The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-10-17
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koltfsers aud the Assembled Nuittf udss
% the Fair Gronnds Ia Topeka.
TOPEKA. Kas Oct lo.--'rhe President
and party. In tho course Of their visit \
TO this city. paid visi. 70 the Fair
grounds in the afternoon.
On tho way TO tho fair grounds tho |
President held an umbrella 70 protect !
him first from the sun and later /
from tho very light rain that fell. Tho /
trip TO the fair grounds was uneyentful. !
There was no. q great crowd on tho
streets. but az the fair grounds an
enormous crowd had gathered. The
amphithcatcr in front Of which tho
speakers stand had boon erected was
filled completely. while all the space
in front OF 10 was crowded. Tho
jam was SO great that IL
was with the greatest difficulty that
the President Governor and senator
Ingalls, pushed their way through 70
the stand Secretary Tracy tesitated
for some time before making the at
tempt but passage was cleared for
him finally and he and Mr.. Halford
,oincd the rosa The other members Of
the party remained in their carriages.
II was fifteen minutes after three
o'clock when Ira 4. Collins, Depart
ment Commander OF the Grand Army Of
the Republic introduced Governor
Humphrey. Tho Governor said that no
was quite sure the assemblage did not
care 70 hear from him while SO distn-
guished guest was present lie there
fore without other preliminary intro
duccd the President The President
was received with prolonged cheers
lie said:
My FELLOW CfTfzE~s:-I am strongly
tempted 10 omit even an attempt 20 speak
81 yon 20 day; think u wonld be better
that l should go home and write you an
open letter. Great laughter and cheering.l
have been most profoundly Impressed
| xith the incidents which have attended this
4 tremendous. and am told unprecedented.
gathering ~ the soldiers and citizens ~ the
/ state Of kans No one can interpret IN
speech the lessons az this OCCASION; no
I power Of description Is adequate to convey
I TO those who have not looked upon Il. the
! spirit and power OF this meeting This as
! sembagc T. altogether ton large 70 BIO
1 greeted individually. one can not get his
4 arms about X Laughter aua cheers
! And vet 20 kind have you received
me that would be glad II TO
each OF yos could convey the
sense OF gratitude and appreciation
which il IN my heart There Is nothing for
| any OF rs to do but TO open wide our hearts
and let these elcyatins suggestions take
possession of them | nm sure there has
been rothing sees to-day that does not
point III the direction Of higher individ-
nal. social. state and National lie VINO
can look upon this vsst array ~ the sol
siicr- who fought 81 victorious consain-
nation tile war Tor the Union without bow
ing his head and hi heart in grateful rcvrr-
ence. ftsreat cheering Who look
upon these Som az Veterans. sprlnginc
from a patriotic ancestry. full 81 the spirit
~ "a. coming into the vigor and strength OF
manhood. % take up the burdens that we
must soon AZ down. aud who turning from
those 10 the sweet-faced children whose
hands are filled with flowers aai
nags. can fail 20 feel that the in-titu-
flons ~ liberty are secure for two genera
tions az least in this gathering. never
knew until to-day the sxtcnt Of the injury
which the State Of X snslS had inflicted
upon the state OF Indiana laughter and
cheer~l. never until looked upon the long
line OF Indiana soldiers that you pluckcd
from us when the war over bv ths SUI
perior Inducements which your nelds and
cities offered 20 their ambitious toll. Ia
diana grcves for their loss. but rcioiccs In
the honor and prosperity they have formed
here. fChecrsl They are oar proud contri'
button 90 the great National reputation
which your State has established as this
friend a. well a. one 81 the bulwarks Of lib
crfy and law fChecf~1. II was notlnnnat.
ural that they. canning back from scenes
where comrades hal shed their blood fol
liberty. should choose to fini homes IN a
state that had the baptism ~ martyrs
blood uron lts infant brow. prolonged
cheeringl. The future = safe Y
| we are bat true 70 ourselves
true 20 these children wh"ae In
struttion il committed to you. There Il
no other foe that can NJ all ob-truct 81
hinder onr onward progress except Treason
IN our own nlidst-trcachrry 20 the grea
fundamental principle 81 our Government
which u obesiicnce 20 law. The law, the
will ~ the majority expressed In orderly
: constitutional methods u the only king q
which We bow Prolonged cacefsl But e.
him all bpw. LIT u he nnierstoOt In All
your communities that no self III interest OF
. the indiv idusl. no class interests. however
infrrnched. shall be permitted to place thcii
I 4 claims above law. Cries of Good.
"Gond" aud cheering This Is good Amer
lean doctrine. and II Il can be made % pre-
? vail ia all the states of the Union unit
! | every man. Secure under the Law In hs owl
, | risht. Is competed by the law 70 yield q
every other man his rights. nothing car
slak. our rcpo-c. Cheers
Now. fellow citIz .nS. you VIII excuse me
from the attempt ut further speech lCries
| Of 10 on.' Go on.~1 say 20 you agsit
that am grateful - far a your prcsenc'
here mas any ptr-uu1i references 10 'nN-ftt
8 grateful a. public officer Tor this cvsicnc'
~ your love and affection for the Constitu
tion and the country which We Nil love
hear there u some grumbiiEg IN Kan
! sa~. and I sometimes think Il j. bccaus'
= your advantages ARE too great. Laughter
single year - disappointment IN axricnlt
urni returns should not make you drspail
81 the futnre or tempt you TO unsafe expert
. ment Life - matc up ~ a vagaric-. and
/ fhink yours will show a good average
~ fcrics ~ Good Good" and eherrsl IL
Is look for ward with rope. with courage
4 thrift. patience. good hearts and pa
> \ triotic love Of the nag OF kansas. who's
. people have an assured and happy future
Prolonged cheers.
At the conclusion OF the President
z speech Secretary Tracy was introduced
senator Ingalls, was loudly called fol-
lie responded briefly with a speech o
the progress and enterprise OF kansa'
. lie hurried to the end. as IL was pas
the time fixed for the departure Of tn
Presidents train.
The President was then escorted bac'
y 10 his carriage. The procession wa
i then reformed and the horses wcr
~ To-