The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-05-03

bers of your family and your distin-
guished party-profitable, in that we
have been enabled to call more closely
and effectively to your attention, and to
that OF your advisors accompanying you,
what is desired of the National Govern
ment, and what is absolutely necessary to
our future prosperity and development
profitable, because you have had an OPP
portunity of seeing US as we are, and
| judging for yourself our worth as peo-
| pie and as State.
81 find it much easier, Mr.. President,
to say greetings than farewells, but L as
| sure you that you depart with the prayers
of our people for your safe return, and
their good wishes for your future pros
| perity."
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
When the Governor had concluded the
President stepped forward and bowed. A
great roar went up from thousands of
throats; but above the din could be heard
the stentorian voice of Major Sherburn of
the brigade staff calling for three cheers
for President Harrison" which were
given with a will by the vast multitude.
The President bowed again and again,
and when the cheering had ceased, spoke
as follows:
s. GOUernor Markham and FELLOW Cfti-
GEMS: Our eyes have rested upon no more
beautiful or impressive sight since we
entered California. This fresh, delightful
morning; this vast assemblage of con-
tented and happy people; this impressive
building, dedicated to the uses of civil
Governmental things to us-tend to
| inspire our hearts with pride and with
gratitude.
Gratitude to that overruling Provi-
dence that turned hither, after the Cliscoy-
cry OF this continent, the steps of those
who had the capacity to organize free
and representative government; graft
tude for that Providence that has devel-
oped those feeble colonies and the limos
| pitable coast into these millions of pros
porous people, who have found another
sea and bordered its sunny shores with
happy and growing people. Applause.
Gratitude to that Providence that led us
through civil strife to glory, and to per-
lection OF unity as people that was not
otherwise possible. Gratitude, that we
have to-day union of free States, with
out slave to stand as a rebuke'and re-
prOach to that immortal declaration upon
which our Government rests. Applause.
! Pride, that our people have achieved so
much; that these early pioneers who
struggled in the face ofdiscouragementa and
difficulties more appalling than those that
met Columbus when he turned the proWs
of his little vessels towards an unknown
shore-the perils of starvation, the perils
OF savage Indians, the perils of sickness
and yet triunphing over all these diff
culties, they burst out upon this sunny
slope of the Pacific, to set up here the
starry banner and to establish civil insti-
tutions. lApplause.l Every Californian
who has followed in their footsteps, every
man and woman who is to-day enjoying
the harvest of their brave endeavor,
should always lift his hat to pioneer of
1849. [Applause.l
I'VE stand here at the political center
OF great State, at this building where
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| your SuffrageS to execute your will in
framing those rules of conduct which
shall control the life of the citizen. May
you always find here patriotic and con-
Sc1entIOus men to do your work; may they
always assemble here with a high sense
Of duty to this brave, intelligent and
honorable people; may they catch the
great lesson of our Government, that our
people need only such regulations as shall
restrain the nl-disposed, and which will
give the largest liberty to individual en-
terprise and effort. Applause.
May all blessings attend you. No
man is gifted with speech to describe the
beauty and the iInpressiveness of this
great occasion. l am awed in this pres
ence. | bow reYerentially to this great
assemblage of free, intelligent and enter
prising American sovereigns. Jap
plauSe.
Now we must bid you farewell. I am
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this earliest center of immigration
and enterprise; 1 am glad to stand
in the locality where that mem
orable event, the discovery of gold,
| TRANSFERRED; and yet, after you have
washed your sand for gold, after the eager
rush for sudden wealth, after all these,
| you have come into richer heritage,
into the possession of these fields, in
these enduring and inexhaustible treas
ures Of your soil which will perpetually
sustain a great population.
again, and in parting, sir, to you, the
| representative of this people, give the
most hearty thanks of all those Journey
! ing with me and mine, for the kindly and
continuous, yea, even affectionate atten-
! tons which have followed US in all our
! footsteps through California;
! There was another burst of cheering
! when the President had finished.
sACRAMENTo's SOUVENIR.
Ex-Governor Booth then stepped to
! the front and presented the Executive
with a handsome souvenir on behalf of
! the people of Sacramento. This souvenir
consisted of massive gold disc which
bears the seal of the city on one side.
The other side bears the following in
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