Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-16
IN. THE SOLDIER STATE.


to this city, paid visit to the FAIR
grounds in the afternoon.
On the way to the fair grounds the
President held an umbrella to protect
him first from the sun and latef
from the very light rain that fell. Inc
trip to the fair grounds was uneventfu'.
There was not great crowd on inc
streets, but at the fair grounds an
enormous crowd had gathered Inc
amphitheater in front of which the
speakers stand had been erected was
flled completely, while all the space
in front of it was crowded Inc
jam was SO great that IL
was with tho greatest difficulty that
the President, Governor and Senator
Ingalls, pushed their way through to-
the stand Secretary Tracy Lesitated
for some time before making the at
tempt but a passage was cleared LOT
him finally and he and Mr.. Halford
Joined the rest The other members OF
the party remained in their carriages.
1t was fifteen minutes after three
o'clock when Ira F. Collins, Depart
ment Commander of the Grand Army OF
the Republic introduced Governor
Humphrey. The Governor said that he
was quite sure the assem- lage did not
care to hear from him while so distln--
guished 4 guest was present. He there
fore without other preliminary intro
duced the President The President
was received with prolonged cheers.
He said:
MY FELLOW CITIZENS:-I am strongly
tempted to omit even an attempt to speak
to you to day; think it would be better
that should go home and write you an
open letter. [Great laughter and cheering.1
l have been most profoundly impressed
With the incidents which have attended this
tremendous, and am told unprecedented
gathering of the soldiers and cit zens of the
State of Kansas. No one can interpret /"
speech the lessons of this occasion; no
power of description is adequate to convey
to those who have not looked upon 1t. the
spirit and power OF this meeting This as
semblage is altogether too large to bo
greeted individually; one can not get his.
arms about it. Laughter aud cheers.
And yet so kindly have you received
ne that / would be glad if to
sach of you l could convey the
sense of gratitude and appreciation
which is in my heart. There is nothing for
any of us to do but to open wide our hearts
and let these elevating sugge Stions take
possession of them l am sure there has
been nothing seen to day that does not
point in the direction of a higher iudivid-
can look upon this vast array of the soil
diers who fought to victorious consum-
nation the war for the Union without bow
ing his head and his heart in grateful rever-
ence. lGreat cheerngl Who can look
upon these Sons of Veterans, Sprnging-
from patriotic ancestry, full OF the spirit
of '6I, coming into the vigor and strength OF
manhood, to take up the burdens that we
must soon lay down, and who, turn in z from
those to the sweet-faced children whose,
lnh nnI
flags can fail to feel that the institu-
tions of liberty are secure for two genera
tions at least ill this gathering. 1 never
knew until to-day the extent of the injury
which the State of Kansas had inflicted
upon the State of Indiana laughter and
cheersl; never until looked upon the long
line of Indiana soldiers that you pluckcd
from us when the war was over by the
periOr inducements which your fields and
cities offered to their ambitious toll. In
diana grieves for their loss, but reioices in
the honor and prosperity they have formed
here. [Cheers] They are our proud contri-
button to the great National reputation
which your State has established as the
friend as well as one of the bulwarks of lib
erty and law. [Cheers] 1t was notlunnat-
ural that they, coming back from scenes
where comrades had shed their blood for
liberty. should choose to find homes in Il
State that had the baptism of martyrs
blood upon it's infant brow. Prolonged
cheeringI. The futarc is safe If
we are but true to ourselves;
true to these children whose in
structiOn is committed to you There Is
no other foe that at all obstruct or
hinder our onward progress except treason
in our own midst-tre tchery TO the great.
principle of our Government.
which is obedience to law. The law. the
will OF the majority expressed in orderly,
methods is the only king t.,
which we bow. Prolonged cheers But to
him all bow. Let it be understood in all
your communities that no self 'h interest OF
the Individual. no class interests, however
shall be permitted to place their
claims above law, [Cries of Good"
Good and cheering. This is good Amer
lean doctrine, and if it can be made to pre-
vail in all the States of the Union until
every man, secure under the law in his owE
right. is compelled by the law to yield to
every other man his rights, nothing
shake our reDose Cheers.
Now. fellow citiz ,ns, you will excuse
from the attempt at further speech. tCrieS
of go on" "Go on."1 1 say to you again
that am grateful SO far your presence,
h ere has any personal reference to myself.
grateful ~ a public officer for this evidence
of your love and affection for the Constitu-
ton and the country which all love.
l hear there is some grumbliEg in KIM
sas. and 1 sometimes think it is because
your advantages are too great Laughter
a single year of disappointment in agricult-
ural returns should not make you DESPAIR
nrent Life is made up of a vagarles, aud
think yours will show a good average.
Cries of Good" Good" and cheers Let
as look forward with hope, with courage,
thrift, patience, good hearts and pa
triotc love of the flag of Kansas, whose.
people have an assured and happy future.
Prolonged cheers.
At the conclusion of tho Presidents.
speech Secretary Tracy was introduced
Senator ingalls, was loudly called for.
He responded briefly with speech oit
the progress and enterprise of Kansas.
He hurried to the end. as it was past.
the time fixed for the departure of tho,
Presidents train.
The President was then escorted back
to his carriage. The procession was
then re formed and the horses were
started on quick trot for the sta ton.
At 4:o4 p. m. the station was reached.
and two minutes later the last member
Of the pre- ,idential party mounted the
steps Of the Presidents car and TIE
train pulled out for Kansas City.
At LecOmpton and Lawrence.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 10.-The
Presidents train after leaving Topeka
IAN at very rapid rate. The track
mad been cleared and as the President
lad expressed a desire to get to Kansas
City as near the schedule time as posi-
Die, all steam was crowded on and tho
wheels spun over the track at rate
hat made the car fly about on its