Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23
INDIANA,s SOLDIERS, MONUMENT.
President Harrison Delivers an Adj
dress at tho Laying Of the Corner
Stoue.

1t is estimated that 10000 people attended
| the laying of the corner stone Of the soldiers
| and sailors monument at Indianapolis yester
day afternoon. Many prominent men ant
| thousands of veteran soldiers and sailors wer,
in the assemblage to witness the ceremony, ant
President Harrison was loudly cheered.
The exercises of the day began at O'Clock
when the parade formed and began its marcel
through the principal streets. 1t was made
up Of various posts Of the GAR. Throughout
the state and the state militia and local civic
| organizations. 1t is estimated that 5000 were
in line.
THE PRESIDENTS ESCORT.
In the second division, commanded by Gen
Ruckle immediately in the rear of the military
was the escort to President Harrison, one hun
dred strong, all mounted and in command Of
Col Oran Perry. Between the sections of the
escort rode the President in a flag draped car
rage, Mayor Denny and Gov. Hovey with him.
The President acknowledged the compliments
OF the crowd by repeatedly lifting his hat.
The crowd watched in silence the laying OF
the corner stone by Charles M. Travis deputy
When the stone had been placed in position
the national flag was raised and ''The Star
Spangled Banner" sung by Mrs. Zelda Seguin
Wallace.
Following this Gov. Hovey, as presiding Of
fcer of the occasion, made brief address and
he was followed by Gen. NJ. d. Manson OF
Charlottesville, and Gen. John Coburn Of In
dianapoiis.
At the conclusion of the latter's address
President Harrison was introduced to the as
semblage and after the applause which greeted
him had ended he delivered brief address
which was frequently interrupted by loud
cheers.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
He said that the suggestion that a monument
should be builded to commemorate the valor
and heroism of those soldiers of Indiana who
gave their lives for the flag attracted his in
terest from the beginning. Five years ago last
January, when the people assembled in the
opera house yonder to unveil the statue which
had been worthily set up to our great war
governor he had ventured to express the hope
that near by it. as twin expression OF one
great sentiment there might be builded noble
shaft, not to any man, not to bear on any OF Its
majestic faces the name of man, but monu-
ment 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 even revived.
He said that no American citizen need avoid
this monument to the soldiers of the Union or
pass it with unsympathetic eyes, for it does not
commemorate a war of subjugation.
''There is not" he said, sin the United
States to-day a man who, if he realizes what
has occurred since the war and has opened his
soul to the sight of that which is to come, will
not feel that it is good for all our people that
victory crowned the cause which this monu-
ment commentaries. do seriously believe
that if we can measure among the states the
benefits resulting from the preservation of the
Union that the rebellious states have the
larger share. 1t opened the way for COM
mercial life that if they will only embrace il
and face the light means to them develop
ment that shall rival the best attachments of
the greatest of our states"