Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-03
Harrison Continues to Apply
the Treacle.
The Presidential Party at the
State Canital.
Taffy Ladled Out by the President
With Lavish Re ckleSsness.
A ve-Minute Stop at Benicia-A Visit
to Berkeley and Oakland-A Union
League Reception.
Associated Press Dispatches.

and party were met at Davisville this
morning by Colonel J. B. Wright, City
Trustee Mclaughlin, the governors
private secretary, M. R. Higgins, Post
master Coleman and r. r. Harmon,
and escorted to the city. As the train
ran into the beautifully decorated Union
depot at Sacramento, a salute OF twenty
one guns was fired, and as the president
stepped from the train, an immense
spoke few words of welcome, and the
party then entered carriages and were
driven to the capitol. Grand Army
posts acted as guard of honor. Thou
sands of people had assembled in the
capitol, and the school children were
drawn up in line on either side of the
broad walk, leading to the grand stand.
As the president was escorted through
the line by the mayor, he was pelted
with flowers by the children.
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
Mayor Comstock introduced Governor
Markham, who, after few remarks,
presented the president, who spoke as
follows:
governor MARKHAM AND FELLOW
CITIZENS: Our eyes have rested on no
more beautiful sight since we entered
California. This fresh morning, this
vast assemblage of contented and happy
people; this building dedicated to the
uses OF the. civil government all the
things about us, tend to inspire our
hearts with pride and gratitude-grati-
tude to the overruling Providence that
turned hither after the discovery of
this continent, the steps of men who
had the Capacity to found a free republi-
can government; gratitude for the
Providence that increased the feeble
colonies on an inhospitable coast, to
these millions of prosperous people who
have found another sea and pop
ulated its sunny shore with
happy and growing people; gratitude to
the Providence that led us through
civil strife to glory and perfection of
unity as a people, that was otherwise
impossible; gratitude that we have a
union of free states, without slavery to
stand as a reproach to that immortal
declaration upon which our government
rests; pride that our people have
achieved so much, triumphed over all
the hardships of the early pioneers who
struggled in the face of encouragement
and difficulty more appalling than those
that met Columbus when he turned the
prows of his little vessels toward the
Unknown shore. Amid perils, starva
tion and sickness, here on this sunny
slope of the Pacific, they have estab-
lished civil institutions and set up the
banner of the imperishable union
Every Californian who has followed in
their footsteps, every man and woman
who is today enjoying the harvest of
their endeavors, should always lift his
hat to the pioneers of '49.
''We stand here at the political center
OF great state, in this building where
your lawmakers assemble, chosen by
your suffrages to execute your WILL in
framing those rules of conduct which
shall control the life OF citizens. May
you always find here patriotic, conse-
Grated men to do your work. May they
always assemble here with high sense
of duty to these brave and Intelligent and
honorable people. May they teach the
great lesson of our government, that our
people need only such regulations as
shall restrain the evil-disposed and shall
give the largest liberty to individual en-
terprise and effort. No man is gifted
with speech to describe the beauty and
impressiveness of this great occasion. I
am awed in this presence; | bow rever-
emily to this great assembly of free, in
teiligent, enterprising American sover-
eigns.
'tI am glad to have had this hasty
glimpse OF this early center of immigra-
tion. | am glad to be standing at the
place where that momentous event, the
discovery of gold, transpired; and yet.
after you have washed your sand of
gold, after the eager rush for sudden
wealth, after all this, you have come
into heritage in the possession of these
fields, in those enduring and inexhaust-
ible treasures OF your soil, which will
perpetually sustain a great population.
"In parting, sir Ito the GOVERNOR, to
you, as the representative of this peo-
pie, give the most hearty thanks of all
who journey with Inc, and my own,
for the early, continuous, kindly, yea,
even aftectionate, attention which has
followed us in all our footsteps through
California"
OFF FOR OAKLAND.
Ex-Governor Newton Booth then deliv-
cred short address, followed by Secre-
tary Rusk. The non-arrival of Post
master-General Wanamaker was great
disappointment to the employees of the
postoffice, as they had arranged to pre-
sent him beautiful silver and flower
souvenirs.
The president then held short recep-
tion in the governors office, after which
the party were escorted back to the
train, and left for Oakland, the battery
firing another salute as the train LETT.
A PLEASANT STOP AT BENICIA.
BENICrA, May 2.-The special train
bearing the president and party arrived
at IL AS am, and the whole town was
at the depot to welcome them. The
public school children were drawn up in
line, all armed with flags and bouquets.
The president was given three hearty
cheers, and delivered a short address,
thanking the public and saying he had a
remembrancesof Benicia from very aerly
days. His elder brother, he said, was
sent across the plains in 1857 with the
Utah expedition, and was afterwards
stationed at Benicia, from where he had
received many pleasant and interesting
letters from him.
Master Chisholm and Miss M, Deming
then presented him floral cannon, in
scribed with the words: 'This is for
our friends; we have nothing else for
our enemies"
During the balance of the five min
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