Wichita eagle., 1888-08-22


way to his vacation retreat. He met with
a hearty reception and all along The trip
lie was warmly greeted at the various
stopping places. lie was driven TO the res
idence If William Cummings whose guest
the General and Mrs. Harrison Will be
until tomorrow.
The reception to General Harrison was
held in a wide, open space next TO Memoir
al hall The space WAS packed with an
audience of 10000 persons by $50 o'clock.
A brief RAIN storm early in the evening
cleared the atmosphere and rendered the
evening delightfully."- cool and quite favor
able for an open air meeting. Ex-Governor
Foster was the first speaker and made q
strong protectioniSt argument While await
ing the arrival of General Harrison. The
Harrison party remained quietly at the
Cummings mansion after their arrival,
receiving a few invited guests after dinner.
At $50 the local marching clubs III
uniform and bearing torches, num-
bering about 600, preceded by bands,
marched to the Cummings resi-
, dence and General Harrison was escorted
through the principal streets to the meet
ing. The appearance OF General harrison
on rhe platform was the signal Tor ire
meadouS cheering.
Mr. J. NJ. Brown, chairman Of the eXecu-
tive committee of the United Republican
clubs of Toledo. made p brief speech. eX-
planning the circumstances under which
the guests of the evening appeared before
tiHm after which he introduced General
Harrison Prolonged cheering greeted the
ldtter who spoke as follows:
'dy friends-You have already been
told that this reception was not planned
BY me and yet do not regret that ! have
yielded to the urgent solicitation
of yoIr representative and have
consented to stand for a few moments in
the presence of this magnificent and in
structiye audience. IApplause.i 1 say
instructive for that public man Is dull
indeed who does not gather both instrUc-
ton AMI inspiration from such meetings
as this. lApplause.J l thank you for any
measure of personal respect and interest
which your coming here tonight may
witness. But do not see in this immense
gathering any testimony that Is personal
10 me. | prefer to regard IL rs another
witness added To the long number 1 have
seen before OF the deep seated and earnest
interest of our people in the public
questions that are 10 be settled in No
vember. ApplauSe. | choose rather to
regard il as pledge that this interest
which you manifest 10 ME tonight will not
stop here, but is the pledge OF continued
and earnest personal work by each one Of
YOU for those principles which have won
the consent of your minds and the love OF
YOUR hearts. tApplause. | cannot enter
into any detail into the discussion of pub
lie questions; l would not at all put my
self between you and these great impor-
tant issues | would in all l may say put
them 10 the front. We are here citizens
of great prosperous magnificent nation.
We are having common interests. We are
here charged with the common duties 10
perpetuate, ii we can, the prosperity ana
TO maintain the honor OF this
great republic. TApplause.l We
are here tonight in the enjoyment
of free government We are. here IN the
individual possession OF better opportunl-
ties Of development, OF larger prosperity
and of more individual comforts than are
possessed by any other people in the world.
Applause, The great economic question
as TO what shall be our future legislative
policy is stated with a distinctneSs in this
campaign that it has never had before.
and believe the verdict and decision will
have IN emphasis and finality that il has
never had before. Applause II there
is any one here present tonight that
knows OF any land that spreads
a more promising sky of hope above the
head of the poor and the laboring man
than this would be glad if he would