The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-04-30
FROM GULF TO COAST.
MAGNIFICENT RECEPTIONS TO
THE PRESIDENT.

Presidential Party Is Swinging Round
the Circle.
Uncle sam, in the person of President
Harrison, has 4en making few social
calls upon some Of his tenants When
the Presidential Iarty reached Chat
tanooga, Tenn. fully 5000 people were
assembled at the station. A salute of
thirteen guns was fired as the President
descended from the steps Of the tain in
the nion Depot. The pillars of the de-
pct were draped with the national co'orS.
and weaVed in evcrgreenS: above the
main exit to the street We're the words,
"Wecome to President Harrison. The
reception committee numbered fifty. and
was composed If leading citizens and
representative colOred men.
The party vis1 Ted Lookout Mountain
and, returning. were driven through the
principal streets. The business hou cs
along the line Of hePrcsident' S routn were
handsomely decorated. flags and bunting
floating from every window. President
Harrison was introduced by Hon. Ii,
Clay Evans, and was greeted with d, af-
Gaming cheers. The President spoke Il
quarter of an hour. He was followed by
Secretaries Wanamaker AMI Proctor.
A reception upon the stand followed. u
mass OF people passing hurricdiy for
ward 10 shake hands with Mr.. Harrison.
The President during his speech said:
My fellow-ritizens. l have greatly enjoyed
the opportunity Of seeing Chat1anuo.a
again. ! saw ii last aS the camp of a great
army. Its only industries were military. lis
stores were munitions of war, Its pleasant
hill-tops were torn with rifle pits. its civic
population the att. ndants of an army cam
paisn. see ii to-day Il great city. Il pros
perous city. To-day sre thee hill-tnps,
then brisilng with guns. crowned with happy
homes: see the>e streets thrt IL III which
the worn veterans of many campaigns then
marched made glad with the presence Of
happy children. Everything is changed.
The wand of an enrhantress has touched
these hills, and old Loukout. that fruwncd
over the valley fIom which the plnw had
been Withdrawn now innk> upon the peace
fui industries of country life. All things
are changed, except that the flag that then
fioated over Chattanooga floats here still.
Cheers. 1t has passed from the hands Of
the veterans who bnr, il to victory in battle
into the hands Of the children, who lift II as
an emblem of peace. Cheers Then Chat
tanooga WAS wars gateway t. the South.
Now i: i the gateway to peace. commerce
and prosperity. theers.l There have been
two conque>t>. one with arms, tn. other
with the gentle influence Of peare. aud the
last is greater than the first. Cheers. The
first is only great as IL made way for that
which followed. and now. one again in our
dcvniio to the cnnst and the laws.
tnc again in the dcterulinati ion that the
severance of the Federal relations of the >e
states shall never again be raised We have
started together upon Il career of prosperity
and development that has as yet given only
the signs of what i t. come. | congratulate
Tennessee. | congratulate this prosperous
city, congratulate all those who. through
this gateway. give and receive the inter-
changes of friendly commerce that there j.
being wrought throughout our country. Il
unifcatinn by commerce. a unitication by
similarity of institutions and habits that
shall in time erase every vestige of differ
ence. and shall make us not only in coutem-
plation of the law. but in heart and SYM
pathy. one people Cheers. thank you
for your cordial greeting to-day. and hope
for the development of the industries of
our country and for the settling of our ins,i-
tutinnS upon the firm basis of respect for
the laws. In this glad spring,ime. while
the gardens are full of blossoms and the
fields give the promise of another harvest,
and your homes are full of happy children,
let MS thank God for what He has wrought
for us as a people. aud each in our par
reSolutely maintain the great idea upon
which every thing is builded-the rule of
the majority con>titutionally expires -cd and
the absolute equality of all men before the
law. Cheers
Rolling south the rain pulled into
welcomed the party. The President
spoke as follows:
My friends. ! have hal great pleasure
to-day in passing over llne parts Of the
old route that took once before under very
different and distressing circumstances. to
find how easy it Is. when are all agreed.
to travel between Chattanooga and At lanta.
! am glad to see the evidences of prosperity
that abound through your country. and
wish you in all your relations every human
good. Cheers
At Marietta the party was joined by a
Reception Committee from Atlanta. con-
sisting of Mayor Hemphll, Ex-Governor
Bullock. Capt. John Millcdgc. Gen. j. r.
Lewis, $. NJ Inman, Col. w. L. Calhoun,
| President of the Confederate Veterans
| Association: Col. 4. J. West, of Gov
ernor Northen's staff. and seventeen
| members of the City Council They
came from Atlanta in a special train.
At Atlanta, Ga. an accident occurred
at the time of the Presidents arrival
| that might have resulted in injury to the
| President and Mrs. Harrison had it hap
| lencd few minutes sooner 1t resulted
| from the military salute fired in honor
| of the President The cannon used for
| this service was mounted on a fiat car
| at a siding near the track over which
| the Presidential car ran. In order to
| give emphasis to their work the soldiers
having charge of the cannon discharged
it just as the Presidents train was pass
| ing on an adjoining track.
| The conclusion was tremendous, aud
shattered three thick plate glass window
pancS in the dining ear Coronado. i'm
| mediately next tha seats assigned t. the
| special use of the President and Mrs
| Harrison. Luckily these seats were un-
| occupied at the time A colored waiter
| who was standing in the aisle of the car
was thrown down by the explosion. lie
was, however, more frightened than
| hurt. The Presidential party was at the
| other end of the train at the time and
| knew nothing of the accident until in
! formed of ii afterward
When the Presidential train entered
| Atlanta Governor NOrthen advanced and
| received the party. The Governor said:
| ] am glad to welcome your excellcncy
| to the State of Georgia. You will find
among loyal and hGspitahle people.
| and In their name. | welcome you to the
| state,
| Replying, the President said il gave
him great pleasure to visit the Empire
| State of the South. The Presidential
| Iarty was then driven around the city.
| 1t the State Capitol the President was
|
utive Mansion, at 9 o'clock. the Presi-
| dental party saw the social side of At
lanta life. Here Mrs. Northen had in
vited about one hundred of Atlanta 8
| leading society ladies to assist her in the
reception to the ladies of the party.
The President had royal reception at
! Galveston, Texas, and the people turned
| out en- maSse. On the arrival of the
| train a military salute was fired the
| city bells were rung. and al the steam
! ers and tugs in the harbor whistled their
.sndest The city troops and Masonic
| and civic Organi5 atoms were present in
force. and all joined in hcering the dis
| tinguiShed visitor in most enthusiastic
| manner. The demonstration was a most
| gratifying one in every respect. A pro
| cession was quickly formed, and escorted
the President and party from the sta
tion to a Steamship. on which they made
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