The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-10-25
THE BUCKEYE BRIGADE.
Gen. Harrison Delivers His Last Speech Of the Cam
paign.


Gsa Harrison Delivers His Last Speech Of the Cam
paign.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 22,-After adj
dressing the commercial travellers on
Saturday, and saying he would deliver
no more speeches during the campaign
the same evening telegram was
received from Springfield, Ohio, stat
ing that the plug hat brigade of that
city desired to be received to-day; they
were informed that General Harrison
would probably not address them and
replied that they would come any how
and hundred of them arrived IN the
city early this morning followed by L.
800 more at o'clock this afternoon.
The rain interfered materially with
their street parade but they made q
creditable appearance with several
fine bands. Shortly after O'Clock
they were received at Tomlinson's hall
by General Harrison. Each of the B.
600 visitors wore white plug hat and
as General Harrison entered the hall
every man jumped up and stood on his
char and tranticaliy wa we'd his plug
hat in one hand and q flag IN
were present. The demonstration
lasted several minutes. General A. s.
Bushnell, of Springfield, spoke briefly
for the buckeyes. General Harrison
responded as follows:
| GENERAL BUSHNELL AND MY OHIO
FRENDs:-The people Of Clark county
/ owed me visit, / recall with great
pleasure two occasions when visited
| your prosperous county and the rich
and busy city OF Springfield, TO speak
in behalf OF the republican party and
its candidates. l recall with pleasure
the cordialiCy with which Twas re-
ceived by your people. GApplanse.l
noted then the Intelligent interest
manifested by the masses of your peO-
pie in public questions and the en-
thusiasm with which you rallied
to the defence of republican
principles. [Cheers.l We are glad to
welcome you TO Indiana, but
regret that this inclement day and our
muddy streets have thrown about your
visit SO many incidents Of discomfort.
hope that you will not allow these
!, incidents to give you an unfavorable
impression of the beautiful capital
city of Indiana. LCheers and cries of
1--WE WON'T Our people are glad to
have this added evidence of the inter
! est which the people of your state take
; in the questions which the issue of
this campaign will settle. / say settle
because believe that the question of
the life of the protective tariff system
is now very distinctively presented.
The enemies of the system have left
Q their ambuscades and taken to the
open field and we are to have q
decisive battle over this question.
) [Great cheering.] believe
that never before in any campaign has
this question been SO full and ably dis
l II hn NE 10
(Cheers.) There can be found nowhere
! in this country better illustration Of
: what a great manufacturing center
;, will do for the farmer in enhancing the
value of his farm and in furnishing g
home market for his products than the
: city of Springfield. (Cheers.) Youl
' city and country, your merchants anc
have a great body OF well paid wage
: earners in your great shops and facto
2 ries. ICheers.) 1t is the policy of thu
J, republican party to multiply all through
our Neutrality-suspicious. such centers Of
: manufacturing industry as Springfield
(Cheers.l 1t is conceded that to al
! our working people, all those
itoil, this campaign involves mos
! important interests. will not pursue
y in It's details, this question. You have
heard it discussed and most of you
perhaps all, have made up your conclu
sions. 1t is of much Importance As
!, wholly without respect to the eandi
Q date who may by chance represent il
To be worthy of the intelligent anC
earnest thought and vigorous effort o.
Il every American citizen. Cheers.
4 Let me now only thank you for thi
:. most remarkable evidence of the inter
u est of your people. We have rarely, il
q at all, seen here in this long procession
Il of delegations, one that eQualled tina
b which l see before me now. (Grea
70 cheering.)
d At the conclusion of General Harri
d sons speech, General Bushnell presen
d ted him with a highly polisheI
4 horse shoe manufactured from al
). American steel, by S. b. Thomas
Ie formerly an Englishman. Repeate,
r. calls for Mr.. Thomas brought tina
If gentleman out and there was anothe
If prolonged demonstration, as Genera
d Harrison cordially clasped his ham
II and said ~ accept with pleasur
&c this product of the skill and industr
of one, who, out of his own experienc
can speak of the benefits of proteC
tive tariff. (Cheers.l One who sough
- our land because it offered better wage
It and better hopes. [Cheers.l And VIII
r. in his life here has been able to cor
tract the condition Of the workin
people In England aud in America.
n tCheers.
3. The visitors then shook hands wit
n General Harrison. They returne
T. home tonight, travelling in three sec
sr tions, one hour apart.