Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-15
GREETING HIS OLD COMRADES.



HIS TRIBUTE TO TEE CITIZEN soLprERY-rHs ARMY
OF PROTECTION NOW ON TIE ROAD 10 VICTORY.
General Harrison was visited ut his home In In
dianapolis yesterday BY many delegations OF
Grand Army veterans returning from the Nauonai
encampment at Columbus Minnesota, missouri,
Wisconsin and Illinois were represented. Gov
ernor Rusk, OF Wisconsin, grizzled veteran, ac-
companied by his stan, headed the Wisconsin DEL
egation. Every man on his stan gave either leg
or an arm to the country. seven empty sleeves
ana nve wooden legs represented their patriotism.
The governor laughed at the democratic claim
that Wisconsin is a doubtful state. He predicts q
republican majority OF not less than 20,U0Q Col
James A. Sexton department commander OF ILL.,
nois brought about 800 veterans, while Ransom
RusS iptroduced Gen Harrison to the visitors as
the next President OF the United states, commence
ing on the 4th Of March next and continuing for
Gen. Harrison in his response said: 81 did not
suppose that the Constitution OF our country
executive OF one OF our great states. Laughter
Four years Is the constitutional term OF the Pres
dent. fLaughter.1 am glad 10 see you, and re-
association is a most worthy one. AS / SAID to
some comrades who visited me this morning, IL has
the pest reason for its existence Of any human or
ganization that know OF. [ADplausel am glad
10 know that your recent encampment at Coium.
bus was so largely attended and was In all its CIR
q success,
tional encampment OF the Grand Army Of the
Republic Is an honor to any city. The proudest
may well array itself in its best attire to welcome
the Union veterans OF the late war; In these mag
nificent gatherings, so impressive In numbers and
so much more impressive In the associations they
revive, there Is great teaching force. II 1t is
worth While TO build monuments to heroism and
patriotic sacrifice that may stand dumb yet elo-
quent Instructors OF the generation that is to
come, SO 1t Is worth while that those survivors
OF the war assemble in their national encamp-
mentS and march once more unarmed through the
streets OF our cities whose peace and prosperity
they have secured. lApPlausel Every man and
body OF citizen soldiers Instructed In tactics and
strategy, and accustomed 10 the perils OF war
midable. well remember that even In the second
year OF the war instructors in tactics were rare in
our own camp They are numerous now laugh
teri yet while this nation vas never so strong in
great instructed, trained body OF veteran SOL
ders, think IL was never more strongly smitten
Win WITH the love OF peace. The man that would
war lLaughter.1 He was laid away In an early
grave or enrolled In the list of deserters; but he
hardships or the war and its cruel hard
memories would be enough to frighJen these
veterans from the front II the flag was again as
sailed or the national security dignity threat
ened. Applause and cries Of "You are right
The war was also an educator In political econ
omy. These veterans who saw how the poverty OF
the south In the development OF her manufacture
Ing interests parayzed the skill OF her soldiers and
the generalshlp OF her captains have learned to
esteem and value our diversified manufacturing
interests and capacity. lApplause.l You know
that wooden mills and fiocks would have been more
valuable TO the Confederates than battaions; that
foundrieS and arsenalS and skilled mechanical
labor was the great lack OF the Confederacy. You
have learned tnat lesson so well that you Will not
wish our rescued country by any fatal free-trade
and cries or GOOD, good And now, gentleman
had stipulation that was not TO speak at all
lLaughter1 You VIII surely allow me now to stop
to our home"