The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-10-11
PRESIDENT HARR|SON'S TRIP, |
lie Lays the Corner Stone of Knox
College and Reviews his
Old Brigade.
NE DELIVERS A PATRIOTIC SPEECH,
The Old Soldiers Turn out in Large
Numbers to Greet
Him.
Coal Gas Explodes in Pennsylvania
Galleries and Three are
Killed.

GAT4EsBuRe, ILL.,, Oct. s.--After pub
lie reception, review and speeches, Pres
dent HARRISON laid the corner stone of
Knox college. In the afternoon reun-
ion of the first brigade of the presidents
old command was held at the opera
house. To this it was found imperative
to admit only old veterans and their i'm
mediate families, and even then the
opera house was almost inadequate to the
occasion. President Harrison was es-
corted from the hotel to the scene of the
reunion by committee headed by Gen
eral Daniel Dustin, United States sub
treasurer Of Chicago, and formerly col
onel of the 105th Illinois infantry The
appearance of President Harrison on
the stage was the occasion for an cut
burst of cheers that made the very walls
tremble. Gen. Dustin then called the
meeting to order. After the applause
had somewhat subsidized President Hur-
rison addressed the veterans of his old
brigrade.
Comrades! The object of my visit to
Galesburg was this meeting which we
are to have now. | should not, think,
have been persuaded to make this trip
except for the pleasure which expected
to lind in meeting men OF the old brigade
from ,he nl'st oi Mhom l nave neeh @ sep
wrought it's chnnras unnn tHe facas of us
all. You recognize me because there
were not so many colonels as there were
so,u,ers' o f1a,t,h.e iGi'u.ey, perhaps iof 'he
/ saw Won as Individuals in BRIGADE
line when it was drawn up either for
parade or battle: When we were asso-
claseu Ia orlgaue ~ ioos, VIZ wede I ,sa sl'
of,cors as wa,, az mon had coma togethar
erimatad hv .comn, nm nnrnose from evarv
nnrsnit in life We we're not MS early in
tiha ha,d no soma of o,r comrades
We vield them the honor of the
lonoar sarv;ca hnt still thinl,
wa NAV claim for ourselves that when
we lifted omr hands to take the enlist
menr oath there was no inducement for
anv man to 90 into the army under any
exnectation That he was entering on a
holiday In the early days of the war
men tHoupht or boned IT, would be brief.
They did not measure ITS siren 9Th or du-
ration, They did not at ali estimate the
awful sacrifices that we're to he made be-
fore neace with honor was assured.
r. ,oo;.oa ~ n s.or,, 90 tho fr;o,d ubo
he ieo''eu '',e s.o'y VI .io i''on0 "no
sWore because he reared the war "oulo
be over before he got to the front. He
then went over some of the early experi-
~ ..;. aaa ;..o .o,d,nrs Arto,
ehces III peins niaae in'o e,iu'o's' A''e'
peaking OF the trials he SAID:
do not think there is any of us-nOt
mo am snre-who q would exchan ge the
~ o -, l.,
SATISFACTORILY 'he i'eaf' coi'ioi' we A"'o !"
having been part OF the great army tha'
subdued the rebellion, that saved the
county, the constitution and the flag lap.
plausei, Ii were asked today to change
Il for any honor that has come to me,
would lay down any civil Office rather
than have the satisfaction have in hay
ing been an humble partaker with you in
that great war (applause]. Who shal
measure it? Well, generations hence
when this country, which had thirty mil
lions. now sixty. four millions, has be
come hundred millions; when these in
st,trtjons of ours grow and develop and
snread and homes in which happiness
and comfort have their abiding place
then we NAV begin to realize. north anl
sonth what this work was. We but i'm
nerfectly see It now. vet we have seer
enough Of glory of the Lord to fill oul
souls full Of quiet enthusiasm [applausel
Here we are pursuing our different works
in life TODAY lust as when we stood OF
the nicket force or on guard; just as IN
the front rank of battle, facing the foe
irving TO do our part for our country.
hone there is not soldier here in whom
the live of the flag has dice
ont. / believe that there is not one II
whose heart il Is not growing passion
think n great deal of the interest of the
t,ag we sac among children Is because
voH have taught them what the flag
means. No one knows how beautiful il
~ ;s when we see it displayed
here on this quiet October day
amid amid these uuiet autumnal scene
who who has not seen it when there was nt
other beautiful thing to look upon zap
nlonsel And in those long, tiresome
marches. in those hours of smoke ant
hattie and darkness, what was there tha
was beautiful, except the starry banne
that floated over us (applause). Oul
.n". ..r,, h az orown and developed and in
creased in riches until it is today marvel
o,s a,nona nations of the earth, sweep
inv from sea to sea, embracing almos
every climate, touching tropics ana arc
tic. covering every form OF product 0
soil. developing in skill in mechanica
eo..' ip;nsr T trust and believe, moi