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GENERAL HARRISON'S RECEPTION
At PUTIN BAY.
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Ohio Citizens Give Grand Reception to
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General Harrison
Putin BAY (O.), August 31st-This was
a memorable day for the five hundred resi-
dents of Putin Bay Island. Early this
morning the Islanders began to make prep
arations for the reception and entertain
ment OF their distinguished guest, General
Harrison, and mis- party. Banners were
flying to the breeze, flags raised and houses
and cottages draped in honor of the ex-
pected guest. By 10 o'clock the residents
of the neighboring islands began to arrive.
dressed in their holiday attire, and their
little yachts sailed into the historic bay.
They were welcomed by the native resi-
dents and others.
An excursion boat from Toledo brought
about 400 excursionists, and q steamer from
Cleveland and another from Detroit
brought large numbers of people.
The yacht Ganges, with General Hsrri-
son on board, arrived at 2:40. The General
was accompanied by ex- Governor Foster,
Judge Cummings and other friends The
party was escorted TO the pavilion, and
John Brown, Jr, arose, and announced
that Governor Foster would act as Master
of Ceremonies.
Governor Foster made few remarks,
and announced General Harrison, who
spoke as follows:
GENERAL HARRIsoNs 8 SPEECH.
Z" I do not intend TO speak to you about
any of these questions that are en-
gsging your mind as citizens of
this prosperous and mighty and
happy nation. We are here to-day
as Americans, proud of the flag
that symbolizes this great Union of States;
proud OF the story that hes been written
by our fathers in council and in war and
form nd af.o
alton of our magnificent institutions We
are here in the immediate neighborhood of
one OF those great historic events that was
among the most potential agencies in SET
tliDg our title 10 the great Northwest. If
we had stood where we stand to-day we
could have heard the guns of Perry's fleet
If we had stood where we stand today, we
could have welcomed him as be came vic.
torious into Putin Bay. These institu-
tions of ours are IN our own keeping now,
and not only our fundamental institutions
but the fame that has been won by those
who have gone before. | may therefore
properly say to-day that campaign like
this demands the thoughtful consideration
of every American voter.
THE STORY OF OUR PROSPERITY,
OF our development in wealth, of our
achievement in france as g nation since
and during the war is almost as notable
and Gs admirable es that of our achievements
in arms. The assembling of our revenue
is even more difficult than the assembling
of armies, and yet we were able to main
tain those armies in the field, and have
been able since, NOT only to bear up great
load OF debt but to pay it off, until that
which was once thought to be burden
that would crush cur industries
has come to be in our hands but as ball
that boy tosses in play. And we are con-
fronted to-day with the question-not how
we shall get money, but how we shall
wisely stop some of these avenues by which
wealth is pouring into our public Treasury
1t is an easier problem than that which
confronted the great War Secretary in
whose name men so delighted to raise
revenue to prosecute the war successfully.
IT WILL BE WISELY SOLVED.
And may note also the fact that, notwith-
standing this complaint of excessive rev.
enue, there are some who suggest that they
are not able adequately to arouse popular
Indignation against excessive taxes. because
they can't disclose to the people when
or how they are paying taxes. 1t is taken,
they say, so indirectly and so subtly that
our plain people don't know that they are
paying them at all. But | must not cross
" l have had pleasant stay in this most
delightful neighborhood, and l cannot let
this public opportunity pass without ex-
pressing for myself and for Mrs Harrison
our gratefulness and appreciation of the
kind and thoughtful hospitality which has
been shown to us by the people of these
islands"
At the conclusion of the Generals ad-
dress he took position on the steps of the
pavilion, and Governor Foster announced
that all who wished to meet General Har-
rison personally had the opportunity. The
crowd passed before the General, shaking
his hands vigorously.
BY 3 o'clock the visitors had nearly all
taken their departure. General Harrison
and party returned TO Middleboro early in
the evening. The General intends to start
for Indianapolis on Tuesday.
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