The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-31

they said. but they will say so no
more. Laughter. It took q great
deal to separate the home-loying. peaceful
people from their hOmes-these farmers.
and artisans. and clerks. and professional
men. lie must be a strong pull that could
withdraw them from associations that SO
closely bound their affections and their
lives. but when the moment came, and
dreaded war was q present fact. With what
self-denial, with what alacrity even family
tie and every commercial interest were put
beneath the supreme duty TO save the Ma
fGreat applause. Out of this war We have
brought a mutual respect that would not
otherwise have beenpOssible. Some of usfan-
cied that the Southern people were given 10
vaporing that each one of them was equal
10 five Northern soldiers. but the South
learned that Paul Revere still rode the
highways of Massachusetts and that the
man of Concord still plowed his
on our. part, learned that the
spirit Of the cavalier which was
found in the Southern army was com bined
with the reserve and steadfastDess OF
have found a plan of mutual respect. and l
am glad of 1t. and not only this, but We
have found a common country. Applause.
BROUGHT BLESSINGS t BOTH.
lido not think. indeed. l am sure that no
war ever waged in history before our civil
war brought equal blessings TO the victor
and to the vanquished. tApplause.l No
companies of weary sad-eyed captives
at the chariot Wheel adorned our
triumph and return. We brought into q
full participation in the glories of o re-
stored Union, those who had mistakenly
sought to destroy ii. l%Applause.I 1t glad
dens my heart now to believe that the love
OF the old flag Is SO revived In
these Southern hearts that they would vie
with martial ardOr TO be In front of the
charge If VIZ should ever be called
10 meet q common enemy. Great and con-
tinued applause.l Glorious victory and
God-gIven and God-blessed spear. No yoke
upon the defeated. except that yoke which
place as citizens-the obligation to obey
the Constitution and all laws made in pur-
suance of iL, as the condition of peaceful
citizenship. lApplause.l
"We are happy in our great nationalist
tion. happy. as your distinguished orator
has said. that we do not need to burden
our people TO maintain standing armies and
do not live under q perpetual threat
that the chariot wheels Of war
villages. No nation in the world
Is able to wage war on our soil with the
United States tapplausel, and when the
tered of building. of equipping and mann
ing q suitable navy Is completed, no nation
in the world will be hardy enough to en-
gage us upon tho sea. lGreat applause.
with the great nations of the world In the
these purposes peacefully. The diplomacy
of the United States has al
we do not push our trade by the
bayonet. by aggression. by the s~ubjugati0n
of helpless people. We push 1t only upon
the basis of frlendliness and mutual trade
-
or oqo of onf eo aDndIgs " Ne en shall aif Expect e1o others hers
to respect our rights. as We shall
respect theirs. Applause. United we
will enter upon q career of wealth and de-
fluences of the school. of the churches. of
the home-refining the gold of trade by
their purifying influences.
w say you saved the Nation. Who
can expand that thought until it's full
meaning is before the soulf Who can look
down the pages OF history and say what
one issue would have involved in disaster.
contention. weakness and blood. and what
the other has involved on this ascending
plane of brightness and glOryf"
Governor Flower then made an address.
The benediction was pronounced By
Rev. Dr. Asa Sake. pastor of the First Uni
versalist Church. A feature of the occasion
was the singing interspersed through the
exercises. This was furnished by q chorus
of one hundred mixed voices.
After the exercises the President and
party were driven to the residence of Gen.
eral Reynolds. and partook of refreshments.
They were then driven rapidly TO the rail
road station. and entered their special
train at ; o'clock. just in time to
depot was crowded with citizens, and they
cheered the President most enthusi-
Rstically, and several individuals
climbed on the platform and shook
hands with him as the train
moved out. The incidents of the run from
Washington were repeated on the return
trip. q cordial demonstration marking each
step.