Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-01
Nh. HAnMsON'5 AMERlCANlsM.
Patriotic speech Delivered by the Prcsi-
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Patriotic speech Delivered bv the Prosi-
ocnt at Malone, y. i.
President Harrison AMI his party visited |
| Malone, ~. y, on Friday and the president
was most enthusiastically received. After
being appropriately introduced, Mr. Harri |
son spoto follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen; Comrades Of tho
Grand Army OF the Republic: very sim
ccrely appreciate the friendly invitation ex
tended in your behalf, when has given me
the privilege Of standing for a few moments
among you, and OF exchanging greeting as
friends and rs American citizens. The non
partisan ussemblages in which we gather to
| express n common interest in the institu-
tons of civil government under which we
| live, common respect for pubic authority
and common love for the lag, are full, /
am sure, not only OF interest, but of benefit
to all who participate in them.
We shall presently, in tho political cam
! paisn which is opening, have our scpara-
tons in opinion emphasized. and our separ
ate assemblages to advocate those principles
| We arc here to-day, however, as citizens,
not as partisans, to give expression to those
| common interests which, fortunately for us
as Il nation, in every time of great eXigency
and stress, and in every time of danger to
the flag, oblitoratc all party divisions and
make US ono people in its defence. APP
| pause. We are a favored nation in that
great isolation which enjoy. We are
! free from the dangers of close contact with
! any of the great military powers of the
world. Our noghbor on the north, in the
! Dominion Of Canada, Mother threatens us
no we them. Laughter and applause. We
desire for them the most abundant prospect
| ty, the fullest development of which their
| resources are capable and constant peace.
But it must not lie supposed that this
! separation which we enjoy from close con-
| tact with the great powers that ara forever
standing on the threatening edge Of war
! has left us without duties and responsible
ties We have always in our diplomacy
exercised the patience and reserve OF
strength and tho consciousness Of right
cause. fancy that entering now
as u people upon career when our eXter-
nal influence in commerce is to be larger
than over before. We have in large part
completed our great works of internal i'm
provement. The forests have fallen before
the axes Of our pioneers, and the plough
now turas the soil of all that region which
we once styled the Far Great West We
have accumulated prodgious wealth as u
! people, and ! see no reason why the | nited
States should not from this day forward
step INTO a position of power and influence
among the great commercial nations of the
world such as she has never enjoyed. APP
piau5e
From causes as to which we differ, we
have come to condition recognized by all.
We have been deprived OF our once proud
participation in the ocean carrying trade of
the world. | think we should now resume
it. Applause. The wi o and timely in
auguration of a new navy has demonstrated
hp oar of ia -,
produce the best ships In the world. APP
plause. The government, having pioneered
III this WORK of sbipbuilding by the encour-
agement it has given to our constructors
and our artisans, has paved the way now
for building great ships OF commerce. APP
p!ause. And | take great delight in the
contemplation of the fact which | believe is
now assured, that before another year has
rolled around one of the swiftest and best of
ali the great lines of steamships that 90 out
Of the port of New York will bear the
Americon flag at the fore Applause and 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 of agricultural prod
ucts which pour out from our granaries
to feed the nations Of Europe should, and, |
believe, speedily will, be delivered at the
port OF Liverpool in AmeriC ~ bottoms.
Applause. We will avail ourselves of all
these natural resources, of this vast capac-
ity, inventive ami constructive, which God
has bestowed upon us, in the belief that it
has been given to Us primarily that here,
in this land that SO long waited the founda-
ton of q free republic, that republic and its
people might attain the highest development
in wealth, intelligence and morality, among
IL. -. %
We have had q great struggle within our
selves. / believe that have the last
serious outbreak against the supremacy of
our constitution that we shall ever see.
Applause The one cause that could di-
vide our people, human slavery, has, under
the favor of God and by the Union army
been abolished forever, and Lincoln's proc
lemation has now the assent of the
, South itself. Applause. The law and
, the constitution, as the object of every
American citizens veneration and his will
ling obedience is the one faith aud the only
safety of our people. Applause. No cause
; can be advanced in this country upon the
lines Of luwlessness. Applause Intel
l ligence and morality among our people, the
} church, the school and the home; these
great rocks upon which our institutions and
, our safety rest, we will cherish and pre-
serve. Applause
And now, comrades Of the Grand Army
> of the Republic, surviving veterans OF that
gallant band that from these mountains and
Q valleys went out to defend the flag, | give
you a comrades greeting to-day. God bles,
I you, every one God forgive the heartless-
l ness OF that American in this bright day of
prosperity and unity, who can begrudge to
any one of you the just dues OF your hard
service LGreat cheering.
Let me thank you again for your most
cordial greeting, aud offer my apology for
' having been betrayed by your kindly face.
. into more extended speech than | had in
tended to make,
The presidents speech was enthuslasticsl-