The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-15
IN INDIANA.
The Presidents Address to His Old Friends
in Indianapolis.

The Presidents Address to His Old Friends
in Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS. May IA large delega-
ton of Indiana friends met the Presidential
party at Montezuma and made themselves
hoarse cheering. The President was over
come by the greeting He said in part:
My friends we have had long journey and
one attended by great many pleasant incidents.
Everywhere we have had most cord al aud kindly
greetings, but as cross to-day The border lac Of
Indiana aud meet again those old friends / fud
In your welcome sweetness that exceeds It all.
At this point tears came TO the Presidents
eyes ana mis- utterances became so choked
that he could say No more. He soon recovered,
however, aud extended a cordial welcome to
to the Indianapolis Reception Committee.
The train arrived in this city at As O'Clock
this afternoon. It's approach had been her
alded by an artillery salute. From every
window and housetOp in the principal down
town streets the stars and stripes were un-
furled TO the breeze, and large-siZed pictures
of the President were conspicuous every
where. Especially was this so along the
line Of march. In Jackson place, near I'm
ion Station, decorated stand was erected,
and the crowd, i'll cheer after cheer, gave
the President genuine HOOsieT welcome
to his old home. On arriving at the stand
Governor Hovey addressed the multitude
and Mayor Sullivan In a neat speech wei
coined the President home. President Har-
Tison responded, saying in part:
do not think / can speak much to-day The
strain OF my long journey and The frequent calls
made on ME to speak, from Wa,niDgtOn 10 the
Golden Gate aud from the FAR Northwest back
TO Indianapolis, have somewhat exhausted me
and made my heart so open 10 Impressions as /
greeted my old friends that l cannot, | fear,
command myself Our pathway has been marked
by the plaudIts OF the multitude, our way stTewn
with flowers, but all the sweetness OF these flow
ers, all the beauty of almost tropical landscapes,
all the richness OF precious mines, sink into for
gefulness as l receive to-day ibis wecOme from
my old friends. There was perceptibie moisture
IN the Presidents eyes.l My manhood has
Known no other home but this. IL was The scene
OF my early struggles 1t has been The scene
and instrument aud support OF my early success
In life. l come TO lay down before you to-day
my offering OF thankfulness for the friendly help
fulness in bOyhOod and IN all my hours down TO
this.
l left YOU two years ago TO take up the work
Of the most responsible ONCE in tie world.
went TO these untried duties sustained by your
hopeful frieDdlinesS. ! come aller two years TO
confess many errors, but TO say to you thai
have but Que thought IN mind-tO use whatever
Influence have for the general good OF all the
Ieople. LArplau>el Our stay is so brief that
must deny myself The pleasure OF taking all
these friends by the hand. God bless you all.
/ have not forgotten, nor cannot forget Indian
apOliS. look forward, a my If is spared, to
this the city where | shall rest when my hard
toll is done. | love its bOmes and rejoice IN its
commercial prosperity.
The party soon after started for Wash
ingt0n.
DAYTON Ohio, May l4-The Presiden-
tial party arrived here at S: 80 o'clock this
evening. A brief stop was made and the
President addressed the crowd at the depot,
making tile tenth speech since morning.