The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-14
The Presidents Return to the Capitsl.

SIDNEY, o., Oct. 13.-The special train
bearing President Harrison and party
pulled out ofIndianapolis on the return to
Washington:th morning. The President
spent last night aboard the car, and as he
arose this morning he appeared much re-
freshed from the days rest afforded him
Yesterday at Indianapolis. All felt that to-
day was to be the trying ordeal of the trip
The states of Indiana and Ohio were to be
crossed, and the schedule called for dozen
stops to enable old friends an opportunity
to greet the President. The speeches that
these occasions would necessitate would be
very trying and require the utmost physi-
cal exertion.
To the immense crowd assembled at An
derson, Ind, the President made priet
speech referring to the rapid development
of this region since the discovery and utili-
cation OF natural gas, and its greater ad-
vaDcement. He spoke of the presence of
school children, and took occasion to speak
a good word for the public schools. He
counselled putting brawny men in facto-
ries, but sending children to school. He
pointed out the advantages of learning and
told the boys there was nothing to which
they might not aspire in this country.
When tine city of Monroe was reached
an immense assembly was congregated
The President spoke at some length in re-
gard to the growth of the country since
natural gas was discovered, and said: 1.-The
sunlight will not more surely shed it's
beams on US this morning than this great
tide of prosperity which mas set in through
this gas What does all this mean. 1t
means employment for men; it means
happy and comfortable homes for an IN
creasing population; it means an increased
home market for the products OF your
farms; it means that the farmer will have
choice of crops and will have consumers
for the rerishaole products of his farm at
his very door. L do not forget that your
good country sent to the war of the union
in the gallant regiments that went from
this gallant state multitude of brave men
to stand by the flag. Now, let that love of
the flag be still uppermost in your hearts.
Nothing has pleased me more as [ passed
through some OF our western states than to
see that the school children everywhere
had the starry flag in their hands, PRO
longed cheers. Let it be so here and every
where. Let them learn to love it. to know
its beauty, in order that when the time of
peril comes they may be ready to defend
it.n prolonged applause.
One of the greatest demonstrations of the
day took place at Winchester, where sever
al thousand peoplewere assembled. Every
building in the city was decorated, even
the telegraph poles were adorned with the
stars and stripes. "It is essential to the
existence Of a country ike ours that
thought and speech should be free and free
thought means differing thoughts. 1t
means that in the Individual exercise of the
faculties God has given US, we will reach
on public questions different conclusion.
But as 1 remarked the other day to another
audience, so long as our differences stand
like the opposing buttresses of great arch
confronting each other, but united above in
love for the constitution and flag, we have
noting to fear.''
The President also spoke to the children
assembled, touched upon the value of the
public school and counselled love for the
flag.