The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-14
IA DAY OF OVATIONS
Thousands at the Stations Where
General Harrison Spoke.
Banner Democratic Districts of the
State Show Great Enthusiasm at
the Ex-President's Appearance.
NEW ALBANY'S BIG WELCOME
JefersOnviile Vies with Her
Sister City in Doing HOnors.
Scottsburg, Seymour, Columbus, Edin.
burg, Franklin and Greenwood
Have Huge TurnOuts.
SCENES OF LINCOLN'S YOUTH
A Fitting Speech at the Immortal
Presidents Old Home.
Successful Close of q Series of Addresses
on the Tariff and Other
Vital Topics.
Sc0ttsburg, Seymour, Columbus, Edin.
burg, Franklin and Greenwood
Have Huge Turnouts.
SCENES OF LINCOLN'S YOUTH
A Fitting Speech at the Immortal
Presidents Old Home.
Successful Close of q Series of Addresses
on the Tariff and Other
Vital Topics.

At a few minutes after o'clock last
night ex-President Harrison and party ar
rived home from the trip to Evansville.
The trip was one remarkable in the crowds
that greeted General Harrison and in the
enthusiasm displayed. The itinerary was
through territory which included stanch
Democratic strongholds, and yet the size
Of the crowds was much larger than the
Republican State committee anticipated
when 1t proposed the two days tour At
Jeffersonvilfe and New Albany, particular
ly, were the demonstrations gratifying,
more people, probably, turning out at these
points that ever appeared there to
hear Democratic statesman OF
national prominnece The ovation
that began when the train reached
the first station out of Evansville
was not only continued till the twin cities
on the Ohio river were reached, but when
the train turned up the j., NJ. & 1. railroad
the demonstrations became huge affairs.
Although the train was three-quarters of
an hour late at Scottsburg the crowd pa
tiently remained awaiting it's coming.
Scottsburg does not contain as many peo-
pie among its entire population as ap-
peared at the station. In every direction
from the rear platform of General Harri-
sons car the faces extended away, the
outskirts Of the crowd being in a semi
circle several hundred feet distant from
the speaker. The loud cheering and ap-
plause that at no place was unstinted was
repeated at Scottsburg, General Harrison
being frequently interrupted at some
strong point in his speech by these
outbursts He gave some attention to pen
ell in
MY F'riends-The magnitude of this aud
lence greatly surprises me- and so far in
that small degree that it is an expression
of your regard for me. 1 give you my
most sincere thanks. l greatly desire to
have and to keep the respect of my fellow
citizens Of Indiana. l sincerely pride my
self as citizen of Indiana on our great
achievements in the past as "a part Of the
great family of the Nation. L love her
veterans of the civil war. / cannot find
myself in sympathy with any public pol
icy that treats them unworthy or that
puts any slight upon them. They were
the defenders of our country in an hour
They left home and family; they put
aside every hope In life and went to the
front TO preserve the honor of the flag
and of the Constitution. They are entitled
to every mans respect. And no policy with
reference TO their pensions be justified
that treats them with suspicion or dis
respect 1t is a rule of justice and of
law that we give the benefit of doubt to
the veriest criminal at the bar that he is
not guilty until his guilt. is proven In
never be presumed. but must be distinctly
and thoroughly proved We insist as Re-
Ipublieans that that the the, common rule of
Densioner in the pension department; that
if any man has obtained a pension by
fraud take 1T away, but don't take it away
until you have proved the fraud l leave
it to you If that is not fair and right"
THE CROWD AT SEYMOUR.
Ex-senator Shockaey left the train at
Scottsburg to address a meeting there in
the evening. John L. Griffiths joined the
train at Jeffersonville and William l.. Tay-
lor, who had entertained audience for
three hours at Seymour, boarded the train
at that point. large gathering not
anticipated at Seymour, but again was
there a surprise, the anticipated hundreds
swelling to two thousand or more. Cannon
doomed and whistles of the Success -four
mills shrieked out welcome the train
came to stop. General Harrison spoke
from a small stand near the station at
Seymour and was heartily applauded 1t
was $50 o'clock. and growing quite dark
when Seymour was left in the rear, and
by the time Columbus was reached at e:3O
nightfall was well The crowd had been
kept waiting in the chill evening air for
quite while, owing to the delay necessi-
tated by the time occupied in making way
through the crowds at various points
There must have beer fully four thousand
people in the audience that heard General
Harrison discuss the tariff question with
particular pertinencv to the live features
of it. In brief way he again exposed the
fallacy of the Democratic argument for
the cheapness of some things.
AS tho train was leaving Columbus a dis
patch was received from Greenwood stat
ing that a big crowd expected the train to
stop for a few moments, hoping that this
departure from the schedule would be
granted. AT Edinburg. which was reached
at 1885, the entire town turned out to do
honor to the ex-President and the principles
he represented. The crowd was estimated
at 1000. General Harrison told them of the
Democratic party's shifting from position
to position, and recalled the time when the
Democratic leaders insisted that they did
not believe in protection for projections s
sake, but believed that duties to raise the
revenues for the country only
were necessary. 1t was not so long ago
that these leaders admitted that the for
eigner had to pay a part Of the duty. they
claimed that they were for an incidental
protection. but later they wanted to have
the people believe that the system of pro-
lection was unconstitutional. despite the
utterances Of Thomas jefferson and other
statesmen on that subject The country
had been dragged through "A slough Of
commercial despondency. while the Demo
cratic leaders of the present day were tin
kering with the protective tariff The
speaker told his friends that If they wished
to continue the uncertainty of business
conditions In the country they could best
accomplish that purpose by voting TO re-
turn snother Democratic Congress. Mr..
John l. Grifathsileft the train at Edinbuis
to male q night speech there.
The last speech scheduled for the south
ern trip was at Franklin. II was expected