The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-14


during one OF its most trying hours strad-
died the OK. which was quite unruiv psv.
it little preliminary exercise around a
five-acre lot. and then started down The
country road. man and OK striving for the
mastery. Mr.. Lincoln's vexation during
early life. according TO Mr.. johnson. was to
obtain pair OF trousers long enough 10
hide his boot tops. After a blast from A
bugle had ceased General Harrison made
a few remarks. referring in a beautiful way
TO the associations which the town brought
to mind. Said he:
MY Fellow-citizens-I am clad 10 stoo
this morning near the home where Abra-
nam nam Lincoln spent part OF his boyhood
You VIII miss your chance II you do not
improve the. fact Of your residence in the
nelghoorhood OF this interesting spot by
giving "A thoughtful study 10 the life OF
Lincoln. Who would have supposed What
prophet would have predicted such a career
10 the boy as he lived under circumstances
or hardship and poverty in this neighbOr-
hood? Who is there in this country who
had not as good a chance as he2 The
story OF his life has been a perpetual
toundation OF inspiration 10 our boys. and
II viii continue TO be long as the coun-
try lasts 1t shows that we have here
self Another thing I like ' 10 II talk * abont
was the great, genial human kindness
OF Mr. Lincoln. He was so different from
to instin prejudice into the minds OF their
fellow-countrymen to make them hate some
pody That was not one OF Mr. Lincoln's
habits. He had great love for his fellow
men, remember once when a delegation
OF IN, workiSngmen d IN came came to him. in a little
a house and you havn't any, don't pull
down the other mans house. but build one
for yourself There was great good senss
pier and more successful i'm his life who
takes philosophy to heart"
AT Huntlngburg stand had been erected
near the railroad station and covered with
flags. A small cannon doomed and a band
played In good old Fourth-of-July fashion
the ex-President started for the stand
He discussed tariff issues In a general
way. and compared the country's condition
under protection and under Democratic
rule.
The hilly country through which the
train was passing is less thickly settled
than that OF any other part Of the trip,
and fewer stops were made. the train
swinging around sweeping curves. MOVING
smoothly over long and high trestles and
dashing between massive walls Of Indi-
anas famous stone. The Airline, under
the management OF Receiver Hopkins hax
been extensively improved OF late with
steel trestle work and heavier ballast. mak-
ing il one of the smooth roads OF ths
State.
At English General Harrison had a ba
audience, composed I'm large part OF Demo-
Gratis. who listened to him attentively and
with much interest. His manner OF con-
sidering the tariff dispassionately, in a
kindly way. pointing out the result Of the
desire for a change two years ago and
showing the error OF this desire, was doc
trine sufficient to convert the Crawford
county Democrats VINO heard him.
SURPRISE AT MARENGO.
TIE crowd at Marengo was a surprise,
fully 1900 people appearing. There was a
considerable show OF decorations at this
point and the train passed under streams
ers of national bunting. Several old SOL
diers carried flags. General Harrison said:
MY Friends am very much obliged to
you for your kindly greeting. and am very
much surprised that there should be 50
many Of you gathered here this morning:
This is an extra stop we are making. and
L think ] may say IL is rather an extra
meeting, too. / want 10 congrdu1ate You
upon the beauty OF this faE Cav. I'fope
your cellars are all full I hope ~QssY arr az
finding profitable employment. j hope tn1neS
are satisfactory, but / am afraid they are
not. OF course, times are improving some
what. 1 wish they would improve very fast.
because / do not want TO get any advan-
tage for my political party out OF the dis
tress of my fellow-citiZens. / rather re-
joice in the fact, as a Republican, that the
party has always lad something 10 do with
the prosperous and glorious times Of the
Republic. During the war IL was not good
thing for the Republican party when the
Union army suffered defeat Our good
in victorious charges and the enemy fed
before IL. We never get any good out OF
disaster. / don't want 10 eXaggerate this
disaster, and God knows I would not con-
tinue it one hour. for the cost is too great
for a man who thinks well OF his fellow
citizens and would have them think well
OF him. One trouble has been that some OF
have been persuaded
prosperous by classes-thst We could break
down manufactures and at the same time
wages. Some Of US have been persuaded
that the man who had capital 70 be used
in enterprises, whether ouloing Iahroaos
or mills, was for some reason. Indeed, for
the very reason that he had some capital
an enemy to everybody else. We heard such
eepithets applied as piutocrats and roeeer
some individuals were such: but we
don't want to take men by classes
We must not forget that labor cannot De
employed unless somebody has the money
to pay the men; unless somebody has mon-
ey enough ahead to pay for the stone ana
We don't want TO think Of these men as
enemies. We rather want TO be stimulated
by what others have done and try and do
something more for ourselves to better our
condition. The sky is above US all in this
country: Gods sunshine pours down eaual-
| ly upon all. There is no wall TO smut
any man in. His own industry. his own
thrift, his own intelligence are taa-anly -
| it's. Everywhere / go. and always. / wsnr
TO induce people, If / can, TO feet kindly
| toward each other and TO put away all
| these spites and prejudices- I have epi-
thets to use toward any man, no denuncia-
| tions, no bitterness. Let this great lesson
| settle in hearts: that our society is 50
organized and our country 50 organized
| that when times are prosperous they ar8
| good. in a measure. for all OF US. and when
| times are bad they are bad. in a measure.
| for everybody"
At the close Of the address a huge bou-
| quet OF beautiful flowers was presented
| General Harrison. The further the train
| progressed the larger the crowds grew. As
| Corycon Junction were fully $500 people.
| and a hundred or more buggies and wagons
| hitched to a square near by told where a
| number OF the auditors came from Ths
| farmer was largely in evidence AS Gen.
| eral Harrison continued in his address, one
| old man gave a cry: God bless Ben Har-
| rison." and his sentiment was applauded-
| NEW ALBANY'S ENTHUSIASM
New Albany turned out in the afternoon
| to do honor TO the ex-President OF tha
| United States and TO hear him talk for
| twenty minutes on an issue Of so vital inns
| portance to the people OF the country. Busi-
| ness was practically suspended when ths
| train arrived. over a thousand waiting at
| the railroad station. which is down close
| to the river. TO accompany his carriage To