San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-09-19
speech By the President.

We mako tho following extract
from the speech Of President Harri.
son at the laying OF the corner stone
Of the Soldiers Monument at In.
diahapolis:
~ congratulate the people Of In.
diana that our Legislature has gen.
erously met the expectations Of our
patriotic people. Cheers. I con
gratulate the Commission having this
work in charge, that they have secured
a design which will not suffer under
the criticism Of the best artists Of the
world. GCheers. I congratulate you
that o monument 90 costly % TO show
that we value that which IL commem.
crates, 20 artistic as to express the
sentiment which evoked IL, ID TO stand
in the Capital Of Indiana. CCheers.
Does any one say there Is wasteful.
ness here. Cries OF f'No, no!1 My
countrymen, two hundred thousand
dollars has never passed, and never
will pass, from the treasury Of Indi-
ana, that will give o better return
than the expenditure for the erection
OF this monument Cheers. As !
have witnessed these ceremonies and
listened TO these patriotic hymns, !
have read in the faces OF the men
who stand about me that lifting up
of the soul, that kindling Of patri.
otto fire, that has made me realize
that on such occasions the Nation
is laying deep and strong its future
security. Cheers.
"This is q monument by Indiana
TO Indiana soldiers. But I beg you
to remember that they were soldiers
OF Indiana only until the enlistment
oath was taken that from that hour
until they came back to the generous
state that had sent them forth they
were soldiers OF the Union. Great
applause So that it seemed to me
not inappropriate that I should
bring to you to-day the sympathy
and cheer OF the loyal people Of all
the States. [Applause and great
cheering.] No American citizen
need avoid it, or pass it with un-
sympathetic eyes, for, my country
men, it does not commemorate q
war Of subjugation. There is notin
the United States to-day q man who,
il he realizes what has occurred
since the war, and has opened his
soul TO the sight Of that which is
to come, who will not feel that it is
good for oil our people that victory
crowned the cause which this monu-
ment commentaries. lCries Of
Amen, and applause.] I do serious
ly believe that il we can measure,
among the States, the benefit result
ing from the preservation Of the
Union, the rebellious States have
the larger share. lApplause.l II
destroyed an institution that was
their destruction. It opened the
way for a commercial life that, il
they will only embrace it, and face
the light, means to them develop
ment that shall rival the best attain
ments Of the greatest Of our States:
Applause.
"And now let me thank you for
your pleasant greeting. TApplause.
I have felt lifted up by this occa-
sion. It seems to me that our spir-
it's have been borne up to meet
those of the dead and glorified, and
that from this place we shall go to
our homes more resolutely set in
our purpose as citizens to conserve
the peace and welfare Of our neigh
to hold up the dignity
and honor OF our free institutions,
and to see that no harm shall come
10 our country, whether from internal
or from the aggressions
Of a foreign foe." CGreat and pro-
longed applause.