Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-27
TOURING THE STATE.

| AOON4NU SIAIEs
 The President Still Making Nice Lit
 tie Speeches to the People of Yer
 mOnt-Enth u siastfcaIly Received a,
 all Stops.
 MONTPELIER, Vt., Aug. 26.-President
 Harrison spent the night at the house o1
 ex-Governor Smith in St. Albans. He
 arose early and before his host and the
 other guests were stirring he was out of
 doors strolling the grounds, through the
 graperies and upon the lawn in company
 with the gardener. The view from the grounds of ex-Governor Smiths residence
 embraces one of the most sublime stretch
 es of natural scenery in Vermont, and the president was much impressed by it's early l morning splendor. After breakfast, he visited the St.Albans' creamery and thence was quickly driven to the station. About | a thousand people were there to cheer him and see him off. He was accompanied by | ex-Governor Smith and wife, Colonel and Mrs. E. Smith, Secretary Proctor, Tracy Smith, MT. and Mrs. F. S. Stranahan Con- gressman H. H. Powers, Henry R. Start, D. Sage, Mckay, Colonel George Tilds | and Colonel M. J. Horton of Governor Page's staff. At Richmond there was a large assemblage of people and band played "Hail to the Chief" as the train en- tered the station. Congressman Power introduced the president, who said:
 My fellow citizens: It is little early in the morning to begin the daily round of speech making, and yet I can't refrain from saying to you how highly appreciate your morning welcome. There is the tonic of your fine mountain air and the glory of your sunshine in these cordial manifestations of your respect and good | will. I hope no American citizen will ever begrudge the president of the United States the refreshment which comes from these occasional visits through the coun- try and from that draught of good will which he receives as he looks into the faces and takes the hands of these interests in the government than it shall be honestly administered for the generargood. Washington is not always full of that kind of people. We are more certain, perhaps, to find them in the coun- try, and yet no one should complain of honest criticisms, and perhaps ult-hnding has it's use, for occasionally it must be well grounded and disclose to us errors we might otherwise have failed to discern. But after all the embracing of the good will of the good people of this country is very essential to those who, in the midst of staggering responsibility endeavor, as they see the right, to do it No man can do more than this and look upon this popu- lar feature of our government, the readiness of communication, the nearness and familiarity of ac- cess which the people have with all public servants as great safeguard to those who might otherwise become separated from those impulses which are, after all, the the safest ard best. Applause.] I have had great pleasure in passing through your beautiful valley this morning. I can most sincerely commend what I see in these farms..and thrifty homes. Vermont is a mountain state, and I suppose because your horizon is little high you are more frequently than we who live on the plains compelled to look up. That may account for a great many of the good things which we discover in the New England character I thank you for your kindness. [Ap- plause.
 At Montpelier the president spoke as follows:
 am grateful to you for this cordial re- ception which crowns series of friendly u6IuOl1StIdGlOllS WulCu USSdu WlGu uy 6uCTy into this good state and have continued to this interesting and important occasion. am glad to meet the chosen representa- tives of the towns of Vermont, appointed to the discharge of functions of legislating for the general good. The wisdom of our fathers devised that system of governmental division for the general government which has found adoption or adaptation in all the states; the division of the powers of the government into three great coordinate departments, each inde- pendent and yet having close and import ant relations one with the other and each liberty of the individual, the welfare of our community and the national honor and prosperity. It has been fortunate for us, a people, that no serious clash has oc- | cured to these great departments. The constitutional balance and counter balance l have preserved with marvellous exactness, with the perfection of the most perfect machinery the relations of these several departments; each doing it's appropriate work and producing the great result which had been intended. Surely, there is no ernment are higher than here. The inn pulses of our people are drawn from | springs that lie high in the hills of duty | and loyalty. They respect and obey the law because itis the orderly expression of their own will. The compact of our government | is rule by the majority. The sanction of | all law is that it is the expression by popu- lar election of the will of a majority of
 our people. Law has no other sanction
 than that with us, and happy are we and | happy are those communities where the
 election methods are so honestly and faith fully prescribed and observed that no doubt | is thrown upon the popular expression
 and no question of the integrity of the
 ballot is ever raised. Applause. If we
 shall ever or anywhere allow a donbt tc
 settle into the minds of our people whether
 the results of our elections are honestly
 attained, whether the laws made are framed
 by those who have been properly chosen by
 the majority, then all sanction is with
 drawn from law and all respect from thu
 rulers who by a false bullet are placed ir
 public office. [Applause.l am glad tc
 congratulate you upon constituencies ai
 intelligent, devoted and patriotic. 1 an 1 glad to congratulate you that the state o Vermont, from it's earliest aspirations ant
 efforts for liberty and self-governmen
 which evolved into your constitution il
 TIT, has borne itself worthily.
 The train arrived at St. Johnsbury a
 4:30, where great preparations had bee made to welcome the guest. The tow
 was beautifully decorated. An escort wa in waiting, consisting of platoon c police, company of infantry, Palestin
 commandery, K. T., Knights of Pythias , St. Jean Baptiste society, Odd Fellows ; Sons of Veterans, Chamberlaine post, G
 A. R., and visiting comrades. The part s were :n carriages. The procession move through the principal streets over a dis
 tance of about two miles, passing the put lie school building where the pupils weI grouped. A floral key was presented to tn
 president by six little girls on behalf ( g the committee on reception, emblamatic i his welcome and their tender to him of tt
 freedom of the town. At the res 4 dence of Franklin Fairbanks the preside1 5 stood on the steps of the residence and r
 viewed the organizations as they passed b
 fore him over the semi-circular driyewa, e The men in the procession raised their ha
 as they walked in review. The presidel h dined with Franklin Fairbanks and . few invited guests of the host.
 soon as twilight began to settle the wo, 6 of illumination began. In front of evel h building in the town the national colo l. foated and diagonally across the stre Q rows of Chinese lanterns were stretche O At the public park in front of t k Antheneum 10000 people were masse le and above them Chinese lanterns of mal o l coIors swayed backward and forward