Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-08-28

| wish ! could see you more satisfactorily
than | am able to do on hurried trip like
this. hut Gov. Proctor kept me up very late
last night, and he was the last man down
to breakfast this morning himself.
All that / have seen in your state has
but increased the respect | have always en-
tertained for your people. My recent
journey of somewhat great length through
the country has very deeply impressed upon
me the fact of the unity of our people.
The building of these great railroad lines,
making every part of every state familiar,
and stretching across the continent so as to
bring within easy access the most distant
parts of our country. has had a great ten
dency to unity our people and to wipe out
whatever there was provincial or local in
our character. 1t has rubbed off some of
the edges of the New England character,
and has rubbed on some of the New Eng
land polish upon the West. In fact, wher-
ever we have any combining, nothing
makes it homogeneous except a thorough
mixer, and the American people have GER
tainly had a most thorough mixing.
One of your war governors was saying
to me today, as we came along in the train,
your own distinguished fellow citizen, that
on journey West not long ago, every
where Vermont men came to meet him ,
and as l went recently across the continent,
the railroad train scarcely stopped at any
station, that some one from Indiana did
not reach up his hand and claim recogni-
ton; and so it is in all the states.
The West is now turning a little back
toward the East, and have found some
people, who probably had some ancestral
connection with New England but whose
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were i'm the West. who have come back to
the old home. All this is pleasant, all this
is surety of the future of our country. 1t
is pleasant to know that the South is being
obiiterated: that all that made it distinctive
| in the sense of separation or alienation, is
being gradually wiped out
OF course, the prejudices of genera
tions are not like marks upon the black
| board that can be rubbed out with sponge.
| These are more like the deep glacial lines
that the years have left in the rock, but the
water, when that surface is exposed to its
quiet, gentle and perpetual influence, wears
even these out. until the surface is smooth
| and uniform. And so these influences are
at work in our whole country, and we
should be hopeful for it, hopeful for its
| future. | am sure you each feel pride in
your American citizenship, and would
| show readiness to defend it in war, and
am sure that from every class of your com
munity would come the response: ave
| will maintain il. honorable and high, il
peace.
| thank you most sincerely for YOU
friendly greeting, and regret that | am no
able to speak to you more satisfactorily
and can only accept with heart full o
| appreciation, these marks of your respect
! Applause.
Notes and incidents.
As the President concluded, three cheer
and tiger were given him at the call o
Commander Ferriter of the Grand Arm,
post. GoOd-byes were then hastily said, ant
the carriages were reentered, the Presiden
carrying a bouquet of beautiful roses Civ
eli him by Mrs. Estey as he finished speak
ing. The party were driven rapidly owe
the remainder of the route. returning I,
the railroad station just before $50.
The band was waiting their arrival an'
played a selection as they left their ear
riages and took the train for the return
journey to Bellows Falls and Proctor. 4
go the train pulled out of the station, eX
actly one hour having elapsed from tn
time of the arrival.
feet and there was at no point any delay o
any disagreeable incident.
Gov. HolbroOk accepted Secretary Proc
tors kind invitation and went to Below
Falls in the morning, accompanying tn
Presidents party 10 Brattleboro. Coils
Estey and Fuller accompanied the party t,
Bellows Falls on their return.
The special train consisted of Gov
Smiths private car, Wagner dining car
and the locomotive Gov. Smith,
1t is a matter of universal regret, boil
that the day proved rainy and that the tim
that Mr.. Harrison could spend here was 5,
short. For the limited time at command
however, the demonstration was yer
gratifying success.
The President was Enthusiastically tire
and worn out with his long round of jonr
neying and speech-making.
The last previous Presidential visit I
BrattebOro, and the only one was that c
President Hayes, who came here in August
1877. following the Bennington celebratio
of that year. The weather was fine an
there was a brilliant demonstration, with
reception at the Brooks House in the ever
ing.
So far as is now recalled the only Pres
dental visit to Vermont previous to tina
of Mr. Hayes was by President Munro
during his term, about the year 1917.
Frank Parry is the envy of his youn
companions because his bouquet, throw
from the Brooks House balcony, lande
squarely in the Presidents hat.
The Democrats have lost one vote i
Brattleboro if Mr.. Harrison is renominate
next year. In passing the residence of A
b. Hall at the corner of Asylum and Cha
pin streets the President acknowledged tn
attentions shown him there by throwing
kiss to Arthur Childs's baby.