Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22

ceived your college education and was
married. Oxford has ever felt deep
interest IN your useful career. Oxford
has watched your life. Oxford has
n growing price in you and yonrS
We rejoice in this opportunity OF giving
youa hearty welcome"
In reply the President said
"My Fellow-Citizens, 1t gives me
pleasure TO stop over for a moment at
Oxford. ] can't hope that there are
many in this audience to-day who were
citizens Of Oxford when | WIS a school
boy here yet possibly there are some.
To them and TO YOU who have since
mado your homes in this beautiful col
lcRe town ] give my most sincere thanks
for this hearty greeting. II is not pos
sible or proper that should attempt 70
speak 20 you upon any theme. / will,
therefore, beg you TO allow me to re-
peat my thanks and bid you gOOd-by.'
Tho Mayor at College Corner said
eve stand on the edge OF two States TO
welcome you TO your state We have
wagon here viii h your grandfatherrod
in il 1910, and we will be glad to ride
you in II to-day
The carriage was n very old-looking
canyall, TO which rope was attached,
ready to be drawn by eager people.
President Harrison replied:
THANK you. I prefer the modern
vehicle l am riding on now. am
obliged 10 you and this aud ence for
this hearty greeting I am not Unia-
miliar with College Corner. This town
was the objective point Of the bOyish
rides used TO take with companions
while / was n student at Oxford. Ii
gives me pleasure to cross the line into
my own state. which has been so hos
pitable and kind to me always, and 1t
gives me pleasure TO look into the faces
Of her happy and prosperous people to-
night"
Governor Hovey then welcomed the
Chief Magistrate. President Harrison
replied:
81 thank you, Governor, for this well
come extended OH the part of the people
Of the whole State. You have well sad
the people Of Indiana have been kind TO
me and if when my public career IS
ended ] can return to you the happy
pos.esser Of your respect and goodwill
] shall not leave public Office with re-
greet.
At Liberty the President spoke as fol-
lows:
Il have in the main successfully re-
sisted, not only upon this trip, but du-
ring my recent trip to the New England
States, the suggestion which has been
made to me that should make public
address / beg you will excuse me this
evening from saving more than that l do
very deeply feel this earnest and
hearty welcome which you extend
to me on my return to my ma
tive State of Indiana. | left yOu to
assume the duties Of the presidency
with deep sense of its responsibility,
which has not been lessened by these
many months experience. an sure I've
not avoided disappointments, and yet }
hope may come t. YOU with the conscl-
cutiOusncss that whatever has been slack
you Will forgive, and that nothing las
happened to create in your minds any
doubt Of my sincere purpose 10 serve
the general good of the American people,
and uphold as | may the honor and
dignity If the United States. "
a warm reception greeted the party ut
Connervillc, and the President, Secretary
Rusk, and Governor Hovey all made
brief speeches Of personal nature. 1t
was dark when Iussellville was reached.
Red lights and fireworks Illuminated the
place. IT was 8:4j o'clock when India
napolis was reached. The President and
party were met by a committee from
the Seventeenth Indiana regiment
and COMMITTED Of twenty-five from
the Board Of Trade. A procession
was formed and the party entered car
riages in waiting, and slowly made thelr
way through the streets packed with
people. 10 tie DenisOn House, whore the
President will make bis headquarters
during his STAY At the Denison House
the monument commission and commit
tees representing tie Grand Army OF the
Republic and the State Of Indiana re-
ceiyed him. Along the streets IN route
there were large crowds gathered, but
not until the Presidt mt reached his hotel
was there any demonstration resembling
an ovation.
In response to brief speeches by Pre-
sident Tanner. Of the Board of Trade,
and General James II. Canadian the
President said
"Gcn'lemcn of the Committee and
Friends. i scarcely know how t. con
vev TO Won my deep impressions at tins
cordial welcome back to lndIanapo-
lis. cannot hope to do 1t. | have been
deeply touched by this generous and
courteous reception. II was not my OK
pectation when left Indianapolis lew
months ago. under SO serious Il sense of
NV responsibilities, that | would return
aeain 80 soon 10 my home. But this oc-
cosion was one which could not
well be absent from. IL is one that
sEonld enlist 10 degree that nothing
else can 90 our patriotic interests and
state pride. 1t is true. as General Car
raban has said, that j took an early IN
tcrest in this monument. ! felt TINT I'M
til fhismonumcnt WIS built, until itstop
stone Was iii, and It's voice had been
heard by the people OF this State IN ex-
pressiye speech, We bad not done that Tor
onr soldier dead which We should, ana
that We had neglected those who died
for ne. am glad, therefore, to be pres,
ent TO see this monument started.
reverently rejoice with you on TINS occa-
sion, and hail the workwhich these com
mlssionerz have so wisely and maenili-
Gently begun. A.
Al the conclusion Of his remarks, the
President Was greeted personally by
many Of his friends. Then the Presl'
dent. General Dusk. and Private -Seere-
iarg Haliord ate light lunch, and at IL
o'clock the President retired.
Tomorrow forenoon he will be gwen
n public reception at the hotel.
The corner stone OF the Indiana sol
diers and sailors monument will be lad
tomorrow. and the day bids fair to DO
the biggest the city has ever known.
Elaborate aud attractive draperes are
front pf frnplf-