Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-28
ON To RICHMOND.

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Visit of President Cleveland to the Wiz
| ginia State Fair as ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Greeting by the People and Address q
Welcome by Governor Lee-Thc Presi-
| dents Patriotic Response.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 21.-Tle spe cha
conveying the Presidential party TO Rich
| mond reached Milford at 1920 A. m +,
| and the scene at Fredericksburg was re.
/ peated, the only difference being the at
sence of the cannon. When the Presi
| dent stepped on the rear platform col.
| ored man of immense proportions shout.
| ed out; s.Dah he isl Dab he isl" which
was the signal for rush to the lear oil
| the train. A young man almost out OF
| breath climbed up on the platform OF the
| car with handsome basket OF flowers
| for Postmas ter General Villas.
| At Milford the party were met by a
committee from Richmond, and given a
hearty welcome. The spokesman of the
committee, Ar. Crump, was very brief,
| and the President acknowledged the
courtesy in a few happy words.
There were no further incidents until
| the special reached Richmond at IL :32 a.
m. The reception was roaring ovation
| of voices. The sun shone brightly on
| the Chief Executive and his party as they
emerged from the car, and were
met by the local committee OF
citizens. The Horse Guards came
| to sspresent," lifted their helmets,
and as soon as the visitors were seated
In carriages wheeled about and pre-
| coded the cavalcade TO the Fair grounds,
three-quarters OF mile distant.
Upon reaching the Fair grounds the
presidential party were driven to the
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and shortly afterward the executive
emerged upon balcony overlooking the
Fair grounds, where he was pre-
sented to the multitude by Governor
Fitzhugh Lee. Governor Lee in
a speech welcomed the President and
party to Virginia. In conclusion Gov
ernor Lee said: s'May your atministra-
ton bring to the whole country light,
life and hope; and may the prayer ascend
to your fathers, now that the sword has
been beaten into a plow-share aud the
spear into pruning-hook, that State
should not lift up its arm against State,
neither shall they know war any more,
but that the reign of peace and pros
perity shall be as lasting as the home OF
the stars, as eternal as the foundation OF
the everlasting hills.o
At the conclusion of Governor Lees
speech, the President was introduced and
in clear voice spoke az follows:
"Fellow-citfzens of Virginia.: While
thank you most sincerely for your kind
reception and recognize in it's heartiness
the hospitality for which the people of
Virginia have always been distinguished,
l am fully aware that your demonstration
Of welcome is rendered not to an indi-
vidual but to an incumbent of the Office
which crowns the Government of the
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the mother of Presidents, seven of
whose sons have filled that high
office. to-day greetS a President who
for the first time meets VlrginlanS upon
Virginian soil. / congratulate myself
that my first introduction to the people
of Virginia occurs at a time wnen they
are surrounded by exhibits of the pro-
ductiveness and prosperity of their State.
Whatever there may be of honor in her
history and however much pride there
may be in her traditions, her true great
ness is here exemplified. In our sister,
hood of States the leading and most COM
handing place must be gained and
kept by that commonwealth which
by the labor and intelligence of her clti-
Zens can produce most of those things
which meet the necessities and desires o
mankind. But the full advantage of tina,
which may be yielded 10 State by the
toll and ingenuity OF her people, is not
measured alone by the money value of
the products. The efforts and struggles
of her farmers and her artisans not only
create new values in the field of agrcul-
ture and in arts and manufacturers, blu
they at the same time produce rugged,
selfreliant and independent men
and cultivate the product which
more than all others enables State to
furnish patriotic, earnest American
citizenship. This will flourish In every
part OF the American domain; neither
drouth nor rain can injure it, for it takes
root in true hearts. enriched by love OF
country. There are no new varieties ir
this production. 1t must be the same
wherever seen and its quality is neither
sound nor genuine unless it grows to
united nation, nor unless it supports
and sustains the institutions
and government founded to protect Amer.
lean liberty and happiness. The present
administration of the Government j.
pledged to return for such husbandry moi
only promises, but actual tenders of fair
ness and justice, with equal protection
and full participation in National achieve
ments. II in the past we have been es-
tran@ed a..d the cultivation of American
citizenship has been interrupted, your
enthusiastic welcome OF to-day Demon
strates that there is an end to such es-
arrangement, and that the time of sus-
picion and fear is succeeded by an era of
faith and confidence.
In such kindly atmosphere, and be-
meath such cheering skies, l greet the
people OF Virginia as co-laborers in the
field where grows the love of our united
country. God grant that in years to
come Virginia the Old Dominion-the
mother of Presidents-she who locked
on the Nation at its birth-may not only
increase her trophies of growth in agri-
culture and manufactures, but that she
may be among the first of the States i'm
the cultivation of true American citizen
ship"
1t was some minutes after the Presi- |
dent finished before the cheering, salutes |
from the cannon and other demonstra- |
tions subsidized. When there was quiet |
Governor Lee stepped forward and pre- |
sented Secretaries Bayard and Endicott |
and General Villas, who simply bowed |
to the audience.
Immediately the distinguished visitors
repaired to the office of the President of /
he Virginia Agricultural Society, where |
IN informal reception was held. For I
,bout all hour the people streamed
through the building and shook hands
With the President and Cabinet officers.
1t the conclusion of the reception lunch
vas partaken of.