Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-16
Homevard Bound.
President harrison's Trip Back
to Washington City.
CONCORD WELCOMES THE TOURIST.

He Makes Two Short Addresses, One to
the Legislature and the Other to the
People-The City Decorated and the Cit
liens Out En- Masse-A Drink Dat of a
Historic Pitcher-Embarked on Board
the Pilgrim.
CONCORD, N. H, Aug. 16-President Har
rison arrived here yesterday, after q trip
during which the scenes along the line were
similar to those on his journey to Bar Har-
Dor. The city had been generally decorated
in honor OF the guest and the capitol and
grounds especially presented a brilliant ap
pearance. At the entrance to the park was
a large arch decked with the national colors,
surmounted at the center by the name Of the
president The government building at the
| rear Of the capitol was also prettily deco
| rated with flags and streamers.
Received by the OmciaIs.
A couple of Grand Army posts were await
ing to act as escorts, and Mayor Humphrey,
Senator Chandler, Governor Goodell, and
others were at the capitol, to which building
the party was driven, to give him welcome.
The greetings were brief, but cordial, and as
| soon as they were over the governor escorted
the president to Doric hall, where a reception
| to Grand Army comrades was given, fol-
lowed by the presentation of the city officials
The next stopping place was the hall of the
representatives, where the legislature was
| assembled in joint convention President
Taggart of the senate, and Speaker Upton
| escorted MIR. Harrison TO the platform.
He Addresses the Legislature.
Before the arrangements We're completed
| to present the members the president arose
and said:
Before that, beg to thank YOU gentlemen
of the legislature, for the cordial greeting
which you have extended to me. | believe
the trainers OF all constitutions state and ma
| tional, shoull be careful to recognize and sep
arate the executive and Legislative branches
of the government, but am sure the careful
trainers of these instruments did not have in
mind an occasion like this: and that may
meet you here this morning American citi-
zens charged, you are, with responsible
public duties,i in the assurance that upon what
ever lines we may differ stand here to-day
having the high and consecrated purpose to
serve the public ends for which our state and
national governments organized. and in
our respective places, to do what we can to
maintain social order, and to lift up fl st at
home that its lustre may be seen abroad the
dignity and honor of American citizenship.
| Loud applause.l
The JOINT convention then dissolved and
the house adjourned, following which came
the individual introduction to the president
| of the members of the legislature During
this ceremony the crowd of people anxious
| to greet the president had become SO great
| in the halls that it was necessary to lock the
doors. From the legislative chamber the
president was escorted to a stage which had
been erected in front of the capitol where,
as he appeared, he was warmly cheered by
the thousands assembled to see him
| A Speech to the People
The governor introduced the president In
| the following words:
| MR.. PRESIDENT: You have met the legislat-
| I've, judicial, and executive departments of
our state government. Inow introduce You to
| the people of New Hampshire. If they are not
all here, it Is not because they are not loyal t.
| the government or to their president. They
| would be here and there is no man, woman,
| or child in all our good commonwealth that
| does not stand by the admini~tr ation OF the
government under all circumstances, whoever
| may be at its head. Fellow citizens. present
you TO the president or the United States.
| prolonged cheers and applause.]
PRESIDENT Harrison STOOD, hat in hand and
overcoat on arm, looking at the crowd a mo-
| ment, and then said:
My FELLOW CITIZENS: That public man is
| dull indeed who does not derive instruction
| and inspiration from frequent contact with
| the masses OF our peopIe,~When from those
who are about him and who are pressing con-
sfdefations, personal TO themselves, he turns
| TO the great body Of the people who have only
one and that the highest concern of the gov
| eminent, that public affairs shall be honestly
| and economically administered, and that the
| laws shall he enforced and that public sery-
| ants shall bear themselves well in the dis
| charge of their duties. From that source I
| thank you most cordially for your earnest
/ greeting here to-day. will not detain you
| under the inauspicious circumstances of
| weather which surround US, longer than to
| say again thank you and goodbye.
The president was then driven through
the capitol grounds, and afterward a COLA
| ton was served at the Eagle house Among
| the invited guests were United Sta ties Sena-
tors Blair and Chandler Congressman Mute
and Moore, Third Auditor of the Treasury
| Patterson Governor Goodell, President Tag
| CART, OF the state senate; Speaker Upton, Of
the house; Mayor Humphrey, of Concord;
Mayor Palmer of Lowell, and many state
officials
| He Followed the Precedent.
Before the president left the hotel Col
White handed him pitcher belonging TO
Mrs. Benjamin Gale, from which President
| Monroe had drank lemonade when visiting
her. President Harrison followed the prece-
sas, A. s,lh 9 m tA. nresi.ien tial party
| lett the hotel for the railroad statfch, the
president being continually cheered by the
people en- route Fully 5000 persons were
at the station when the $50 train pulled out
and there was prolonged cheering The
| whole reception here was marked by the en-
thusiasm of the crowds that filled the streets