The morning call., 1891-08-26
The Presidents Trip From Sara.
toga to st. AIbans.
Enthusiastic Receptions and Speeches in
New England Towns.
The Chief Magistrate ShOWered With BOu-
quetS Of Choice Flowers Thrown by
Young Ladies and Children.
Ereeial to THE MORNING CALI.

WHITEHALL On. y, Aug. 25.-President
Harrison and party left Saratoga at o'clock
this morning on a special train. At Fort
Edward and Dresden short stop was made
and the President addressed the people at
each place. The train stopped here few
minutes.
Here was assembled a company of Union
veterans, who had stopped while on the way
to the reunion at Dresden. The President
made them speech which was received
with enthusiasm. at the conclusion of his
remarks the veterans struggled with one
another to get the Presidents hand. The
journey was then continued, and when the
State line was reached General Peck well
coined the President in behalf of Governor
Page. Fair Haven, VT. was reached at 10
O'Clock. The President was introduced and
proceeded to make few remarks.
The journey was resumed. When the
train stopped at Castleton a crowd, COM
posed of the pupils of the Normal School
and large number of women, greeted the
President, who RESPONDED 10 a happy speech.
At Castleton the Presidents short talk
was on 'the New England schoolteacher,"
who. he asserted, was one of the most infu-
ental characters in the history of the United
States. "They have gone from New En-
gland to all parts of the country" he said.
They have used their influence in the COM
munities to which they went and have I'M
pressed upon their pupils lessons of self
respect and love for free institutions and
social order. Could we trace the slender
thread of Influence they WELD to their great
results we would discern the higher thought
OF power and dignity Of these pioneers of
education"
When the train bearing the President
reached Fairhaven he made short speech,
complimenting the inhabitants of the place
for their thrift and obedience to laws He
dwelt at some length on the prosperity that
must necessarily be the lot of a community
whose citizens are careful to obey the laws
of the country and ready at all times TO de-
fend them. The speech was continually
interrupted by applause.
At Brandon the President was showered
with bouquets of handsome flowers, thrown
by young ladIes and school children of the
town. he made short. imprOmptu charac-
teristic speech, in which he thanked them
for the flowers and other evidences of the
sincerity OF their kind reception. q.
At Middlebury the President made an
other speech, in which he spoke of the great
pleasure lio had derived from the acquaint-
anee of Governor Stewart. He also spoke
in eulOglstic terms of the Middlebury Col
lege
q
ing complaint, Il have had,'' said he
=" some experience in the business of speak
ing from the end of railroad train, but this
morning it has seemed tome that these Yer
mont towns are closer together than on any
route | have vet travelled" After the laugh
at this complaint had somewhat subsidized,
the President made a most interesting re-
view of the history of the origin of Ver-
gennes and of the patriotic history of YER
mont, loud applause greeting almost every
sentence.
BURLINGTON Vt), Aug. 25.-When the
President arrived at Burlington he was met
at the station by Senator Edmunds, Z. j.
Phelps, late United States Minister to
England, Seward Webb and a committee of
cltlZens. Carriages were taken and the
party driven to Senator Edmunds' house,
where luncheon was served. The President,
alter luncheon, was taken to the public
square, where he was introduced by
Mayor Hazelton. After an address the
yacht EIfrida for Maquam, on the eastern
shore of Lake Champain. which place was
reached about $50 o'clock. A special train
met the party here and proceeded to ST.
Albans.
ST. ALBANs (Vt.). Aug. 25.-The Presi-
Dental party on arriving here were taken
IN carriages to Governor Smiths house,
which was brilliantly lighted with Chinese
lanterns. The whole town is decorated, and
there are thousands of visitors here After
Weldon House. which fronts upon st. AL
bans Park. About 1900 people were
massed in the park, which was illuminated
by 2CO0 Chinese lanterns. The Presi-
blage by E. C. Smith. His speech was
short. After referring to the un just trade
restrictions and exactions imposed upon the
colonistS in early days he said: "This bat
tie for market was never more general or
strenuous than now among all the nations
OF the world, though not pushed by blood
shed" Continuing he said that Americans
ought to send their products to foreign mar
kets by methods of peaceful and profitable
interchange. He then referred to the prob
able increased grain crop of this country
and the deficiencies of crops in France, Rus
sia, England, Germany and India, and said
the Americans will probably be enabled to
sell their grain to a great advantage. The
Presidents speech was frequently inter-
rupted by applause and cries of good"
The President leaves here tomorrow,