The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-10-16
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5000 people were present to zee th'
pageant Of his reception. II wa.
well worth going many miles to see
The procession OF veterans seemed
endless, nearly every state beine
represented. Indiana. Illinois and
Kansas heading the list In numbers
Nearly eco school children passed
in review OF the president and salut-
ed bim with flags. The students OF
EmPoria State Normal school were
all present. The 5th Regiment L. :.
Cavalry made q fine display. They
went down from Fort Riley. The
day was Iine. The display was ad-
mIrably arranged and managed.
The procession was an hour aud
fifteen minutes passing the presl-
dent. In the afternoon the president
delivered the following at the Fair
grounds:
NV FELLOW CITIZENS: I am
strongly tempted TO omit even au
attempt to speak TO you today.
| think ID would be better that I
should 20 home and write you q
letter. have been most profound
ly impressed with the incidents Of
this tremendous and unprecedented
gathering Of the soldiers aud citizens
OF the great state Of Kansas. No
one can interpret these lessons, no
power Of description IL adequate to
convey To those who have not locked
upon these great occasions this i'm
pressive lesson.
This assemblage IL altogether too
large To greet Individually. One can
not get his arms about ID; and yet 80
kindly have you received me into
your midst today that would he
glad II To each one Of you / could
convey the real impression Of graft
tude aud appreciation which Is in
my heart.
There IL nothing for any Of US to-
day but to open wide our hearts aud
let these great Impressions take pos
session Of them. I am sure there
has been no suggestion here today
that does not point In the direction
Of higher individual, social, state
and national life.
Who can look upon this vast array
Of soldiers who fought toa yIetori-
Gus contamination the war for the
union without bowling his head with
his heart in gratitude for the services
they have rendered for the flag
Great applause.
Who csn look upon these sons Of
veterans springiug from this patriO-
tie ancestry, full Of the spirit Of 81
and '62. and coming on to the vigOT
aud strength Of manhood TO take up
the burdens that we must lay down,
aud who turning from them To these
sweet faced children whose hAnds
are filed with flowers aud with flags,
can fail To feel secured that the Sec
Oud generation will not fail tn az
prrciste these institutions Of liberty.
nor fail to uphold them against ali
the enemies Of liberty.
I never knew until today the eX-
tent Of the injury which the state Of
Kansas had inflicted upon the state
Of Indiana. lGTeat laughter and
applause. Never until I looked
upon that long line Of Indiana sold
iers that you plurked from US when
the war was over by the superior in
ducements which your fields and
cities offered to their ambitious toll.
Indians II we had them with US
ar,ain. Laughter and applause.
Hut they are our PROUD contribution
To- the great development which this
state has made in all material
things: they are our proud cnntrI-
bulIOu To that great national rpputa-
ton which your state has establish
eel as the friend n well ~ one Of the
great fountains Of liberty In this
land Of ours.
IL L. not unnatural that they, COM
ing back from scenes where com
rsdes had shed their blood for
liberty, should choose to find homes
IN q state that had the baptism Of
blood upon Its infant brow. And
now Of the future. What IL Il 10 we
are but true to ourselves. true to
these children whose instruction Is
committed tn Us, but a career Of in
cTeasing wealth, prosperity. material
grandeur aud honor among the
nations of the world? There IL no
other foe that can Mt all ohstTuct or
hinder this onward pruRTess except
treason In our own community,
treachery tn the great fundamental