The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-14
RETURN OF THE PRKsrpRNr.
He Makes Thirteen Speeches in Crossing
Illinois and Ohio.

no makes Antrteen Speeches In Crossing
Illinois and Ohio.
SIDNEY. o., Oct. l3.-The special train
bearing President Harrison and party pulled
outof Indianapolis on the return to Wash
ington City at 6 O'Clock this morning. The
president spent last night aboard the car,
and when he arose this morning he was
much refreshed from the day of rest af-
forded him yesterday at Indianapolis.
All felt that the day was to be the trv-
ing ordeal of the trip. The states of Indi-
ana and Ohio were to be crossed, and the
schedule provided for a dozen stops to
give old friends an opportunity to greet
the president. The speeches that these oc-
casions would necessitate would be very
trying and require the utmost physical ex-
ertion.
An immense crowd assembled at Ander-
son, Ind. The president made . brief
speech, referring to the rapid development
of this region since the discovery and utili-
cation OF natural gas. He spoke of the
presence of the school children, and took
occasion to speak good word for the pub
lie schools. He addressed the brawnv
men in the factories, recommending that
they send their children to school. pointed
out the advantages of learning, and told
the boys there was nothing to which thev
might not aspire in this country.
When the city of Muncie was reached.
an immense assembly had congreeated.
The president spoke at some length in re-
gard to the growth of the country since
natural gas was discovered. and said:
The sunlight will not more surely she'd its
beams on us this morning than this great tide
of prosperity which has set in through this gas
belt in Indians will go on increasing until all
these cities and towns within its radius are full
of business men and humming machinery.
What does all this mean? II means emnloyment
for men. II means happy and comfortable
homes for the increasing population. 1t means
an increased home market for the product Of
your farms It means that the farmer will have
q choice of crops and will have cousum-
ers for perishable products of his
farms at his very door. do
war for the Union in gallant regiments that
went from this gallant state . multitude of
have men to stand by the Gag. Now let that
love of the flag be still uppermoss IN your hearth
Nothing has pleased me more as / passed
through some of our wettern states than that
these school children everywhere had the starry
Gag in their hands. Prolonged ehee,sl. LIE, it
be 90 here and everywhere. Let them learn to
love il, to know its beauty. in order that when
the time of peril comes they may be ready to
defend it prolonged cheers
One of the greatest demonstrations of
the day took place at Winchester, where
several thousand people had assembled.
Every building in the city was decorated.
Even the telegraph poles were adorned with
the stars and stripes. The president said !:
II is essential to the existence of country
like ours that thought and speech should be
free. and free thought means differing thoughts
/, means that In the individual exercise of the
faculties God has given as We will reach ON
political questions different conclusions. but. q
/ remarked the other day 20 another audience
asloug Is our differences stand Ike the oppo1-
ing buitresses of great arch, confronting each
other but united above In love for the constisu-
,ion and the aag. we have nothing 10 fear.
He spoke 70 the children assembled.