The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11
GENERAL MOBILES VISIT,

| Special Dispatch to the DaLy Eagle.
GUTHRIE, o. T., May 10-At the time
appointed large concourse of people as
sembled aS the depot to meet General John
". Noble. The eX-secretary was evident
ly surprised Mt finding SO many indications
of advanced civilization. To him belongs.
in great measure, the wonderful ad-
vancement of Oklahoma. He has ever
been her champion, and today she wei
comes him, as only Oklahoma can welcome
| friend. The general was escorted to the
home of District Attorney Speed, where ne
will be entertained. Governor Seay and
! host of his personal friends We're in the
procession. After dinner the general was
driven around the city, and then escorted
to the band stand. He. was introduced by
eX-Mayor Speugel in a felicitious speech.
When General Mobiles bowed head appear.
ed before the audience he was welcomed
with tremendous applause. He saId:
Il thank you from my heart for this
very kind and pronounced welcome TO
your land-ludeed Of sunshine. not only in
song, but in that great armament OF the
/ union, where soon you will be a great
state, mighty tree in the forest of the
nations. lApplausel l thank You tor
the very kind words that YOU have pro.
nounced-far beyond my deserving, but
gracious TO me. because they are the eX-
preston of the kindness of friendship. I
would not have you think for a moment
that | am the man who IS most to be con-
Sidered. It was my part To have done the
executive work more immediately con-
uected with your territory, but there was
a good aud great friend. who was higher.
for you and ali the country, the then
president OK the United States who held
r. L. / 81 IL
for oklahoma Applause There was
an officer IN the cabinet who, alongside OF
me. kept step by step to preserve law and
order, aud that officer was the honorable.
efficient aud patriotic attorney general OF
the | nIted States. tApplause.
u have come to tins country of which 7
have beard somewhat indeed before I
came. The name was familiar TO me, and
remains 80 still. When we we've forming
you and ID this country into a political
organization, I dreamed of what il must
he. / thought that away off in the south
west. there would be found land where
cattle could be CraZed, and / heard a great
deal Of the c8ttle barons. They seemed TO
have a big hold on this country, aud
l thought, of course, you could raise moth
Ing on the plains out here. Bat. my
friends, You may put i down as a fact
in human nature, aad in political Gi-cc-
tions that a man who has not seen
country never wll appreciate i. | had
never begun 10 conceive ot what this coun-
try Is. or could be. or VIII be. until /
came down here today and was driven bv
yoGr Kind committee through Your streets.
Instead Of barren field. where oxen
could be driven here ana there. I behela
beautiful. rolling country. with farms
stretching as far As the eye could reach,
p!owec aud sprinEjng with The seed time.
and promising large harves;s in the faI{.
have seen homes - bright ana as beauti-
ful as those IN older states. anl since 7 eu-
tered tals lIt-.e town. As / supposed. only
four years oij, have seen around me and
behold from where I stand. blocks Of
buildings tGat wou,d 10 crsE5. 10 TIE
older states ci the country Banks. count
ing houses. commercial eupnriuns and
places e resort, are Gu every hand As
travelled NJ aud down yoGr streets, sasy
meu-trm men, courageous aud euterpF.s-
ing mel-snd. Slong win teenl. cultivated
and refined ladles-tLelr wives and
daughters. All Uais ia q country scarcely
begun, and win = future, ! uu8egJ4k- -
say, n grand. as bsaefcent. as elevated
and a. ChrlS;Ian.1sa as taat al any place
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