The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-31

r., historical notes OF the organization OF Indi
| ana as prepared by Hon. VIM. II. English etc
| In performing the ritual Commander Travis
was assisted by officers of the department and
the presidents respectively, OF tho Sons oi
Veterans and Women's Relief Corps, and after
| the stone had been laid In position the Star
| Spnngled Banner was sung by Mrs. Zelda
Seguin Wallace, the National flag was raised
| and salute was fred. General Alvin p. Ho-
vey was then introduced rs tho regular chair
man, and ho delivered brief address, In which
hc made the claim that out OF the great num-
Der OF soldiers sent by Indiana into the field
only about 5000 remained to-day, and 10000
pf these were suffering with some form Of dis
ease.
Tho remainder OF the programme proper en-
braced short address by General M. d. Man
son, introduced as the hero OF two wars; an ora
tion by General John Coburn, of Indianapolis,
and an original poem by Captain Lee o Harris,
of Greenfield
Governor Hovey introduced President Har-
rison The President spoke with the hot sun
shining In his face-his voice was clarion. Ev-
cry one Of the fifteen thousand people massed
before him heard his eloquent speech. 1t was
wholly extempore.
PRESIDENT HARRIsoN's ADDRESS
MR.. PRESIDENT AND FELLOW CITIZENS:
did not expect to make any address on .his oc.
cason 1t would have been pleasant, II could
have found leisure to make suitable prepara-
tion, to have accepted the invitation of the
committee having these exercises in charge to
deliver an GRAFTON. would have felt 1t an hon
or to associate my name with an occasion so
great rs this. [Cheers.l Public duties, how
ever, prevented the acceptance of the invi-
tation, and / could only promise to bo present
with you to-day. 1t seemed to me most appro-
pirate that should take part with my fellow
citizens of Indiana in this great ceremony.
There have been few occasions in tho history of
tut. t,,ll 80 tasA ta,,,,
inspiring as that which we now witness.
[Cheers.1
The suggestion that monument should bo
built to commemorate the valor and heroism OF
those soldiers of Indiana who gave up their
lives for the flag attracted my interest from the
beginning. [Cheers.l Five years ago last
January, when the people assembled in the
Opera House yonder to unveil the statue which
has been worthily set up to our great war
Governor [cheersl, Iventured to express the
hope that near by it, as n twin expression Of
one great sentiment, there might be built
noble shaft, not to any man, not to bear on any
of its majestic faces the name of aman, but a
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
[cries OF "Thank God" and cheersl. 1 congrat-
ulate the people of Indiana that our Legisla-
lure mas generously met tne expectations OF
onr patriotic people. [Cheers.l I congratu-
late the commission having this great work in
charge that they have secured n design which
will not suffer under the criticism of the best
artists of the world [Cheers.l 1 congratulate
you that monument so costly as to show that
we value that which it commentaries, so artis-
tic as to express the sentiment which evoked
1t, is to stand in tho capital of Indiana.
[Cheers.1
Does any ono say there is wastefulness here'
(Cries of NO. no."] My countrymen, 5000, 900
has never passed, and will never pass, from the