New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-08
FROM TIPPECANOE COUNTY
DESCENDANTS OF PIONEER SOLDIERS
VISITING HARRISON.
THEY LIVE WHERE THE FAMOUS BATTLE WAS
FoUGHT-DELEGATEs TO TIE REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION WELCOMED.

THEY LIVE WHERE THE rAMOoo pAiihH " Nd
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO TIE REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION WELCOMED.
rsr TELEGRAPH TO THE rnfBusE.1
indianapolis, Aug. This has Teen busy day Tor
General Harrison Besides addressing the large dele
cations that to the city especially TO pay tribute
to him, he has been receiving callers at his house
singly and in groups since carly morning. the dele
gates who came attend the Republican state Con-
vention making It their first duty, after arriving in
indianapolis 30 out TO tho homo Of the Republican
candidate for President where they have all found
most cordial welcome.
The pilgrims to-day came from Tippccanoe County,
the historic battle ground where General Harrison's
lustrous grandfather achieved the victory that made
him famous. Tho delegation comprised a thousand
persons who carried at the head OF their procession
I'm marching to General Harrson's reception ground In
University Park three-quarters Of patched biach
Harrison banner Of tho campaign OF 1910, beside
which, near the platform from which General bsrr-
son addressed tho VISITORS was planted gorgeous new
flag. L. Wilson Smith, Of Lafayette, spoke for the
VISITORS Who he said, came to pay tribute to General
Harrison representatives Of past campaigns, rs Old
soldiers and a. young mon who arc about TO cast
their first ballot and gallant as their ancestors
who cast bullets in the campaign when your ilustrous
ancestor won the great victory at Tippecanoe and
opened the great Northwest to civilization He said
a word, too for the farmers, mechanics and clerks,
who saw In General Harrison the embodied IDEA oil
protection to the ballot and all the material interests
Of the people. General Harrison responded as fol
lows:
Mr.. Smith and my Tlppecanoe County friends; am
very grateful evidence which you give me this
morning by your and the kind words which you
representative has addressed to OF your respect and
good Will You members, in great part OF party
that was not machine made. 1t had its birth In
sn impulse that stirred simultaneously the
hearts OF loved liberty The first convention
Of our party did not organize it. Those men were great,
but they were decgates-rcpre OF principles
which had already asserted their over our consoences
and the hearts Of the people. Npplause) The hepub-
loan party dd organize for spos 1t assembled az an
altar Of sacrifice and in sanctuary beses with enemies
forgotten carly batte-cry Free speech
. free prcss, free schools and free rrri'
tories" We have widened the last word; 1t IA now
free Nation" The appeals which We have made and
shalt yet make are addressed 10 the hearts the conselences
and to tho minds people Therefore we believe In
schools and colleges end semna,es Of learning Education
is the great conservative and sssnhlatlne force.
doubter necessarily evil person. The capacity to
doubt implies reasonthe power Of solving doubtsand II
the doubt b accompanied with purpose 10 ind the truth
ana supreme affection for the truth when II Is found he
will not 70 widely astray. Therefore, In political
campaigns, let think for themselves and truth Will
assert its way over tho minds OF the people Then
everything that Affects the record and character OF the
candidates and the principles OF the parties will be
brought safe tribunal whose Judgment will be right
(Grest applause and cries Of GoodD
Of the fact That some OF you had another
convention preference but have always believed that
convention preferences should be free in the Republican
party appsuse and that prejudice should follow any
Republican account Of that preference As party men,
we viii Judge by his past convention conduct Gap
plause)
The usual Handwriting followed the speaking and
continued for half All hour.
Twelve hundred people from Evansville goo miles
southwest Of here, arrived In the city hs afternoon
at O'Clock, and In the midst Of heavy rain marched
out to University Park. General Harrison came down
from his homo and received the visitors, In behalf Of
Uhon DR. william G; Ralston, a veteran OF the
campaigns of 1896 and 1S40 spoke General Harrison
made an appropriate reply.