Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-04-25
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.
He Addresses the People at Chat
tanooga, Atlanta, Memphis
and Birmingham.
At Chattanooga.

CHATTANOOGA Tenn, April 15.--When
&he presidential train reached here, at
$3.50 o'clock this morning, fully 5000
people were assembled at tsse station
A salute of thirteen guns was fired as
the president descended from the steps
of the train. President Harrison was
introduced by Hon. Clay Evans, and
was greeted with deafening cheers
The president spoke in substance as
follows:
MY FELLOW CITIZENS have greatly ENJOYED
the opportunity of seeing Chattanooga again.
saw IL last as the camp OF great army lts only
industries were military its stores were mum
tions Of war its pleasant hill tops were Torn l
with rifle pits, its civic population the attenu,
ants of an army campaign. / see IL To-Day
great city, prosperous city To-day sec
these hilltops, then bristling with guns, ,crowneu
with happy homes 1 see these streets, through
which the worn veterans OF many campaigns
then marched made glad with the presence e,, o.
happy children. Everything is changed. ,,,e Ine
wand OF an enchanter has touched these nils
and old Lookout, that frowned over the valley
from which the plow had been Withdrawn. now
looks upon the peaceful industries OF country
life. All things are changed except Ina tna'
the flag which then foated over Chat,
tanooga floats here st.ll. 1t has passed
from the hands of the veterans who bore il
to victory In battle, into the hands OF the chll-
dren who lift it as an emblem OF peace. ,ss insn u
Chattanooga was wars gateway to the soutn ;
now it Is the gateway to peace, commerce, anu
prosperity There have been two conQuests
one with arms, the other with the gentle lniiu,
ence of peace, and the latter is greater than the
frst The first is only great rs 1t made way tol
that which followed and now, one again IN oul
devotion to the constitution and the laws one
again in the determination that the question OF
the severance Of the federal relations OF tnest
states shall never again be raised VIC
have started together upon career OF prosper
ity and development that has as yet given only
the signs of what is TO come. l congrntulatt
Tennessee, I congratulate this prosperou,
city l congratulate oil those who throuBl
this gateway give and receive the inter
changes of friendly commerce., that there y
being wrought throughout our country unitl
cation by commerce, unification by similarly
OF institutions and habits, that shall in Tim
erase every vcstge OF difference, and shal
make us not only in contemplation OF the law
but in heart and sympathy, one people,
thank you for your cordial greeting Today an
hope for the development OF the Industries .
our country and for the settling OF our instltt
tions upon the firm basis of respect Tor Ln
laws. In this glad springtime, while the ga
dens are full Of blossoms and the fields give IN
promise of another harvest and your homes al
full OF happy children. let us thank Goa 1C
what he has wrought for us as people, an
each in our place resolutely maintain the gre
idea upon which everything is builded-the ru
,of the majority constltutionally expressed an
the absolute equality OF all men before the LAY