New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-29
THE LESSON OF THE BELL.
EX-PRESIDENT HARRISON TO THE Chill
l9REN.
A GRAND DEMONSTRATION on THE ARRIVAL o.
LBERTY'S RELIC AT INDIANAPOLIS.

LBERTY'S RELIC AT INDIANAPOLIS.
indianapolis. April os.-Twe I've thousand children
Catholic and Protestant each currylng an Americ""
dag, not few with the starry emblem wrapped ABOUT
hem, all cheering and enthusiastic met Tue AiDei'!
Bell on It's arrival here to-day. The children All
knew the story OF Liberty Bell: for fortnight tle
teachers have been telling them ifs history Inv
buildings the main thorouehfarcs ana aoHs ~"
limo OF The children's march were galS peu'o""
with flags and festooned with bunting. me u"ih
bearing the bell arrived from Columbus. t'Alo' III '"
O'Clock When the eastern edge OF the WY was
reached the cltys bells rang out and siNu,e Vi
thirteen guns was fired by the lndianapoiiS H's"'
Artillery. The car containing the bell was run 10 l"
switch on Tennessee-st. west OF the Union Sta uon
where 1t was viewed by the thousands OF children
and adults, and where 1t remained until Its )ourn "
TO Chicago was resumed. The Committee OF A.
rangemeDts went to the station and from there pro
ceeded with the bells escort OF foryfve, including
Mayor stuart Of Philadelphia the cys guests 70 the
Capitol where the school children and many thousands
more were already assembled. Mayor sullivan pre-
sided over the meeting. Here the children sang
patriotic songs and band played National airs
Ex President Harrison received hearty applause, and
addressed himself to the children follows
Ny Young Friends and Ny FellowcltizcnS. | am
sa ad TO Participate in that worthy PRIDE Which we
ell feel at being able TO make before Ties" dis
cur Indianspcs Schools thisk should first. for
yOu most sincerely thank Mayor stuart, OF Phih-
their Kindness in Enabling the citizens and specially
the children of our schools TO see this great relic. ,he
So graconsly yielded to the request OF citizens
TO each of favored opportunity t. see this
bell at that. II Ia. spoken its grea message to The
world, and Is now forever silent 1t !. not the ma,
,eial thing that shall look Upon with interest IL
Is that which 1t ypifes. 1t is the enduring thug for
which it stands that ldndes our hearts and our en-,
old women Of this country shall all lose their sent
ment and foreeo the exercise Of their naelnati,oI
these great things will lie preserved among the cut
dren. rejoice that there IS renaissance OF patriot
to our own hearts the flag means more today than
ever before in our history, ,cheersa There are
coming ON viii love il more fervently than that which
Is passing of the stage. tCheers9 -
rejoice that the American flag floats over more more
ever before. Cheers0 have read with Interest
Sh The last | Sy Of Of the oar mag S
people returning from foreign shores or those worthy
sight of the starry banner when the land lifts itself
ot0y We The ne ss ns ss
torch Of Liberty in the harbor are good object lessons
10 those who come to be American citizens. had
Of my last public acts was to lift lie American flag
over great steamship in the harbor Of the city OF
throughout all the land all the people thereof and
how wonderful that nearly a quarter of century
iected an inscription for belt they eiousy
1oreod G the act w h to h. n Lt
was liberty regulated by law tcheers); a liberty to
be free to do as each one pleased only so far a; the
rights of others were not in-Saod. Let us learn
again this great lesson that worthy object can be
promoted except upon the lines of social ana lawful
admission to public authority. 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 by acts Of violence. II
is the law. casting its shelter every household,
arming every In panoply that should be i'm
penetrable, that makes home life possible and
these schools what they
Thi, old bell was made in England. hut 1t had
to be recast in America tenthu>iac cheers before
II attuned TO proclaim tie right OF selfgOv-
eminent and the equal rights OF men. And therein
II was type Of what institutions have been
doing for that great ecming throng OF immigrants
from all lands who heard its voice over the great
waters and here subjects 10 be recast into
free American citizens. Oheers0 i want TO thank
yon for your patient attention and 10 beg that Won
will excuse from further speech. In order that
YOU may promptly that for which YOU have as
semlled-this old hell which. II Won will but open
the ears OF your hearts, Will tell Won the story Of
our heroic ancestry and Of the origin Of our Gov
ernment more eloquently than any speaker can DO
It. Cheers)
After the cert monies at the Capitol were completed
the children. accompanied by the civic and military
ORGANIZATIONS returned to tn bell car where they
marched single file on either side. At O'Clock the
bell with its escort departed.