The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-26
The Presidential Party Receive
a Royal Welcome.
ENTRY TO THE CITY At NIGHT.
Thirty Thousand People See Harrison
at the Mechanics Pavilion.


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FREsSo, Cal, April 25--The president
and party arose at o'clock this morning.
while their train was crossing tbs
Tehatchepi plains, in the valley Of the San
Joaquin, and saw splendid view Of the
celebrated railroad loop at that point.
Ihe first stopping place Of the day Was
bakersfield. Here the party arrived ~
$50 o'clock. The train remained there
ten minutes and the president received <
cordial welcome. He was introduced TO
the people and was about to respond when
ne was assailed by such a shower Of bosi-
quets that he was forced to seek shelter in
his car. Seeing the president did not
fancy this treatment, the people dcsisted,
whereupon the president again advanced
to the front Of the car platform and ads
dressed them as follows:
NY Frisnds. lam very much obliged to you
for your friendly greeting and for these bou-
quets- You must excuse me II seem little
shy OF bouquets received one in the eye the
other day which gave me good deal Of trouble.
You are very kind to meet us here % early In
the morning with this cordial demonstration.
II has been very long journey and has been &C.
companied with some fatigue OF travel, but No
feel this morning, in this cxhiiarxting air and
tnis sweet sunenlne, fefrcehed with your k1n0
greeting and a. bright and n1ors
-, n1pps 'nan when We lsis sns caps-
here. ON N. w..,.~n n'sd ~. - -. .ssss,s ~ -
this Pacific state there i that sane ersh,sst;c
love for the flag: that same vencrstion "a s.
spect for American institutions. for one union
and one constitution. that is found In the heors
- s.u eoan.ss. we sfe one people ansoarssdys
AZ. n'ens ou. insssusionA - 49,
Az Pps @ ~ '.s is's suss wnns men may hve g
49, 49, ,o'"e VI so, ~e nave sasi tnat touaxu when
an sne neer. oI sne Amencan ciuzen turns watn
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G~-., 80 Happily y our iexneEs
..s,"a. s nu' wnen MI Lincoln was
49, !, uo~n ~ 'ne manu- % sns - e.
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sseprs % ~ lenu' ss.uuink ~ sne Du.y
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- sosnsns sslsau. - ssnlnkIon Sl1y s.il nves -
- E.s upon no man put ioo9ed scteg -
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trssr - ess liz eu,su pesk.suaV -
'AeA' wv anu 'ene1.''on ioE sne isWs tenseFaI
Tuiare was reached shortly after 10
O'Clock, and the president and partp. which
now included (,overncr M.rkher 80
f,overuor pSrkir. NJ ctrvr,, .-,.a r,.y~....ss
r,rort.- ,.c.;,,,a ), -s-..I.- l..-xs - - !,
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na'loilaa s~au'e VAS nleu, uufin& wnicE tno
party was escorted 70 galiy Decorated
stand, the base of which was the stump ~
. redwood tree This was surrounded ~
4 puard Of honor co,rurxr.d n go Rrrcl
militia ard ~. cr.r-l 49, -1..~ srss~
.,-..;S.... .S.-S1 PoSss. Ps.S..e1s ..e :
""S insrouuceu oy OOveFuor
aaFAnanI, anu was greesed W1sn neorty
cheers de addressed the assemblaSe -
follows:
Ny Frieads. This seems to be /. vsrv h.nov
and smiling audience ana 7 srr sure 49, ~S11S
does not DEPEND ~ all upon the nrcseuee ~ ssi~
little compsny of strangers who fsrrv ,.tth ~,
for a moment II il horne of inf,ncnces thef 49,
permanent. II comes Of the Nanny snn,hins3
and sveet mir that Il over vnrr Naids .r1 -ssS
more from the contrntmenf and rrocre-tfv srS
love and peace that ara ia your housenn11ls
California has been spoken Of ss : vonde,l.r6-
and eyeryvhere ne have gone .omethin~ -,
interesting and surur,.inS -. 49,, v,ess,,ess
TO our Observation. There has heer hs,t -
monotone in our iourney. and that I, monc<ss,s
of universal welcome from All vonr ,,ecsts
EChcers.l everything else has been. nevr, and
exceptional at every stoo Nv own hesrt kir.
dies with sladness, nv own confdencs d -,is; -
American interests is frmer and more settled,
as mingle with the great masses OF our people.
fou are mere In great agricultural region; =
region reg, M retained from the desert waste y The
s,,,....s;.s ,s.,'... man sion ~. q
Geynfn0 vv&{
they live, proud to be American. and feeIIr~
that the American birthright 10 the ersatsSs
heritage they can hand down to their childRen;
pround OF the great story OF our country fro1
snc s.. ums 2. snaepsnaence 70 tnls gay; devoted
-. ird;v;dr., - >, 81, - 49, s.os.y -
social order Herr 4, the Arm fcrr6sfio,, ,,,s
which onr homes for fr,ture sec,ritv rcst 49,
but our own neglect. what but our own nne.sek-
fu,ness can mt in ,criI eithe, our ,~ss-,~~S
institutions or our local orcsni..tfcn. 81 sr,-
eminent. True to o,,r,eIves- t,,,s ~
in our eoyernment shere e 81 sns.
human eve no dsrce, -fh.t -,
threaten the Arm base of our inststutscr. -
slsd to see and meet these hanpv chiidr~. +
feel like kneelinv to them ss the sntu,. sr~.--
erus Of this country feel :. n - ~. ,.,s-
anation TO tread on the f,overs thew hsv. s.,s
in INV pathway. Nav God bless them. svrrvcs,e
and keep them in the lives they ara =, fve tvcrc
All that is evil fill their hearts With sru.ht.~
and their mature Hyes with .ysce .rd ,,sas.1-
ness. IChccrs.l
short sneeches vere also r.d~ ~ w.
.,..aLo- .nd cac~a.a-., p..-L ~
-, - o, - nssuA19
was lne hsAs piacc sisiseu, anu tne p1eel-
dent snook nanus Win All the people whO
could get near him. He has prvcticaliy
recovered the use of his right hand and
anticipafes no further trouhle from Il
notwithstanding that the miad,e f;,..r
-t,;.h -. ;,,;,,-.a 60 n--ses
JN .ee. Dss
yes1efuay aa'eino - stiii IN oanua&es.
The party arrived at Fresno at IL 20,
twenty minutes ahead of time And baA q