The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-08
The Governors Welcome.

we welcome him home am glad to believe
that when his life may be written as citizen,
| as senator and as ohist executive OF this great
country, We shall sss he hHs filled the MEASURE
Of our expeditions, and Of duty we'll done. /
can extend t. bin 8 moat cordial Welcome, and
/ ali will unite with tonight in welcoming
him among Us. Again, Indiana welcomes you
I with opsn arms"
Governor Matthews was literally APP
plsude1. and as he sat down the Hon. Q.
( w. Fairbanks rose and spoke Tor about
five minutes on behalf Of the people OF In
disnapoiis. welcoming their distinguished
fellow citizen back to his home among
them. He sad:
The states Welcome.
GEN. HaRRISON-We have come to pay you
our respect. to express our eonhdenos, oar ex-
! allied admiration. We have come 10 bid you
Wslcoms home again-weooms to the hearts
I ana the hrssiGes OF your neighbOrs and
friends. We come without distinction Of party
or creed. Assembled here are the representa-
tlves OF every party. oil every sect, Of every nG-
| tionaity.
When you left Us four years ago to assume
/ the grave and responsible duties OF the most
| exalted Office within the gift of your country
men You took With you our prayers, our conf
! dsnce. Great as our admiration then was, II Is
| greater now. Strong as was our faith in you
| then, 1t is stronger now. We have watched
| your course sa chief executive OF this great na-
| y
! poses. your courage, YOU intense patriotism.
/ You have taught obedience 20 law. higher
/ respect Tor our American Institutions. You
| have inspired a deeper reverence for the sacred
| emblem Of our national authority. You have
| firmly maintained unt6rnished our credit At
| home. Your administration was OF highsot
| purpose, psrservered in TO the eud;
IL has been without stain; the
most malignant tongue osn lodge
against il no word OF reproaeh; our uniform
ne hTrh tcn fhan
ever; American citizenship has everJwhers felt
| that 1t had protector and ihat the national
dignity would bs preserved against the weak
est and the most powerful. Ga have not
sought the favor OF other powers by ssrvile
obedience to their desires but you have won
their respect by unyielding. patriotic insis-
! tence upon cur rights.
Ii is with a sense of the greatest pride that
after you have wrought well in your coun-
try's cause we welcome Joar return as neigh
Dor friend.
oar gladstone greetings are chaslened by the
reflection that you come alone; thst one Who
shared our love. aud IN "A greater degrees than
all others proved your hope and strength
resls within the hallOwsd bosom of Crown
Hill.
Permit me TO extend TO you the warm and
cordial greetings OF your friends and the hops
that kind Providence may spare you many
years to dwell with them.
The president rose when Mr.. Fairbanks
tears The play OF strong emotion was
distinctly visible to all who could see him.
and IL Was some minutes before he could
speak. The friendship and sympathy so
plainly manifest were touching to the ex-
president and the tears flowed freely
There was scarcely dry eve on tho plat
form or near it. The cheers were long
and loud and rolled up along the vaultsd
roof in one shout OF welcome homo. When
the cheering stopped the x-presidont
stepped 70 the front of the platform.
1t was only too plain that grief and care
had left their impress on his countsnance.
The lines around his mouth and eyes were
deep aud his forehead was lurroWed with
lines writ by the finger OF time. Whom
the cheers al last were still, Gen. Harrison
said:
Gen. Harrison's Response.
GOVERNOR MATTHEW'S. Mr.. FAIRBANKS
AND FRIESDS-I do not think even II the cir.
cUmstanceB were more favorable thsn now sur
round US. | could say more than the feIest
words OF thanks. -Four years ago. il she
calendar IS consulted. left yCu 10 assume high
responsibilities. II should consult heart aud
mind / should say 1t ia ten years since
babe eood-by 10 my Indianapolis
friends. Not the rising and the setting
OF the sun. but our experiences, give the true
sense of duration. | cane back TO Indiana
polis-fOr since l came 10 manhood, have had
no other home. Suggestions of an attractive
sort we're made to me to make my home else
whore, but II seemed to ms that the only home
for me was Iud Annapolis. tCheers.1 l am too
Old to make q new homs; not toe old | hope
to renew those old ID az make this so
! dear home snd to tako within the circs OF my
I aheetionets regard tins multitude of new facss
that see here tonight This city hes made q
wonderful grew tn since let it. I shall have
TO learn again the landmarks. Change i'm.
provsmsnt, expansion and Increase are every.
where apparent and IN all this Iesioe with
you. Tbs state OF Indiana has made CORE
I spending increase. Factories and homes have
greatly multiplied our population has greatly
increased. Wealth has been developed and
! trust aud believe that with this al vancsmsnt
along material lines, there has been a oorrs-
spending increase a8d development OF the
Z heart and OF the home, which alone can max
IA Rroat people. The nation too has had It's
1 growth and development; some new lines OF
progress have been indicated. Within the past
few weeks had the pleasure OF LIT
/ ing over one of the GREATEST mer
chant steamships that floats upon the
sea that flag o. beauty that hangs before me.
lCheeTs regarded 10 IS the precursor and
pioneer Of the return OF that time when the
American nag was seen in every sea and the
American navy was held in estimation by
othsr nations. Chssp. Only one week ego
had the pleasure Of seeing the greatest ship
that has ever been built ia Americas battle
chip which when COMPLETED would be sbo Ia
cope Win the greatest snip tnat LnglAnd hai
upon the sea-hOaI from her ways into the
Delaware with The nams Indiana" on her
side lChosrs. l will not spsAk TO you oil
those duties which these years OF absenos have
brought ma. nor OF their performance. left
you with but enc certainty and / return with
tbst-tho certainty that / had nc
other motive in my heart than ths
honor Of the flag, the saeredness OF the eonSti
tuition and the prosperity OF all our people
lChsers.l come 10 you again accompanied
by great sorrow. but trust-and your prOs
enss here gives ne Jour Uitnsss-unattsndsd by
any shams growing out OF the dischargs OF my
public dutios. Add 10 your great kind ues
snd to this great wslsome which you have
extended to me today the further
kindness ~ excusing me from attem pting Il
speak 10 you further. / shall be glad to carr
out the arrangement Of the COMMITTEES and Il
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