Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-29
THE LIBERTY BELL.
indianapolis School Children and Citizens
Honor It - Ex-President harrisons
Speech.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, April 2s.-This
was children's day In the ceremonies
over the Liberty Bell. The elements
were in harmony with the demonstra'
tion. The sun appeared on calendar
time and continued to shine, and when
midday arrived q crisp breeze maze
outdoor marching extremely pleasant.
The buildings on the main thorough
fares and along the march were gaily
decorated. The train bearing the bell
arrived at o'clock. When the eastern
edge of the city was reached the city
bells rang out and salute OF thirteen
guns was fired by the Indianapolis
Light Artillery. The car containing
the bell was run TO q switch on Tentn
street, where it was viewed by the
thousands OF children and adults, where
it remained until its journey TO Chicago
was resumed. The Committee on Ar
rangements met at tho Governors
office at 9 o'clock, went thence
to the station and escorted
the belfs escort OF forty-nve
including Mayor Stuart,of Philadelphia,
the city guests, TO the capitol, where
the school children and many thousand
were already assembled. Mayor Sui
livan presided over the meeting. Here
the childrens churus sang patriotic
songs and band rendered national
ans. Ex-President Harrison received
hearty applaus and addressed himself
10 the children. After the ceremonies
were completed the children accom-
panied by the civic and military or
ganizations returned 10 the bell car
where the children marched single hle
on either side. Later the citizens
generally marched past the car and
at Q o'clock the bell with its escort de-
parted.
Mr.. HARBIsoN's SPEECH.
My You've FRIENDS AND Ny FELLOW
CITIZENS: / am glad to-day TO be citl'
zen OF Indianapolis. / am glad TO par
ticipate in that worthy pride which we
all feel at being able to make before
those distinguished visiting strangers
such a magnificent exhibition OF our In.
dianapolIs schools. l think / should
first, for you, most sincerely thank May
or Stuart, OF Philadelphia, and the gen.
tlemen who accompany him, for their
kindness In enabling the citizens and
especially the children OF our schools "a
see this great relic, the Liberty bell.
1t is not the material thing that we shall
look upon with interest; 1t is that which
it typifes.
rejoice that there is renaissance
of patriotism in the United States. /
rejoice to believe that to our own
hearts the flag means more to-day than
ever before in our history. Cheers.
There are more people that love 1t; and
the generation that is coming on will
love 1t more feryenty than that which
is passing off the stage. Cheers.
/ had unfeigned and lasting pleasure
In the fact that one Of my last public
acts was to lift the American flag over
a great steamship in the harbor OF the
city OF New York. Let US never forget
that the liberty which this bell rang In
was liberty regulated by law; liberty
10 be free to do as each one Dleases only
so far as the rights Of others were not
invaded. Let US learn again this great
lesson, that no great or worthy OBJ
ject can be promoted except upon
the lines of social order and
lawful submission TO public au-
thorlty. [Cheers. Not labor, not
the church, not those who pretend to
seek with unauthorized hands the ends
OF public justice can promote any OF
these causes by violence. II is the law,
casting its shelt7- over every household,
arming every man In panoply that
would be impenetrable, that makes our
home-life possible and these schools
what they are. This old bell was made
in England, but IL had to be recast In
America, Enthusiastic cheers f, before
IL was attuned to proclaim the right OF
self-government and the equal rights OF
men. And therein IT was type OF what
our institutions have been doing for
that great teeming throDg OF immi-
grants from all lands who heard its
voice over the great waters and came
hero subjects TO be recast into free
American citizens.
CHICAGO, April 2S.-Amid the blaze OF
rockets and roman candles and welcomed
by the shouts Of the crowd Of people that
had gathered at the Union depot, the west
ward railway journey Of the old Liberty
bell came to an end tonight.
The reception at the depot proper was in.
formal. the only official delegation on hand
10 greet IL being a squad Of ten picked
policemen from the central squad.
A reception had, however. already been
accorded by special committee, who bad
gone on a special aud met the train bear
ing the bell at the State line.
As the train with the bell came under
the depot shed about 10 O'CLOCK tonight
rockets and roman candles were fired from
the special platform car upon which the
bell was carried. The throng gathered
outside the iron fence and gave vent 10
loud cheer.
When the train came TO standstill Al.
derman John O'Neill, of Chicago. stepped
10 the front OF the platform car and called
for three cheers for the old bell. These
were given with will, and the Alderman
called for three cheers for philadelphia
A hearty response was made. :,
Mayor Stuart, Of Philadelphia, respond
ed with a brief speech, in which he e1
pressed the qualification 1t Afforded Pniia
delphia TO give Chicago and the world q
chance 70 yenerate the bell which first ar
nouuced TO the people the freedom OF
nation.
After this the Philadelphia COMMITTEES
was escorted to the Auditorium Hotel
where apartments had been reserved foi
them.
The platform car with It's preciou,
freight was switched to siding at one end
of the depot, where II will remain until
$3.50 Saturday morning.
At that time it will be removed, truck
especially prepared and at 2:30 p. NJ. es
corted by a troop Of cavalry with
mounted police and infantry regi
ments In front and rear, vii
De taken through some Of the principa
streets OF the city past the quarters OF Pres
loeut Cleveland, who viii deliver bfiei
address. and thence TO its resting place al
the Worlds Fair grounds.
warden Brown Removed