENTS AND NOTES OF THE TRIP
The Airline took large excursion to Mo-
non yesterday to see the President.
The President left Greencastle with the
gratifying assurance from colored brother
"We'll elect you President again, boss"
The receptions given President Arthur in
Indiana, although entirely impromptu, were
a fitting sequel to the splendid ovation he re-
ceived at Louisville. He is popular Presi-
dent.
After leaving Chicago the Presidential
party will go directly to the West, and will
not stop for receptions or anything of that