The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-05-08
PRESIDENT HARRISON IN OREGON.
The train bearing the presidential

a little before p. IN. on the 4th, and
reached Ashland at S, where there
was large gathering and where the
party was met by the legislative COM
mittee. The committee entered the
presidents car and President Simon
delivered a formal address of welcome.
In reply the president said:
I esteem it an honor that the legislature
of the state of Oregon has taken this notice
of my visit. and 1 receive with pleasure this
welcome you have extended to me. | am
very glad to greet you and it will give me
pleasure tC see you further before leaving
! the state.
President Harrison then addressed
a few words to the citizens of Ash
land. ostmaster-General Wanna
maker and Secretary Rusk also de-
livered short addresses, and upon be-
ing called for Mrs. Harrison and Mrs.
Mckee made their appearance.
The party was enthusiastically re-
celved at Medtord and Grants Pass.
! There was no demonstration at Rose
burg on account of the hour at which
the train passed that point. The
| president had not arisen when the
train passed Eugene and the people of
that city were greatly disappointed
upon being informed that he could not
appear. Eugene had made arrange
ments to receive the president in a
becoming manner and their disappoint-
ment and trouble for naught was occa-
stoned by the non-recelpt of a telegram
sent to them to the effect that the
president would be unable 10 see them
at the early hour at which the train
passed through their city.
At Albany the train was to
make a stop of ten minutes, and the
citizens of that place prepared to give
the party a becoming welcome. A
special train of the Oregon Pacific
company. conveyed to that city about
800 persons from Corvallis, including
the cadets of the Agricultural College
under arms commanded by Colonel
Letcher and the young ladies of the
College in charge Of Miss Smell. At
o'clock the PRESIDENT train arrived
amid cheers and the strains of "Hail
Columbia" the cadets meantime hav-
irg been drawn up in battalion front,
and presenting arms as the train came
to stop. Mayor Cowan delivered
the address of welcome, to which the
president responded In the following
words:
My FelloD Citizens: 1t gives me great
pleasure to see you, and to have the testi-
mony OF your presence here this wet morn
ing, to the interest you take in this little
party of strangers that are pausing only for
an moment i'll your midst. We do not need
any assurance, as we look over an American
audience like this, that upon some things, at
least, we are of one mind. One of these
things is that we have Union which is in
dissoluble; that we have flag we all honor
and that shall suffer no dishonor from any
quarter. While l regret the inclemency of
the morning, l have been thinking that
after all there was sort of instructive moral
force in the uncertainty of the weather,
which our friends ia Southern California do
not enjoy. How can a school boy or young
woman be well trained in self-denial and
resignation who does not know what it is to
have picnic or picnic dress spoiled by
shower, Or some fishing excursion by a
storm.
In closing, the president introduced
Postmaster General Wannamaker and
Secretary Rusk, neither Of whom had
time to address the people. Upon be-
ing called Mrs. Harrison presented
herself The assembiage presented
the party with many floral tributes,
among them a U. S. flag beautifully
constructed of red white and blue
flowers. As the train pulled out the
distinguished visitors waved adieu
which was responded to with cheers
from the gathered throng.
At Salem, where the party remained
an hour, Mayor Darcy, at the state
house formally welcomed the presi'
dent to the city of Salem. Imme-
diately afterward Governor Pennoyer,
as its chief executive officer, on behalf
| of the people of the state of Oregon,
welcomed the president and extended
to him the freedom of the whole state.
The president responded in we'll
| chosen words. Messrs Wannamaker and
Rusk spoke briefly. There were large
delegations from surrounding towns.
Great crowds gathered at every sta
ton between Salem and Portland, but
the only stops were at Chemawa,
where Harrison Institute" is located,