The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-22
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THE GENERAL AT TOLEDO.

TOLEDO, Aug. 2l.--The train bearing General
Harrison arrived at 4:3O, and stopped at . sta
ton several squares before reaching the Union
Depot Here the committee on reception, con-
sistiug Of James NJ Brown, chairman; J.C.
Bonner, secretary; Mayor Hamilton, ex-Gov-
ernor Foster, William Cummings, J. c. Rike.
and dozen or more other prominent gentle
mon, met the party and escorted them to the
carriages awaiting. Upon the platform. drawn
up in single file. stood 200 veterans of the late
war. who sajuted and cheered the General as he
passed. Then the General and committee took
their positions at the gateway, and the veterans
marched in review. While this WAS going on
crowd of 10000 was pushing and cheering at the
Union Depot in expectancy Of the General
alighting there, but the committee had thought
best to avoid the jam. With General and Mrs.
Harrison in the first carriage. escorted by Gov
ernor Foster aud William Cummings. preceded
by the veterans and the band, tho procession
moved through the principal streets of the city
to the residence of Mr. Cummings, No. 500
Superior street. whose guests the General and
Mrs. Harrison are to be until tomorrow. The
demonstrations along the route were very en-
thusastic.
Toledo is in a halo Of glory from center to cir
cunference tonight; pstural-gas staud-pipes
every hill and torches in every valley.
1t is tho most glorious reception which has been
rendered aoy statesman since the Memo
rial Hall square is completely covered with To
lsdo cisizsns and men from all over northwest
Ohio. Every ward in the city was represented,
and flags and banners were flying in all direc-
tions. Owing to some defect in the local ar
rangements. General Harrison and the process
sion did not arrive until an hour after the sched
uled time. Ex-Governor Foster made happy
and eloquent speech during the long period OF
waiting. His address was full OF political sto-
ries and personal "reminiscences. The Governor
informed your correspondent tonight that.
while not candidate for the position OF Con-
gresham in the Fifth Ohio district, If the con-
vention. which meets at Fostoria tomorrow.
sees fit to nominate him, be will not refuse the
nomination.
General Harrison appeared in good health to-
night, and, though strong wind was blowing
his voice could be heard all over Memorial Hall
square. although interrupted occasionally by the
roar from the nstural-cas stand-ppes, the
shouts Of the people, and the russling Of the
trees.
The reception was held in wide, open space
mex. to Memorial Hall The space was packed
with an audience of some ten thousand persons
A brief rain storm early in the evening cleared
the atmosphere and rendered the evening de-
liehtfully cool and quite favorable for an open
sir meeting. Ex-Governor Foster was the first
speaker and made strong protectionist argu-
ment while awaiting the arrival of General Har-
rison.
The Harrison party remained quietly at the
Cummings mansion after their arrival receiv-
ing few specially invited guests after dinner.
At $50 the local marching clubs. in uniform and
bearing torches, numbering some 600 in all, pre-
.ceisd by bands. marched to the Cummings resi-
NEaoe, and General Harrison was escorted
| through the principal streets to the meeting.
| The appearance OF General Harrison on the plat
| form was the signal for tremendous cheering.
| Mr.. j. M. Brown, president of the executive
committee Of the united Republican clubs Of
| Toledo. made brief speech, explaining the cir
cumstances under which the guest of the even
| ing appeared before them, after which he intro
duced General Harrison. Prolonged cheering
| greeted the latter. who then spoke follows:
my Friends--You have already been told
| that this reception was not planned by ne. and
| yet do not regret that have yielded to the
urgent solicitation Of your representatives and
the presence of this magnificent and instructive
audience. lApplause. | say instructive. for
| that public man is dull indeed who does not
gather both instruction and inspiration from
such meetings as this. [ApplAuse.l thank
| you for any measure Of personal respect and
interest which your coming here tonight may
witness. but do not sec in this immense gath
ering any testimony that is personal
to me. / prefer to regard it az
another witness added to the long
number have seen before. of the deep-sss,ed
| and earnest interest Of our people in the public
| questions that are to be settled in November.
| Applause. choose rather to regard it as q
| pledge that this interest you manifest in me to-
| night will not stop here, but is the pledge Of
continued and earnest personal work by each
| one of you for those principles which have won
| the consent or your minds and the love OF your
hearts. fApplsuse cannot enter in any de-
tail into the discussion Of public questions;
| would not at all put myself between you and
these great important issues. 1 would, in all
may say, put them to the front We are here
citizens Of great. prosperous, magnificent
| nation We have common interests. We are
here charged with the common duties to perpet-
| nate. If we can, the prosperity and to maintain
the honor OF this great Republic. Applause
We are here tonight in the enjoyment of free
| government We are here In the individual
possession of better opportunities of develop
ment, OF larger prosperity. and Of more in
dividual comfort than are possessed by any
other people in the world. lApplsuse. The
great economic question as to what shall be our
future legislative policy is stated with q dis
| tinctnees in this campaign that it has never
had before. and believe the verdict and de-
cision will have an emphasis and fnali-
| ty that it has never had before.
| Applause II there is any one here present to-
night that knows of any land that spreads
moro promising sky of hope above the head of the
poor and the laboring man than this, would be
| glad If he would name ii. The one fact that
do not need to stop to demonstrate by statistics,
the one fact that | could call out of this vast
audience hundreds of witnesses to support by
their personal testimony, is that the scale Of
| American wages is higher than that of any other
country in the world. Applause. II this were
not true, why is it that the workingmen and tho
| working women Of the older lands turn their
faces hitherwardf II there is better country.
one that offers better wages. fuller hopes than
| this, why is it that those who are in quest of
such better things have not found it out and
turned their faces thitherwardl Now. If that is
true then why is it true. and how is it to be
tnued-this condition OF our countryi 1t is be-
cause, and only because. we have for years. by
our protective tariff, discrimiuated in favor of
| American manufacturers and American work
ingmen Applause. Strike down down this
protective system. bring our uorkinRmen and
and workingwomen in equal competition
in the products of their toll with
those who labor abroad. and nothing is
clearer than that these mills aud factories
must reduce wages here to the level with
wages abroad. they must shut down. You
have the choice t. make; you, the free citizens