Year: 1879

Topeka, Sept. 27-The President and party
were rendered a reception at the capitol by
the Governor of Kansas and State officials. The
city is alive with excitement - enthusiasm.
After the reception at the capitol building
the President was conducted to the main en-.
trance and from the steps addressed the vast
crowd who had assembled there to see and
hear him. He was greeted with enthusiastic
cheers, and spoke very briefly, merely giving
the people an opportunity to see him and
shake him by the hand. He spoke of the
great prosperity of the State of Kansas and
the crowd of people that greeted him every
where. He said what he had seen and heard
pleased him much, and expressed his satisfac-
tion at seeing so many of the people on this
occasion. He spoke of the delightful climate,
favorable biographical position and vast area
and resources of the great State. He hoped
the five thousand school houses that had been
built in the State was above
and beyond all the best advertisement,
that could be given. He said his visit to Kaz,
sas he could consider as one of the events CT
his life. He supposed they knew that he did
not enter into the discussion of political or
partisan subjects He thought that in any
State where there was published sixty-three
newspapers it would be idle for a man to at
tempt to discuss the questions with the expec-
tation of coming at anything new and valua-
BILE. He closed his remarks by saying that he





on this occasion, for it was physical impossi-
bility, but fguratively he extended his hand to
one and all-men, women and children-a
hearty Buckeye shake. (Cheers and laughter }


After the Presidents remarks Gen. Sherman
was loudly called for, and ON being introduced
was warmly greeted with cheers. An umbrella
was held over the sturdy veteran, to shelter him
from the rays of the morning sun, but the SOL
diers in the crowd would not have this, and
mildly suggested that the parasol be removed
that they might have an unobstructed view of
the head and face of their old commander.
Gen. Sherman good naturedly consented to
this, and made the boys laugh by stating that
more sun would make,no difference He said
he had only three or fvur minutes to talk, and
In that time he would say but little. He said
tue party had been travelling to Fort Dodge and
back again, and had been greeted on the way
by crowds of people everywhere. His memory
ran to period before any of them bad come
to this country He remembered when Fort
Leavenworth and Fort Riley were the from
tier, and there were no people in the country.
Times had changed in the last ten
years. This country was thickly settled,
and ever in the course of his life had he m ct
a more contented community. Every man,
woman and child in Kansas believed he lived
in the best State in the world, and had the best
farms in the best part of that country.
Iiaughter.) He thought somebody must be
mistaken, but at the same tin it showed that
everybody was contented, which was the best
thing for all They had shaken hands with
LOO. 900 people, he should think, and he would
like to shake hands with them all, but found
himself unable to do 80, for even the women
had grasp that was little strong for affec-
tion. (Laughter.) He thanked them for their
attention.


After lunch at the Palace hotel the party
embarked for Lawrence by the Kansas Pacific
railroad