The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-29
THE RECEPTION.
THE ADDRESSES Az MUSIC HALE


| A large audience assembled i'm Music Hall
at the Exposition. yesterday afternoon to lis
ten to the addresses of the centennial gen,
tlemen, and others who might speak on that
subject. Bradshaw's band was there, and
discoursed the music for the occasion. There
were present on the platform ex-Governors
VIM. Bigler and James Pollock, of Pennsyl-
vania, Thomas Webster and James L.
Campbell, secretaries of the centennial COM
mission for the State of New York, Gov.
Hendricks, the Exposition board, and State
Board OF Agriculture, and other prominent
citizens. The object of the meeting, as is
set forth in the speeches that follow was for
the purpose or organizing q movement Ia
| this State on behalf of the centennial of '76,
and the gentlemen from Pennsylvania were
present to set forth somewhat in detail
what had already been accomplished in that
direction, and to appeal to the people of this
State for support.
GOVERNOR HENDRICKS ADDRESS
Gov. Hendricks introduced the centennial
visitors in the following address:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: 1 arise, not
for the purpose of making an address upon
this occasion, but for the purpose of well
coming the distinguished citizens of Penn
sylvania to our State and Exposition, and
for the purpose of introducing them to you.
They come to our State for the purpose OF
explaining somewhat in detail, to our peo-
pie, the motions that they have adopted
and that are now being carried out, in pur-
suance of the act of Congress, to secure the
success of the great exposition in 1S76-the
Centennial. / can not believe it is necessary
| to appeal To the people In behalf of this en-
terprise. Surely there can be no citizen of
izen of our whole country, that
Will not feel pride in the success of the
exposition which shall take place at the end
of the one hundred years from the declara-
ton of independence. [Applause.] The
exposition has been inaugurated by an act
of the national Congress. Some reference, L
regret to say, has been made in our locality
to it as being
LOCAL EFFORT, 90
as pertaining to Philadelphia and Pennsvl-
vanis. We are all proud of the greatness,
the magnifcence and the wealth of Penn
sylvania and ofPhiladelphia. But from the
day Congress passed this act. in 1871. it
ceased to be a local movement; it became
the work of the nation. And when Con-
gress enacted that there should be an expo
sition at the end of the hundredth year,
then it became the exposition of
every man, woman and child
in the whole republic. We all
have our honor now involved in this enter
prise. If Congress had said nothing upon
this subject perhaps We would not have been
so anxious about the result. IL indeed it
were but an effort of Pennsylvania or Phila-
delphia, we should not be so much con-
cerned, but when the Congress of the United
States, by an almost unanimous vote, de-
ciared that this nation shall associate with
herself the other nations of the world, with
the view of exposing their productions
when Congress declared that this should take
place, then it became, repeat, the work OF
the whole people; and what man now is
willing to say it shall fail? At one time
some of us were concerned lest it should
fall
INTO THE HANDS OF RINGS,
but as long as such citizens as Gov. Bigler
and Gov. Pollock take 1t upon themselves
to take it in hand we should cease to have
any anxiety upon the subject, and feel now
that 1 may say to my fellow citizens of In
diana when you have The assurance of men
upon whose name and fame there is got a
single spot and who have served their own
State and nation in the highest responsible
positions without their integrity being as
sailed-when they come forward and
take charge of this national effort,
l say that Indiana need not fear
management. Gentlemen TO the CEN
tennial visitors], / am very glad on behalf
of the EXPOSITION and of our people of the
State of Indiana to bid you welcome among
us. bid you good cheer in
THE GLORIOUS WORK
in which you are engaged. 1 hope you will
receive, not only in Indiana, but in all the
States, cordial and earnest cooperation.
My fellow citizens, ] now have the honor of
introducing to you Gov. Bgler, who will
now ask your attention.
Gov. Bigler stepped forward and was re-
ceived with manifest cordially by the au-
dience. He spoke as follows:
GOV. BIGLER's ADDRESS. t
MY CoUNTRYMEN: rise to address YOU
with some emotion. have come among
you on mission of national importance
one that goes to the bottom of all that con-
stitutes patriotism. We have been greatly
gratified by the warm hearted greetings and
kind attentions that you have extended to
us. We think we can see in them some
things more than the usual generous court
esy which men of the West so unifor mi
manifest to those who come among them.
We can make no application of this warm
welcome, except so far as il shows sympathy
for us as representatives of the centennial
work. You are aware that some of us are
here the official representatives of that
work, confided to US by acts of Congress,
and that others of us are ardent advocates
for that grand enterprise and willing CO.
workers in it. Wherever we have been in
your beautiful city, and with whom ever
we have conversed, we have found cause for
hope and congratulations. We can not con
strue your welcome as signifying aught else
than that you are in accord with us, and
that you are quite willing to hear some
things from us touching the centennial.