Omaha daily bee., 1891-05-31

loyalto the federal government as II the la
mcntahle strifc HAD never uccn We como as
mon who feel that time has taught All citizens
81 this republic 'hut thgy honor themselves tu
houoring this great American, 4. .ss'ou has
suhsidad sufficiently q Let u- svu aim as lac
country "a patriot whose fame belongs tD all
his follow vltRous,
Tho eloquent culogy was closed with vivid
portrayal OF the asscmbiuge )n tile parade
ground Of heaven ot the hosts and The lenG-
erS gone before. There Genera! Grant was
pictured as cOuuCiling peace to the nation
and the brotherhood Of all.
President Harrison at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, May 80 Business in this
city was almost entirely suspended today.
President Harrison and party arrived here at
II :l5 this morning for the purpose Of taking
part in the ceremonies Of Memorial day The
president and members of the cabinet were
guests OF George c. Meade post Grand
Army of the Republic. In waiting at the
station to welcome the president was dele
cation from the post, headed by Post Com
mandcr Louis Sango. The president passed
down the platform between row of
comrades OF the post drawn up ou
each side. Without the gates groat crowd
set up hearty cheer, to which the president
res ponded 10y raising his hat. Drawn up out
side the station was the historic clty troopof
cavalry, who from the day that Washington
entered the city to take bis inaugural oath
have acted as escort TO every president who
has been the guest of Philadelphia.
The party cntCrCl carriages and preceded
by the escort took up the line of march for
Independence hall The entire route wss
profusely decorated with bunting and lined
with people, whose repeated cheering com
PEELED the president to go over most OF the
route with his hat in mis- hand.
When Independence hall was reached the
president was introduced to Mayor Stuart
In brief speech the mayor welcomed the
president, who replied as follows:
Mr.. Mayor Comrades of the Grand Army OF
the Republic and Fellow citizens; Icstcem
II "a great pleasure to stand in this historic
today us "A Comrade OF the Grand Army Of tie
Republic I'm these most Instructive and inter
Csting exercises which have been instituted
to keep alive in our hearts the memories OF
patriotic devotion to sacrifice 1t is Cmi-
a little time before we 20 to the graves of our
dead in tnis edticc where the foundation Of
government were made and were put into
that course of development which has
prosperity and OF influence among the nations
S3tcnGca ~ trip, been a5lo - to seq seq
t' that were "e panted here We are here in phla
delpha community instituted upon prin-
ciptcs and goodwill among men, and yet in Il
community that had given conspicuous illus
tratton Of the fact that the fruits OF peace
valor of the soldiers. You did not at all de-
part from the great lessons which were taught
by the founders OF this great colony, when
uniting with your comrades from all the
states, you went into the field TO hold up tins
banner, to maintain peace which should be
perpetual and allpervading in all the states
Obedience to the law is the first element OF
domestic peace and social order You went
out to maintain that and have established as
| believe, again in the affections of ali our
people the old flag of our fathers ana hayc
settled pcrpctually the question of loyal sub
mission to the constitution and law IN
all the states. 1t has been settled
of all our people. appreciate most
highly this generous welcome which you cX-
tend to me, and shall take part IN the eNcr-
ciscs of the day with feeling of the fitness of
never been abe to think of the day as one OF
mourning. | have never quite been able to
feel that half masted flags were appropriate
on Decoration day. i have rather teit That
whose dying we commemorate reloced seeing
1t where their valOr paced 1t. We honor them
in joyous, thankful, triumphant commcmora-
tiOn of what they did. We mourn for them aS
we feel the glory of their dying and the glory
of their achievement has set them in an I'M
perishable roll of honor.
After the president had concluded the
doors were thrown open and Tor an hour the
chief executive shook hands with large
number of people.
AT the conclusion of the public reception
the president took train for Laurel Hill
cemetery, where he took part in the core-
monies over the grave of General George B.
Meade, the hero of Gettysburg. Returning
from the cemetery the president and party
were guests of the board of directors of the
Union League club After dining there
reception will be held from > to I, when the
party will return to Washington.