Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-08
HARnIsoN's WESTERN TRIP

HARRIsON's WESTERN "TRIP. | Greeted by Large Crowds All Along
 the Route-The Presidentss Re-
 marks at the Home of His Child
 hood-Amusing Greeting of the
 President by an old Man.
 DANvILLE, Va, Oct. 7.-The president is making his western trip period of un- alloyed pleasure. No official business of any character is allowed to intrude itself upon his leisure moments and the program of the trip is being adhered to in every de- tail. That this brief period of relaxation 1 is proving beneficial to the president is evi- dent by his cheerful demeanor. The gen erous welcome which the citizens of his native state rendered him at every step in Indiana was particularly pleasing to the president, as he saw in it an indication that his popularity was not decreasing among his old time friends and acquaint- | ances.
 It was . veritable surprise when at Sul- ivan nearly half the population of the county was found assembled, cheering for | g sight of the chief executive. The presi- dent bowed from the rear platform, but there were loud cries for a speech and he was finally forced to yield to the popular | demand
 | LAwRENcEBURa, Ind, Oct. 7.-General Grosvenor of Ohio and the consul general 1 to London, John c. New, joined the presi- dential party at Cincinnati. The local committee from Lawrenceburg. was in l waiting there to act as escort to the presi- l dential party. The presidents car was engine and combination car It will run special until Danville is reached this eve ming. Only one stop was made between Cincinnati and Lawrenceburg. The train | slowed up for minute at North Bend in sight of the tomb of William Henry Har- | rison and the house where the president was born At Lawrenceburg a large crowd was in waiting. The president ad- dressed the crowd from the rear platform. The president said:
 | My Friends-I want to thank you very cordially for rert this gEeetinK All the views about here are age snf have approached it this morning, past the earli-
 nd in wach
 nfares srowd & rn upon me that are very full of They bring bscE to % hosey w5o Th eos made a the od home vsry dear the most pre- head the place where they rest. We s are here in our generation with the work-of those who that in the family in the neighborhood and in | the state we do at least with equal grace cour- | age and kindness the work which was SO brave paess see NoW or whG mns sa hurry on to those old friends and to these new | was familiar to me extend again my beartSS | thanks for this welcome.
 In conclusion the president introduced Secretary Tracy. The president was sisi- l ply effected as he spoke of the scenes of l his childhood
 NORTH VERNON, Ind, Oct 7.-Between Lawrenceburg and North Vernon no regu- lar stops were made. There were large crowds at Aurora, Milan, Osgood and other stations, and the train slowed up for 8 minute at each of these places l to give the president an opportunity to bow his acknowledgements to the greet ings.
 SEYMOUR, Ind, Oct. 7.-At North Yer
 non, Ind, the crowd would be satisfied
 with nothing less than a speech from the president, and he was obliged to give few
 words of acknowledgement to their repeated cheers:
 lam very glad, my friends, he said, to see you | and very much obliged to you for your pleasure
 able greeting. [Great applause1 It is always 8 pleasure to see my old Indiana friends We have the southern part of the state, one that has
 gssn me bga great deal of refTsshment a,s and
 that am very much obliged to you ali here for for
 this evidence of your friendship. I hope you citizens, to introduce to you General Tracy of companies me on this trip. [Cheers as the train
 pulled out.
 Three cheers and tiger were given for the president and secretary of the navy.
 MITCHELL, Ind. Oct. 7.-Seymour, Ind. |, gave rousing evidence of Harrison's popu-
 larity in that little town and after he had
 introduced Secretary Tracy the president
 said:
 I feel that ought to thank my friends for your
 indeed pleasure to me to greet so many of you,
 and thanking you for this welcome I hope you
 plause.l
 Just before the train pulled out of Sey-
 mour a note was handed the president,
 which he hastily perused.
 "A request has just been handed me-" said he
 '.thatI speak Q few minutes to the school chil-
 say to them except that have a great interest
 in them and the country has great interest in
 meridian of fife re realize more than S yoanger men @
 that the places we now hold and the responsibili-
 business relations must deyoive upon those who
 are now in the school Our state has provid. |
 be ignorant, and am sure that in these happy homes the fathers and mothers are not neglect
 minds morality and respect for the law which
 must crown intelligence in order to make them
 good ctizens.' tApplause.l
 At Mitchell Consul General New left the party, and once more the president was called upon to pay his acknowledgements to the school children, which he did by
 shaking the hands of a multitude in the
 hv-iof tiYroa thaf Ina frai of still Captain David Braden of Indianap- , oils boarded the train at Seymour and remained with the party until the arrival ] ct Shoals. At the latter place President l, Harrison addressed his cheering fellow 1n- . dianians as follows:
 f My fellow citizens-I am very glad to see you. f My trip this morning is more like a holiday than 7 cordiality of your welcome. It makes me fee that am still held somewhat in the esteem of 3 the people whose friendship is so very much co veted and desired to retain Applause. 2 Washington, Ind, was reached at a few e minutes before 1 o'clock, and here again 6 a large crowd was assembled to do homage : to the president of the nation. I VINcENNEs, Ind, Oct. 7.-At the vii r lsge of Washington an old gray haired mar s of four score years and more elbowed his 8 way sturdily through the crowd to thu | president and grasping his hand said j. ''How are ye, Ben! I'm glad to see ye. @ voted for your grandfather and then voted s for you, and I hope, Ben, I'll have tht n chance to vote for you again. You don r mind if call you Bent" [Great laughte e from the crowd.
 e The president assured his visitor that t. j. his old friends he hoped to always remail }, "Ben" as of yore, and the crowd loudly ap IT plauded the sentiment. This encourage, e an old lady to exclaim as she grasped tn n presidents hand '1 feel as though an r. related to you, MT. President You ,e grandfather and mine ate roast turkey an l. pig together, and that makes us related D. doesn't ita' Great laughter.
 The president bowed his affirmation t h this logic as the train moved rapidly out ,r It was shortly after leaving Vercennes 1t and while the train was on the Evansvill a. and Terre Haute railroad, that the mos 7e rapid running of the trip was done
 Charles B. Birch, of the Chesapeake an
 Ohio, manager of the party, gave Condut
 tor Stinson leave to make special effor n and the distance between Vincennes an n Sullivan, thirty miles, was covered in th
 remarkable brief period of thirty-tw n, minutes. The president and secretary . exciting chase with time was with gret is interest. The principal event of the da he was the reception to the pres CT identical. party at Terre Haute. :
 stand had been erected and beautifully de