Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-16
HIS GRAND TOUR ENDED.
President Harrison Back at the
Capital Again.
TEN THOUSAND MILES OF TRAVEL

That Was the Distance Covered and Dur.
ing the Journey the Chief Executive
Delivered one Hundred and Forty
speeohes-We Welcomed by Baby Mckee.
HARRISBURG, Pa, May l6 The presi-
Dental train made only one stop between
Altoona and Harrisburg, the train stop.
ping a few minutes at Huntington &c
allow superintendent and Mrs. Theo. n.
Ely, who had Joined the party at Altoona,
to leave the train. At 1918 the train ar.
rived here and remained fifteen minutes.
Postmaster General Wanamaker took
leave Of the party here and boarded train
for New York, whence his family sails foI
Europe today. Before leaving Mr. wana-
maker complimented and warmly thanked
Mr.. George w Boyd, Of the Pennsylvania
railroad, for his admirable management OF
the trip.
Welcomed at Harrisburg.
A battery had been station near the state
arsenal by Adjutant General McClelland
from which presidential salute of TWEEN
ty-one guns was fired. The great crowd
gathered in the Pennsylvania railroad sta
ton, then pressed forward and literally
surrounded the train, cheering and wei
coming the distinguished visitors Among
those present were Governor PattisOn
Speaker Thompson, Secretary Of State
Hawitz, Adjutant General McClelland and
Private Secretary Tate. Governor Patti
son introduced the president to the assem-
blage, who made brief reply and was en-
Enthusiastically applauded. Speeches were
also made by Messrs. Wanamaker and
Rusk. The president said;
The Presidents Speech.
GOVERNOR PATrIsoN AND FELLOW CITIZENS
I thank you for the courtesy OF this reception
at the political center Of the great state of Penn
sylvHnia / was informed little whileagc by the
photographer who has accompanied me ON this
trip that / have made 1873 speeches and when
saw the magnitude Of my offense against the
American people was in hopes / would be able
10 pass through Harrisburg without adding any
thing to it, viii only express my thanks and
appreciation. No one needs to tell you any
thing about Pennsylvania or its resources. In
deed my work was very much lightened on
this Journey because / found that al the people
clear up 10 Puget sound had found out more
about their country than I could possibly tell
them Il IS pleasant thing that we appreciate
our surroundings. We love our own home. oul
own neighborhood, our own state. 1t would BIZ
a sad thing if it were not SO.
A Proper Amount of Discomfort.
There is only just enough discomfort to kee1
our people moving a little. Now and then
some boy gets restless in the homestead and
pushes out to the west-the result is a thorough
mingiing OF the people 1 do not know what
would have become Of Pennsylvania il some
people from other states had not come in and
some Of your people gone out. 1t is this that
makes the perfect unity Of our country. It was
delightful on our trip to meet old faces from
home, though they had apparently been discon
tented with Indiana and left ii, they were will
ing to recall the fact as l came near them that
they We're HOLSTERS.
From the keystone State.
Il was very pleasant also to see people as they
met the postmaster general put up their hands
aud say, II am from tine old Keystone state.
Governor Rusk was never out Of sight OF
Wisconsin man; and, Of course, the Ohio man
was always there. Laughter and applause
Our journey has been accompanied with the
labor Of travel but out Of it all think have
a higher sense Of the perfect unity of our PEG.
pie and Of their enduring and all pervading pa.
triOtism. Cheers