Wichita eagle., 1888-07-25
GENERAL HARRISON.
He Receives the Champaign County, Illinois.
Delegation.

the home of General Harrison were re-
sumed today after an intermission of three
days The delegation from Champaign
county, Illinois, numbering about 100,
arrived about ! o'clock this afternoon
| General Harrison said:
my friends, feel very conscious of the
| compliment which is conveyed by your
presence here to-day. You come as citizens
of an adjoining state to manifest, as your
| spokesman has said, some personal respect
| for me, but much more, / think, your in
| terest in the pending contention of prln-
| ciples before the people of the United
| States. 1t is fortunate that you are allowed
| not only to express your interest by Such
popular gatherings as this, but you will be
called upon, individually, after the debate
| is over, TO settle this contention by your
ballots An American political canvass,
when we look through the noise and tinsel
that accompany it, presents scene OF
| profound interest to the student OF gov
eminent. The theory upon which our
government is builded is that every quail
fed elector shall have an equal influence
at the ballot box with every other. Our
constitutions do not recognize fractional
votes, they do not recognize the right of
one man to count one-half IN the Get erml-
nation of public questions. 1t is wisely
provided that whatever differences may
exist in intelligence, in wealth, or in any
other respect at the ballot box there shall
be absolute equality. No interest can be
truely subserved, whether local or general
by any invasion of this great principle.
| The wise work of our fathers III con-
structing this government will stand
all tests of international dissension and
evolution and all tests Of external assault,
if we can only preserve pure, free ballot.
[Cheersl. Every citizen who is patriot.
ought to tend his influence to that end, by
promoting necessary reforms III our ell C.
ton laws and by watchful supervision
OF the process of our popular elections.
We ought to elevate in thought and prac
tice the free suffrage that we enjoy. AS
long as it shall be held by our people to be
the jewel above price, and as long as each
for himself shall clai m its free exercise
and shall generously and manfully insist
upon an equally free exercise of it by ev
cry other man, our government Will be
preserved and our development will not
find its climax until tie purpose of God
in establishing this government shall have
spread throughout the world, govern
ments ''of the people, by the people
and for the people" prolonged
cheersl You will not expect nor
would it be proper, that / should follow
the lines of your spokesman's remarks, or
even allude to some things which he has
alluded to, but | will not close without
one word of compliment and cOmrade,hlp
for the soldiers of Illinois. [Cheersl l do
not forget that many of Them like Logan,
that fearless and first of volunteer soldiers
at the beginning of the war, were not in
sympathy with the Republican national
administration. You had multitude of
soldiers like Logan-one of whom has been
immortalized i'll pOetry-Sergeant Illlman
Joy, who put their politics by ito keep
till the war was through" and may [
add, like Logan, when they got home,
found new party associations. But we
do not limit our praise of the loyalty
and faithtulness OF your soldiers to any
party lines for we realize there were good
soldiers who did resume their anti-war
politics when they came back from the
army. To such we extend a comrades
hand always, and the free ana untram-
meled exercise of his political choice snail
not bar our comradeship. 1t happened dur
ing the war that three Illinois regiments
were for some time under my command.
/ had opportunity to observe their perfec
zion in drill, their orderly administration
OF camp duties, and above all, the brilliant
courage with which they met the enemy.
And in complimenting them, take them
as the type OF that great army that Illinois
sent for the preservation Of the union and
the constitution. Let me thank you again
for your friendly visit today, and if any
OF You desire nearer acquaintance L snail
be glad TO make that acquaintance now.
NEGROES SCRAP.
INDIANAPOLIS. July 24-About fifty col
ored delegates from various parts of the
Union arrived in the city today to attend
the conference of colored men called by J.
Milton Turner and others to meet in this
city tomorrow Turner and his support
ers were denounced by the straight ont
Democrats and out voted on all questions
Of organization.
Charles II. J. Taylor of Kansas City. ex-
minister to Liberia, and editor of the Pub
lie educator, "a Democratic journaD led
the Democratic wing at the committee
meeting, seconded by J. Gordon Street, an
attache of the Boston Herald. They
wero opposed by Turner and Geo. W
Fisher. of Virginia, who represented
the independent wing. The meeting
finally broke up in a row. Street made
personal charges against Turner when the
latter picked up a chair and attempted to
assault Street but was prevented. The
Democratic faction carried the day and
declared they will organize tomorrow as
Democratic negro conference, and exclude
Turner and his followers from all partici-
patton.
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