Daily Republican., 1888-08-01
aENnAAL HARRIsoNs VIEWS. !.
ne Advocates the substd'z'ng Of steam
ship Lines In the Central and sOuth
Amerloan statsa.

ne Advocates the subsid'z'ng Of Steam
ship Linea In the Central and sOutl
American states.
IADIANAPoLIs, July 81.-The Hs
publIoAns OF Henry County, Ind lana
TO the number Of about /, 100, paid thNil
respects to General Harrison TO day
They were aoo mpanied BY three bAn!dI
Of music which snlivened the city
during their stay. Among the bAnnarl
carried by the New Castle contingent
we're such notices as "EnalAnd oAh'i
vote at the coming election" and "Tht
only use England has for the Irish is Il
vots for free trade In AmerlcA-LondDn
Times" Among the visitors were some
two SCORE Of veterans OF the campaign
Of 1910.
General Harrison received the eele
cation at the University Park. The
spokesman for the visito:s was General
William 0roJe, Of New Castle, . COM
rade OF General Harrison in the cam
paign around AtlantA,to which GenerAl
9roae alluded in his address.
The General spoke on . new subj ooi
to-day when he toached uTon oar com
merciAl relations with Gonth America,
and advocated the subsldiElng Of steam
American States.
''In all the addresses which hAve
been made 10 me, there hAg been some
reference 20 the great questoa Of pro.
teotfol OF our American industries, 1
see tt urou the banners which ybu
oAFIy. Our party EtAnda uneQuivo oally,
doctrine that the AmerioAn mAtlIet
shall be preserved for our American
pEoluoers. [GreAt applause
We are not attracted by the BuRRbs
tlon that we should surrender TO fbr.
eign producers the best market in the
world. Our sixty millions Of people
Are the best buyers In the world Gap &.
plAuse) and they are such because cur
working GLASSES receive the best wagbs.
(ApplAuse.) But We do not mean TO
be content with our own market. We
should seek TO promote closer and more
friendly commercial relations with the
Central and South American States.
(Applauae.) And what is essential TO
IhAt end2 Regular mails are the fltst
coalition Of commerce. The meFchHnt
must know when his order will be 10,
osivad and when his consignment will
be returned, or thers can be no trade
bstUeen distant communities What
We need, therefore, is the establish mant
OF American steamship lines between
our ports and the ports Of Central ana
South America. tApplAuAe
Then IL will be no longer necessary
that IN American ministSE, commits
stoned 10 an American State, shall take
an English ship 70 LIVERPOOL TO hhd
another EuRlish ship o carry him 10
his destination. [ApplAuse. We are
not to be frightened by the use OF that
ugly word "subsldy." Laughter. We
should pay TO American steamship
lines 4 liberal compensation fof CarIy-
Ing our malls, instead OF turning them
over TO British tramp steamships GAp
plAuAe We do not dealre 10 dominate
these nelghboTinR, Governments; We ln
not desire 20 deal with them In hv
spirit Of aggression. We desire thoEe
friendly political, mentel ar comm6r-
oial relations which shall promote tbpir
interests equally With burs, We 81 o Hid
not longer foreko those commercial
relations and advantages which dur
geographical relations BuRseat and
make 90 Desirable II you will exor SO
me from further public speech I will
be glad to take by the hand, my Henry
county friends. [ApplAuEe.
After an ho1r passed In hAndshAking,
General Harrison arrived home, shortly
after noon, just in time to welcome the
arrival of his guest, Gen. r. A. Algbr,
the two distinguished gentlemen meet
ing for the first time. They were Joined
at dinner BY Hon. William Gum back
and Col. Alexander.