Daily Republican., 1888-09-01
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Pr In BAY, o., Aug. Sl.-This was
. memorable day 10 the 500 residents OF
IPutln. Bay leland. EArly this morn
lin Rtbe Islanders began 70 make prepA.
Irap6ns for the reception aud entertain.
mat OF their distinguished guest, Gen.
Iehl Harrison, and hts party.
| They we're met ut the pier by John
IBIoWn, JT., the son Of the famous "OH.
IsaWA tomIe," and escorted through the
qrOWI 70 the pavilion in tae mRgnid,
5snt grove. Arriving as the pavilion,
Ithe o ceremonies wers OF an informAl
lehAra Ster. Johu Bro xn, Jr., arose and
briefly Annou uoed that RI Governor
Foster would set AS master of Cere.
monies. Governor Foster briefly intro
duced General Harrison.
GENERAL HARRIsoN's ADDRKss.
General Harrison rDoke a. 70 lows:
Ny frtendt-I have iOuud Governor
Foster 10 be the most GaieSable master
OF Ceremonies who has ever attended me
81 public reception. like his an.
nounoement Of the conditions under
which / appear before you to-day.
never enjoyed banquet when my name
was on the programme for toast.
did not therefore, intend 10 speak to
YOU ebout any Of thOge questions that
ere enRAaInK :our minds - citizens Of
this prosperous and m'Es:s. and hsppy
nation, We ere here to-AassS IS Atn6rI.
cans, proud OF the Gag that sym boliEss
this great uni0n Of states. proud OF the
story that has been written By our
fathers 10 council aud In war, In the
formation and defense aud peTpetuAtlon
OF our magnificent Institutions.
We are here In the Immediate neigh
boEhood Of one Of those great historic
events that was among the most poten.
tiAl agents in settling our title TO the
great Northwest, II We had stood
where Wo btApd to day We oould have
heard the guns Of Perry's feet. II We
hal stood where We stand to day, We
could have Welcomed him a. he came .
victor into Putin bay, These instltu.
tlonB Of ours are In our keeping now,
and not only our fundamental institu.
tions, but the fame that has been won
by thooe who have gone before.
may therefore properly say 10 day
that . campaign like this demands the
th, uRhtful consideration Of every
/ American voter. We are prosperous.
Tho story Of our prosperity, OF our de-
velopment In wealth, Of our achieve
ments in 6nAuoe As . nation sinoa and
during the war, is almost a. notable
Aod almost As admirable As that Of our
A1hisvt me ITS in arms. Toe embllpR
lof wAr revenue is even mora difficult
than the assembling OF armies, and yet
We we're Abl5 TO maintain those armieH
in the held and have been able since
not only 10 bear mp the gyeAt load ol
debt, bus 10 pay IL of, until that which
was on CO thought to be q burden thai
would crush our Industries has come "a
be in our bands but As the bail that the
boy tosBes In play.
And we ire confronted to-day with
the question, not how we shall gel
money but how we shall wisely stoT
some OF those avenues by which wealth
is pouring into our public treasury. II
Is an easier problem than that which
confronted the great war secretary In
whose name you so delight, how tC
raise revenue 10 prosecute the Wat sue
oessfully. IL will be wisely solved; and
may also note the fact thSt, nOtwith'
standing this complaint OF exoeBsivt
revenue, thers are come who sugges
that they Ere not able adequately Il
arouse the popular indignation agRiDs
excessive taxation because they oAnno
disclose to the people when or how they
are paying the taxes. ApplAuse.l Il
10 taken, they say, 90 Indirectly and 81
subtly that these our plGln people don
know that they are paying Them at all