Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-10-20
One of President HarriSon's.
Speeches.

President Harrison who has been,
to use an old expression, ''swinging
around the circle" in trip as far west
as Kansas, has shown his remarkable
faculty for making appropriate and
modelspeeches at hundred points.
The following was made at Alli-
ance, Ohio on his return home.
lLy FelIoaU Citizens: There is nothing
in which the Americ an people are harder
upon their public servants than the in
satiable demand they make for public
speech. 1 began talking this morning
before breakfast and have kept almost
continuously at it through the day with
scarcely time for luncheon; and yet as
long as the smallest residium of strengh
or voice is left, / cannot fail to recognize
these hearty greetings and to say some
appreciative word in return. do very
much thank you and | do very much feel
the cordial enthusiasm with which you
have received me. 1t is very pleasant to
know that as American citizens we love
our government and it's institutions and
are all ready to pay appropriate respect
to any public officer who endeavorS IN
such light as he has to do his public duty.
This homage is not withheld by ones
political opponents. and it is pleasant to
know that in all things that effect the in
tegrity and honor and perpetuity of our
Government, we rise above party ties and
considerations. The interests OF this
Government are lodged with you. There
is not much that President can do to
shape its policy. He is charged under
the Constitution with the duty of making
suggestions to Congress; but, after all leg
;slature originates with the Congress of
the United States, and the policy Of our
| laws is directed by it. The President
NAV veto, but he cannot frame bill.
Therefore it is of great interest to you
and to all our people that you should
| choose such men to represent you IN the
| Congress of the United States, as Will
| faithfully promote those policies to whic h
you have given your Intelligent adhesion.
This country of ours is secure, and so
| cial order is maintained, because the great
masses of our people live in contentment
and some good measure of comfort.
| God forbid that we should ever reach the
condition which has been reached by
some other countries, where all that Is
before many OF their population is the
question of bare subsistence, where it is
simply ssHow shall I find bread for to-
| ~Pa lafi ion no
of comfort; no hope of education, OF
higher things, for the children that are to
come after them. God be blessed that
this is not our condition in America.
Here is an open chance to every man
here are fair wages for fair work; with
education for the masses: with no class
es OF distinctions to keep down the ambi-
tions of the young. We have happy lot
Let!us not grumble if now and then things
are not as prosperous as they might be.
Let us think of the average, and If this
years crop is not as full as we could wisf
we have already in these green fields the
promise of a better one to come. Let US
not doubt that we are now Gas have seer
evidence of it in a very extended trlf
through the West) entering upon an up
grade in all departments of business. Gap
plause). Everywhere l went, In th'
great city of st. Louis and in the smaller
manufacturing towns though which VIZ
passed, there was one story to tell--and
have no doubt it is true in your midst
every wheel is running and every hand Is
busy. (Applause.) 1 believe the future
is bright before US for increasingly bette
times for all, and, as it comes, hope
may be so generally diffused that its kind
ly touch may be felt by every one wh'
hears me, and that its beneficent hell
may come into every home. (Prolonge'
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