Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-11
ON KANSAS SOIL.
The Pres lent Receives a Ire.
me 1dous Welcome.
BIG DEMONSTRATION AT TOPEKA.

Extracts from His Speech to the Multi
tude at the Fair Grounds-The Schools
Made Prominent on the Journey-Two
ception ut Kansas City-Great Crush
at the Board of Trade-The Departure
for St. Louis.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 1.-THE president
yesterday spent another day of enthusiast
tic receptions and speechm aking, and if
he was not weary when he sought his
couch last night it speaks well for his
endurance. The city of St Joseph was
reached Mt about $50 a. m. and early as
was the hour there was a great throng of
people awaiting him. As soon as he APP
peared a hearty cheer burst from the as
sembled thousands, and escorted by the
Custer Post G. A. r. ne was driven to a
hotel where he was introduced 70 the peo-
pie. He made an address which was fire.
quently applauded. remarking as he faced
the people: IF you are glad to see me at
this hour in the morning, if you are so
kind and demonstrative before breakfast,
how great would have been your welcome
If | could have come a little later in the
day"
Kiss for "a bouquet.
The address being over the party pro-
ceeded TO the railway station. where an
informal reception was held, and the
president shook hands with several humid
red people. just before the train pulled
out little Adele Hayes, the 4.year-old
niece of Colonel Dawes, presented the
president with beautiful bouquet, and
was rewarded with kiss from the ma
tons chief executive. At 7:3O the train
was again speeding on its way for Atchi-
son, kas.
The Welcome at Atchison.
1t is only monOtonOus iteration to sag
that at the station at Atchison there was
a tremendous throng, and that it cheered
itself hoarse when the presidential train
pulled into the station. Ii was that way
everywhere, and all day. The first well
come given WAS the official one by the
mayor. and following him came a crowd
of school children. As soon AS quiet colld
be obtained, little Edna Downes was
raised above the heads of the crowd in the
arms of her teacher. In one hand she held
basket of flowers.
A Diminutive Orator.
Reading from a typewriter slip. she
said: We come, President Harrison, rep
resenting our public schools and present
these flowers by little girls, one for each
state of our great union These are our
emhlems of purity, representing our love
and patriotism for the nation over which
you preside. In our public schools, Mr.
President, is our hope and our pride. You
Will not only find this true of Atchison,
lint of . ha i-ir
prevails the length and breadth of the
land"
A Brief Address.
The president bowed his acknowledge
ments. Chief Justice Horton then intro
duced him TO the audience, and the presi-
dent delivered a short speech, referring to
the early battle against slavery in Kansas,
and congratulating the people that they
had maintained the principles so much
blood had been shed for. Wishing the
people of the state every blessing of pros
perity and good government, he closed,
and moment later the train was again
on its way.
Greeting by the Ways idle.
At Nortonville there was body of
school children again and presidential
kiss was exchanged for basket of flow
ers from little girl A short address
was made principally about public
schools. As the train pulled out three
cheers We're given for the president and
three more for Senator Ingalls, who with
Governor Humphrey had joined the par
ty. At Valley Falls the farmers turned
out en- masse but there was no time for
talking except 10 return thanks for the
hearty welcome. A basket of huge APP
pies was handed to the president by NJ.
NJ Maxwell farmer boy from Marion
county, Ind, the presidents county, now
of jefferson county, Kan.