Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-05-22
Precedent Harrison In Nebraska.

Presfdent Harrison in Nebraska.
OMAHA, May IA. President Harri-
sons passage through Nebraska was
one OF royal welcome on all sides. Al
Lincoln he received an enthusiastic re.
ccption. being welcomed by salute oil
twenty-one guns. Buildings along the
line OF march were gaily decorated and
great crowds lined the streets cheer.
ing the president with enthusiasm.
At the state house 4. 900 school chill.
dren with flying banners and multi
tude of adults gathered around a tenn
porary platform erected ut the north
entrance OF the capitol. Gov. Thayer
made an address OF welcome to which
the president briefly responded.
The distinguished party remained
about an hour in the capital city,
when the. journey was resumed. At
Omaha business was generally sus-
pended and the day given up to greet
ings to the chief executive and party.
Thousands of people thronged the
thoroughfares and there was a mon
ster parade through the gaily decor
ated streets. At the temporary plat
form erected for the reception and
speaking the president was introduced
by Mayor Cushing in fitting address,
to which response was made as fol-
lows
Mr.. Mayor and Fellow Citizens:
can accept without question and with
very deep gratitude these cordial words
OF welcome which you have spoken on
behalf OF the people of this great city.
Twice before ii has been my pleasure
to spend brief time in this great
commercial metropolis OF the great
valley of the Missouri | have mad no
opportunity, therefore, to witness the
rapid development which your city has
made. | recollect it as | saw it in
1881, and rs see it today feel that |
need TO oo told where am. rApplause
and cheers
These magnificent structures dedi-
Gated to &C mmerce, these magnificent
churches lifting their spires towards
the heavens, these many school houses
consecrated 10 the training of those
who stall presently stand in our places
to be responsible for these our public
institutions, these great stock yards,
where the meat product Of these great
meat-producing states of the Missouri
valley are prepared for market and,
above all and GROWING all, these
thousands OF happy. comfortable homes
which characterize and constitute YOUR
great city, are u marvel and tribute to
the enterprise and power of develop
ment OF the American people. unsur-
passed, | think. by any city in the
United States. Applause and cheers.
AS turn my face now toward WASH
ington-as ! hasten to take up public
duty, partially laid aside during this
journey, | rejoice to receive here in
Omaha that same kindly greeting with
which we were welcomed as we
journeyed from Washington through
the south to the Pacific. [Cries OF
That is the stuff and cheers and
applause.
If anything were needed to call for
a perfect surrender of all personal
thought in an absolute conservation of
public duty to the general good of our
people | have found it in these mag
niticent demonstrations. Applause
and cheers We shall always have
Il is characteristic of free people-we
need to have party divisions. debate
and political contention; but it is pleas
ant to observe in all this journey we
have taken how large stock of COM
mon patriotism we find in all the peo-
Pile. Applause and cheers.
You have here in Nebraska a state
of magnificent capabilities. have
seen the orange grove and all those
fruits which enrich and characterize
The state of California | have seen
Leadville, the summit city; these min
ing camps upon the peaks where men
are delving into the earth to bring out
The riches stored there, but | return
again 10 the land OF the cornstalk with
an affection that / cannot describe.
Applause and cheers.
l am sure these friends who have
delighted us with the visions of love-
iness and prosperity will excuse me
Il my birth and early training in Ohio
ana Indiana leads me to the conclusion
that the states that raise corn are the
greatest states in the world. TAD
plause and cheers.
We have surplus production in
these great valleys for which we must
seek foreign markets. 1t is pleasant
10 know that 80 per cent or more of
our agricultural productions are con-
'umed by our own people. rCres of
''Good.n] l do not know how soon it
may be that we shall cease to be de-
pendent upon any foreign market for
our farm products. Applause and
cheers. With the rapid development
which is being made in manufacturing
pursuits. with the Limitation which the
rapid occupation of our public domain
now brings TO our minds as to the in
crease of agriculture, it cannot be IA
very distant day when the farmer shall
realize the ideal condition and find a
market out OF his own farm wagon for
what he produces. Cries OF good"
Ind applause.
But in this time it has been source
If constant thought and Jealous effort
On the part OF the administration at
to secure larger foreign
markets for our farm productions. |
'ejoice that in the last two years some
'f those distractions which hindered
he free access OF our meat products to
oreign markets have been removed.
Applause. Irejoice to know that We
lave now freer larger access for our
meats to the markets OF England and