The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-24
THE PRESIDENTS WESTERN
TOUR.
Public ReceI ItiOn at indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, ISD., April 23

Public Reception at Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., April 90.
The Academy ot Music was crowded
last night at the reception Of the Presi.
dent, aud large number were unable 10
gain admittance. A few minutes before
8 o'clock the President accompanied by
Senator Morton, Gov Baker, Hon. John
Coburn, Judge Lawrence, Of Ohio, and a
number Of distinguished gentlemen, ap.
peared On the stage, The President was
greeted with applause. After music by
the band, the Hon. Conrad Baker, Gov
ernor, advancing TO the stand, said:
"FSlIOtC CttilcHS: We have assembled, rs
you Gre aware, for the purpose OF attest.
Ing our respect for the Chief Magistrate
OF the nation" Turning to Gen. Grant,
he continued: "NIr. President, the gentle.
men having the arrangements for the pres.
ent occasion In chlrge, haYe devOlved
upon me the duty 10 extend 10 you
the cordial greetings Of the people Of the
Capital city Of Indiana, we welcome you
tonight as the honorcd Chief Magistrate
Of agreat and glorious country, us the
leader Of the armies TO which we are in.
debted in great measure Tor the saliva
tlOn Of our & g"vernment and the prcserva-
tiOn Of the Union. We welcome you, rs
o friend to humane rights, as q man in
favor Of equal justice 10 nlI men, as one
who claims for himself no political or civil
rights he is not willing To accord 10 every
other man.. (ApplHuse) We welcome
you as the worthy successor in the Pres.
idential Office, ofthat great and good man
who died for his country alter having Civ.
en- liberty TO whole nation Of bOndmen.
(Applause We tender to you n cordial
greeting My fellow citizens, have the
honor ol presenting the President OF tue
United States, his excellcncy, U. S.
Grant" H .-."
President Grant, ia reply, said:
Ladies and Gentleman: thank you
heartily for this cordial greeting, for
assure you it Is unexpected. When l left
Washington 1t was with view oil going
to St. Louis without stopping by the way;
but on meeting your distinguished Sen.
ator, Gov. Morton, at Pittsburgh, he re.
quested mo TO remain hero during this day
and l consented to do so, expecting to see
your people turn out TO greet your Senator
and not expecting a greeting TO me, and
l leave him to thank you In more appro.
pirate term than / could do il / were 10
try" (Applause) g.7rs5 Fl.
Senator Morton taking tho stand, ad.
dressed the audience at length. he said
whatever may be said In the heat Of
partisan zeal, II must DO confessed by oil
that the government Of the United States
IS well administered with ability, with
integrity and with patriotism, not that l
would say that everybody will agree with
every measure or opinion Of tho ExCCu.
tive, but that the administration as n
whole Is conducted with great ability and
patriotism Is fact that will he conceded
by the historians who will write the his.
tory Of this administration and the times
Within twenty-five months and half
$9l000 900 Of debt has been paid-morc
than one-twelIth part OF the entire debt
How has 1t been paid as compared with
the last administration? Not by increas.
ing taxation, not by increasing the bur.
threns, but faithful and honest collec.
tiOn Of revenue by retrcnchment
and economy In every Department
Of tho government. In paying of that
$2l0000, 900 Of the public debt we have
saved more than twelye.and.a.half mil.
lions in the annual interest, saving that
Is to be continual. During this time $685.
900, 900 In taxes have been taken of. II
the administration continues successful
and the laws arc we'll and faithfully ad.
ministered, a further reduction Of taxes
can and will be made. 1t cannot all be at
once. It mist be done considerably and
with reference TO this debt that has got to
be raid sometimes 1t must be done with
reference TO the carrying on Of this gov.
ernment; It must be successfully admins.
tered; 1t must be done with reference to
perfect preservation Of the national faith,
and as things Nre going on now it will be
in the power Of Congress Ut its next session
to make another large reduction in public
taxation.
In referring to the future policy Of the
party, he said the Republican party could
not afford to run off upon any one issue
to the abandonment OF others. II was
natural, and its policy must be enforced
for the good Of the whole country. 1t
could not afford to make distinct issue
of the naval service or any other indiyid
ual issue. The policy Of the Democratic
party was to denounce all the Republican
party did, and the better the act done the
more bitterly It was denounced.
Congress had just passed bill Tor
the protection Of life and liberty and pro.
perty, but It Is denounced by The Demo
Gratis as unconstitutional This was the
old cry Of the party. They had de.
nounced every measure passed by Con.
gress to give peace and security to the
South as unconstitutional. IL believed
the Ku.Klux bill not only constitutional
but necessary. ssF..
Mr.. Coburn, NJ. G. from Indiana. fol.
lowed Mr. Morton, and other speeches
were made. President Grant LEFT for st,
Louis at 1880 last night in a special Cur,
The President at Indianapolis.
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