Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-27
Delivers a Brief Address That Was
Enthusiastically Received.
NOTHING PARTISAN ABOUT 1T.
Tho Whole Town Turns Out to Honor the
Visit of the President
DEMOCRATS ON all THE COMMITTEES


Every citizen, regardless of political con-
viction, was doing his best Democrats We'd
with Republicans in paving honor to the
Chief Magistrate. Numbers of them served
as committeeman. and did good work.
At 1:20 o'clock, one OF DIR Webb's big
engines ratified into the station, drawing the
Presidential train. The committee OF escort,
under Chairman Kllburn, conducted the
President from the station to the Howard
House, where repast was served, followed
by an interval of rest.
At the time appointed for beginning the
exercises of the day the Malone Twenty
seventh Separate Company arrived on the
scene, and as the President entered his
carriage on leaving the hotel, presented
arms, and then took up the line of march
as escort to the park where the exercises
were to be held
- A detachment from Brennan Post, G. A.
R., Commander Cramer, did duty as body
guard along the route Tne President was
everywhere greeted with applause. On the
stand in the park, beautifully decorated for
the occasion. places were occupied by the
President and the accompanying committee,
with number of leading citizens of the
county.
AS a prelude to the exercises, "America"
was sung. Then Chairman Kilburn stepped
forward and made the address of welcome,
to which the President responded with a
half hours speech, as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen and comrades of the Grand
Army of the Republic:
livery sincerely appreciate the friendly in.
vitation extended in your behalf, which has
given me the privilege OF standing for n few
moments among you, and of exchanging
greetings as friends and as American citi-
zens. The non-partisan ass-mblages in
which we gather to express a common inter-
est in the institutions of civil government
under which we live common respect for
public authority and n common love or the
flag. are full. am sure, not only of interest,
but of benefit to all who participate in them.
We shall presently In the Presidential
tions in opinion emphasized, and our
separate assemblages to advocate those
principles. We are here to-day. however,
as citize IS, not as partisans, to give express
sion to those common interests which, for
tunately for MS as a nation, in every time OF
great exi.ency and stress, and in every
time of danger to the flag, obiterates all
party division AMI makes us one people in
it defense. [Applause.]
The United State. a Favored Nation.
We are favored nation in that great iso-
lation which we enjoy. We are free from
great military powers of the world. Our
neighbor on the north in the Dominion
of Canada neither threatens us nor we her.
Laughter and applause. We desire for
them the most abundant prsperty, the full
est developments of which their resources
are capable, and constant peace.
But it must not be supposed that this separa.
tion which we enjoy from close contact with
the great powers that are forever standing
on the threatening edge of war has left US
hr1ti nd ,,ri1
have always in our diplo macy exercised tho
patience, reserve of strength and the con-
seriousness of a right cause.
fancy that we are entaring now as peo-
pie upon q career when our external in
fiuence in commerce is to be larger than
ever before. We have in large part COM
pleted our great works of internal improve
ment. The forests have fallen before the
axes of our pioneers and the pillow now
turns the soil of all that region which we
once stvled the far great West We have
q accumulated prodiSious wealth as people.
and 1 see no reason why the United S;ates
should not from this dav forward step into
n position of power and influence among the
great commerc al nations of the world. such
as she has never enjoyed. [Applause.]
Resumption OF a Lost Prestig..
From causes as to which we differ, we have
come to a condition recognized by all. We
have been deprived of our once proud par
ticipation in the ocean-carrying trade of the
word. 1 think we should now resume it.
Applause.] The wise and timely inaugura-
capacity OF our American ship yards to pro-
duce the best ships in the world. ZAP
plause.] The Government having pioneered
in this work of ship-building by the encour-
and our artisans has paved the way now for
building great ships of commerce. [Ap-
plause.1 And 1 take great delight in the
of the fact which believe is
Hl,nt hnfo H,o
rolled around one of the swiftest 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), and
the tribute we have paid to foreign nations
In the way of freight CHARGES, 1 believe. will
speedily, In a larre measure, be abrogated
forever. These great stores or agricultural
products which we pour out from our
yranaries to feed the nations of Europe
should. and 1 believe speedily will De de-
iyered at the port of Liverpool in American
bottoms. [Applause.]
First and Foremost of ALL
We will avail ourselves of all these natural
resources, of all this vast capacity, inven-
tive and constructive, which God has be-
slowed upon us, in the belief that it has
been given to US primarily that here. in this
and that so long waited the foundation of a
republic, that this republic and its people |
night attain the highest development in |
wealth, intelligence and morality among the |
nations of the world. [Appiause.1 We have |
lad q great struggle within ourselves. 1 |
believe that we have seen the last serious |
outbreak against the supremacy of our Con- !
'titution and OF our laws that that we shall |
,yer see. [Applause.l The one cause that |
,ould divide our people-human slavery |
,as, under the favor Of God and by the
Union army, been abolished forever, and |
Lincolns proclamation has now the assent |
If the South ftself. [ApDlause.]
The law and the constitution, as the OBJ
ect of every American citizens veneration,
md his willing obedience, is the one faith
,lause1 No cause can be advanced in this |
upon the lines OF lawlessness. lap
,lause.1 Intelligence and morality among
'ur people, the church, the school, and the
lome, these great rocks upon which our |
Institutions and our safety rest, We will
herish and preserve. lApplause.
Farewell Blessing for Comrades
And now, comrades of the G. A. R., OF the
urviving veterans of that gallant band that
rom these mountains and valleys went out
o defend the flag, give you a comrades
reeting to-day. God bless you, every one.
iod forgive the heartlessness of that Ameri-
an, in this bright day of prosperity and
nifty, who can begrudge to any one of you
he Just dues of your hard service. [Great
Let me thank you again for your
most cordial greeting, and offer an apology
Or having been betrayed by your kindly
ices into a more extended speecl than I
ad intended to make.
At the conclusion of the Presidents
oeech the people formed in line, and for
early an hour we're passing in review be-
IRE the President, who to each and all of
lem extended hearty grasp of the hand.
t the conclusion OF the handshaking Mr..
Iarrison re-entered his carriage, which was
len driven through the principal streets of
le village. When the drive was at an end
lie President boarded the train for Loon
axe.
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