St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-23
WILLIAM ii. BARNUM,
Chairman National Committee.
THE EMS ANGUINED GARMENT.
Faces of Admirers From the
Windy CITY.

Gen. Harrison FIaunts 1t in the
Faces of Admirers From the
Windy City.
Special to the Globe.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 22.-It was
a spirited delegation that came down
from Chicago this afternoon to call on
Gen. Harrison. The visitors were COM
mercial travellers from that city, and
from the time they left their train of
ten coaches until they left for
home they made an impression
wherever they went in a body or
in groups. The Second regiment band
accompanied them and besides its music
was that of two or three drum corps.
At the depot the visitors were met by
the local travelling men, whose Re-
publican club was recently organized.
With them was the Columbia club of
business and professional men. The
procession marched to Gen. Har-
rison's residence, the visitors being
greeted all along the line by
the hearty cheers of citizens.
At the Harrison homestead, the general
received them as he stood on the steps.
J. II. Rood, of Chicago, introduced the
visitors, and in response the general
complimented his visitors upon what
their class had done for the business of
the country. He referred to Chicago as
one of the results of their enterprise and
business Judgment. AS he spoke, the
general held in his hand Spence'S
American Union, written during the
civil war for the purpose of showing it
was to En- lands interest to have the
Southern
CONFEDERACY ESTABLISHED,
as it would open to her another India.
The general read an extract from the
book bearing on that point, and also one
in which the NOrthernerS, as manu-
facturerS and Ship-OWnerS were depict
ed as England'S rivals and competitors,
and that it was policy to oppose the
North. The general said: 81 have read
these extracts because they seemed to
be very suggestive and very instructive.
The South offered free trade to Europe
in exchange for an expected recOgni-
tiOn of their independence of England
and France. The offer was very attrac-
tive and persuasive to the ruling classes
of England. They took Confederate
bonds and sent out armed cruisers to
prey upon our commerce. They dallied
with Southern agents, fed them upon
Elusive hopes, and thus encouraged the
South to prOtract a hopeless struggle.
They walked to the very edge of open
war with the United States, forgetful
of all the friendly ties that
all this to crafty a commercial
greed. We may learn from this how
high price England then set upon FIRE
trade with a part only of the states.
But now the Union has been settled and
restored. The South is under no stress
to purchase foreign help by trade con-
cesslons. She will now
OPEN HER HOSPITABLE DOORS
to manufacturing capital and skilled
labor. OF the Virginias, North Caro-
lima, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama
and Missouri, it may be now said, as
Spence said of the more northern
states: They possess the same ele-
ments as ourselves (England)-Coal,
metal ships, an aptitude for machin-
cry, energy and industry, while
the early obstacles of deficient capital
and scanty labor are rapidly disappear
ing. And l am sure there is a New
South" Shackled as it is by tradition
and prejudice, that is girding itself to
take part in the great industrial
rivalry with England which Mr..
Spence so much deprecates. Our
interests no longer run upon
sectional lines, AMI it cannot be good
for any part of our country that Mr..
Spence'S vision of English trade with us
sOOuld be realized. Commerce between
the states is working nightly, if
silently. TO efface all lingering estrange-
ments between our people, and the
appeal for the perpetuation of
the American system of protection
will, l am sure, soon find an answering
response among the people of all the
states. At the close of the speech
making each one of the visitors greeted
tho general, and after giving him their
hands they returned to the new Denni-
son house. They left for home to-
night