The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-29
The President Speaks to Enthusiastic
Crowds on His Way to Rochester,
And Is Given an Ovation at Every Point in
Pennsylvania and New York Where the
Train Halted for Few Minutes.
His Patriotic Sentiments Applauded BY
Thr0ngs That Filled the Stations.
Addresses at Sunbury. Williamsport, Troy.
Watkins. Penn Yan and EImira-Greeted
with Cheers for the Next President
THE PRESIDENTS TRIR

THE PRESIDENTS TRIN
Speeches Made to Enthusiastic Crowds %
People at sunbury and Winiamsport
ROCHESTER,. n. Y. May 2s.-The President
and party left Washington this morning. at
{ o'clock. over the Pennsylvania rail-
road, for this city, where he is TO
speak on Decoration day. The reception
given the presidential party at Sunbury.
Pa. which was reached at IL o'clock p. NJ.
was most enthusiastic. Cheers greeted the
Presidents appearance. He was presented
to the crowd and said:
My Fellow -citizens-It is very pleas
ant to receive. this bright morning.
and 1 thank you for II. AS we
came along this morning. upon the
banks of tins beautiful river. suggest
ed to gentleman who sat beside me that
made little narrower and o little
deeper llaughterl. and be replied
to me: with good deal OF
oaSs nSt .ns for use so%e
things are made for beauty; some things
made for the developments In us
of sentiment. There is nothing so
strong. nothing SO beautiful as those
iife that have TO do with the heart and its
aspirations. There rs nothing so satisfying
In American life as that great sentiment
which embsIms a flag in the life and affec-
ti0ns OF people and makes them bow Ia
reverent submission and honor before the
constitution and the law which they have
ordained for their own government lAp-
! plause.l
1t is most delightful as I pass through
the country upon these visits to look into
the faces OF these kindly American citizens
who have no interest In the governmentex-
cept that il shall be administered for
nj Nod -nfsrr hAnY hanv -
and are willing TO give their lives for the
| honor of the flag and the perpetuity of our
institutions. lCheers.l Allow me to
snihk MitR vSS Sou wha again. ana 10 'eays S;s
pleasant city by the banks OF this besuti-
full river. my most sincere personal good
wishes. that in every home represent ted here
there toH may y bs peace us,ty prosperity and
The Presidents train arrived at Will
Transport on time. at / o'clock, and the dis
tinguished travellers were Riven hearty
reception. The station was crowd
ed with people. oil of whom
cheered the President and AZ many
as could reach him shook his hand. Three
cheers were given for tho "next PRESIDENT
WORDS OF A PATRIOT.
General Harrison made vigorous pstri-
| otic speech in response to demands of the
| crowd to hear from him. He said:
My Fellow-citIzens-Not only for my
self, but for the distinguished gentlemen
| connected with the executive and legis-
lative departments of the government who
| accompany me on this trip L give you
| thanks for this cordial welcome TO your
| beautiful city. We have left for q few
| hours the duties devolving upon us in
Washington. to take part with our patri-
| otic fellow citizens of Rochester in the OBJ
| servance OF the day which has been conse-
| Grated to the memory of men who died
| that the Nation might live. i am glad &c
! believe that there 10 not TO be found any
| where in this land, In any State, an Amer
lean citizen, whatever his relation TO that
great struggle NAV have been. who will not
| sympathize with and cordially give his in
| terest TO this annual observance.
"YOu are citizens OF q great state, great
| IN every material resource, especially great
in combination of products which make
people selfcontaned and complete; per-
haps no State in the Union combines more
largely productive soil with mineral
wealth as the State of Pennsylvania. tAp-
plause. You have long held pre-eminence
In great lines of manufactures. and you
are happy in the possession of "A most in
Jelligent people. L would not abate. In the
smallest degree. the nterest or pride which
you feel in calling yourselves Pennsyl.
vanians. i can, indeed, in some especial
degree. enter into this feeling, for the
mother 1 loved. and whose early loss have
never ceased TO mourn. was Pennsylva
| n.
these things are subordinate TO that greater
interest and that greater citizenship which
you share with the citizens of all the
States. [Ap2lause.l
ut is n most happy and auspcious time
in our history when the beneficent Infiu-
ences of time and the kindly agencies of
the human heart have SO largely obliter-
ated animosty and prejudices, and so hap
| PLY united one people, IApplause
w. are glad to know that the war which
re-established the supremacy of the Constl-
tuition and brought back the starry flag
in undimncd honor to the hands that had
sent it to be borne In battle brought also
into unfettered participation in all the priv
ileges and glorles OF the country, even TO
those who had fought against It lAp-
| plause.
"Who can tell what is before us people
| If We open our minds now as citizens and
statesmen to the great opportunities w hich
are before nsf / believe that we are now
entering upon greater development as q
nation, that We are now pushing TO a place
of influence and Importance among the ma
tions of the EARTH that we are now about
] conquer in the markets and IN the CON-
merce of the world. place wo have never
held before, and L invoke. without division
of party, the earnest and hearty eo-opers.
ton of my fellow-citizens in these great
hopes and plans. Applause. thank you
for youf friendliness and leave with you
every one my personal good wishes" lad
| plause.
SENTIMENTS or A GOOD CITIZEN.
The presidential train made q short etor
mt Troy. Pa. and the President responded
to calls for speech. as follows:
"My Friends-I scarcely know how ade-
quately TO express TO you the very deer
qualification which your We leone giyee me.
like 10 get out of WashlagtO once In O
while and like TO look upon these hillsides
and valleys these fields and shops in
which the industry and enterprise OF
our people working out In
dividual prosperity and national wealth.
but above all these things / like 20
look into the kindly faces of my fellow cit
izens and feel that we are not far apart, tha,
we have common purposes and aims and
that each IN his own place. as God gives tC
for the development. and glory of our coun
try and for the peace and good order of III
communities. Applause. l congratulats
| you upon all these evidences of prosperity
that are about you. / congratulate yor
, | that our granaries are full and that wa
have been able out of our surplus 10 send
food to the starving IN other lands an ex
preston of the common brotherhood o
man. Applause.
Want d pes not dwell in any of our al
leys LII there is now and then. By the Wis
ltation of food or drought. loss OF suffering
we arc SO grcat in the benehcience ans
abundance which God has pat into the
hearts of our people aud spread over ou
land III at the lac - soon filled. We should b
thankful, and for ell things which are gooG
. 1 III nsrhf 20 Il hu