Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-08-23
A HOOSIER HOLIDAY.
At Least $4,000 Of Them Flock
Into Indianapolis.
THE PRESIDENT AND MONUMENT.


20S Feet High-The Presidents Re-
marks On Laying the Corner stone.
he Attends his Regiments Reunion.
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 90. = The two
events that brought at least "a, 900 Indi-
anians to the city were so interviewer
that it is hard to separate the two. OF
course in the laying Of the corner stone
of the soldiers and sailors monument
magnificent shaft to rise 205 feet from
the center Of Circle park-the Grand
Army men were prominent But there
also was President Harrison, the center
Of thousands Of eyes and the recipient of
enthusiastic expressions OF regard.
The president slept 80 soundly that
the salute fired at the arsenal, although
1t aroused nearly everybody in the city,
failed to awaken him. 1t was o'clock
before he and Secretary Rusk and others
of the party sat down to breakfast
After breakfast he received many friends
and at 10 o'clock the public came in to
greet him.
In the Procession.
At 1890 o'clock the president drove
to the rendezvous of the procession,
where he was greeted by an immense
thrOng On the movement Of the line
he was the center of attraction and con-
tinued so throughout When the pro-
cession reached Circle park mass of
humanity gave him welcome. His
place in the programme followed at the
base of the monument was near the end,
but the great crowd waited patiently to
hear him.
When he arose the enthusiasm was
more marked than at any time since his
sojourn. AS he proceeded in his speech
the applause was frequent.
President Harrison's Address.
The president spoke IS follows.
Mr.. President and Fellow Citizens--I did
not expect to make any address on this occa-
sion. Itwould have been pleasant IL could
have found leisure to make suitable prepara-
tlOns to have accepted the invitation of the
committee having these exercises In charge
TO deliver an grafton. would have felt ii an
honor to associate my name with an occasion
% great as this. (Cheers.l Public duties, how
ever, prevented the acceptance Of the invita-
tion, and could only promise to be present
with YOU today. 1t seemed to me most appro-
pirate that / should take part with my fellow
citizens of Indiana In the great ceremony.
An Inspiring Address.
There have been few occasions in the his
tory OF our state so full OF interest, 50 magnif-
cent, so inspiring as that which we now wit
ness. lCheers.l The suggestion that Il monu-
ment should be builded to commemorate the
valor and heroism OF those soldiers Of Indiana
who gave their lives Tor the flag attracted my
interest from the beginning.
Five years ago last January when the peo-
pie assembled in the opera house y0nder to
unveil the statue which has been wOrthily set
up to our great war governor. I ventured to
sexpress the hope that near by Il as a twin ex-
precision Of one great sentiment there might
be builded q noble shaft. not to any man, not
TO bear on any of its majestic faces the name
OF man, but monument about which the
sons Of veterans, the mothers Of our dead, the
widows that are yet with us might gather. and.
pointing to the stately shaft say: There IS
his monument" The hope expressed that
day Is realized now. ICries Of Thank God"
and cheers.l
"A Patriotic Appropriation.
congratulate the people of Indiana that
our legislature has generously met the ex-
pectations Of our patriotic people. I congrat-
ulate the commission having this great work.
In charge that they have secured a design
which will not suffer under the criticism Of
the +beetaEtists IN the world. congratulate
.you thata monument so costly as TO show that
we value that which ii commentaries, So ar
tIstic as TO express the sentiment which
evoked It, Is to stand in the capital Of In-
diana.
Does any one say that there Il waatefulness
here? ECries OF mo. no."1 NY counfrymen.
&s09,0O0 has never passed, and viii never pass,
from the treasury or Indiana that viii give a
better return than the expenditure for the
erection of this monument. (Cheersl
The Union Above the State.
As have witnessed these ceremonies. lis
tened to these patriotic hymns read in the