The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-01
CoNsTANr1NoPLE June 9Th, 1888.
At HarrisOn's Home.

indianapolis, June 30.-A delegation
representing the Marquette Club at
Chicago, called on General Harrison
this afternoon and presented resolu-
tons congratulating him on securing
TIE nomination and pledging their hon
est efforts to electing him as President
of the United States. In the evening a
body of veteran soldiers of the Union,
ton, called at the Generals residence
to pay their respects. In reply TO the
address of their spokesman, General
Harrison spoke briefly, thanking them
and saying there is no class whose con-
fidence and respect he more highly
prizes than that of old soldiers. The
ties in which our friendship was uni
ted and welded together" said
be, "Wsre too hot for the
boud4 ever to be broken"
No army was ever assembled in the
world history that gathered from
higher impulses than the army of the
Union which We sent, not as partisans,
but as patriots, into this strife which
involved the national life. twas as
great in its muster out as in the
brilliant work which had been done in
the field. When the war was over, the
soldiers were not lett at the tavern,
every man had in some humble place d
chair by some ireSide where he was
loved, and towards which his heart went
forward with quick step-(ap-
plause)-and so this great army
that had rallied for the defense and
preservation of the country were dis
banded without tumult or riot or any
public disturbance. 1t covered the
country with the mantle of its protec
ton when it needed it, as SHOWS of the
spring cover early vegetation and
when the warm sun of peace is shown
upon it, it disappeared as the snow
| sank in earth to refresh and viVify
the summers growth. They found
their homes, they carried their Drawn
and intellect into al pursuits of peace
! to stimulate the land, lift them up.
They added their great impulse
/ to that great waive of prosperity
which has swept over our country ever
since, (applause) but in nothing was
this war greater than in that we led a
voice into freedom and brought those
whom we had conquered in the s,rug-
! gle into the full enjoyment OF restored
citizenship and shared again with
! them the responsibilities and duties of
the re.t0red government" (Applause.)
Later in the evening, the Harrison
| club, a Colored organization, called
upon General Harrison and in response
| to an address from their leader, Gen
| eral Harrison said: Il have sincere re-
spect for, and deep interest in the
colored people of the Unitet States.
My memory goes back 10 the time
when slavery existed in the Southern
States. have seen the progress which
! has been made IN legislation relating to
your ace, and the progress that the
race itself has made since that day. |
have lived not only TO see that, but to
see the race emancipated and slavery
extinct. Nothing gives me more
pleasure, among the great re-
suits OF the war, than this his
tory, which will give a prominent
place in history to this great war, to
| the fact that it resulted in making men
free and give to you equal civil rights.
| Nothing gives me so much qualification
as a Republican, as 10 fee! that in all
steps that led to this great result, the
| Republican party sympathized with
you, pioneered for you in legislation,
and was made the architect of those
great measures of relief which bavs so
much ameliorated your condition. I
remember your faithfulness during the
time of the war. l remember your
faithful services to the army as we
were advancing through an unknown
country. We could always depend
upon the faithfulnsss of the black man.
| Many times in the darkness of night
have those faithful men crept to our
lines and given US information of the
that you have accomplished since you
have been free. Again 1 thank you for
your presence here tonight, and will
be gla1 to take by the hand any of you
who may desire to see me. (Great ap-
plause.)
A BIOGRAPHY OF HARRISON.