Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-15
THE PRESIDENT IN THE SOUTH.
He Receives Warm and Enthusiastic
w elcoYNe Everywhere.

He Receives Warm and Enthusiastic
w elcorne Everywhere.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April l3-President
Harrison has every reason to be gratified
with his reception in Virginia and Ten
nesseee. At nearly every hamlet along
the line of the route groups of people
waved handkerchief and hats as the train
passed by. At Roanoke, Va, the train
halted long enough to enable a crowd of
people assembled at the station to shake
hands with the president, and similar DEM
onstrations Were observable as the train
passed Pulaski and Abingdon AT
Bristol the train halted on the Virginia
side of the station Large crowds had
gathered in and about the station, and
the windows of the houses in the vicinity
were filled with people.
Applause for Mrs. Harrison.
The president, while the crowd cheered,
was escorted to the temporary platform
by the local committee, was introduced
by Judge Wood, of Bristol. and made a
brief speech congratulating the people on
the evidences of prosperity he had OBJ
served in Virginia. The speech was fire.
quently cheered. He closed with the
words: MAY peace, prosperity, and social
order dwell in all your communities, and
the fear and love of God in every home"
CHEERS The appearance of Mrs. Harri-
son in response to repeated calls brought
out great cheers from the crowd. At
Johnson City, Jones ooro, and Morristown
short stops were made, and at each place
the president made brief speeches to the
crowds that gathered at the stations
A Royal Welcome at Knoxville.
Knoxville gave the president a royal
welcome. When the train rolled into the
station at 6 O'Clock p. m. the local COM
mitteemen met the party and escorted it
about the city. At o'clock the party ar
rived at the hotel, where an immense
crowd had gathered to hear the president
make promised address When the en-
thusiasm that greeted his appearance had
subsidized the president said that it gave
him great pleasure to visit a city which
had given the country many eminent
men. The devotion TO liberty of east Ten
nessee was part of the history of the
country, and he was glad to know that it
was as strong now as ever, He referred
to the material progress of the south, and
said: Il beg to say TO you that whoever
supposes that there is anywhere in the
northern states any jealousy of this great
material progress which the south is
making wholly misconcsives the friendly
heart of the people of the north
Words of Earnest Good VIII.
May every prosperity attend you. May
this ground, made memorable by one of
most brilliant assaults and by one the
most successful defenses in the history of
war, never again be stained by blood.
But may our people in one common and
all-pervading fealty to the great princi-
pies of our government, go in to achieve
in material wealth and social development,
in intelligence, in piety, everything
that makes a nation great and a people
happy" tGreat and prolonged cheering
At night the president and Mrs. Harri-
son and most of the members of the party
attended large reception at the residence
of Cole J. Sanford.
A Runaway Scare.
When the president and his party were
ready to return to their train they entered
carriages, and had just got started when
the horses drawing the carriage contain
ing Secretary Rusk and others took fright
and dashed into the presidents carriage.
There was great excitement for the mo-
ment, and Mrs. Harrison seemed to be in
imminent danger. They managed, how
ever, to get out of the carriage uniniured.
The frightened horses were finally con-
trolled, but not until they had wrecked
Secretary Rusk'S carriage