Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
THE PRESIDENT AND VETERANS.
Mr. Harrison Talks 10 the Old Soldiers as
Malone. ~. N.

MIR. Harrison Talks 10 the Old Soldiers IS
Malone. NJ "
MALONE, N Y, Aug 27--PreSident
Harrison reached here at 1880 o'clock
yesterday and was met at the station
by a committee under the leadership OF
Chairman Kilburn- The president was
escorted to the Howard house by the
Grand Army and citizens and later was
driven to the park America" was
sung and then Chairman Kilburn de-
hvered the address OF welcome to which
the president responded in part as fol-
lows:
We shall presently, in the political campaign,
which Is opening, have our separations in opia-
ion emphasized and our separate assemblaces
10 advocate those principles We are here To-
day, however, as citizens, not as partisans TO
give expression TO those common interests
which fortunately for Us, as nation IN every
time OF great exigency and stress and in every
time of danger TO the flag obliterates al
party division. and makes Us one people in its
defense Weare 4 favored nation in the great
Isolation which we enjoy We are free from
the dangers OF close contact with any OF the
great military powers OF the world Our neigh
bors OF the north in the dominion of Canada
neither threatens We her. We desire
for them the most abundant prosperity, the
fullest deTelopmentof their resources and con-
slant peace
But 1t must not be supposed that this sepa-a-
ton which we enjoy from close contact with
the great powers that are forever standing on
the threatening edge Of war has left Us without
duties and responsibilities We have ALWAYS
in our diplomacy exercised the patience re-
serve of strength and the consciousness Of a
right cause L fancy that are enter
ing now as q people upon . career when
our external influence in commerce is TO
be larger than ever before We have in a
large part completed our WORKS OF internal i'm
provement The forests have fallen before the
cflTl ---ras<,r
soil OF all that region which we once styled the
far, great west We have accumulated prodigious
wealth people, and see 10 reason why the
United States should not from to-day step for
ward into position Of power and influence
among the great commercial nations OF the
world such as she has never enjoyed Zap
plause.l
From causes as to which we differ we have
come to a condition recognized by all. We
have been deprived of our once proud partici-
patton in the ocean carrying trade of the world
I think we should resume il Applause
The wise and timely Inauguration Of
navy has demons the capacity of our
American ship yard to produce the best
ships in the world Applause The gov
eminent having pioneered IN this work OF
ship building, by the encouragement il
has given to our contractors and our
artisans. has paved the way now for building
great ships OF commerce. Applause And
take great delight in the contamination of that
fact, which believe is now assured, that be-
fore another year has rolled around one OF the
swiftest and best of all the great lines OF steam
ships that go out OF the port OF New York viii
bear the American flag at the fore TapplauSel,
and the tribute we have paid to foreign nations
in the way Of freight charges I believe, viii
speedily in a large measure be abrogatos for
ever.
These great stores of agricultural products
which pour out of our graDaries TO feed the
nations Of Europe, should. and believe speed
lily will, be delivered at the port OF Liverpool in
American bottoms. ApplauSe-l We viii
avail ourselves of all these natural resources,
Of all this vast capacity, inventive and con-
structiye, which God has bestowed upon US in
the belief that it has been given primarily
that here. in this land that has so long waited
the foundation OF a free republic, that repub-
lie and its people might attain the highest de-
velopment in wealth, intelligence and morality
among the nations OF the world Applause
We have had q great struggle with ourselves
I believe that have seen the last serious
outbreak against the supremacy OF our conSti-
tuition and OF our laws that We shall ever see.
Applause The one cause that could divide
our people-human slavery, h2s-under the
force of God and the union army, been abolished
forever and Lincoln's proclamation has
now the assent OF the south itself lap
plauSe- The law and the constftu-
ton is the object OF every American
citizens veneration and as willingly obeyed
is the faith and only safety OF oUr
people. [Applause.l No ca2se can be ad-
vanced in this country upon the lines OF law
lesSness- IApplause-l Intelligence and NOR
atty among our people. the church the school
and the home, these great rocks upon which our
constitution and our safety rest, We will cherish
and preserve. Applause
And now. comrades of the G. a. R.. surviving
veterans of that gallant band that from these
mountains and valleys went out 10 defend the
government, give you Il comrades greeting
to-day. God bless you every one. GOD
forgive the heartlessness OF that Amer
lean in the bright day OF prosperity who
can begrudge to any OF you the
lust dues CT your hard service ICfreat cheer
ing. Let me thank you again for your most
cordial greeting and offer my apology for hav-
ing been betrayed by your kindly faces into a
more extended speech than had intended to
make.
At the conclusion of the president
speech the people formed into line and
for nearly an hour were passing in re-
view before the president, who extend
ed hearty grasp Of the hand. After
that he returned to Loon lake.