New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-20
RESTING AT GALVESTON.
THE PRESIDENT GOES TO CHURCH AND
AFTERwARD WALKS ABOUT THE CITY.

SPEECH OF THE TRIP AFTER WEEK OF
TRAVELLING AND HANDsHAKING-
PUBLIC QUESTIONS STRONGLY
STATED TO HIS TEXAN
AUDIENCE.
Galveston. Tex, April lathe President and
the members of his party enjoyed a much-needed
rest at Galveston to-day. While the people were
DESTROYS of showing every honor and attention TO
the Chief Magistrate, they respected his request
70 be allowed 20 pass the day in quiet and repose
and abandoned several demonstrations reserved tor
to-day. He, as we'll as all other members OF the
marty, arc loud in their praises of the unpouhded
hospitality of the people Of Texas. 1t is the nrse
time that the Chief Magistrate of the Na.lon mas
ever visited the State in his official capsclty' put
il President Harrison is anything OF prophet anu
his successors are at all moved by his pleasant en-
,oriance here il will never be over
looked in that respect in the 1ulure'
,,o+o,vort,,, feature of the grand demonstration
90 Yesterday was the cordial welcome given the
President by the Italian colony oil TINS CITY, All
their local societies participated IN the paraue'
acting as special escort to the ltaIlan OohSul "O
Galveston. and this gentleman aiterward' on oleir
behalf presented the President with beauulul
ao~o1 DESIGN sy,nbolical of peace and fraternity.
The American ana Ialldh mugs "NiS -
fine ton Of the piece, with floral dove between
them. The Italian Consul also paid his respects
20 the President in company with the other foreign
corsuls resident here The floral tributes re-
coived from the citizens of Galveston were so
rnnerous that they nearly filed the two apart
ments assigned to the President and Mrs. harrl-
son. A.,
PostmasterGeneral Wanamaker reioined the
Marty AZ Galveston last evening. William H.
Grain. the Congressman from this dlstnct' "iso
arrived in Galveston last night. He took prom
inent part in the demonstrations and made ring
ing address of welcome. IIe accompanied com
mittee of citizens appointed TO escort the FTcsl-
DENTAL party to San Antonio 49,;
Secretary Rusk having accomplished lhe uusi-
,oss that breuebt him TO Texas has decided to
remain with the President during the remainder
~ his Trim. General Stanley. commanding the
Recruitment of Texas Joined the Presidential party
ot Galveston and accompanies it to San Antonio
for the purpose of explaining the military sltua-
ton along the Mexican border Major sanger,
United States Army, who accompanies the Presl-
dent as his military aide, always appears ot MS
side in full uniform on all ceremonious occasFns
The President, accompanied by postmaster
General Wanamaller, attended services this morn
ing at the First Presbyterian Church and listened
70 a sermon By the Rev. ID. Scott, who took his
text from St. John vi. 10. The church was
c-oyyded In the afternoon the President went out
for a walk through the city with Mrs DlmmcK
and Mrs. Russell Harrison. The people regarded
this an act OF democratic simplicity ana were
much pleased thereat Secretary Rusk and other
members of the Presidential party enjoyed sail
on the Gulf this afternoon, and as the guests OF
Governor Hogg.
The following is the Presidents speech at the
It, Let ,icfh in
cordial welcome TO Galveston:
Ny feIow-citlzcns: We close tonight whoie
week OF travel whole week Of hsnds1aEl!g' Wl'Clcc
handshakipg and speaking And an nOt, by reason
OF what this week has brought me, IN voice W con
tend with the fine but rather strong Gulf breeze which
pours I'm upon Us tonight and yet IL comes 70 me
laden with fragrance Of your welcome. (Che.fs ~
comes with the sotnoss, rereshmenU and grace wlch
have accompanied all my Intercourse with the people
Of Texas Great cheering.l The magnificent and
cordial demonstration which you nave made 10 our
p.cture in my memory tGreat cheesl - a4 n,t9 ~
Galveston am glad to have been able TO tragerse
this hs.bOr and 70 look upon that hoera wor 4 Mi cen
a liberal and united Government has lnarglTaGfA lGr
YOUR benefit and for Tie benefit Of the NoIthWest
(Great ana prolonged cheers have s4ways RclevSu
eraI Government TO make these great waterways wi1cn
penetrate our country ard these hafDoiS io +tn
our shipping must come TO reeve We "lg rII
Of rail and river safe and easy OF access. I III!
minsterng care should extend TO our Wh3ie Country
to the harbor work here, at least which ms sted
upon in public message (feat ana pF,lOllg-I CIc"r
mg), the appropriation has been mage @teg"dI5 70
dillgent ana prompt completion OF the WorA. rreat
cheerlng) In the past the Government mas lpoerAen
TOO many things at once and us annual aDpioPrtalCne
have been inadequate that the work OF the engineers
much retarded and often seriously damaged IN inc
interval N waiting for fresh appropIlatOns II Is
better policy when q work has once been determined
10 be of National significance that t9e appTopHauca
should be sufficient to bring II speediy ana Wi'I9u9
loss 70 q conclusion. Great cheeEng( | am giad
that The scheme 81 the engineer for giving deep water
TO Galveston is thus TO be prosecuted.
,rrr1 Nt-vr COMMFICE, III THE SOUTH.
have said some Of our South Atlantic and Gulf
ports occupy a most favorable position for the new
commerce toward which we are reaching ont our
hands and which Is reaching out It's hands to u.s.
Great cheeriDg) l am an economist In the sense
that would not waste one dollar of public money. But
/ am not an economist in the sense that would
leave incomplete or suffer to lag any great WORK
highly pgomoye of the true Interests OF our people
enough to reach forward to grander conceptions than
have entered the minds OF some OF our statesmen IN
Nations of Europe shall absorb nearly the entire com:
meTce Of these sister republics that lie south OF
US. II is naturally in large measure ours, ours py
neighborhoot ours by nesrness Of access ours by
That sympathy that bind, hemph ere wit %thSn,
o4S he happy sSn3SsS e that @ea msst
which were suggested by II, with the frateTna ana
kindly spirit that was manifested by our southern
people for larger intercourse OF commerce and OF
friendship The provisions Of the BIZ passed az the
met with my Official approval. when signed the
BIZ, but with my jealous promotion before the 6iu
was reported. Great and prolonged cheers) It's
provision concerning reciprocity that We have placed
upon our free list sugar, too. coffee and hides ana
have said TO those Nations from whom we receive
these great steps Give free access to your ports
for an equivalent amount Of produce in exchange,
Or ve viii reimpOse duties upon the articles naIne1
The law leaves II wholly 20 the Executive
TO negotiate these arrangements 1t does rot need that
they shan take the form OF treaty. They need not
be submitted for the OF the Senate 1t only
needs that We, having made our offer, shall receive
their oe in return; and when they have made up an
acceptable schedule OF articles produced by rs that
shall have free 10 their ports proclamation by
the President closes the whole business (Cheers;)
ALREADY treaty with that Youngest OF the South
American Republics the great Republic OF Brazil, has
been negotiated and proclaimed. t.ink without dis
clls-nr ~ / foil thai the