St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-01
Standing Under a Weeping
Willow, He Addresses the
Republican Hosts.
Ben Butler Denounces Tariff
Reform and the Presidents
Retaliation Message.
Blaine's Asinine Speech on
Trusts Makes Trouble for
Harrison Managers.
Special to the Globe.


1000 people participated this afternoon
in the demonstration in honor of Gen.
Harrison. The general took an early
dinner at the Middle-Bass club house
and crossed the lake to Put-ln-Bay on
the steamer Ganges at 1:30. With hiE:
were Mrs. Harrison, Private Secretary
Miller, Ex-Governor Charles Foster and
family, Hon. William Cummings and
Judge Cummings, of Toledo, w. Clark,
Of Louisville, S. Pierce, of st. Louis,
and number of cottagers and guests
of the club house. Small cannon
doomed as the boat neared the Putin
Bay dock, and the Island band stlu elk
up 'The Star Spangled Banner" AS
the general stepped ashore he was wei
coined by Mayor Doller, John Brown,
Jr., and a committee of Islanders.
Preceded by the band and COM
mittee, the party marched to the
music pavilion in the grove, which
had been deliberately decorated
with flowers, evergreens and the ma
tional cOlOrs. John Brown, Jr., resi-
dent of the island and son of the old
abOltionist, presented eX-Gov. Foster as
chairman of the meeting. In accepting
the position, Mr.. Foster said Gen. Har-
rison had come to the islands for rest
and quiet. and had consented to appear
at the reception upon condition that he
would not be expected to make speech.
That being understood, he would pre-
sent to the gathering the next president
of the United States. When Gen. Har-
rison stepped upon the music pavilion,
and looked down upon the thousands of
upturned faces, he was upon historic
ground. Before him, encircled with
chain, was the
OLD, BENT, WEEPING WILLOW,
beneath the roots of which the noble
and gallant victims of the victory of
1913 have found a last resting place.
To his left untenanted and rapidly fall
ing into decay, was the building in
which Commodore Perry penned that
significant and acknowledgements
dispatch to the government: 1--WE have
met the enemy and they are ours"
Out in the bay of ''Gibralter" "a perpet-
ual monument to the halcyOn days of
Jay Cooke and reminder of Black
Friday, the bright bronze of the statue,
which marks the spot where the valor-
Gus commodore kept his lookout, glis-
tened in the monday sun. When the
cheering that greeted his appearance
had subsidized, Gen. Harrison said that
he never enjoyed a banquet so much as
when his name was not upon the
programme to respond to a toast. He
did not intend to speak about any OF
those questions that were engaging their
minds as citizens of this prosperous,
happy and mighty nation. They were
here to-day as Americans, proud of the
flag that SymboliZed the system of this
great union of states, and were in the
midst of memorable associations. They
should be proud of the story written by
their fathers. The institutions for
which they fought were in the hands
of the people, and not only the govern
mental Institutions, but the fame won
by those that had gone before. 1t might
be properly said that a campaign like
this deserved the thoughtful considera-
ton of every American citizen.
The story of the country's pros
perity and it's achievements in finance
was almost as notable and admirable as
that of its achievements in art. They
had been able to mai2tain an army in
the field, and even since, not merely to
bear up under the great load of debt
but to pay it off, while that which it
was once thought would prove burden
that would crush our industries, had
come to be like mere ball as the boy
loses it in play. They were confronted
to-day with the question, not how to get
money, but how to wisely
STOP SOME OF THE AVENUES
through which this wealth was pouring
into the public treasury. 1t was an
easier question than that WHICH con-
frOnted the great war secretary. 1t was
one, moreover, that would be wisely
solved. Notwithstanding the great
complaints of an excess of revenue,
there were people who admitted that
they could not arouse indignation
against excessive taxation because they
could not disclose to the people how
they paid it. 1t was taken so Indirect
ly, with so much subtlety, that the peO-
ple-the plain people-did not know it
was being taken at all. But he
could not cross the boundary
of himself aud Mrs. Harrison, he would
simply express their great appreciation
of the generous and thoughtful hOspi-
tality that had been shown them by the
people of the island. There was more
applause when the general concluded.
Then the people formed in line and for
twenty minutes were given an oppOr-
tunity to grasp the hand of the dis
tinguished visitor. AT 3 o'clock the
party, amid final cheers and booming of
cannon, took the steamer for the return
trip to Middle Bass. Gen. Harrison has
decided to
CUT SHORT HIS VACATION.
He had originally intended to remain
at Middle Bass until Sept. 10, but it was
announced to-day that his departure
had been fixed for Monday next. He
will leave on the steamer Chief Justice
Waite at p. IN. of that day, remaining
over night at Toledo, as the guest of
Hon. William Cummings. On the fol-
lowing morning hewill take the Wabash
train for indianapolis. The only stop
en- route at present contemplated
is at Fort Wayne. where he
will make an address. He will
show himself, and perhaps say
few words at other stations if called
upon. Ex-Gov. Foster, who left to-
night for his home in FoStOria, will pro-
coed thence to New York Saturday
night. There is general opinion that
he carries with him the draft of Gen.
HarrisOn's letter of acceptance for sub
mission TO Chairman Quay. Mr.. Foster
admitted this afternoon that the letter
would in all probability be made public
within day or two after his arrival in.
New York.