The Monmouth inquirer., 1889-05-02

Quickened sense of the solemn responsibility
assumed before the world by every man VINO
wears the badge sour People"
The future betokens us on. Let us follow
with an sxa,ted and ennobling love OF coun-
try and with undaunted courage Ihough
clouds may sometimes darken the heavens,
they shall be dispelled; and we shall see the
bow of Gods promise set clearly In the SKY
and shall read beneath it, blazing in radiant
characters, the words, "Our People"
EEgHH President Harrison's Speech.
President Harrison was to have responded
at the point where Mr. Blaine's toast was
scheduled, but this part of the programme
was rearranged, and the president remained
on the list as the last speaker. He did not
rise to respond to the toast "The United
States" until very late hour.
President Harrison was vociferously ap-
plauded when he finally rose. He said:
Mr.. President and Fellow Citizens-I should
be unjust to myself and what is more seri-
Gus, 1 should be unjust to you, if did not at
this first and last opportunity express to you
the deep sense of obligation and thankfulness
which l feel for those many personal and
official courtesies which have been extended
to me since l came to take part in this cele-
bration (Applause) The official represent
atives of the state of New York and OF this
great city have attended me with the most
courteous kindness, emitting no attention
that could make my stay among you pleasant
and gratifying. From you and at the
hands of those who have thronged the
streets of the city today have received
the most cordial expressions of good will. |
would not, however, have you understand
that these loud acclaims have been in any way
appropriated as personal tribute to myself.
I have realized that there was that in this
occasion and in all these interesting incidents,
which have made it SO profoundly impressive
to my mind, which was above and greater
than any living man. [Applause.] have
readized that that tribute of cordial interest
which you have manifested was rendered to
that great Office which, by the favor of a
greater people, I now exercise, rather than
to me. [Applause]
The occasion and all of its incidents will be
memorable, not only in the history of your
own city, but in the history of our country.
New York did not succeed in retaining the
seat of national government here, though she
made liberal provision far the assembling of
the First congress, in the expectation that
the congress might find its permanent home
here But though you lost that which you
coveted, | think the representatives here of
all the states will agree that it was fortunate
that the first inauguration of Washington
took place in the state and in the city of New
York
For where in our country could the CEN
tennial of the event have been so worthily
celebrated as here's What seaboard offered
so magnificent bay on which to display our
merchant and naval marines What city
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people so great OF SO generous as New York
has poured out today to celebrate that events
have received at the hands of the commit
tee who have been charged with the details
onerous, exacting and too often unthankful,
of this demonstration, evidence of their con-
fidence in my physical endurance. laugh
teri.
As l have noticed the progress Of this ban
quet it seemed to me that each of these speak
ers had been made acquainted with his theme
before he took his seat at the banquet, and
that alone was left to make acquaintance
with my theme when l sat down at the table
I preferred to substitute for the official title
which is upon the programme that familiar
and fireside expression, sour Country.n |
you today as one of the instruc-
tive and interesting features of this occasion,
that these great thoroughfares dedicated to
trade, have closed their doors and covered up
the insignias of commerce; that your great
exchanges have closed and your citizens
given themselves up to the observance of the
celebration in which we are participating.
I believe that patriotism has been intensi-
fed in many hearts by what we have wit
messed today. believe that patriotism has
been placed into higher and holier fame in
many hearts. The bunting with which you
have covered your walls, these patriotic
Inscriptions, must go down and the wage
and trade be resumed again. Here may
not ask you to carry those Inscriptions that
now hang on the walls into your homes, into
the schools of your city, into all your great
institutions where children are gathered, and
teach them that the eye of the young
and old should look upon that flag as
one of the familiar glories of every
American. Have we not learned that
neither stocks and bonds or land
is our countrys 1t is spiritual thought that
is in our minds-it is the flag and what it
stands for; it is the fireside and the home; it
is the thoughts that are in our hearts, born
of the inspiration which comes with the story
of the flag of martyrs to liberty. 1t is the
graveyards into which common country
has gathered the unconscious deeds of those
who died that the thing might live which
we love and call our country, rather than
anything which can be touched or seen.
Let me add thought due to our country's
future. Perhaps never have we been SO well
equipped for war upon land as now, and we
have never seen the time when our people
were more smitten with the love of peace
To elevate the morals Of our people, TO hold
up the law as that sacred thing which, like
the ark of God of old, may not be touched
by irreverent hands, but frowns upon any
attempt to dethrone its supremacy to unite
our people in all tnat makes home comforta-
BILE as well as to give our energies in the di-
rection of material advancement; this service
may we render. And out of this great demon
stration let no draw lessons inspire us to
consecrate ourselves anew to this love and
service of our country. [Great applause.]
"The Army and the Navy" Responded to
by Gen. Sherman.
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND KIND FRIENDs-When
notified by your committee that was de-
tailed correspond to this double toast begged
them to divide it, promising to limit myself
to my own special branch of service in less
than half the time allotted; but mol must