The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-23
IN INDIANAPOLIS,
President Harrison Given a
Rouslng Welcome.
rHEsxEErrse os rar SOLDIERS
asssr~ssise Kxsrcss<s ~ the D<as-
essaaa ef . Mesameas 20 war
vesersss SPEECHES Made

fs<sn hnssi, tho headquarters 81 President
Harrison, vhen the gvasrsi r~csrssoa be
san this nsssvstsnx. the street AR . square
vss com9ictaiy bsaskei, aud the hotel
soss5y sss sAreaxesi by mass os human
isx. Tie preSsGeaf received IN TIE ho{ei
e@-iors, which were raaxaiFcsnsis asscor-
Af<>1 with eassrx AMI bunting Two lines
OF rsopsc passsd up the ssairwsv and
fNrocsn he par erS. sna II i r<sisraied
,hsi IA an hour saoas ~ ,ese F~sssns passed
sy ne president The crowd wAx cusn-
rssss.f rsc~siy of fellow -sewnsxnsn uf the
prssasseas- who rasae 10 pay their rvspecsx
tASre ws~ Also r4Aly tFSsuiacAt nea frpu
all Fssrss OF tAe sste
lxpIsNArcIs~ Ang. 3--rne carrerS
ssaae at the fua snaFsolis Ssslssisrs' an,i
sailors monument " a. laid this aftsruoan
with Imposing esrvmeasss In the presence
al the Fsvss3eas of the Jaigesa STATES.
Many mcn al prominence os the United
STATES sssd thousands ef veteran soldiers
and sailors were prs sent ali dAy ye>ter>
isy ana tssiay she trains bromxht thou
sands Of strangers. The city uas heanfl.
fully decorated In honor of she esexsa<ioa.
The exercises os the day began mt
o'elssck, when the parade formed aud b.
gan Its match thronxh the principal streets
II wss made M ef s3-issu> pests cf thc e.
A. r. through the state. aaa the stale ni-
htsa aaa 10 al civic organizations II h
In the ssseons division. im mmesssiely in
the F,sr of The military. rese President
Harrison ia . fsaH drarex3 carsisge. Mavor
hnuey and Governor Hose> with him.
Other guests Of promsncncv followed. All
the STREETS surrounding the monument;
were packed with people. aud ~ the y.resi
dent Ascended the stand he Was grceteei
uith cheers which he acknowledged
The crowd watched ln silence the iayiag
OF the cornerstone. The documents were
consigned 10 their resting place. afi then
the ssssne was placed Ira position. IN q
cnrdaacc with the ritual OF she q. A. L.
" hen the sfonc had been PLACED la sss-
sisian the national deg was holstssl aud
the = sr Spangled Baarer" sung hy Mrs
Iciea Wallace. foilostag this Governor
Hovey as presiding officef Of the occasion.
made brief address aud MAS followed by
General Mansan and General Ceburn
At The conclusion OF the sssler's address
Fresidcat Harrison was introduced aud
after the applause created had ended. he
said ia part,
HAKgisoS's SPEECH
Mr. President asd Fsiloss- t'ssfssas: The sus.
gexssen fha, . monument should be built
to commemorate the yalor aud hetci-m Of
those solsiis n Of Indiana who gave their
lives for the fiag. attracted my inter =. from
the beginning Five years sxo isxt Jaa.
uars, when the pes pie assembled IN the
operahoase Fendrr 10 unSesl the statue
which bad been worthily SCI up 10 our great
war gosernos, i expressed the hope that near
by IL. as . twin expression of the great
sentiment. there might le butt q noble
shaft. not to nns man. not 10 bear on auy
of its majestic fscss. The name of . man.
but monument about whica the sons OF
veterans. the mothers ef our dead, aud
the widows that are still With us. might
gather and. pointing la the stately shaft,
say There il his monument Tue hope
mrs u ~s>S
of 'sfhaak ted aud cheers
congratulate the people sf Indiana that
our legislature has generously mst the ex,
peciations ul our patriotic people cons
gras sulate the commission having the gseai
work In charge. They have secul ed = de-
sigu which Will not suffer under the crit
ieissu OF the hast artists Of tae world. MS
couairssaen. sssa.am have never passel
and will never pass frofa the treasury OF
Indiana that " III give better re ura than
The expenditure for the erection Of this
monument.
As / witnessed these ceremonies and
listen 10 these patriotic hymns, reed IN
the faces of the men who stood about that
hitting up of tue spul, that kindfiHg Of pa
traofse FIRE that has mace me realize that
on such ocs asions the nation Is laying deep
aud strong the foundations OF iis future
security.
This is . rnoasmsnt Of Indiana TO in-
diana soitists. but tc9 yvu % remember
they were only solsslsrs Of Indiana until
the enlistment oath was laken: that irom
that hour till thes came back 20 the gen
erous state that bad sent them forth they
we're soldiers of the unlon. FAppisuSe.
so that II seemed 10 me not inappropriate
that shosld bring to you today the sym.
pathy and cheer vi the loyal people Of all
The states.
No Am. riesn citizen need avoid IL or
plead with unsy mpatbie eyes for IT. Ny
war OF ssbjssasion. Theirs not ia the
United States to-day man who, IL he real
ixes what has occurred since the war aud
has orencd nis soul 10 the sight which IL
TO come, wno will not feel that Il Il good for
all that the yieiary came which this mon
nment commentaries. lcries of Amen"
and applause
/ do seriously believe that Il We can
measure smong the states the benefits re-
sultiug from the pys segxafion OF the Z nson.
she rehelllees states have larger share.
IL opened the way for numerical life.
the light. means development on their
part that shall rival the best attsinDrnts OF
ihe greatest of our states
Now let me thank you for your pi asaut
greeting. it,reas and y oionged applause.
GENERAL nusk TALKS.
There were loud ssls for General Rnsk
at the CONCLUSION Of the Presidents re-
marks. and he responded Al follows.
Mr.. President aad tDmrafts: | will bot
delay yoa with any remarks I an here
with the president 10 witness these great
ceremonies I met Indiana soldiers IN The
war, and they never fsited To support us.
and am here today To Nay to you that
win never fail 10 stand by you "
Attornes General Miller spoke briefly,
saying that he was not prepared TO say
anything of Interest. and did rot think any
maa had . right to mar such exercises ss
fotay's.
This ended the exercises. and amid the
hoerning af caunon and the chea n of thou
sands the fhrung dispersed.