Wichita eagle., 1888-08-05
RAILROAD MEN.
A Terre Haute Delegation Pay Their Re.
spectS to General Harrison.

| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug 4-The wealth
er today has been threatening and cloudy
with occasional showers. Owing to a mis-
understanding about dates and the heavy
rains in southwestern Indiana, only about
200 coal miners arrived today from Greene
county, and none at all from Owen county.
Another day will be fixed to receive the
miners from these counties, about two
weeks hence. General Harrison came
down to the New Denison hotel about 2
o'clock and received the small delegation,
but no speech making was INDUCED IN on
either side. The general then went out
for a two hours drive about the city
/ Among the callers at the Harrison resi-
dence today were George Christ, member
! of the Republican patlonal committee
/ from Arizona, and Mahlon Chance of New
/ York, secretary of the American Protec-
ton association.
/ At o'clock tonight the Republican
/ Railroad club of Terre Haute will arrive
on special train rendered the committee
! by W. r. Mckeen, PRESIDENT of the Van
dalia road. 1t is expected the delegation
will number nearly 800. They will march
to the Harrison residence, arriving there
about $50 and be addressed by the general
| The special train oyer the Vandalia road
arrived shortly after O'Clock, bringing
five hundred men and boys of the Harrison
!
The visitors were met at the depot by over
800 members of the indianapolis railroad
club. 1t was after o'clock before the col
umn headed for General Harrisons resi-
dence. The delegation was by far the
most enthusiastic that has visited the city
and the display was imposing: At the
head of the procession was full sized imi
taton of a locomotive, drawn by four
horses, on large llatform wagon. With
calcium lights, headlight and red fire
emitting from the smoke stack
and changing bell, it moved
up the street surrounded by hun
dreds of railroad men swinging their
red and blue lanterns Conspicuous
among the banners carried was one read
ing Albert G. Porter, the railroad strik
ers advocate nominating hlm over his
letter 1t was 10 o'clock when the process
sion drew up before General Harrison's
residence where several hundred people
had congregated to witness the reception.
The Harrison mansion was brilliantly
lighted and when the general appeared on
the steps he was greeted with three deafen-
ing cheers and a waving of 600 lanterns.
When the din and noise finally subsidized
General Harrison IN ringing voice ad-
dressed the visitors as follows:
Gentlemen of the Terre Haute Railroad
club, and fellow citizens: / am amazed |
and gratified at the character of this dem
onstration tonight. l do not find words |
to express the emotions which swell in my
heart, as l look into your faces and listen |
to the kindly greetings which you have |
given me through your representative. He |
has not spoken in too high praise of the /
railroad men of the United States. The !
character of the duties they are called TO /
discarge require great intelligence n many |
departments the best skill in the highest /
mechanic arts and In all even IN the low
est grade OF labor IN connection |
with railroad management, there is |
required for the safety of the public |
who intrust themselves TO your care, /
fidelity and watchfulness, not only in the /
day, but in the darkness lhe man who |
attends the switch, the track man who OBJ
serves the condition OF the track, all these
have put into their charge and keeping
the lives of meu and women, and the |
safety of our commerce. Therefore il Is /
that the exigencies Of the service IN which |
you are engaged have operated TO select
and calling the service OF your great rail-
road corporations, picked body OF men
gratefully acknowledge tonight that
service YOU render 10 the country OF
which | am a citizen. The great i'm
portance Of the enterprises with which you
are connected have already suggested TO
our Legislators that they owe duties 10 you |
as well as To the travelling and mercantile
public The congress Of the United States
has under that provision OF the constItQ-
ton which commits 70 it care all foreign !
and interstate commerce undertaken 10 |
regulate the great internal railroads in the
interest OF internal and fair conversation |
aad in the iuteres. Of all members Of
our communities. l do not doubt
that certain and necessary provisions
for the safety OF men who operate
these roads will yet be made
compulsory by public and general law.
[Ap0IauseI. The dangers connected with
your calling are very great, and the pub
lie interest," as well as your OWE, requires
mum. and do no. doubt that we shall
vet require that uniformity In the con
strUction o. raiIrosd cars that VIII diEnin-
ish the danger OF those who pass between
them in order TO make up trains zap
plausel. do no. doubt, either, that a.
these corporations are not private coroo-