The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-29

INDIANAPOLIS, ND, April 2S,-This
WIS chldren's day in the ceremonies
over the Liberty Bell. The elements
were in harmony with the demOnstra-
ton. The sun appeared on calendar
time, and continued to shine, and when
midday arrived a crisp breeze made
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 9 o'clock, When the eastern
edge OF the city was reached the city
bells rang out, aud a salute Of thirteen
guns was fred by the Indianapolis light
artillery. The car containing the bel!
was run to switch on Penn street,
where it was viewed by the thousands
OF children aud adults, and where 1t re-
manned until its journey to Chicago was
resumed.
The committee on arrangements met
at the governors office at o'clock,
went thence to the station and escorted
the bells escort OF forty-five including
Mayor Stuart, Of Philadelphia, the city
guests, to the capitol, where tho school
children and many thousands more
were already assembled. Mayor sulll'
van presided over the meeting Here
tho children's chorus sang patriotic
songs, and band played patriotic airs.
EX-pFesident Harrison received hearty
applause and addressed himself to the
children.
"MY YOUNG FRIENDS AND FEhLow CiTi-
zENs:-I am glad to-day to be citizen
OF Indianapolis. l am glad to particle
patio in that worthy pride which we all
feel at being able to make before those
distinguished visiting strangers such
magnificent exhibition Of our Indiana
polls schools. l think ! should first
most sincerely thank Mayor Stuart, Of
Philadelphia, and the gentlemen who
accompany him for their kindness IN
enabling the citizens and especially the
children Of our schools to see this great
relic. the liberty bell. 1t is not tho ma
terial that we shall look upon with in
terest; 1t Is that which it typities
~ rejoice that there is renaissance
OF patriotism in tho United States. l
rejoice to believe that to our own
hearts tho flag means more to-day than
ever before in our history. Cheers.
There are more people that love it; and
the generation that is coming OH will
love it moro fervently than that which
is passing off the stage. [Cheers.
II had unfeigned and lasting pleas
ure in the fact that one OF my last pub
tic acts was TO lift the American flag
over great steamship in the harbor OF
the city Of New York.
LET US not forget that the liberty
which this bell rang in was u liberty
regulated by law; q liberty to DO free
to do as one pleases only so far as the
rights OF others we're not invaded. Let
us learn again this great lesson, that no
great or worthy object can be promoted
except upon the lines OF social order
and lawful submission to public author
ity. [Cheers,1 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. 1t is the law, cast.
ing its shadow over every household,
arming every man in panoply that
would be impenetrable, that makes our
homo life possible and these schools
what they are.
",rhis old bell was made in England,
but it had to be recast in America,
Enthusiastic cheers. Therefore it
was attuned to proclaim the right Of
self government and the equal rights OF
mon. And therein it was a type Of
what our institutions have been doing
for that great teeming throng OF immi-
grants from all lands who heard its
voice over the great waters and came
here subjects to be recast into free
American citizens"
After the ceremonies were completed
the children accompanied by the civic
and military organizations returned to
the bell car, where the children march.
cd single file on either side. Later
the citizens generally marched past the
car, and at . o'clock the bell with its es-
cort, departed.