Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-20
will be wound up tonight with great display of fireworks.

cient to accommodate all who desired tc participate in the festivities. Before the speaking began great number of people from the outside were permitted to flock into the tent and occupy the space in the aisles. There were probably 5000 persons present when the president was introduced. The presidents voice was quite hoarse, and what little cold he has is not of se- rious kind. Seated at the banquet table in company with President Harrison were the following distinguished gentlemen: Governor Page of Vermont, General Yea zey, president of the day; ex-Minister Phelps, Rev. Charles Parkhurst of Bos- ton, Governor Russell of Massachu- setts, Governor Futile of New Hampshire, General Alger of Michigan, Adjutant General Peck, Colonel B. B. Smalley, Major Valentine, ex-Governor Prescott of New Hampshire, ex-Governor Rice of Massachusetts, Attorney General Miller and others prominent in civil and military circles. The table at which these gentlemen partook of the generous repast was handsomely decorated. In calling the company to order Hon. W. G. Veazey, the president of the occasion, said:
 "The voice of the president af the Unit ed States has, as you have had occasion to notice, been used up in the service, to use a military phrase. It will be difficult for him to use it any more to-day. It will be impossible for him to be heard by this great audience unless the utmost silence is preserved by all who are here present. He has kindly consented notwithstanding this debilitated condition of voice, to stand up and say single word to you this second time to-day, and now have the honor of presenting the president once more." TAp- plause.
 THE PRESIDENTS REMARKS
 Mir. President and Fellow-citizens: ns:-whatever temporary injury my voice has suffered was not plausel
 New York is responsible. In Albany I spoke in the rain to large assemblage. Perhaps if it were worth while to trace this local infirmity further might find it's origin at Cape May, laughterI for think started upon this trip gree marred the pleasure which I had antici. pated to-day. But notwithstanding what my friend General Veazey, has described as the his request to-day to say aword to you. knew that General Veazey had been put in charge of the transportation lines of the country, but did not expect to find him in charge of what the boys used to call the ''cracker line" uaughter1
 It seems to me that his capacity for usefulness in the public service is so great and so diversi- fled that you have called upon him to conduct is s s most eScelent @ inteFstate com misstoner aRpause an nh henor to y4nr state a he 9f me. Laughter and applause.l
 This scene, these tables so beautifully and so We entesd bat s seems to haye tsken en some of that ''delapidationm which General Yea zef eEns snss S %y TOs ton to-day had been here in TIT that struggle would have been much more obstinate. Laugh ter.l
 But my fellow citizens there is much in this occasion that is full of instruction to the strang- CTS Tho by your hospitable mention, have the have been born within this gala1y.of great states which makes the greater union, there is respect and honor for the New England character. It has been source of strength to the nation in it's development in material things; it has furnished to literature and to invention some of the largest contributions, but more than all this it has done 8 great work for all the states and especially those states of the west and northwest, in which its enterprising sons have found new homes in establishing everywhere love of social order and patriotic devotion to the union of states. Applause.
 land that have formed the character of it's own people and have exercised stronger molding influence than that of any other section upon our temples, in their schools, in their town meetings and in their God. fearing homes. (Applausel.
 The courage 1agge of those who fought at Besn1ning Saratoga, was born of nigh trust in God. They were men who, fearing God fear had naught else
  which originated and for so long maintained the town meeting, establishing and perpetuating a responsibility in all public affairs on the part oi every citizen was the cause of the develop ment of social order and respect for law has made them safe and commemorable abodes for your people, These migrations between the '9 and to some of its unseen farms, which I be lieve is to continue and increase The migration which have sent into the S0nth fo dayalpn if, industries, to open it's mines, to set up factories and furnaces, is doing marvellous work in uni recently across the continent, this oneness of ou people was strongly impressed upon me. think these centennial observances which have crowded one upon another from Concord to tn, centennial of the adoption of the constitution and the organization of the supreme court have spring in our history and have greatly I s intensi fled and developed our love of the flag and oul constitution. CApplause.]
 do not believe there has been Q tins in ou history when there has been deeper, fonde love for the unity of the states, for the flag tha l which cements it. [Applause.]
 believe we have come to time when we ma,
 lock out to greater things secure secure in our ow, believe we have reached time when we ma. take large part in the great transactions of thu | believe our people are prepared to insist tha the American flag shall again be seen upon the SCI [applausel and that our merchants and manu | nity that is now offered for extending our com | merce into the states of Central and South Amer
 believe that conservative views of finance will prevail in this country. [Applausel an ! sure discontent and temporary distress will no | tempt our people to forsake those safe lines O public administration in which commercia | security alone rests tApplauseI As long AS tn general government furnishes the money of tn l lieye we will insist as l have said before tha every dollar issued whether paper or coin sha
 be as good S and pc Kept as good as any other do The purity, the equality of what we call dollar.
 or of banKrnptcy wifi be introduced into ali bus
 ness transactions. This may say without eros. | ing lines of division How this end is to be al
 hesitate to say that feel myself in the public ir
 terest, pledged so far as in me lies to maintai
 is essential to the perfect use of all. [Prolonge | applause.
 I have gone beyond the promise of the pres | friendliness into speaking two three word!
 May I, in closing, tender to these good wome
 ness which their services and their presenc
 have lent to this happy occasion. May say t
 them that the devoted services of their mother, 1 the courage and patience and hepfulness show
 by the women in the great struggle for libert
 can not be too highly appreciated. It was a
 easier fate to march with barred breasts again.
 the Hessians ramparts at Bennington than to S | in the lonely homestead awaiting the issue wit
 GSd m GT nO | to the New England mother, the queen of tf | New England home. [ApplauseI.
 There in those nurseries of love and truth ha, | been found the strongest influences that ha,
 nodded your people for good and led your sol
 to honor. [Great cheeringl.
 At the conclusion of the presidents T
 marks John P. Carney, chairman of tt citizens committee of fifty advanced } the side of the presidents table and pr scented MT. Harrison with gold medal m emento of the celebration. The meda which was pinned on the presidents eoa bore likeness of the Bennington mon 2 ment. "It needed not this memento
 said the president, "to remind me of th
 suspicious occasion"
 After leaving the banquet the presidel | was driven directly to the home of Ge
 eral Mccullough in North Benningto 5 where he was entertained at dinner. 1T other guests of General and Mrs. McCr F tough were ex-Minister and Mrs. PhelI l John King, wife and daughter Helen
 New York; Attorney General Miller al | wife, Secretary Proctor, Senator Morri ' Messrs. Seward Webb, ,Horatio Loomis al - wife of Burlington, Charles Phelps, Russ : Harrison, Secretary Halford and Messl 6 Cole and Tibbott. The president " S spend the night at General Mccullough l. house and will leave here at o'clock
 morrow morning for Mt McGregor. @ ~ OTHER SPEAKERS.