Rutherford Hayes actually said...

Abundant harvests have rewarded the labors of those who till the soil.

It is believed that general prosperity, which has been so long anxiously looked for, is at last within our reach.

The permanent pacification of the country by the complete protection of all citizens in every civil and political right continues to be of p...

Every step in this direction is welcomed with public approval, and every interruption of steady and uniform progress to the desired consumma...