The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-10-17
IN THE SOLDIER STATE.
President Harrison's Address to the Old
Soldiers and the Assembled Multitudes
at the Fair Grounds in Topeka.


and party, in the course of their visit
to this city, paid visit to the Fair
grounds in the afternoon.
On the way to the fair grounds the
| President held an umbrella to protect
him first from the sun and later
from the very light rain that fell The
| trip to the fair grounds was uneventful.
There was not a great crowd on the
| streets, but at the fair grounds an
enormous crowd had gathered. The
amphitheater in front of which the
speakers stand had been erected was
filed completely, while all the space
in front of it was crowded. The
| jam was so great that 1t
was with the greatest difficulty that
the President. Governor and Senator
Ingalls, pushed their way through to
the stand. Secretary Tracy hesitated
for some time before making the at
| tempt, but passage was cleared for
him finally and he and Mr.. Halford
| joined the rest. The other members Of
the party remained in their carriages.
1t was fifteen minutes after three
o'clock when Ira E. Collins Depart
ment Commander of the Grand Army of
the Republic introduced Governor
| Humphrey. The Governor said that he
was quite sure the semblage did not
care to hear from him while so distin-
guished guest was present He there
fore without other preliminary intro
duced the President The President
was received with prolonged cheers.
He said:
| oil
| tempted to omit even an attempt to speak
| to you to day; / think it would be better
| that should go home and write you an
| open letter. Great laughter and che ering.l
| 1 have been most profoundly impressed
| with the incidents which have attended this
| tremendous, and am told unprecedented,
| gathering of the soldiers and citizens Of the
State of Kan nsas. No one can interpret in
speech the lessons of this occasion; no
| power of description is adequate to convey
| to those who have not looked upon 1t, the
| spirit and power of this meeting. This
| semblage is altogether too large to be
greeted Individually; one can not get his
arms about it. Laughter aud cheers. ]
And yet SO kindly have you received
| me that I would be glad IL to
each of you I could convey the
sense of gratitude and appreciation
| which Is in my heart. There is nothing for
| any of us to do but to open wide our hearts
| and let these elevating suggestions take
1 possession Oh LneD am sure Lner6 has
| been nothing seen to day that does not
point in the direction of a higher indivd-
| ual, social, State and National life. Who
can look upon this vast array of the SOL
| diers who fought to a victorious consum-
| nation the war for the Union without bow
/ ing his head and his heart in grateful rever-
| ence. [Great cheering. Who can look
| upon these Sons of Veterans, sprlnging
| from patriotic ancestry, full of the spirit
of 81, coming into the vigor and strength of
manhood, to take up the burdens that we
must soon lay down, and who, turning from
| those to the sweet-faced children whose
| hands filed with flowers aad
| flags, can fail to feel that the institu-
| tions of liberty are secure for two genera
! tfons at least In this gathering. 1 never
| knew until to-day the extent of the injury
which the State of Kansas had inflicted
| upon the State of Indiana laughter and
| cheersl; never until looked upon the long
| line of Indiana soldiers that you pluck ed
| from us when the war was over by the su-
| perior inducements which your fields and
cities offered to their ambitious toll. In
| diana grieveS ior their loss, but reioices in
| the honor and prosperity they have formed
| here. [Cheersl. They are our proud contri-
| button to TIE great National reputation
which your State has established as the
| friend as well as one of the bulwarks of lib
| erty and law. [Cheers]. 1t was notiunnat-
| ural that they, coming back from scenes
| where comrades had shed their blood for
| liberty, should choose to find homes in
| State that had tho baptism of martyrs
| blood upon its infant brow. Prolonged
cheerIng]. The future is safe il
| true to these children whose in
| struction is committed to you. There is
no other foe that can at all obstruct or
hinder our onward progress except treason
| in our own m1dst-treaehery to the great
fundamental principle of our Government,
which is obedience to law. The law, the
will of the majority expressed In orderly,
constitutional methods is the only king to
which we bow. Prolonged cheers.l But to
him all bow. Let it be understood In all
your communities that no self sh interest of
the individual. no class interests, however
intrenched, shall be permitted to place their
claims above law. [Cries of Good"
Good" and cheering This Is good Amer
ican doctrine, and If it can be made to pre-
vail in all the States of the Union until
every man, secure under the law in his own
right, Is compelled by the law to yield to
every other man his rights, nothing can
shake our repose [Cheers
Now, fellow citizens, you will excuse me
from the attempt at further speech. tCries
of go on" go on."l L say to you again
that am grateful so far as your presence
here has any personal reference to myself;
grateful as public officer for this evidence
of your love and affection for the Constitu-
tion and the country which we all love.
near there IS some grumDiiEg In Kan
sas. and / sometimes think 1t is because
your advantages are too great. Laughter
4 single year of disappolntment in agrcult-
ural returns should not make you DESPAIR
of the future or tempt you to unsafe expert
ment Life is made up of a vagaries, and
think yours will show a good average.
TCres of Good" ''Good" and cheers.l Let
us look forward with hope, with courage.
thrift, patience, good hearts and pa
triotic love of the flag of Kansas, whose
people have assured and happy future.
Prolonged cheers
At the conclusion of the Presidents
speech Secretary Tracy was introduced.
Senator ingalls, was loudly called for.
He responded briefly. with speech on
the progress and enterprise of Kansas.
He hurried to the end. as it was past
the time fixed for the departure of the
Presidents train.
The President was then escorted back
to his carriage. The procession was
then re formed and the horses were
started on a quick trot for the station.
At 4:04 D. m. the station was reached.
and two minutes later the last member
of the presidential party mounted the
steps of the Presidents car and the
train pulled out for Kansas City.
At Leeompton and Lawrence.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct 1O.-The
Presidents train after leaving Topeka
ran at a very rapid rate. The track
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