The record-union., 1892-10-25
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

| Special to the RECoRD-UNION.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 24.-The home of
! President Harrison extended a royal
greeting to his Presidential associate on
the ticket. Whitelaw Reid, and the other
eminent New Yorker, Chauncey NJ. De-
pew. Nearly every city and town in In
diana was represented by a delegation.
! They assembled with drum corps and
brass bands at the Union depot and es-
corted the distinguished visitors to the
Dennison Hotel. Here an enthusiastic
crowd called Reid and Depew to the bal
cony, where both spoke few words and
! bowed acknowledgements. To-night's
meeting was under the auspices Of the
| Commercial Travellers Republican Club
| of Indiana. The parade preceding the
addresses moved at o'clock. Two of the
| largest halls in the city were procured
for the occasion. Both We're packed and
scores of people were turned away. Each
/ distinguished gentleman spoke at both
! places of meeting. Depew spoke first at
! Tominson Hall. His appearance was
greeted by tremendous cheering. The
meeting at EngIish's Opera-house was
addressed by Mr.. Reid. When he was
introduced he received a great ovation.
| He spoke as follows:
AT this moment, in this city, the
presence Of one thought is uppermost
with us all. One OF your friends and
neighbors, the great son of Indiana,
whom she has loaned for time to the
republic, and who, therefore, belongs
now not to you alone, but to siXty-tiN e
millions of people, is in deadly trouble.
We make our public men more public
than do any other people in the world,
and so the White House is to America
the cynosure of all eyes. We are not a
people who talk much about such things,
but from shore to shore Of our continent
| there is no decent head of a family who
is not glad in his soul that his children
saw such a household in the executive
mansion, and now the light of the house
is going out. Into the holy circle OF that
grief none of US may venture. We can
only say as the whole land says: May
the God of their fathers and our fathers
be with them BOTH
"You will not blame me if at this time,
in this city, and in the presence of this
universal sympathy, you lind me little
| inclined to partisan Vehemence in dis
cussing partisan disagreements. | am
here tonight to say no word in discour-
agement OF any Democrat as such. If he
stands by the Constitution and laws of
our common country, whatever our diff
! ferences as partlsans. am proud to clasp
hands with him as an American. If he
does not stand by them, Pm his enemy
now and forever, just as in 1861.
/ MANY of US are fresh from the Won
derfuI spectacle which even our great
grandchildren's children's children can
not see repeated. In marvellous city,
/ which sixty years ago was a wilderness,
were gathered the official representatives
of the republic, and most OF the forty
four Independent States that compose the
great multitude OF self-governing free
men who have built up this mighty ma
| ton upon this continent, 10 comemmo-
rate the four hundredIh anniversary of
its discovery.
LAS [ saw the noble procession wind
| through the streets and enter the largest
| assem- bly, chamber yet reared by human
hands; as l saw grouped there before me
/ the largest audience ever gathered beneath
/ a single root, with ali official forms of state
and dignity that betitted the solemn Ma
/ tional ceremonial of one of the greatest of
earthly Governments; as | witnessed this
pageant and strove to grasp an adequate
| conception of its significance, one un-
hidden thought recurred-how different
would have been this celebration how
different this actual condition, how mex
pressibly different the estimation OF US
| by other nations of the globe, if the Re-
publican party had been defeated in 1860,
or even in 1864. 1t is peculiar glory that
the grand old party has so guided this
country for thirty years to unparalleled
prosperity and Union-tested supremacy,
that even its enemies are forced to ap-
prove, if not to praise, its history
Mr.. Reid proceeded at some length to
review the currency and tariff questions,
and then spoke of the record OF Harri-
sons administration, ''the story of
| which," he said, lis known and read by
all men. The first Indiana President has
! brnnnht rash Hicfinatiprl N
spicuous in his country's annals for more
than a century, and has shed fresh honor
upon the State, as proud in her past and
as ambitious for her future as any in the
whole bright galaxy. The story of his
administration is well known, but every
body does not hear so often that the Pres
/ ident himself has been the guiding mind
and inspiring soul of its whole success.
Whatever you do, he will be reelected
| We mean to see to that in New York
/ We did it last time, and shall do it again;
but for the sake of this great State and
her great and worthy son, beg that no
effort of yours shall be lacking to make
sure that when the triumph for Indiana's
! President is won we may hear among the
victors the voice of Indiana"
A DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
/ INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 24.-The Republi-
can procession had not been moving mere
than two minutes from the eastern end of
town before Democratic parade started
1 from the west end. Such crowd of spec
tators was never before seen in Indian
apolis. The best of good humor every
where prevailed, and there was not the
slightest disturbance at any point.
Bourke Cochran, who arrived from
| New York, held a reception at the hotel
| during the afternoon. At o'clock he
| started for the Grand Opera-house, where
/ he spoke to large audience.
WELCOMED ALONG THE LINE.
! INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 24.-Hon. White
/ law Reid and Chauncey NJ. Depew re-
ceived genuine Hoosier welcome all
along the line in Indiana to-day. Logans.
port was the first stopping place of inn
/ portance. As the distinguished visitors
| debarked they were roundly cheered by
the crowd who had gathered at the firing
of cannon and the ringing of bells which
announced their arrival. Messrs. Reid
and Depew were escorted to the rink by
the Logan Republican Club and other
( organizations. The rink was packed, and
/ q thousand or more people were unable
to get inside. Reid was first introduced
and talked of the calamity cry raised by
the Democrats. He said he failed to see
any signs of tribulation in his trip across
the northern part of Indiana.
Chauncey NJ. Depew was introduced
and spoke briefly.
After leaving Logansport the train
/ stopped at kokOnlo, where preparations
4 for reception were made on an elaborate
scale Some 5000 people with gaily
/ trimmed wagons had gathered, and
stands were erected nearby from which
/ brief speeches were made.
The distinguished travellers also spoke