The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-23
THE BIGGEST IRRIGATION YET.
Gen. Harrison Shakes Hands With 1000 PsOpi
Without lntermission.

Gen. Harrison Shakes Hands With 1000 People
Without 1ntermission.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 17.-Delega-
tions from three states, Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois, aggregating between
8 900 and 10000 people, paid their re-
spects to the republican presidential
nominee to-day. General Harrison
put in full days work this Afternoon
when he shook hands with fully 1000
people without intermission. 1t was
4:3O o'clock when the last delegation
reached University park, and the
crowd of 10000 people stood densely
packed about the speakers stand.
Judge VIM. Lawrence. of Belle FOun-
tain, Ohio, was the first speaker of to-
day ON behalf of the Ohio delegation.
He spoke at considerable length touch
ing on the the tariff issue, the Mills
bill and the solid south. A number of
other speeches were made on behalf of
the Indiana and Illinois delegations.
General Harrison responded in part as
follows:
The association of these states to-day
brings to my mind the fact that in the
brigade with which served, Indiana,
Ohio and Illinois were represented.
Applause Three regiments from
Illinois, the 102d. the 105th and the
10th, one from Ohio the seventy-ninth
and one from Indiana the SEVENTEEN
infantry. l have seen the men of these
states stand together in the evening
parade, have seen them also charge
together in battle and die together for
the flag they loved. [Great applause
And when the battle was over l have
seen the dead gathered from the field
they had enriched with their blood,
laid side by side in common grave.
Again you evinced by your coming that
the great states have in peace common
interests and common sympathies. The
republican party has always been hos
pitable to the truth. Applause. ]
1t has never shuned debate, it has bold
ly and in the courage of the principles
| it has advocated opened the lists and
challenged all corners, it has never
| found it necessary or consistent with
| its great principles to suppress free
/ discussion upon any question and there
is not a republican community where
any man may not advocate without
fear his political belief. (Cries of
That's SOY. There is not a republic
can voting precinct where any man,
whatever may have been his relation
to the flag during the war, may not
freely exercise his right to vote.
(Cheers). There is not one such pre-
cinct where the right of confederate
soldier freely to cast the ballot of his
choice would not be defended by the
union veterans of the war. Applause
and cries of You are right, that's
true.''] Our party is tolerant of politi,
cal differences. 1t has always yielded
to others all that il demands for itself
It has been intolerant of but one thing
disloyalty to the flag and to the unioI
of states. [Great applause.l 1t ha:
had the good fortune to set in the con
stitution and in the permanent laws o.
our country, many of the great
principles for which it ha'
commended. 1t has not only
persuaded a majority of our thinking
people, but it has had the unusual for
tune to compel those who opposed it t.
give a belated assent to every grea
principle it has supported.
Tonight the Jacksonville Juven1l
Zouaves drum corps marched out to tn
Harrison residence to pay him thei
respects. Shortly afterwards they wer
followed by the Columbia club OF thi
city, uniformed organization of youn
voters, one hundred and fifty of whoI
turned out. General and Mrs. Harrl
son received them in the house.