Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-09

last cheer of the marching host being
given, the presidential party proceeded to
the speaking stand at the court house
when Mayor Stevens delivered the well
coming address In the name of the city
and of the First brigade, as we'll as all
the old soldiers gathered, he welcomed
the president and his secretary of the ma
Wy. 40 you, President Harrison, the
College City brings its warmest greeting;
to you it is indebted for all these honors,
and 1t feels keenly the high distinction
you confer Our brave soldiers who came
back to us from the bloody but glorious
field are here TO salute a commander who
was always comrade, who believed in
discipline and remem bered his men lap
plause from the veterans. No other
greeting can warm the heart like this,
yet others as sincere would bring their
need"
Gen. Harrison's Response.
The president and the secretary of the
navy stood during the delivery of the
mayors address. At its conclusion the
president said:
DIR. MAYOR AND FELLOW CITIZENS: The
magnitude Of this great assemblage to-day fills
me with surprise and with CONSERVATION, as |
am called To make this attempt to speak TO
you. / ime here In the expectation that the
ship OF the old veterans, but, TO my surprise,
have found that the first brigade, for the first
time in its history, has been captured. They
seem to have been swallowed up in the vast
concourse
The Lesson of the War.
The distinction that Illinois might claim in
this organization was that giving equal bra
very and loyalty to every man, Illinois fur
nished three tfths Of the brigade. Applause !
ha
sentiment In union was strong
that no associations, combinations
conspiracies could overthrow it, The
government would 90 on long as in every
local community there that thought pre-
vailing. Every man shall obey the law.
When We allow any other standard of living
to be set up. where il your security?
Let the Law Always Prevails.
Let us divide upon tariffs and finances, but
but let there never he division among the
American people upon this question that no.
where shall the law be overturned in the in
terest of anybody any party [Cries of
Good ~ Good :" and cheers.l If the law
fails OF the beneficent purpose which should
be the object of all law, then let the people
modify It, but Will il il the law let us insist
shall be observed. lCries of Good - Good ~
and cheers.l Other people give their loyalty
to a man, hero. ru er and not to a constitu-
ton or a flag. In that hour of peril, when that
richest contribution of all the gems that Illi-
nois has set in our national dad m, Abraham
Lincoln--tgreat cheers on the eve of the con-
summation Of his great work, fell by the hand
of an assassin. Garfield, who was to meet a
like fate. ould say to the trembling and dis
mayed people on the streets Of New York
"I.incoln is dead, bnt the government at Wash
ington still lives" lCheers
Corner stone Laying.
With a reiteration of his thanks for the
warm welcome given him. the president
closed, and was followed by Secretary
Tracy, Gen. Grosvenor, and others At
the conclusion of the speechmaking col
umn was formed, and the president pro-
Seeded to Knox college, across the street,
where the cornerstone of the new hall
was laid: At the laying of the corner stone
DR.. Newton Bateman, LII D., president
of Knox college. prolounced the invoca-
ton. After this Professor Milton Com
stock read sketch of the origin and
growth of the college. Professor j. A.
Adams then introduced the president,
who, after short address in eulogt of
education. concluding with the words,
@We lay this ceyner-stone and ded cate