Wichita eagle., 1888-07-05
VISITED BY VETERANS.
The Tippecanoe Club Calls on Gen. Har
risen with Congratulations.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. July 4.-Ninety- on
members of the Tippecanoe club, an or
ganization composed entirely of veteran;
of the Harrison campaigns of 1886 an(
1S40 called on General Harrison at hi
residence this evening, for the purpose o.
congratulating him on his nomination
Nearly all the members are from rs to 81
years of age, and General Harrison spoke
as follows:
Il am deeply touched byyour visit today
The respect and confidence Of such body
of men is crown. Many of you 1 have
known since first came to indianapolis.
count you as my friends. [Cries o.
Eyes, sir, we are"I You have moi
only shown your friendliness anc
respect in the political contest in which
my name has been used, but very many Of
you, in the social and business relations Of
life, extended to me, when came young
man among you. encouragement and help.
/ know that at the beginning your respect
and confidence was builded upon the re-
spect, and even affection. may l not say
Yes, that is true."l May | not, without
self laudatiOn, now say that upon that
foundation you have since created a mod
est structure of respect for me. Cries OF
Yes, we have; that's the talk" / came
| among you with the Heritage. l trust, of a
good name lcries of that's SO, good
stock, such as all of you enjoy. 1t was
nlitUed in our family. Cries of 1T has
LeenI." | think you recollect, and, per
haps, it was that as much as aught else
that drew your choice in 1910 to the Wing
candidate for the presidency, that
he came out of Virginia to
the - west with no fortune but
the sword he bore, and unsheathed
He transmitted to his 6escendents but the
respect he had won from his fellow citizens.
1t seems to be the settled fact in our fam
lily to leave nothing else to our children.
Laughter and cries of that's enough. -
My friends, l am thorough believer in
the American taste of character, (cries of
that's right "Ghe rule must be applied to
a mans own life whep his statue is taken.
lie will not build high who does not build
for himself Applause and cries of chats
truel." l believe also in the American OPP
portunity which puts the starry sky above
every boys head and sets his foot upon a
ladder which he may climb until
his strength gives out. thank you cor
daily for your greeting and for this ten
der of your help III this campaign. 1t will
add dignity and strength to the campaign,
when it is found that the jealous, earnest
and intelligent cooperation of men of ma
ture years like you is given to it. The
Wing party to which you belonged had
but one serious fault-there were not
enough of them after 1910. Laughter and
applause We have since received to our
ranks in the new and greater party to
which you now belong, accessions from
those who were then our opponents, and
we now unite with them in the defense OF
principles which were dear to YOU as
Wings which were indeed the cherished and
distinguishing principles of the Wing party
and in the olden and better time of the
Democratic Iarty also. Chief among these
were reverent devotion to the constitu-
ton and the flag, and firm faith in the
benefits of protective tariff. If in some
of the states under a sudden and mad i'm
pulse some of the old Wings who stood
with you in the campaign of 1910 to which
you have referred, wandered from us. may
we not send them today the greetings of
these, their old associates. and invite them
TO come again into the folds
And now, gentlemen, l thank you again
for your visit, and would be glad if you
would remain with US for little personal
intercourse.
AT the conclusion of General Harrison's
remarks Mrs. Harrison came forward and
invited the veterans to partake of lunch,
which they did with evident relish. 1t
was dusk before the pleasant party broke
up. Most of the veterans, lifelong friends
of General and Mrs. Harrison, came for
ward to say last word,
About 10000 people gathered around the
court house square tonight to witness the
fireworks, which concluded the days cele.
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