, 1888-10-11

Rapids. Ohio also sent delegation
Tho Michiganders were prolific in their
gifts to General Harrison, chief Of which
was a handsome office chair, manufactur.
ed entirely OF native. hard wood and label.
ed "presidential chair" Among the
presents, were number OF fine speci mems
OF copper and iron ore from northern
Micbigani also unique cane. At 3
O'Clock General Harrison received
the combined delegations at, Tom
ilson's hall, General Harrison
was in good voice and spoke with unus.
ual animation and earnestness, repeatedly
rousing his audience.
HARRIsoN's SPEECH.
The general sid: "My Michigan,
Ohio and Indiana friends. These cordial
manifestations Of your personal regard
moves me very deeply Iapplausel, but
do not appropriate 10 myself the great ex-
pressions of popular interest of which
this meeting is only one. under.
stand that my relations to the pub.
lie questions and to the people Is
as a representative of that interest
which thus expresses its principles OF gov
Cheers | am one of the oldest republi'
cans. Ny first presidential vote was given
to the republican candidate for that office,
Applause and IL has always been Il
source OF profound qualification to me
that In peace and war, high patriotism
and devotion TO our country always per.
vaded and dominated the party. When,
during the civil war. clouds hang low and
disasters thickened and the future 'was
crowded with fears, never did any repub.
lican convention assemble without declar.
ing its faith in the ultimate triumph OF
our cause [great cheering and nov, with
the proud patriotism that embraces and
regards the interest of all states, ID advo.
Gates policies that will develop and
unite all our communities in friendly
and profitable interchange of com;
merce as wei as in the last political
union. Applause
THE WESTERN STATES.
These great western states will not re.
spond to an attempt to excite prejudice
against New England. We advocate the
measures that are as broad as our national
domain; that are calculated to install
equal blessings upon all the lands [cheers)
Inc people OF the great west recognize and
those commonwealths about Plymouth
Rock have made In the civ.
ilizdtion OF material growth and
manhood of our western states. Cheersl
we are not envious of prosperity. We
believe that the protective policy devel.
oped her great manufacturing institu.
tions, and made her rich and with that,
no doubt. the commerce of that policy
will produce the same result in Michigan,
Ohio and Indiana. Cheersl. We are
not content to remain with the wholly
agricultural states in our relations to
either New England or Old
England. lApplausel. We believe
that In all these great western states there
are minerals in the soil and energy and
skill in the brains and arm of our people
that will yet so multiply and develop our
industries as to give us
nearer home market for much OF the pro.
duets OF our soil Icheers and for that
great surplus, now and always,
perhaps, we shall not consume
at home, we think New England
market better than a foreign market
Enthusiastic and prolonged cheering.l |
say the issue upon these great industrial
questions is drawn as sharply as lines
were ever drawn between communicating
armies. The appeal that Is now made for
the defense OF our American system is
hnding Its response, and many of those
who are opposed to US on other questions,
are committing such questions to the
future for settlement, while they help us
to settle now and for any indefinite future
the great question of the preservation of
oui BtuutHIts
Dcratic party has challenged our protected
industries to Il fight of determination.
Wage earners of our country have ac-
cepted the challenge. The issue of the
contest will settle for many years our
tariff policy.
now TO VOTE.
We cannot doubt but that the people of
state having such gorgeous invitations to |
The development of great home wealth In
anufacturiuR and mining pursuits will
understand the issue that is presented and |
will cast their influence in favor of that |
policy which will make that development |
rapid and sure, and more than |
all, and better than all, will maintain in |
her communities "A well paid class of wage |
Farmers. Cheers. The wage workers |
.ens. and it is essential that they be kept |
iree from slavery of want. thank my |
Michigan friends for these handsome |
specimens of the products Of their mines
md of their mills. shall cherish |
hem with grateful recollection of this
pleasant visit Iapplausel; to my Indiana
friends, always generous, | return my
hanks for this new evidence of their es-
eem cheersl to my Ohio friends, who.
10 often before, have visited me with kind
expression of tender regard, ! return the
hanks of native born Ohioan prolonged
heers from the Ohio delegation Three
great states are grouped here to-day. |
emember at Resaca, when "a field ami
taft of regiments that were making an
ssault we're ordered to dismount. There
vas Michigan officer too sick to go on
cot and too proud to sub
ect himself to the imputation
{ cowardice by staying behind.
lie rode along, one horseman in that des-
erate charge, and died ON that bloody
ill. rather than subject his state to the
mputation that one of her sons had lin
cred. He was a noble type of the brave
len the great states gave to the country.
Cheers.
After the speech making a large number
I visitors shook hands with General