Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-11
Greeting by the WAYS idle.
THE ARRIVAL AT TOPEKA.
Incidents of the Stop at the Capital of


Incidents of the Stop at the Capital of
Kansas.
But one other stop was made before
reaching Topeka and that was a short ono
at Meriden where the president went out
and bowed his acknowledgement of the
| greeting extended to him. The Topeka
railroad station was packed with people
when the presidents train came in. The
local committee escorted the presidential
party to carriages. The president rode
in the first carriage with Governor Hum
phreys. In the next carriage were Sena-
tor Ingalls, and Secretary Tracy. The
party was driven to the state house where
the president reviewed the parade of
soldiers. From the state house the presi-
dent was driven to the Coleman house
where luncheon was served, after which
the president gave reception to the
membe of his old brigade
A Visit to the Fair Ground.
After the reception the presid ent went
to the fair grounds where an immense
crowd had gathered. The jam was so
great that it WIS with the greatest diff
Guilty that the president, the governor and
Senator Ingalls, pushed their way through
to the stand 1t was 3.l5 o'clock when Ira
f. Collins, department commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic introduced
Governor Humphrey. The governor said
that he was quite su Ire the assemblage
did not care to hear from him while so
distinguished IA guest was present He
therefore without other preliminary in
PRODUCED the president.
An Address to the Kansans.
The president was received with pro-
longed cheering. He said that he was
strongly tempted not to speak, but to go
home and write them an open letter, and
that he was profoundly impressed with
the tremendous land as he was told un-
precedented) gathering of soldiers and
citizens. The assemblage was too large:
one could not get his arms about it.
When he looked at the veterans assem-
bled, and their sons and daughters, he
felt sure that the country's institutions
were safe for two generations, at least.
An Indiana Grievance.
never knew until to-day the extent of the
injury which tho state of Kansas had inflicted
upon the state OF Indiana laughter and
cheers never until looked upon that long
line Of Indiana soldiers that you plucked from
US when the ever by the superior in
ducements which your fields and cities offered
to their ambt,Orzs toll Indiana grieves for
their loss, bat retoices in the honor and pros
perity they have found here. lCheers.l
IL II not unnatural that they coming back from
scenes where comrades had shed their blood
for liberty, should choose to find homes in n
state that had the baptism of martyrs blood
upon its infant brow. prolonged cheering.l
Word of Encouragement.
After repeating in substance his plea
for obedience to law delivered at Gales
burg he started to close, but cries of ''go
on. go on" arose and he ended his re-
marks by saving:
j hear there il some grumbling in Kansas
and sometimes think it is because your adj
vantages are too great. daughter A single
year of disa po'ntment in agricultural
turns should not make you despair of the flu
ture tempt you to unsafe expedicnts. Life
IL made up of averages and think yours will
show good average lCries of good a" good"
and cheers Lei us look forward with hope,
with courage thrift, patience, good neighborly
hearts and patriotic love for the flag and
Kansas an her people have assured and
happy future. Prolonged cheersl.
Rush For the Station.
1t was after schedule time when the
president finished speaking, but the peo-
pie insisted on something from Senator
Ingalls,. which he made very brief. The
party then hurried into carriages and
went back to the city and on to the rail
way station at a lively pace and at little
after p. IN. the locomotive was annihi-
lating time in an effort to reach Kansas
City by the card At Lecompton the
train slowed up and the president bowed
to the people gathered there At Law
renee there was a brass band of Indian
boys who were playing as the train drew up
A short welcome from the mayor and n
short response from the president few
hundred hand-shakes and away sped the
train.