The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-09-09
THE PRESIDENT AT MALONE.

His StatesmanlIke Speech to Several
Thousand PeOple-rhe Revival of Our
Commerce-Obedience to the Law the
Only Safety of our Republic.
Loon LAKE, N. Y, Aug. 26th.-The
citizens of Malone to-day received the
President. An informal luncheon and a
reception in the park completed the pro-
gramme. The President was introduced
to the several thousand people there by
f. ID. Kilburn, and spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen, and Comrades
Ofthe Grand Army Of the Republic L sin
cerely appreciate the friendly invitation
extended in your behalf, which has given
me the privilege of standing for a few
moments among you and exchanging
greetings as friends and American citi-
Zens. The non-partisan assemblages in
which we gather to express a common
interest in the institutions of the civil
government under which we live, a COM
mon love for the flag are full, am sure,
not only of interest but of benefit to all
who participate in them.
We shall presently, in the political
campaign which is opening, have our
separations in opinion emphasized and
our separate assemblages to advocate
those principles. We are here to-day,
however, as citizens, not as partisans, TO
give expressions to those common inter
ests, which, fortunately for us Nation,
in every time of great EFFICIENCY and
stress, and in every time of danger to the
flag, obliterate party division and make
us one people in its defense. (Applause.)
We are favored Nation in that great
isolation we enjoy. We are free from
the dangers of close contact with any of
the great military powers of the world.
Our neighbor in the North, in the Do
minion of Canada, neither threatens us
nor we her. daughter and applause.)
We desire for them the most abundant
prosperity, the fullest development of
which their resources are capable and
constant peace. But it must not be sup
posed that the separation which we en-
JOY from close contact with the great
powers that are forever standing on the
threatening edge of war has left us with
out duties or esponsibilities. We have
have always in our diplomacy exercised
the patience, reserve of strength and the
consciousness of right cause.
l fancy that we are entering now, as a
people, upon career when our external
influence in commerce is to be greater
than ever before. We have, in large
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ternal improvement. The forests have
fallen before the axes of our pioneers,
and the pillow now turns the soil of all
that region which we once termed the
''far, great West" We have accumu-
lated prodigious wealth as people, and
l see no reason why the United States
should not from this day step forward
into position of power and influence
AMONG tbn Crrnaf nroin1 &c
the world such as she has never enjoyed.
(Applause.)
From causes, as to which we differ, we
have come to a condition recognized by
all. We have been deprived of our once
proud participation in the ocean CARRYING
trade of the world. l think we should
now resume it. (Applause). The wise
and timely Inauguration of a new navy
has demonstrated the capacity of our
American shipyards to produce the best
ships in the world. (Applause). The
having pioneered in this
work of ship building, by the encourage
ment it has given to our constructors and
our artisans, has paved the way now
for building great ships of commerce.
(Applause). 1 take great delight in the
contemplation of the fact, which be-
Iieve, is now assured, that before another
year has rolled around, one of the swift
est and, best of all, the great lines of
steamships that go out of the port of
New York will bear the American flag at
the fore. (Applause).
The tribute we have paid to foreign !
Nations in the way of freight charges, |
believe, will speedily, in a large measure,
be abrogated forever. These great stores |
If agricultural products which we pour |
)ut from our,granaries to feed the Nations |
If Europe should, and, believe, speed |
ly will, be delivered at the port of |
Liverpool in American bottoms. Zap |
olause). We will avail ourselves of all
'hese natural resources, of all this vast
inventive and constructive,
which God has bestowed upon us, in the
belief that it has been given to us, pri-
narily, that here, in this land, that so
ong waited the foundation of free |
Republic, that Republic and its people
night attain the highest development in
wealth, intelligence and morality among
he Nations of the world. (Applause).
We have had great struggle within
ourselves. / believe that we have seen
he last serious outbreak against our
avs that we shall eyer see (Applause). |
The one cause that could divide our
people, human slavery, has under the
avOr of God and by the Union army
been abolished forever, and Lincoln's
has now the assent of the
south itself. (Applause).
The law and the constitution is the
object of every American citizens vener-
Ition and his willing obedience, is the
me faith and the only safety of our
people. (Applause). No cause can be
advanced In this country upon the lines
If lawlessness. (Applause). Intelligence
md morality among our people, the
church. the school and the home, these
,reat rocks upon which our institutions
md our safety rest, we will cherish and
(Applause).