People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-09-02
THE PRESIDENT AND VETERANS.
Mr.. Harrison Talks to the Old Soldiers at
Malone, n. Y.

MALONE, n. Y, Aug. 2S.-President
Harrison reached here at 1890 o'clock
yesterday and was met at the station
by 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-
livered 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 opin-
Ion emphasized and our separate assemblages
TO advocate those principles. We are here to-
lay, however, as citizens, not as partisans, 10
give expression 10 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 all
party division. aud makes US one people in its
defense We are 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 on the north in the dominion Of Canada.
neither threatens US nor we her We desire
for them the most abundant prosperity, the
fullest development of their resources and con-
slant peace
But ii must not be supposed that this separa.
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 I fancy that we are enter
ing now as a people upon a career when
our external influence in commerce is 10
be lrger than ever before We have in.
large part completed our works of internal i'm
provement The forests have fallen before the
axes ofour pioneers and theplow now turns the
soil OF all that region which we once styled the
iar,ereat west Wehave accumulated prodigious
wealth as people, and see no 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 -t Co.,. -.
FIR m causes as to which we differ we have
come TO condition recognized by all. We
have been deprived Of or once proud partici
patti in the ocean carrying trade of the world
| think we should now resume it. Applause.
The wise and timely Inauguration of new
navy has demonstrated 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
snip building by the announcement 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 contemplation OF that
lact winch believe is now assured, that be.
fore another year has rolled around one Of the
swiitest and best OF all the great lines of steam
ships that go out Of the port of New York will
bear the American flag at the fore Iapplausel,
and the tribute we have paid to foreign nations
In the way Of freight charges, / believe. will
speedily In large measure be abrogated for
ever
These great stores Of agricultural products
which we pour out of our granaries to feed the
nations Of Europe, should and believe speed
lily Will, be delivered at the port of Liverpool In
American bottoms. Applause. We will
avail ourselves Of all these natural resources
Of all this vast capacity, inventive and con-
structive, which God has bestowed upon Us in
the belief that it has been given US primarily
that here, in this land that has SO long waited
the foundation of free republic, that a repub-
lie and its people might attain the highest de.
velopment in wealth, intelligence and morality
among the nations of the world. lAppause.l
we have had great struggle with ourselves
believe that we have seen the last serious
outbreak against the supremacy Of our consti
tuition and Of our laws that we shall ever see
lAppause.l The one cause that could divide
our people-human slavery, has-under the
force of God and the union army, been abolished
forever, and Lncolns proclamation has
now the assent of the south itself. IAp-
pause. The law and the constitu.
uon is the object Of every American
citizens veneration and as willingly obeyed
Is the one faith and only safety of our
people. Applause. No cause can be ad.
vanced in this country upon the lines Of law.
lesSness. Applause. Intelligence and NOR.
anty 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. LApplausel
And now. comrades Of the G. A. r. SURVIVING
veterans OF that gallant band that from these
mountains and valleys went out to defend tho
government give you 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 oegrudge to any of you the
Just dues OF your hard service. [Great 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 I had intended 10
make.
At the conclusion of the presidents
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
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