Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-29
ApIau VERMONT.
Pls asant Features In the Pfssidsnt's
YIip.

Il MS tuuI Oh tne Bk8tt olHCt euttIku& CT
mont on Tuesday morning, the President
has travelled nearly 500 miles BY rail. and
made some rs spec ches to upward Of lO0.-
900 people.
The visit Of President Harrison to Yer
mont is vithou. parallel in the history Of
this state. Never before have 90 many
Vermoniers welcomed any distinguished
visitor to their firesides and their homes.
The wise ard patriotic u,tersuces OF Gen.
Harrison in his addresses have been inspir.
log to his su iitors and benedtting the oc'
casion.
Vermonters have from the first days OF
| the administration held the President in the
| highest estimation, but their esteem for him
has been strengthened by his visit to the
state. The route Of the Presidential train
has been "blszed" by American haas. and
| the streets Of the ci.ies and villages through
which it passed recalled the memorable
campaign Of 1888, with log cabin banners
and Harrison and Morton hsgs.
There have been no party lines drawn 10
the welcome exts sndsd, for Democrats have
every re united heartily with Republicans
in honoring him. This has been
noteworthy incident Of the public
receptions and personal courtesies accorded
President Harrison.
lie hiss enjoyed the splendid hospitality
Of eminent citiz sns Of the state, bis hosts
including Hon. Redfeld Proctor, ex Gov
j, Gregory Smith at ST. Albans, Senator
| George +. Edmunds at Burlington, Gov.
Carroll 8. Page at the capital, Col. Frank
| In Fairbanks At St. Johnsbury. Hon. VIM.
NJ. Evarts at Windsor, Col Julius J. Estey
at Brattleboro, and Mr.. Pescival W.
Clement at Rutland.
| At Brsttleboro, VI the President spoke
as follows:
| NV FeLtow Citizeas Governor Proctor
held out to me the suggestion that this trip
| to Vermont would be very restfui one 10
me. Laughter. He hss about ~ little
appreciation Of what rest 10 as any mau l
know. Laughter. When attended the
centennial demon straiion Of the inaugusa-
,ion Of Washington in New York,
spent part OF one day on The bridge of
the Despatch. bowing to the fleet 10 the
bHy ~ we moved down to the Battery
hand, at the City Hall. attending ball At
night. ten hours the next dsy reviewing
| procession, with n banquet at night, as
many hours the next day reviewing the
civic procession, and when they release
| Hie IIOHl tut btAuu, Auous - SiVSa ia VIZ
evening, l burrisd to the jersey City depot
10 take = train scarcely able TO stand upon
my feet. One Of the genllem IN OF the
committee said to me, "Weil, Mr.. Presi-
dent, l hope you have enjoyed there days
Of rest in New York. Lxughterl.
| | wish | could see you more satisfactorily
than l am able to on hurried trip like
this, but Governor Proctor kept ms up very
l Ii, 81 ;aht I'D hif,aQ 2 IA 1a0
down to an early breakfast this morning
All ihN have seen in your state has but
increased the respect have always enter
tain d for You people. A recent journey
Of somewhat great length through tue
country very deeply impressed upon me
the unity Of our people. The building
of these great railroad lines, making
every part Of every state familiar and
stretching across the continent to brig
within easy access the most distant parts OF
our country, has had q great tendency to
unity our people and to wipe out whstever
there WAS provincial or local ia our char
acter. 1t has rubbed OF tome Of the edges
Of the New Easlsnd character. Nnd
has rubbed of some Of the New
+ gland polish upon US Of the
West. A compound can only be made
homogeneous by = thorough mixing, Nd
the American people have certainly had =
thorough mixing. Governor Holbrook said
to me today ~ we came along on
the train, that in . recent journey
West everywhere Vermont men came to
meet him, and - went recently across the
continent the railroad train scarcely stopped
at any station that some man from 1odisna
did not reach up his hand and claim recog
milton. And so it 10 with all the States.
The West 10 now turning back somewhat
toward the East. have found here some
people who probably had some ances-
trail connection with New England
but whose birth and early residence
was largely in tha West, who have come
back to the old homes All this is pleasant.
All this is assuring for the future Of our
country. IL is pleasant to know that the
South 10 being obli,erated, that all that
made it distinctive. in the sense Of separ
alto or alienation, 10 being gradually wiped
out. Tn. prejudices Of & generations are not
like the marks upon . blackboard that cen
be rubbed off with . sponge. They are
more like those deep lines which the glacier
has left in the rock but the water. when the
surface is exposed to its gentle and perpes
| ual inf ae aces, wears out the evidences BY
astrition in the most stubborn strata. And
o influences are At work in our whole
country to erase the divisions Of the past
ard 10 give assurance Of ito future. l Am
sure you esch feel pride in your Ameri-
can citizenship. thank you most sincerely
for Jour friendly greeting.