The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-07

eommers o. the world IchsaA1 A.
have sid IN other places, fos ons I IN
s sooT,nn ~ tssnss y. nav difhr =. =
methods, but believe the great patriotic heart
Of our people = stirred, and that thsy azs bsus
upon recovering that shsre q the lords com
demonstration today under these uufAyCrab}o
environments has been most credifahle to your
city. We havs csst.inly seen nothing = =
10 surpass this magnificent sceue. fcheesA1
IrealiSe what your spokeeman has said, that
IN III this there = Z patriotic cxpeeaiea 9
ior the constitution. lCheen.l And nov, my
friends, Thanking you for all you hare done for
me. humnly conlssEng ny in ss, e rspsy
the good OF all our people, and that viii have
. watchful observation Of the needs Of your
state, Of your harbors, for defense, Improve.
A. the speech ended the children On the oppor
sits pavilion broke ont into song, rendering The
song sWashington" to the cir Of "Amsrica"
with joyous heartiness-
There were loud cries for sWanamaker,"
.swanamaker," and in response the postmaster
general waved his hand toward the children and
said:
e: rn 3 the pr;ds mt sor Ics
are in your programme to follow him. lcannot
however, leave the platform without thanking
l9r that snsrs Of the that s: e
but there Is NO lack Of warmth In the cordial
greeting that you have given TO u who. though
We felt ourselves 70 b strangers among you,
have been trying to ind out, aimee the
census report was announces What the reason
was that Phiiadelphi. had fallen behind.
me now. This city set On hill shalI put down
In my book g Philadelphia Junior. tApplause.l
You have the family likeness Ireccgnise some
OF You BY name, and do not wonder that you
have settled in this beautiful spos so rich In IT.
resources, where you Discovered everything that
We have in Pennsylvsnia, except one thing, and
sure that hops that you viii find the anthra-
cite coal stored away somewhere In your hills.
know II you undertake 70 md I! you Will doit
the choir over yonder that could not Be stopped
even TO allow the president to speak: tAppiause
and laughter.l shall carry away nom here .
story, but ! will get your mayor to give me
certificate that was perfectly s0ber-that there
was nothing but water. tApplause and laugh
seen in this wild West, where people have their
eplendid schools, their many churches their
refined homes. and where there Is such .
For my part Of the work at Washington have
already given you evidence that the postoface
department was thinking OF the Pacific coast
! shall do the best that can - q business man
for this splendid business people that you have
in your city and for the many more that are to
come. That all the facilities OF the mail,
IL, L.
you, that you shall not say that your govern
ment does not give you all the assistance In
building up your great enterprises and swelling
to you and give YOU heart iuii Of good wishsS
lContinued applause
Although the rain began to fall again, the au-
dience lost none of its interest in the exeYcises,
and demanded speech Of Secretary Rusk. He
hesitated moment, but, stepping forward,
barred his head. The audience considerably
~foS Z hut aud Ankl
moved behind him so q to cover him with IN
umbrella Secretary Rusk said:
r ellou Citizens: You must excuse me from
making any remarks. talked In the rain at
Tacoma and have been suffering ever since
right and see half Of Wisconsin staring me in
the face. would like to know how they came
here, and If they don't behave, send them home.
press my feeling Of gratitude for this grand
demonstration that you have given u. God
bless you all here on this Western coast. And II
you want anything out of the agricultural de-
partment you can have tito even the secretary
himself. lApplause.l
An effort was made to present the Harrison
veterans. but the dense crowd and the Indictment
weather forbade It, Several Of the old gentle
men got on the stand and the president shook
hands with them. He expressed regret that he
could not meet them all He said, moreover.
that there were many others to whom he had
looked forward to meeting whose presence he
missed.
Turning to those about him, President Harri-
son said: al leave you very reluctantly, and
shall always Be sorry that my time was 20 limit
ed here that could not do justice to your hos
pitality."
He then descended the steps and entered hin
carriage, followed BY the other members of the
party. The ladies had become 90 fAtigued - to
render Il impossible for them to 90 to the
grounds, and they drove to their train. which
stood at the foot Of Columbia street