St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-15
POLITICS WAS TABOOED.
Still Gen. Harrison Landed the Pr0te-
ton System In Addressing Veterans.
FACETIOUS JEREMIAH RUSK.
lie Introduces Harrison as the Next
President of the United States
For Eight Years

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. Livery
train arriving from the East this morn
ing brought delegations of veterans en-
route home from Columbus. Post No. l.,
of Rockford, H., and Post No. 81, of
Chicago, arrived at IL O'Clock, $50
strong. They were accompanied by
Gov. Rusk, of Wisconsin, Department
Commander Col. James A. Sexton, of
Chicago, and brilliant staff. At $50
the veterans marched out to
Gen. Harrison's residence sing
ing "We're Going Home to Illinois,"
Gov. Rusk, with his staff of seventeen
crippled veterans. marched at the head
of the column. The ladies of the party
took street cars out. 1t was the most
enthusiastic delegation, for its numbers,
that ever visited Gen. Harrison and
Mrs. Harrison, who received them at the
door. Gov. RuSk introduced the gen.
eral to the visitors as the ''neXt presi-
dent of the United States, for eight
years, from the 4th of March next"
Gen. Harrison responded as follows:
Gen. Rusk, comrades of the Grand
Army and ladies': l did not suppose
that the constitution of your country
would be subjected TO so serious a
fracture by the executive of one of our
great states. Laughter.) Four years
is the constitutional term of the presi-
dent. Laughter.) l am glad TO see
you. l return your friendly greetings
most heartily. Your association is
most worthy one. As | said to some
comrades who visited me this morning,
it has the best
of any human organization that l know
of. Applause.l | am glad to know
that your recent encampment at Column
bus was so largely attended, and was in
all its circumstances so magnificent
success. The national encampment of
the q. \. X. is an honor to any city.
The prOudest may well array itself in
its best attire 10 welcome the Union
veterans of the late war. In these
magnificent gatherings, so impress
Siye in number, and so much more
impressive in the associations they re-
vive there is great teaching force. If
it is worth while to build monuments to
herOism and patriotic sacrifice that may
stand as dumb yet eloquent instructors
of the generation that is to come, so it
is worth while that these survivors of
the war assemble III their national en-
unarmed. through the streets of
prosperity they have secured
Iapplause] Every man and every
woman should do them honor. We have
body of citizen soldiers instructed in
tactics and strategy, and accustomed to
the perilS of war, that make this nation
very strong and formidable. | well re-
member that even in the second year of
the war. instructors in tactics were rare
in our camps. They are very numerous
now laughter. Yet, while this nation
was never so strong in great instructed,
trained body of veteran soldiers, think
it was never more strongly Smitten with
the love of peace The man that would
RATHER FIGHT THAN EAT,
has not survived the last war. Laugh
teri He was laid away in an early
grave or enrolled on the list of desert
ers. But he would be mistaken who
supposed that ali the hardships of the
war. its cruel. hard memories. wOul dbe
enough to brighten these veterans from
the front if the flag was again as
sailed, or the national security
or dignity imperiled. Applause and
war was also an educator in political
economy. These veterans, who saw
how the poverty of the South in the dc
velOpment of her manufacturing int
ests paralyZed the skill of her soldiers
and the generalShip of her captains,
have learned to esteem and value our
diversified manufacturing interests and
capacities. ApplauSe.l You know
that wooden mills and fiOcks would
have been more
VALUABLE TO THE CONFEnERACY
than batallions; that fOundries and
arsenals, and skilled mechanical labor
was the great lack of the COnfederacy.
You have learned that lesson so well
that you will not wish our country. by
any fatal free trade policy, to be brought
to a like condition Applause and cries
of good, goOd'l. And now. gentlemen,
had a stipulation that | was not to
speak at all laughter. You will sure
ly allow me to stop this formal
address, and to welcome my COM
rades to our home. The Chicago veter-
ans left for home at 10 O'Clock tonight.
Tomorrow Gen. Harrison will receive
the Irish Protective club of Chicago.
The list of prominent speakers who will
be sent into Indiana within few days
by the national Republican committee
includes among others Gen. Alger,
tor HOar, Fred Douglas. John \. kas-
son, Robert 7. Lincoln. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Gen. Fairchid,
Gen. George A. Sheridan. Generals
James \. Beaver and Paul Wander
WORT John +. Finerty, John j. Jarrett
and Charles II. I.itchman. Appoint
mentS have also been made in the prin-
cipal cities in Indiana for Anna DIckin-
SOIL