The morning call., 1890-10-08
WESTERN WELCOME.
The Presidents Trip Through
Indiana and Illinois.
Flattefing Receptions to the Chief Executive
at Every Station.
Impressive Demonstrations at the Principal
Cities Informal Receptions and
Short Speeches.



himself on the platform and did a good deal
of Misunderstanding, but made no speech. The
departing train was cheered enthusiastic
ally.
WARM GREETINGS.
MOUNT VERNON Qnd.), Oct. To-day
has been one of ovations for the Chief Mag
istrate of the nation. Kentucky, Ohio and
Indiana have joined in doing him homage,
and in the land of Dixie the greeting is no
less warm than in the native State Of Presi-
dent Harrison. 1t was hardly more than
daybreak when the Presidential train passed
through Newport and COvington, but the
President was up and bowed acknwledg
ments to the bristling. enthusiastic Ken
tuckians that crowded the depots as the
train passed through. Cincinnati was
reached at Z 80 o'clock in the morning, but
despite the early hour several thousand peo-
pie were gathered at the Central Station to
greet the President. AT o'clock the train
pulled out.
THE OLD HARRISON HOMESTEAD.
The principal event of the day was to
come. Near North End, Ohio, the old Har-
riSon homestead was reached, and the train
came to stop just abreast the house ln
which Benjamin Harrison first saw light,
and but a few yards from the white shaft
that marks the tomb of his illustrious an
cestor, William Henry Harrison. The oc-
casion was not one for words, and as the
President passed TO the rear of the platform
he was unaccompaned. The rest of the
party delicately left him to the solemn
memories that the scenes of his childhood
and youth called forth. After brief stop
the train passed on, but the President was
visibiy affected by the sights that brought so
many tender memories to his mind, and
when the little town OF Lawrenceburg was
reached his voice was heavy with emotion
as he addressed the crowd of old neighbors
and friends that thronged to greet him.
FAMILIAR SCENES.
My friends" said the President, 81
want to thank you very cordially for this
greeting. All the scenes about here are
very familiar to me. The town of Law
renceburg is the first village of my childish
recollt ctons, and as l approached it this
morning, past the earliest home of my recol
lections, a h,me in which my childhood and
early manhood were spent, memories crowd
in upon me that are very full of interest,
ness They bring back to me those who
once made tile old home very dear, the most
precious spot on earth. l have passed with
bowed head the place where they rest. We
are here in our generation with the work OF
those who have gone before upon US. Let
US see, each of Us, that in the family, in the
neighborhood and in the State, We do, at
least, with equal courage, grace and kind
ness the work so gravely, kindly, graciouSy
done by those who filled our places fifty
year ago. Now, for | must hurry on, to
these old friends and these new friends who
have come in since Lawrenceburg was fa-
mliar to me, l extend again my hearty
thanks for this welcome, and beg, in part
ing, to introduce the only member of my
Cabinet who ACCOMPANIES me-General
Tracy, Secretary of the Navy"
Secretary Tracy contented himself by
merely bowling to the enthusiastic crowd,
and he and the President had time to shake
a few eager hands extended aS the train
pulled out. AT Milan and Osgood large
crowds also assembled, but the President
merely appeared on the rear platform, in
troduced Secretary Tracy, bowed TO the
cheering Indtanans, and the train passed
through.
AMONG OLD FRIENDS.
SEYMOUR QDd.l Oct AT North Yer
non, Ind, the crowd would be satisfied with
nothing less than a speech from the Presi-
dent. Il am very glad, my friends" he
said, ito see you, and very much obliged to
you for your pleasurable greeting. [Great
applause. Il is always a pleasure to SEE my
old Indiana friends. We have had this
morning Il delightful ride across the south
ern part Of the State, one that has given my
heart a deal of refreshment and pleasure.
TCheers.l Let me again assure you | am
very much obliged to you all here for this
will excuse me from any further speech on
this occasion. 1t gives me pleasure, my fei-
low-citiZens, to Introduce to you General
Tracy of New York, Secretary of the Navy,
who accompanies me on this trip" Three
cheers and a tiger were given for the Presi-
dent and the Secretary of the Navy.
REMARKS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN.
MITCHELL Qnd.), Oct. 7.-Seymour. Ind,
gave a rousing evidence of Harrison's pop
ularity in that little town, and after he had
introduced Secretary Tracy, the President
said II feel l ought to thank you, my
friends, for your friendly greeting on this
beautiful morning. 1t is indeed a pleasure
to me TO greet so many of you, and, thank
ing you for this welcome, | hope you will
excuse me from any fSother speech" Ap-
plauSe.
WASHINGTON Qnd.), Oct Just before
the train pulled out of Seymour, a note was
handed to the President, asking him to
speak few words to the assembled school
children, which he aid, counseling them as to
the necessity of education for good citizen
ship.
At Shoals the President made brief
speech of appreciation of the welcome eX-
tended to him.
QUESTION OF RELATIONSHIP.
VINoENNEs Qnd.), Oct. Tt was quickly
demonstrated that the village of Washing
ton, which was reached at l o'clock in the
afternoon, had many old friends OF tue Pres
ident An old gray-haired man elbowed his
way sturdily through the crowd to the Pres
ident, and, grasping his hand, said: "iow
are you, Ben? l am glad to see you.
voted for your grandfather, then voted for
you, and hope, Ben. I'll have chance to
vote for you again, You don't mind if
call you Benz" Great laughter from the
crowd The President assured his visitor
that TO his old friends he hoped always to
remain "Bcu," as of yore, and the crowd
loudly applauded the sentiment. The en-
couraged an old lady to exclaim as she
grasped the Presidents hand: VI feel as
though | am related to you. Mr.. President
Your grandfather and mine ate roast turkey
and pig together, and that makes us related
doesn't itP" Great laughterl The Presi-
dent bowed affirmation to this logic as the
train moved rapidly out.
BRIEF SPEECH AT SULLIVAN.
SULLIVAN Qnd), Oct THE Presiden-
tial party reached Vincennes little before
2 o'clock, and were met by a committee OF
Terre Haute citizens, headed by President
W. r. McKeen of the Vandalia Railroad
and Hon. Cyrus F. McNutt, an eminent
Democratic leader of Indiana. This COM
mittee escorted the Presidential party to
Terre Haute over the Evansville and Terre
Haute Railroad.
DANvILLE Qll.), Oct. THE President is
certainly making his Western trip period
of unalloyed pleasure. No official business
of any character is allowed to intrude itself,
and the programme of the trip is being ad-
hered to in every detail. That this brief
period of relaxation is proving beneficial to
the President is evident by his cheerful de-
meanor and the genial manner in which he
bears up under what would be ordinarily
deemed a tiresome trip. The generous
welcome which the citizens Of his native
State rendered him at every stop in Indiana
was particularly pleasing. 1t was verita-