The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-13
Speeches to Army Comrades at Clayton,
and 20 Students, Farmers, Miners and
Others at Greencastle and Brazil.
ADDRESS AT TERRE HAUTE
Where the EX-President Was In
troduced by r. w. Thompson.
Unexpected Crowds at Sullivan, Vim
cennes and Princeton-Pointed Re-
marks oil the Tariff and Prosperity.
Snecial TO the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis journal
EVANSVILLE. Ind, sOct 2--Heavy
clouds in all parts of the sky gave faint
promise of favorable weather for the trip
Of ex-President Harrison and party to Ev-
ansville this morning, but when Pri-
vate Secretary Tibbott looked from
the Union Station at indianapolis
and saw the flag on the Bates House
floating away TO the east he thought the
special train to the west would leave the
clouds in its wake before Terre Haute was
reached. The special consisted of a chair
car for General Harrison and his personal
party and a coach for the newspaper men.
with a baggage apartment fitted up in the
most approved metropolitan newspaper Of
fee fashion. The train was scheduled to
leave the Union Station at $50 o'clock. and
few minutes before that time General
HARRISON and Mr.. Tibbott reached the sta
ton, the distinguished Indianian appearing
in the best OF spirits and moving with the
springy step Of man of fewer years
1t was fifteen minutes after the time
scheduled for departure when the signal
was given the engineer. The train was
without decorations, and plain democratic
way Of travelling largely in evidence.
Secretary Seeds, Of the Republican State
central committee, was master of cere-
monies. In the car with General Harrison
were the Hon. Hiram Brownlee. Capt. l. p.
Watts, of Winchester; Daniel NJ. Rams
dell, Benjamin Walcott ex-senator Theo-
dore Shockney, of Union City; Hon. Smiley
N. Chambers, Hon. John B. Cockrcm
Hon. Charles w. Fairbanks and Mr. John
F. Wallick. Among the newspaper men
were Charles Matthias, of the United Press;
Frank B. Gessner, of the New York World;
w. w. Thornton. of the Logansport Jour
nal, and representatives of the Indianapolis
Journal and Indianapolis News.
A crowd of several hundred pressed
against the iron fence of the station train
sheds to watch the train pull out. Christian
Endeavorers, coming in on the morning
trains, stopped at the gates, and tie white
capped guides proudly directed their atten-
tion to Indiana's favorite son, who was
standing the platform talking to MEM
bers of his party.
The trip was without incident till Plain
field was reached, at 1910. The train slowed
up as crowd of three hundred people came
down to the little station, hoping to get a
view of the ex-President. There were loud
hurrahs and waving of handkerchiefs Gen.
Harrison walked out to the platform
and acknowledged the honor showed him.
before the last cheer died away the car
was speeding onward. The entire popula-
ton of Cartersburg, small village with
sawmill greeted the train, which had run
by the place before the people had an op-
portunity to see the ex-President.
A few days ago some of General Harri-
sons old comrades Of the Seventieth In
diana requested that he speak for a few
moments at Clayton, and arrangements
were made In compliance with the Gen.
erals wishes. Clayton is a small place, but
IL seemed that the people had come from
miles around. Every house in sight was
covered with bunting and flags, the rail-
way station sharing in the festive appear
ance. Drawn up on the station walk were
a hundred or more children, each of whom
waved flag The firing Of an anvil marked
the approach of the train and speeded ii
on its way. Lusty cheers welcomed Gen.
Harrison as he appeared in the vestibue
opening of his car. Old soldiers, one or
two of whom were minus a limb, were
courteously allowed to make way through
the crowd and the old commander of the
Seventieth reached down and grasped their
hands. General Harrison spoke for a few
minutes, saying:
MY Friends-I regret that by reason of
the fact that the train is little behind
this morning l can have but moment with
you. When L received a letter from my
comrades of the old Seventieth Indiana,
asking me 10 stop for moment TO see
them, 1 felt could not refuse the request
/ greatly regret that my absence in the
East prevented me from participating in
their last reunion. l hope next year they
will put their reunion a little later-say
When the frost is on the punkin and the
fodder Is in the shock, and then / will be
at home and will be at leisure to enjoy
these reunions that are always full Of
pleasure.
These quiet autumn days are good days
for reflection; a good time to think as you
walk over the fields that you have titled
barns, and you sit by these American
firesides, that, in spite of all the hardships
of the times these firesdes are the happiest
and the best In the world. Put in your
time thinking. We will get right on all
think. 1t is prejudice, it is the fact that
men don't think but allow their minds
to be warped by prejudice, allow catch
phrases and denunciations of other men to
warp them from a calm consideration of
public questions. Let all set before us
this resolve: That as citizens now-as when
you were soldiers during the war-our
country's honor and prosperity shall be
first in our affections and first In our ef-
forts. Let us see that nothing shall pre-
vent us from acting as citizens for what
seems to us TO be wise and good for all our
PEOPLE and for the glory OF the good old
flag