St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-27

and steadfastness. the high set patriot
ism you always exhibited. l remember
how, after
SWEEPING DOWN WITH SHERMAN
FROM Chattanooga to the sea, and up
again through the Carolinas and Viz
ginia, you, with those. gal
liant armies that had entered the gates
OF the South by Louisville and Vlcks-
burg, marched in the great review up
the grand avenue of our national eapi-
tai. | remember that proud scene OF
which we. were part that day; the
| glad rejoicing as our faces
were turned homeward. the ap-
plauSe which greeted us as the
| banner of our regiment was now and
then recognized by some home friends
who had gathered to see us. The whole
course of these incidents of battle, of
sickness, of death, of victory, crowned
thus by the triumphant reassertion of
national authority. and by the muster
out and our return to those homes that
we loved, made again secure against all
the perilS which had threatened them.
l feel that this campaign, upon which
am entering, and which will undOubt-
edly
CAUSE CAREFUL SCRUTINY.
! perhaps unkind and even malicious as
Saults, all that relates to my not con-
spicuOuS but loyal service with you in
the army, l may confidently leave with
my honor in the hands of the surviving
members of the Seventieth Indiana,
whatever their political faults may be.
! [Cries of that is true, and ''Yes, yes."l
May ask you now, for l am too deeply
moved by this visit to speak as | would
desire, that each one will enter this door
that will always open with a hearty
welcome to you, and let me take
you by the hand.'' Cheering.l
After the veterans left the crowd pa
tiently waited the coming of the Cali
fornia delegation. 1t did not appear
until 10 o'clock, but the crowd was there
when it came. 1t was headed by COM
mittee OF Indianians who presented the
visitors to the general and Mrs. Har-
rison. The hour was late, the visit was
necessarily brief and Gen. Harrison
merely exchanged greetings with the
| visitors. Chairman EStee was presented
to the crowd, and excused himself from
making speech. During the call of
the Californians Greed Raymond, the
chairman of the delegation, presented
| Gen. Harrison a handsomely engraved
| gold medal.
When the California delegation left
the general came out, as the great crowd
| showed no sign of dispensing, and said:
''Fellow Citizens, Ladies and Gentle
men: l am very deeply impressed and
| gratitied with this magnificent DEM
onstration of your respect. No
by any convention. or by any decora-
| tion which any of the authorities of
| government can bestOw as by the re-
| Spect and consideration of those who
| live near him. My heart is touched by
| this demonstration which my fellow
| citizens have given me of their personal
| respect for me. l do not, however. ac-
| cept this manifestation of interest as
WHOLLY DUE TO MYSELF
The great bulk of those who are as
sembled here tonight manifest rather
ciples, which have been called by the
representatives in national convention
of the Republican party to represent in
this campaign. But l will not discuss
any of those high issues tonight, because
/ am glad to know among those who are
gathered here, and among those who
have paid me the compliments of their
presence in my home there are many
citizens of Indianapolis who differ with
me politically. | would not, therefore,
if it were otherwise proper, mar this oc-
caSiOn by the discussion of any political
topic. am glad to have an oppor-
| tunity to return my sincere and heart
felt thanks to the Indiana delegation,
| and to that
BAND. OF DEVOTED FRIENDS
who gathered about them and assisted
them in their work at Chicago. When
l saw in the newspaper press of the
East and of the West the encomums
that were passed by the correspondents
upon the department and character
of the representatives of Indiana at
T tIy p1aoca1
| heard of their atfectiOnate devotion,
| of their discreet and wise presentation
| of the claims of Indiana, l was
still further gratifed. And if the
| result of that convention had been as it
well might have been, if individuals had
been considered in the contest that was
there waged, resulting in the selection
for the high place of some one
other than myself, l should
have felt that the devoted interest, the
wise and faithful presentation by the
ton was such that the failure to yield
to their argument would still have
| LEFT ME CROWNED
with the highest crown that can be
| placed upon mortal brOw-the affection
! and confidence and discreet support of
my friends from Indianal am
| glad that the dispatches said of
them and truly said, that they
| conducted their canvass with that
| gentle and respectful regard to the in
| terests of others who were named for
| this high place, and that they came home
| without those regrets which must have
| followed if this victory had been won at
| the expense of any of those noble names
| that were presented for the suffrage of
the convention. l do not feel at
| all that in selecting the candidate
who was chosen. regard was had
simply to their individual qualifications
| for the duties of this high Office. / feel
sure that if the convention had felt free
to regard these things only, some other
of those distinguished men,
| OLD-TIME LEADERS
of the Republican party, Blaine, or
| Sherman, or Allison, or some of the
others named would have been chosen
| in preference to myself. l feel that the
| situation in Indiana and its re-
| lation to the campaign that was
| impending rather than the per-
sonal equipment or qualifications of
| the candidate that was chosen, that
! turned the choice of the convention I'M
| our direction. We are here tonight to
| thank those members of the convention
capital visit tonight, not only for this
| visit. but for the support and interest
which they took in -s,e
THE INDIANA CANDIDACY
| in the convention at Chicago. l thank
you again for gathering here tonight.
/ am sure that in this demonstration
you give evidence that the interest in
this campaign will not flag until the
| election has determined the
result of the contest. And I
feel sure, too, my fellow citizens,
that we joined contest of great princi-
| piles, and that the armies which are to
fight out this great contest before the