The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-08
GREETINGS TO HARRISON
GIVEN RoUsING ovATIoNs ALL
ALONG THE LINE.


pots at Newport and Covington-
The Old Homestead Passed - The
President Deeply Affected - North
Vernonites Demand a Speech -
Hearty Reception at Seymour.
NORTH VERNON, IND, Oct To-day
has been one Of ovation for President Har-
rison. Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana have
joined in doing him honor, and in the land
Of Dixie the greeting was no less warm than
In his native state. It was hardly more
than daybreak when the presidential train
passed through Newport and Covington,
but ths President was up and
bowed his acknowledgements to the
enthusiastic Kentuckians that crowded
the depots as the train passed
through. Cincinnati was reached at 1880,
and here John G. New and Congressman
Grosvenor joined the party. Despite the
early hour several thousand people were at
the central station to greet the President,
among the number being his nephew, Arch
ibald Eaton of Cincinnati.
THE EVENT OF THE DAY,
At a. m. the train pulled out with the
Lawrenoeburg local committee aboard.
The principal event of the day was now to
come. Near North Bend, O., the old Har-
rison homestead was reached and the train
came to stop just abreast
of the house in which Ben Har-
rison first saw the light, and
but few yards from the white shaft that
marks the tomb of his illustrious ancestor.
President William Henry Harrison. The
occasion was not one for words, and as the
President passed to the rear platform he
was unaccompanied by the rest of the party
who delicately left him to the solemn
memories that the scenes called forth.
After a brief stop the train passed on, but
the President was visibly affected by the
sights that brought so many tender memo
ries to his mind, and when the little town of
Lawrenceburg was reached his voice was
heavy with emotion as he addressed the
crowd of old neighbors and friends that
thronged to greet him.
THE PRESIDENTS THANKS.
my friends, said the President, "I want
to thank you very cordially for this greet
ing. All the scenes about here are very
| familiar to me. This town of Lawrence
| burg is the first village of my childish recol-
lectlons, and as | approached it this morn-
| ing past the earliest home OF my
my childhood and early manhood were
| spent, memories crowded in on me
that are very full of interest, pleasure, and
| yet sadness. They bring back TO me those
| who once made the old home very dear, the
| most precious spot on earth. / have passed
| with bowed head the place where they rest.
We are proud in our generation of the
work of those who have gone before
us. Let us see, each of us, that
in family, in neighborhood and in state, we
do at least with equal courage and grace
aud kindness the work which was SO
bravely, kindly and graciously done by
those who filled our places fifty years ago.
Now, for / must hurry on. to these old
| friends and to these new friends who
have come in since Lawrenceburg was
familiar to me, / extend my hearty
thanks for this welcome and beg leave
| TO introduce the only member of my cabi-
net who accompanied me, Gen. Tracy
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary Tracy merely bowed to the en-
thusiastic crowd, and the train pulled out
as the President and secretary were shaking
hands with those nearest them.
DEMANDED A SPEECH.
| Large crowds were at Milan and Osgood
and cheered as the train sped by. Al
| North Vernon the crowd would be satisfied
with nothing less than a speech from the
President, and he was Obliged to give few
words in recognition of their repeated
cheers. He merely expressed his thanks
| and the pleasure he felt to see his Indiana
friends Tree cheers and a tiger were
| given for the President and the Secretary
| of the Navy.
| Seymour gave a rousing evidence Of
| Harrisoas popularity in that little town
and after he had introduced Secretary
Tracy, the President said: 81 feel that
ought TO thank you, my friends, for your
friendly greeting this beautiful morning.
| l.. Il 49, e.
| many of you, and thanking you for thit
welcome I hope you will excuse me from
any further speech
SPEECH TO THE SCHOOL CHILDREN.
WASHINGTON, IND, Oct. 7.-Just before
the train pulled out of Seymour note was
handed the President, which he hastily
perused. "a request has just been handed
me, said he, shat l speak few minutes
| to the children here assembled. | scarcely
know what to say to them, except that
have a great interest in them and the coun-
| try has a great interest in them.
| Those who. like myself, have passed
the meridian of life realize more than
| younger men that the places we now hold
and the responsibilities we now carry In
| society and In all social and business rea.
tions must dewolve upon tho5e who are now
| In school, Our state has magnifcentIy pro-
vided for their education. so that none OF
them need be ignorant l am sure that ir
these happy homes, fathers and mothers
are not neglecting their duties, but
are instilling into those young
minds morality and that respect
| for law. which must crown intelligence in
order to make them good citizens" Zap
plausel
At Mitchell Consul General New left the
party, and once more the President wat
| called on to pay his acknowledgements tc
the school children, which he did by shak
| ing hands with host Of them.
| At Shoals the President made speech
warmly thanking the cheering Indianans
| for the oordiality Of their welcome.
MET BY OLD FRIENDS.
At Washington, Ind, large crowd was
assembled, and it was quickly demonstretet
that the village contained many old friends
| Of the President. An old, gray haired man
of four score years and more elbowed his
way sturdily through the crowd to the
| President and, grasping his hand, said:
"How are ye, Bent I'm glad to see ye
voted for your grandfather ard then
voted for you, and / hope, Ben, I'll have 9
chance to vote for you again. You dom
mind If / call you Benr [Great laugh
ter from the crowd.1 The President assured
his visitor that to his old friends he hoped h
remain "Ben,n as of yore. and the crowd
loudly applauded the sentiment.
This encouraged an old lady TO explain
as she grasped the Presidents hand. II fee
| as though am related to you. Mr. Presi-