The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-22
HARRISON IN THE SOUTH
The President on an Extern
sive Election Tour.
He Finds the South in Ex-
cellent Condition.
Chattanooga Receives Him
With Flowers Galore.
Enthusiastic Welcomes at At
lanta and Birmingham.
In the Lone Star State and Farther
West TO California.

The first day of the presidents tour
passed pleasantly, the train being on time
at all stops and the prearrangrd program
being carried out in every particular.
The first stop was made at Roanoke,
Va, at 500, where an enthusiastic recep-
ton was accorded him. He made brief
address Then on to Radford, where the
president shook hands with the
populace. At Bristol he de-
livered another address, followed
by Messrs. Wanamaker and Rusk. john
son City was the next stopping place, and
here fine reception had been organized,
and more speech-making was INDUCED in.
At Jonesboro and Morristown the same
program was repeated.
At Knoxville the town turned out
en- masse. A military salute was fired.
and the presidential party was driven
about the city. A public recep-
fion was held and address of
welcome delivered by Col A. w. Hender-
son, to which the president responded APP
prOpriatelv. On the return 10 the train
the horses of Secretary Ruak's carriage
ran away and dashed into the presidents
carriage. Mr.. and Mrs. Harrieon ahghted
in safety, however. but Mr.. Rusk's car
Tiage was wrecked. In the evening Col.
i. j. Sanford gave q reception to the
tourists which was largely attended.
CHATTANOOGA Tenn, April 15.-When
the presidential train reached here at
& 80 this morning fully three thousand
people were assembled at the station. A
salute of thirteen guns was fired as the
president descended from the steps OF the
train in the Union depot, one OF the
largest in the South. The heavy pillars
of the depot were draped with the ma
fiOnal cOlOrs, and weaved in evergTeens
above the main exit to the street were the
words Welcome, President Harrison"
Electric cars completely covered with
flags and bunting awaited the party hall
block from the Carter-st. entrance OF the
depot, and from the depot arch to the
cars two lines OF policemen were drawn
up in full uniform. The reception com
uittee numbered fifty, and was composed
of leading citizens and representative col
ored men.
The party was Joined here by Mr.. and
Mrs. Carter Harrison, the presidents
brother and sister-in-law, from Nashville.
The train had been announced to arrive at
o'clock sharp. but on account OF break
fasting at sherman Heights, a suburb
five miles from the city, it was delayed
thirty minutes. The streets OF the city
were crowded, surrounding towns hber-
ally contributing To the thrOng. The
paily decorated electric cars, three in num-
Der. rapidly conveyed the party to the in
cline at the loot of Lookout mountain.
The president, during his speech at
Chattanooga, said:
Ny FELLowCITIZENs-Ih have greatly enjoyed
The opportunity OF seeing Chattanooga again.
saw it asst as the camp OF a great army. Its
only industries were military, its stores were
munitions of war, its pleasant hill tops were
torn with rifle pits. its civic population the at
PENDANTS of an army campaign. see today a
great city, Q prosperous city. Today, [ see
these hill tops, then bristling with guns.
crowned with happy homes; | see the streets.
through which the worn veterans OF many
campaigns then marched, made glad with the
presence of happy children. Everything is
changed. The wand of an enchsntress has
touched these hills and old Lookout that
frowned over the valley from which the plOw
had been Withdrawn, now looks upon
the peaceful industries of country life.
All things are changed, except that the flag
that then hOated over Chattanooga floats here
still. ICheers.l 1t has passed from the hands
of the veterans, who bore 1t to victory, into the
hands of the children, who lift il as an emblem
of peace. Cheers Then Chattanooga was
wars gateway to the South; now il 10 the gate
way 10 peace, commerce and prosperity.
ICheeFs.l There have been two cOnQuests; one
with arms; the other with the gentle influence
of peace, and the latter is greater than the first.
ICheers. The first is only great as it made
way for that which followed; and now, one
sgain in our devotion to the constitution and
Ihe law, one again in the determination that
bhe severance of the federal relations of these
ytates shall never again be raised. we have
ptarted together upon a career OF prosperity and
development that has as yet given only the signs
of what is to come. / congratulate Tennessee, l
congratulate this prosperous city. ! cOngratu-
late all those who through this gateway give
and receive the interchanges of friendly COM
merce that there is being wrought throughout
our country a unihcati9n by commerce, a uni
6cation by similarity of Institutions and habits
that shall in time erase every vestige of dill err
ence and shall make US not only in conlempla-
fion of the law bat in heart and in sympathy one
people lcheers- / thank you tor your cordial
greeting today, and hope for the development
Of the industries Of our country and for the
settling of our Institutions upon the firm base
of a respect for the laws. In this glad spring
time, while tho gardens are full OF blossoms
and the fields give the promise of another har-
vest and your homes are full OF happy child
rem, let Us thank God for what He has wrought
for a people, and each in our place reso-
lutely maintatn the great idea upon which ev-
erything ia builded-the rule OF the majority
constitutioEally expressed and the absolute
equality OF all men before the law CHEERS.
At Marietta the party was joined by a