Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-15

After lve days partial cessation the reception
OF large visiting delegations was resumed by Gen.
eral Harrison yesterday. In point OF numbers and
enthusiasm the demonstration was one OF the
most memorable since the day OF General Harri-
sons nomination, between 1000 and 1000 visitors
participating. The frst delegation to arrive came
from Hamilton County, Ind, and numbered about
5000. In the procession were nine Lincoln leagues
and four bands. At the head OF the column
marched a Tippecanoe Club OF 50 veterans Con-
spicuousin front OF the procession marched Cap
inches and dressed In the Tippecanoe garb OF
Uncle SAM red white and blue, with white plug
ing: "lsSs This is the length OF our majority"
and on the reverse side: "The eagle and the nag,
against the rooster and the rag J. X. Cray OF
Noblesville, was spokesman for the visitors
THE HOME THE BEsr SCHOOL
In responding to Col Cray's warm address Gen.
Harrison, after some words OF welcome, said: 81
congratulate you, not so much upon the rich farm
lands OF your county as upon your vtrtuous and
happy homes. The home is the best as It is the
frst school OF good citizenship 1t is the great con.
sentative and fascinating force. should despair
for my country II American citizens were TO be
trained only In schools valuable Is their In
obedience and respect for law. Parental authority
is the type OF benencent government II Is In the
home that we learn 70 love In the mother that
pure take more pride In the fact that the repub-
fican party has always been the friend ana pro-
By the benencent homestead law It created more more
than half million OF homes; By the emancipation
proclamation It converted q million cattle pens
that win preserve contentment and prosperity In
While the crowd was shaking hands with the
prfsing eight young ladies and four gentlemen,
took the platform and rendered Q dozen stirring
campaign songa
TIE ILLINOIS pELEGATIoNs
Shortly after noon the deleg atoms from Illinois
In Douglas County came nineteen carloads OF peo-
Die notable feature OF their display was the
Old tattered nag OF the Twenty-nrst ILLINOIS regi-
ment, General Grants, Grants original regiment. This
made Of hickory limbs. Scrambling about les roof
were pair OF coons. The Douglas County dele
cation awaited the arrival Of the trains from De
delegation OF the day from Macon County III AZ
the double column from Illinois moved up Penn.
siasm were very profuse. Arriving az University
Park about O'Clock, crowd OF several hundred
awaited them, swelling the audience TO nearly
Addressed General Harrison On bsSaIf OF me Doug,
las County delegation and A Il. Mills, OF Decatur
spoke for the Young Mems Republican Club Of that
city.
PROTECTION VERSUS ''FHooRzssrv. YRsn Trade
Gen. Harrison in the course OF his speech In 70
Spouse said: "Publc duties involve great respon-
sibiities The confessed free-traders are very few
in this country, but English Statesmen and English
newspapers COMMENTARY declare that In fact we
have great many. We are told that u is only An
average reduction Of 2 per cent thai u contem-
plated Well, II that were true, and not q very
deceptive statement, as It Il really, you might
fairy ask whether this average reduction docs not
sacrifice some American industry or the wages OF
our workingmsn and wordngwomen You s
which does not ngure In this average:
We would have more confidence IN the
protests OF these reformes that they are
NOT free traders II we could OCCASIONALLY hear
one OF them say that he was protecuonlSs OF 40
NIT that our customs duties mould Adequately
favor our domestic tndustrieA But they seem 20
be content with negative statement Those who
would, II they could, eliminate the proeecuve pm
ciple from our tariff laws have, In former moments
OF candor Described themselves e progressive me-
traders' and tt 10 an apt oeagnatsoa. TIE protec-
tive system Il barrier against the uooo Of toregn
imp0rtati0ns and the compeeinoo g unoefpaid
labor In Europe. Il may - that reductions should
be made; It may be that some duties should Be In
creased: but w want 70 know Wheehef those who
propose the revision believe In taking thought q
our American wofkinenen y aunf TIE rates o.
WA leave them 70 IL chance e9epts q , puEsly
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