The morning call., 1891-08-29
PRESIDENT HARRISON.
He Receives a Hearty Reception at Rut-
land, vi.

RUTLAND (Vt.), Aug. 2S.-The President
left Proctor for Rutland at II 10 this MORN
Ing. Arriving there he was met by COM
mittee and escorted to Memorial Hall,
where reception was held. A stand had
been erected in front of the building. The
President was introduced and made q
speech to the large crowd assembled. After
the Introduction of the President to the
throng he repeated, amid the laughter of
the audience, his statement made in other
places. that he feared the peoples kindness
to him would kill him. He briefly went
over the history of the country up to the
war OF the Rebellion, saying that he
thought the war was allowed to go on by
Providence. God desired that the expert
ment of free government should have
more perfect trial." said he. 1--WE will
never forget the great electric thrill and
shock which passed thr ough the country
%hen the nrst gun was fired at Sumter.
Debate was closed, orators were withdrawn,
and great wave of determined patriotism
swept over the country. This wave was
not to be stayed in its progress until the
last Vestlge OF the rebellion had been swept
from the face of our beloved land" He
then spoke OF the part the usually peaceful
New England people took in the war, say
ing nfa .nae tLe rebels who thought the spirit
OIL 17I6 had been quenched found them
selves badly mistaken. Applause. Had
they THE rebels not been mistaken the war
might have been avoided, but it was SO
written in the severe but benevolent pur-
poses OF God. There was a martyr Presi-
dent who " as to attiX his name to declara-
tion that would be as famous as that to
which your fathers affixed their signatures
In 1776. Applause. We were to be in
truth. as we'll as in theory, free people
lApplause.l There was no other pathway
10 emancipation than along the bloody track
of bnt pni1pu " ba of ba
power anu wisdom that is above Us and
over us, our armies followed that path to
the accomplishment of that glorious result
that struck shackles from four million
slaves" [Great applause. He then closed
with greeting to the Grand Army men in
the crowd.
just as the President concluded his re-
marks Rev. Dr. Norman Seaver presented
to Mrs. Harrison, through the President an
ol-paintlng representing view of Kill ing
ton, near Rutland, the highest peak IN the
Green Mountain range. The President, in
q lew words. thanked DR.. Seaver and the
Board OF Trade in behalf of Mrs. Harrison
and expressed his regret that she was una
able TO accompany him on his trip through
Vermont. The party then were driven to
the residence of p. w. Clement for lunch
con, after which the special train re-
turned TO Proctor, where they will be DEM
oustration tonight.
The President addressed a large throng
from platform this evening erected in
front Of Secretary Proctor's residence. In
the throng were about one thousand en-
ployes of the Marble Company. The Presi-
dent spoke of the friendly relations that he
thought should always exist between en-
pioyers and cmploye. He thought the ma
tional poll y should be in the direction of
giving the workman a sufficient amount of
wages to enable him to support his family
IN comfort. .'We hear great deal about
cheap things" he said, but things may be
too cheap. They are too cheap when the
man who produces them on farm or in fac
tory does not get out of them living wages,
with margin for old age and for dowry
Tor the incidents that are to follow"
Laughter and appla use.l After the speech
where they take the train for New York,