The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-21

/ 49, '"k vcsore known
the human race. And IA these
sevcnty.seven years the cons,,,...
nearly every governments A. r .'
been ameiiorated by tho introInc,p''
moro liberal principles Central nv
America have become conr.rI.s
publics; Canada aud Av~tral.a ~.
stantiaiiy republican without m.
and even Ia thc Far East oriental J.
comes more free and liberal win 49,.
yoiving year. Aud. moro fnatyel.u.
seems q be- breaking over bcnisht.l
ana men % = phIlosophic dlspo.ltl.s
predicting without exciting rldicul. 4.
dcmption from her barbaric slcen az
urics- ~ word. freedom seems 4
gradually circumnavisating the r.oi..
proud Thought Tor us, the polar 40,
navigator u Our own republic Of Ia. I,
States
what ] have said may seem 10 soma
sxtravagant Optimism so. I haye W.
reply that I have always preferrcd n,
ism to pcs~ imism and common s.,.I
both. and that don't think that m !.
have said have departed from IL. +.
ings OF my guide.
My friends. II II seventy -onc vcars
at six years Of age. 1 became a c.tlz,
ohio. and ! have been one OF her w,
from that day 20 this. and will no DOM
main one o. her people until I shall be|
~ my nnal resting piacs-on earth 4
her sod. u would be the performance
grateful duty ON my part. to speak Of
uniform kindness that have rcce
from boy hood 60 old age.
tho people Of this state: ~
honors they have conferred upon
beyond my deserts: OF the numerou<
lUuH 4
tachmcnt can never DO forgotten Z,
moment or remembered without cno,|
OF the distin < uished men OF ONO vii.
have seen and with many OF whom wa
timatciy acq aaintcd: and Of the lust
with which have witnessed the wond..
growth 81 the State until her name j. kn
and commands respect throughout
whole civilized wo III. hut Ohio i
theme upon which you viii hear from
distinguished Governor. and no one /.
ter qualified 10 do justice to 1t than il
snail. therefore. confine myself 70 a
personal rem iniscenccs. which. Ii they
no other purpose. will prove t. You N
Is an old. old man whom you homo
highly tonight
The speaker then went on 20 say fhaN
had seen and talked with the first Cove
OF the State. Edward grimm: that h.
known Its nrst United States Sen,
Thomas Worthington; that he had
private secretary of Governor Lucas.
seen and spoken TO General william n
Harrison, AID had been Intimately
quaint.d with many other lllustr
Ohioans now dead and gone. lie PAL
eloquent tribute 10 Rufus r. Ranncy.
venerable and eminent lawyer, and
Guided his spouse In these words:
Before conclude. there Is one staten
that feel Il my duty 10 make. In Oh
our town papers. a few days ago. saw
name suggested rs that OF proper ca
date FOR the Presidency or Vice Pre@ld de
IN 1874 ! regretted very much a. see
suggestion, for. appearing In paper KIN,
70 be very friendly To me. and published
the Place Of my residence. IL might nat
ally he suspected BY strangers that II
Inspired or ~ least approved BY me.
such wss NOT the fact. had no idea
such suggestion would be made nnf
saw II In this paper My friends. lot
say TO you ia all sincerity and with
the least mental reservation that
not nor shall ] ever again DO candid
Tor oflice. ! have been sufficiently hono
by my party. and neither ask or desire
further honor than continued friend.
and good Will. Gentlemen. l have
more. indeed. than expected
say. Once more, let me return you
sinccrest thanks You have gladdcned
heart and Frightened the footsteps Of
old man. your devoted friend. in his i csc
Of the hin Of life when he has all
reached rs foot May God blcss you nj
his earnest prayer.
The announcement OF the NEXT q
citizenship In America" and the
'entation OF ex-Prc~ide Cleveland
vas the signal for another
burst OF enth usiasm.
Other toasts were responded to
ex-senator Mcdonald. General Thon
Ewing. Hon W. G. r. Breckenridge
Hon. Don Dickinson. and the speak
vas still in progress at midnight.
absence OF Henry Watterson. who
% have responded to toast. was a
he fact that the theme hc had sele
'onilicted with tho one assigned
Dickinson. lie therefore withdrew
acceptance.