The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-26

OIQeIlV cO0QltlCD, Iuab kOOQ utlRuuOE-
hood and kindly intercourse which Is so
essential to the happiness of any COM
munity. ] am sure that these things now.
"a of old, characterize these New England
communities where the strife which your
colder climate and your soil compel you to
of thrift, economy and independence and
the love of liberty, which, / am sure. is as
-fadeless as the stars. Applause. Thank,
ing you for this pleasant reception. l Will
bid You goodbye" lApplause.
AT c~AsTLEToS AND BRANDON.
at Castleton there was o large crowd.
among it being the pupils of the Normal
School. There was also a large number of
women on the platform. The President
was introduced by Judge Clark. of the re-
ception committee, and said:
Ladies and Gentlemen-It Is very pleas
ant to meet here, mingllng with tho citl-
zens of this neighborhood. the pupils of
your Normal School. One of the most in
United States is the New England school
teacher. If we could follow the track of
these intelligent men and women who have
gone out from tho New England States in
To the West and South; IT we could trace
those strong yet slender md h~ard-to.be-
discovered threads of influence which they
have started in the communities to which
they went; if we could know how they
have impressed on the minds of the pupils
brought under their care the great lessons
of self-respect and owe for free i%nstitu-
tions and social order. we should have q
higher thought than we ave vet had OF
the power and dignity of these pioneers OF
education" tCheers.l
The train began moving while the Presi-
dent was speaking, and o shower OF
bouquets of roses. golden rod and sweet
pea blossoms was thrown after him. many
falling short of the mark upon the track.
At Rutland General Veazey and Aldace +.
Walker, of Chicago, joined the party. The
train reached Brandon at IL o'clock, n
ex-Governors Ormsbee and b. w. Stewart,
C. C. Benedict and C. S. Forbes, of st. Al
bans, entered the car. The President, be-
ing introduced to the people By Mr.. Orms-
bee, said:
My Fellow-citizens-1he kindly pelting
which i have received at the hands OF your
ladies and of these bright children reminds
me Of q like experience on the California
trip. when we were SO pelted with bouquets
of handsome flowers that we were verv
often compelled to retreat from the plat
form and take cover In the car. These
flowers which you bring to me here are the
products of your fields and not of your
gardens. The beautiful golden rod-it is
pleasant to think that in this plant. diversi-
fed in it's characteristics. but spreading
over nearly onr whole country. We have a
typo of the diversity and yet the oneness
of our people; and l am glad to think that
its golden hue typities the gladness and
joy and prosperity that Is over our fields
this happy year, and l trust in all our
homes. L thank you for your pleasant
greeting this morning. and bid you good
bye" lCheers.
OF EDUCATION.
On the arrival of the train at Middle
burg, Ex-Governor Stewart introduced the
President. who said:
MY Fellow-citizens-Though ! have not
before had the pleasure of looking into the
faces of many of you, Vermont has for
many years been familiar to me, and has
been placed high in my esteem by the &C
quaintance have formed at Washington
with the representatives you have sen
there. 1t has been q great pleasure to me
to know your esteemed fellow-citiZen,
Governor stewart. Your State and district.
and the Nation at large have had in him q
most able and faithful champion of all that
was true, clean and right. Three cheers
were given for Governor Stewart You
have been particularly fortunate. I think.
IN youT representatives at Washington. as
L had occasion to say the other day at Ben
nington.
II am glad to be here at the site of this
institution of learning-Middlebury Col
lege-which is soon to complete it's hun
dredth year OF modest yet efficient service
IN training the minds of your young men
for usefulness in life. These home %institu-
tions in which these able and faithful men
assiduOusly give themselves and their lives
to the building W and DEVELOPMENT of the
intelligence. and not only that, but of the
moral side of your young mon. as bulwarks
of strength to your State and to your COM
munity, cannot be too highly honored be-
cause. my countrymen, kings may rule over
an ignorant people and by. their iron con-
troll hold them In subsection and in the
quietness of tyranny, but o free land rests
npon the intelligence of it's people. and has
no other safety than in well-rounded edu-
cation and thorough moral training. lCriea
of Good Good and applause. Again l
thank you for this cordial greeting which
these comrades and friends l extend q greet
ing and good wishes" Applause.
AND ITS HISTORY.
When the train arrived at Vergennes the
crowd was in q joyful mood, the influence
of which upon the President was reflected
in his speech. Being introduced by Mr..
Proctor, he said:
MY Fellow-citizens-I have had, as you
know. some experience in this business of
speaking from the end of a railway train.
but it has seemed to me this morning that
these Vermont towns arc closer together
than on any other route l have travelled.
1 lLdukutCts IL ~ 10 OCCbuoO yOuI
State is not very large, and you have had
| to put your towns close together to get
them all In. Laughter 1 have
heard an interesting story of the
origin of this city Of V%ergennes. ]
suppose 1T was one of the earliest
instances in the history of our country, il
not the very first, of a city being con
structed upon paper before it was built
upon the ground. lLaughter.l That has
come to be quite q familiar practice in
these late days of speculation. but it il
singular that q CITY charter and the ample
corporate limits of one mile square should
have been given to V~ergennes before this
century began. If the expectations of the
| founder of this city have not been realized
fully, you have more than realized all the
thoughts of Ethan Allen and his contem-
poraries in the greatness and prosperity OF
your State, and in the richer glory and
you are q part.
Il am glad this morning to look into the
contented faces of another audience of New
| England people. You were greatly dis.
| paraged in the estimation of some of ouI
people before the civil war. There had
spread unfortunately over the minds of our
Southern brethren the impression that you
were so much given to money, to thrift
and to toll that your hands had forgotten
how to fight. 1t was a most wholesome
lesson when the whole country learned
again in the gallant charges and stubborn
resistances of the Vermont brigade that
the old New England spirit still lived: that
Paul Revere still rode the highways of New
England, aud that the men of Concord, and
Lexington. and Bennington still ploughed
her fields. [A%pplause.l / am glad to meet
you this bright. Joyous morning. Accept
|, my most heartfelt thanks for your friendfi-
nacou fAnu