The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-08

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and . continual stream OF wagons, contain
ing magnificent displays. repre-
senting every industry known to
modern times. Flowed" through
the grounds until o'clock p. m. The
wagon containing the figures gotten no TO
on account of their adverse action to the
sale OF bser upon the grounds, was com
mented upon very severely by tie members
OF the board, and especially by the superin-
tendent, who said II be thought this was the
intention OF the model" he would have
refused it admittoncs to the grounds
During the passage of the pro-
cession Superintendent Lockhart was
standing upon two chairs in the pavilion
directing the way for the "paraders'' to pass
through, whom one of the chairs slipped and
he fell headlong onto another pile of chairs,
and landed in . ridiculous attitude, which
brought jeers from the crowd around the
stand and cries of mo beer allowed on these
grounds" This reception served to close
the mouth of the superintendent dunng the
remainder of the afternoon.
About o'clock p. m. the president and
party arrived and were received by the
| president And members Of the State Board of
Agriculture. Inc pavilion was situated
about the center of the grounds, and In Il
was seated the members Of the State Board
citizens Among them were Hon. VIM.
Grim, Mrs. Sarah Haynes. ex-state librarian,
| Hon. A. B. Claypool, DR.. G.. w. Mcconnell,
Hon. J. B. Gerard, and Hon. A. n. Ham
rick. President Hayes and wife, General
Sherman and Colonel Richard Thomp-
son, secretary of the navy,
were escorted to the pavilion, and intro
| duced to the occupants of the stand, while
the vast crowd sent up hearty cheers at
sight of his fraudulent excellency. Without
| further ceremony President Hayes was IN
troduced and spoke as follows:
| ppEsIpEvr HAYES, sprpcu
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND FELLOW CITIZENS OF
iSpIAsA A guests OF the city Of Innianapo,
not iirelv to mstape the meantSa of tne ens
| thusiasm which we have seen In the city and
which we now see here upon this fair ground,
| the reception and the welcome hearty and
| SO enthusiastic are not for any individual Off
cial or otherwise The welcome and the recep-
ton which brings together this vast multitude
| is not for any human being. It is for
u new fact. You are here to welcome
the coming of better times. You are here to
rejoice over, to be glad, and to welcome the
return to q solid currency; to we come the
After the long night, five or six years Of bust
ness depression, OF gloom, OF financial disas-
ter ter; you welcome again the good time coming;
i to be here; why the people are SO enthusiastic.
| Indiana. We looked around to see what we
could learn OF Indiana, SO when we heard
from your committee and your chairman their
ten tRat received from olser
|
that Indiana could RAISE, and perhaps has
raised in single year 50,0OOOc0 bushels of
Indiana had raised. and can continue to raise.
l50,OOOOOO bushels of corn each year, worth
Indiana raised cattle, hogs and horses and
every product that can be raised in the best
Understood that Indiana had &c coal e and iron
and timber and manufactures, and that of all
the good things she as had ss she was beginning
ming. to have.a market for all her
surplus over the, the sea; and we under .,
these material advantages that l speak Of
We also learned that Indiana has a care not
that she has about 10000 school houses, and
that in proportion to the population
OF any OF the United States. 30, my
friends, we are glad to come to Indi-
good times may bring to any part OF TIL,
country, they are sure to bring to a State SO
conditioned lions share OF whatever belongs
Indiana also has a history OF which her citi
5ens may well be proud O with a population
OF our Union than perhaps any other OF the
western states that were old free States, she
had her peculiar difficulties and her peculiar
} emoarrassmenis. In the great struggle tor the
. Government and for the Union it was but hu
that part OF the country from which they O
their fathers emigrated. This might well ieat
. remark upon it, but, nevertheless, no State O
the Union ,lprobahly, In proportion to popula
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and Indiana soldiers, from the beginning :,
. the end ofthat struggle, carrying the flag ant
= keeping step to the music OF the Union. the.
: were the galantest, bravest and sturdies
I soldiers who maintained the Union and tn
= constitution. We would speak OF Indiana i,
the war. Especially wouid we speak here II
' the presence of the neighbors ahd friends Q
, Oliver r. Morton. We can not pass the topi
I him. Morton in the Senate as q senator, ss
debater, was absolutely matchless. Morton a
Leader Of political party !and with mt, this m
q with my friends of the Republican party tina
/ as leader OF party there was not living 4
!. IS not as senator merely; it is not as tn
!, leader of q party-no. 1t is not as q popula
y we Should speak OF Ohver P. Morton
, And yet how wonderful was his power befor
o ting in a cnair holding spell bound Thousand
g of his countrymen by the hour, a feat whic
, or read OF could do as he could. And yet, it
70 not OF these things that now mention hi
Is name; they may pass away, hns his distint
y officially with the Gov ernment Of the Unite
d States Having no connection with the civ
). or military affairs under the Government
: the United states, simply u governor OF
. single State, what did he accomplish? The
IA am not here m 70 disparsge the abi i
10 the patriotism. the courage, the great quail
q ties Of John Brough, OF my own State. and OF
:. MIA, or in Massachusetts,. Bat this is simpl
IS true: that no governor in any state, undo
such difficulties as he encountered, bore U
IN the flag OF the Union at 1t was borne up b
o liver p. Morton. lCheers
My friends, returning to the good times con
a ing, what shall we do with them " hen the
d come? IA voice-Enj0y them.I That is goo.
but let us try and keep them. Let them com
:. to stay. Now, in human affairs there seen
20 to be q circle. We are travelling perpetual
= in q circle-at one time prosperou
z at another not quito SO prosperon
r These periods come around perhaps once /
4 about ~ years, it is said. How can We length
10 hard times come whom do they hit hardest
le They hit that community hardest which
They hit that comm unity lightest where the
Is the least debt. That tells its own stor
There is the logic. II we would have good TIM
always let rs live within our income; let
!. pay as we CO. And oEe other thing, can NO
u- In the presence of this audience, elabora
I'd anything. The greet fundamentally OF bus
ness. OF commerce, is. currency. Now, n
friends, business, our commerce
re more largely than ever b