The Indianapolis journal., 1888-08-15

made this morning is worthy OF Hamilton
county: it is worthy of the great party to which
you have given the consent of your minds and
the love Of your hearts; it is altogether more
than worthy of him whom you have come to
greet. You come from county that, as your
spokesman has said, Ia greatly favored. county
rich in its agricultural capacity but, as I look
into your faces this morning. turn from the
contemplation Of material wealth to the thought
of those things that are higher and better. LAP
plause and cries Of Good, eood."l Not long
ago q dstneu euished Englishmau and jurist visit
ed country. On the eve of his return in
public address. he alluded to the fact that wher-
ever he went he was asked whether he was NOS
amazed at the great size Of our country. This
student of law and government very kindly, but
very decidedly rebuked this too prevalent pride
of bulk, and called our attention to the finer
and higher things that he had observed in our
American civilization.
80 to-day, as / look into these intelligent
faces, my thoughts are turned away from those
things that are scheduled, that have their places
In our census returns. TO those things which be-
long to the higher mau-his spiritual and moral
nature. lApplause / congratulate you, not
so much upon the rich farmlands Of your
county as upon your virtuous and happy homes
Applause The home is the best as 1t is the
arst, school of good citizenship. It is the great
conservative and sssimilating force. should
despair Tor my country If American
e,.,zens Ems were TO be trained only in
1t is in the homo that we first learn obedience
aud respect for law. Parental authority is the
type OF benehcent government It is in the
home that we learn to love, in the mother that
bore US, that which is virtuous, consecrased and
pure. Applause. | taks more pride in the
fact that the Republican party has always been
the friend and protector Of the American home
than in sught else. Applause BY the benef-
cent homestead law it created more than a half
million of homes; by the Emancipation Procla-
mafiou IN rOnyartad millinn raf{lo
Is stu true 10 those principles
that will preserve eontentment and prosperity
IN our homes greet you as men who have
been nurtured IN such homes. and call your
thought to the fact that the Republican party
has always been and be trusted to be-
friendly to all that will promote virtue, intelli-
eence and morality in the homes Of our people.
lApplause.
Now, in view Of the fact that must greet
other delegations to-day ICries Of "Don't stoprl,
i am sure you will be content with these brief
romarks, though they are altogether an made
quate return for your cordial demonstration"
The hand-shaking then followed and for al
most an hour the General stood on the lower
of the steps leading to the stand extending
his hand to tho eager crowd which filed past
Then he was hurried to his carriage and driven
away to dinner, preparatory to passing through
q similar experience in the afternoon.
The Illinois Visitors.
The Macon and Douglas county. Iiliueis, dele
cations made a superb display in the afternoon,
both in the way Of numbers and in personal ap-
pearance. They came in over two roads-two
trains by way of the Vandalia and one by the l.,
d. & W.-arriving here shortly before o'clock.
The number OF ladies was small, aud Of the
5000 in the party the majority were young or
middle-aged men. fnelookiDg, active men, and
very enthusiastic The center of attention, how
ever, was the members of the Young Mems
Republican Club of Decatur They all wore
white linen coats and high hats, and when they
bad formed into line and the procession was
ready 70 start, they suddenly dazzled the eyes
Of the spectators by hoisting red, white and blue
sun-shades, with which every man in the club
had come supplied. They marched three abreast,
and were 80 arranged that red. white and a
blue parasol were represented in each trio. The
effect was superb. and the throngs of people on
the sidewalk ali along the route gave them cheer
after cheer. A gentleman who was at the Chi
cago convention declares that the display beat
anything seen there-not even excepting that of
the Blaine Club, of Cincinnati. This club. how
ever, by no means constituted the only attrac-
ton in the procession. in the van Of which were
several survivors of General Grants old regi-
ment, the Twenty frat Illinois. The name OF
Grant still thrills the hearts Of Republicans and
the little crowd representing the men who had
started out under him when his name was yet
comparatively obscure an object of great
interest They bore the old regimsntal flag
the only one for which General Grant ever
issued a requi sition. 1t was too old and tat
tered to be unfurled. 1t was wrapped closely to
the staff. to which streamer was attached,
making known the identity of the flag
The Illinois delegations had few banners. bat
brought some excellent musical organizations.
The Decatur Band, which accompanied the
Young Mems Republican Club. was an excellent
organization and handsomely uniformed. Ac-
corpanyiug the same club was a drum corps of
thirty-four young men. 1t appeared that the
Decatur young men were intent upon cutting
wide swath in every direction, and they about
succeeded in doing it. The crowd, which had as
eembled in frort of the speaking stand when
General Harrison appeared to meet these Wis
itors' war the largest gathered in
University Park this year. Many Of
the Hamilton county visitors were present
When the General appeared the strangers in the
crowd Immediately picked him out from among
the company of gentlemen who were sscorting
him TO the stand although few of them had
ever seen him before. aud, after few hurried
exclamations of There comes Harrison they
broke into cheers the ovation even exceling
that Of the morning. General Harrison raised
his hat in acknowledgement, the cheers re-
doubling when he advanced upon the stand.
Hero were seated in addition to members of the
local reception committee, Capt. T. d. Minturn,
of Douglas county, Andrew II. Mills, young
attorney Of Decatur. and a number of the Young
Mems Republican Club, and several of the rep
resentatives of General Grants old regiment.
Judge Martindale first introduced Captain
Mlnturn. who spoke as follows in behalf of the
| Douglas county visitors:
| General HArrison--These are the BOYS that
represent the Sucker State. the State that sent
| Lincoln, and Grant, and Logan to help pre-
! serve this Nation If it were not forbidden by
| our opponents / would make some reference to
| the history of the United States; but that is q
| thing that has been ignored. We are told we
ought to let byeones be bygopes. I could tell
| you that our candidate for the Presidency OF the
| United States had a great grandfather who
signed the Declaration OF IndepeEde [ap-
| piause, and he had grandfather who risked
| his life TO maintain the Declaration OF Inde-
pandanre fiphtiuR John Bulk and that grand