Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-26
VERMONT'S GUEST.
President Harrison Again on
the Road.
His Second Visit in the Green
Mountain State.
Speeches Made at Every Station
Along the Route.
The Old Chestnuts About the Flag and
Respect for the Law Rehashed-
Secretary Proctor to Wear
Edmunds' Shoes.
Associated Press Dispatches.

WHITEHALL, N. Y, August 25.-Presi-
dent Harrison and party left Saratoga
at 80 this morning on special train.
At Fort Edward and Dresden short
stops were made, and the president ad-
dressed the people at each place. The
train stopped here a few minutes.
Here was assembled company of union
veterans who had stopped while on the
way to the reunion at Dresden. The
president stood on the platform of the
rear car and made them speech, which
was received with much enthusiasm.
At the conclusion of his remarks the
veterans struggled with one another to
get the presidents hand. The journey
then continued, and when the state line
was reached General Peck welcomed the
president in behalf of Governor Page.
Fairhaven, Vermont, was reached at
10 O'Clock. The president was intro
duced, and made few remarks compli-
menting the inhabitants of the place
for their thrift and obedience to the
laws. He dwelt at some length on the
prosperity that must certainly be the
lot of community whose citizens are
careful to obey the laws of the country,
and ready at ali times to defend them.
When the train stopped at Castleton,
a crowd composed of pupils of the nor
NAL school, and a large number of
women, greeted the president, who
made short talk on the New England
school teacher, who, he asserted was
one OF the most influential characters in
history of the United States. "They had
gone from New England to all parts ofthe
country" he said. "They have used
their influence in the communities to
which they went, and have impressed
upon the pupils lessons of self-respect
and love for free institutions and social
order. Gould we trace the slender
thread of influence they WELD, to their
great results, we would have higher
thought of the power and dignity of
these pioneers of education"
At Brandon, the president was show
cred with bouquets OF handsome flowers,
thrown by the young ladies and school
children of the town. He made short
impromptu characteristic speech, in
which he thanked them for the flowers
and other evidences of the sincerity of
their kind reception.
At Middlebury the president made
another speech, in which he spoke of
the great pleasure he had derived from
their acquaintance. Governor Stewart
also spoke in eulogistic terms of Middle
bury college.
At Vergennes. the president made a
laughing complaint. 81 have had,"
said he, ''some experience in the busi-
ness OF speaking from the end Of rail-
road train, but this morning it has
seemed to me that these Vermont towns
are closer together than ON any route
[ have yet travelled"
After the laughter at this complaint
had somewhat subsided, the president
made most interesting Grafton on the
origin of Vergennes and the patriotic
history of Vermont. Loud applause
greeted almost every sentence.
BURLINGTON, VT, August 25.-When
the president arrived at Burlington, he
was met at the station by Senator Ed
E. ]. Phelps, late United States
to England, Mr.. Seward Webb
and committee of citizens. Carriages
were taken and the party were driven to
Senator Edmund's residence, where
luncheon was served.
In the afternoon the president went
on Mr.. Webb's yacht to Marquam.
There the train was met, and the presi-
dent arrived in St. Albans at :15 this
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