Fergus County argus., 1890-10-16
A ROYAL WELCOME.
The President. With Cheers by Thousands
and Hearty Welcomes, Is Received
IN His Native State.

NoEIn VERSION. October ..-To-day
has been one al ovaiions for the
Chief Magistrate of lie Nation. Ken
tueky, Indiana aud Ohio have ioIned
in doing him homage. and in the
land of Dixie lac greeting was no less
warm than in the naive state al
President Harrison. 1t was hardly
more than dayhrcak when the i'rrsI-
Dental train passed through Newport
and CoVingt on. but the President was
up aud bowed acknowledgements To
the bistline. enthusiast ic kentuckian-
that crowded the depots aS the tram
went through. CIncinnaiIwa> reached
at 100 n. M. Despite tnc early hour
several thousand people gat athered at
the Central station to greet the Pres
| ident. At = O'Clock the train left.
Near North Bend. Ohio, the old iIar-
rison honest cad was reached and the
train came to stop gust about Ia
front OF the house in which benjamin
| Harrison first saw the light oi day,
and but lew yards from the white
shaft that marks the toml.-.'i his illus
trious ancestor, EN-PrcsIdcnt VII
liam Henry Harrison. The occasion
was not one for words. and a. the
President passed to the rear of the
platform he was unaccompanied. The
rest of the party delicatcly left him to
the solemn memories that the scenes
of his childhood and youth called
forth After brief stop the train
passed ON. but the President was
visibly affected by the sights that
| 4. la4p a
his mind, and when the little town of
Lawrenceburg was reached his voice
WAS heavy with emotion rs lac ad-
dressed the crowd OF nelghhors and
friends that thronged to greet HIM.
"My friends said the President,
81 want to thank you veIy cordially
for this greeting. All the scenes about
here are very familiar Ia me. This
town oi I.awrencrbuig was the lir-t
village of nay childish recollections,
and aS approached IT this morning !
passed the earliest home oi my recol-
lection: n home IN which my childhood
aud early manhood was spent. Mem
orIes crowd IN upon me NAT are very
full of interest. very iuil oi pleasure
and very iull ol SadHr-~. They hrinl
back To me those Who once made the
old home very dear aud the most
precious spot ON earth. lhaNc passed
with bowed head the spot where they
rest. We are here in our generation
Wit IA the work ot those who are gone
upon us: let rs see, each ot ~, that IN
every family in tins nclghhorhood
and IN this state thai wr do AT least
with equal courage, grace and kind
ness hc work 80 hrNrly, klndly and
generously done 10y those Who filled
our places fifty year, ago. must
stop now. for ! must hurry on to
those old friends. and those new
friends who have come In since Law
r,nccburg was FAMILIAR 90 me. eN-
tend again my hearty thanks iof
tins welcome and beg ~ parting, Ia
introduce only one member oi my
cabinet who accompanies me, General
Tracy. Secretary ot the Navy Serre-
ltarv Tracy contentcd himself by
merely bowing to the enthusiastic
crowd. and lac and the President had
time to shake few eager hands cN
tended ~ the train pulled ont. n
Milan aud O~goud large crowds also
assembled. but the President merely
apprard on the rear platform, nitro
duced Secretary Tracy. bowed tocneer
ins Indianians, and the train PASSED
through.
The president proceeded on hi-
tourney to Galc-hurl. Illinois. where
on th4 Sth lac laid the corner II one 81
Knox college and attended "a reunion
of the first brigade oi his "'l com
mand. lie made "a feeling and patu
oiic address to he old veterans Wnlci
wa, received with great applause.