The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-22

galoos broke the monotony of the wait by
choruses of their class yels.
Many people brought camp stools along,
and until the crowds became congested they
were the centers of envious eyes all around
them. What was evidently a family party
brought along long settee and planted
it in favorable corner of the throng. For
a time their positions We're favorable ones
but when the press Of people around them
indicated the near approach of the Presi-
dent the owners of camp stools and settees
found them only in the way, for the press
of people not only shut out all view of the
speakers stand. but rendered them appre-
hensive of being trampled on by the strug-
Cling mass of humanity. A conservative
estimate made from the reviewing stand
placed the number of people grouped around
| the Statehouse grounds at ten thousand.
There is little doubt but what the number
would have been trebled had not drizzlfng,
| cold rain started up about 1880 and driven
away fully half of those who were waiting
in front of the Capitol.
| The first hutter of excitement came when
the mounted police at the head of the pro-
cesson came into view past the Park The
ater corner marching west on Washington
street to Senate avenue. Gradually the
people crowded up in the dripping rain until
it would have beer possible to have walked
over the heads of them without seeing a
blade of grass between them.
HE APPEARS ON THE STAND.
Arriving at the west entrance of the State
house. the soldiers acting as escorts
marched on to Ohio street and around the
Statehouse to Market street, while the Pres
ident, Mrs. Mckinley, Senator and Mrs.
Fairbanks, Secretary Gage and the rest of
| MY
into the corridors of the Statehouse,
through the Governors parlor, where the
women of the party were left, and out on
to the stand. where a tremendous shout of
welcome brought smile of pleasure to the
face of the President So fixed were all
eyes on President Mckinley that only by
him sitting down out of view of the crowds
was it made possible for Senator Fairbanks
] to be heard. In a voice made hoarse by
| constant speechmaking in the state cam
pagn, and raised TO a high pitch to over
| come the murmuring of suppressed excite
ment from the crowd. Senator Fairbanks
addressed the gathering as follows:
'Fellow-citzens-It gives me great pleas
| ure TO join with you in paying this slight
tribute of admiration to the President of
| the United States in his journey across the
| country to Omaha and back There have
| been places where he has been received by
| larger crowds, but nowhere has he been re-
| ceived more enthusiastically than here. /
Will VIII mention name name & to you which Is very
| party lines, name made illuStrious by
deeds done in the days that are past. The
| American people have been looking anxious
ly to the man who has led them out of all
| the difficulties which beset them into a
glorious present. have the honor to in
| President of the United States.'
AS President Mckinley arose it was quite
apparent that the nervous strain of the past
few months had affected him greatly. In
stead of the full unwrinkled face he wore
| when he was Governor of Ohio, his cheeks
| were shrunken and the dark rings around
his eyes told Of the immensity of his labors
and the lack of rest resulting from them.
| Where formerly his fine black hair had
made his face appear chalk-like in its
whiteness, his grizzled head communicated
an ashen hue to his skin. Even the heavy
black eyebrows. which gave to his eye a
piercing glance fHat had brought to hiT.I the
title of Napoleon" because of his facial
resemblance to that figure in history, were
turned to dull gray, which robbed his eyes
of their brilliancy and made him appear
what was in reality an overworked servant
of the people.
MR.. M'KINLEY'S SPEECH.
So great was the applause with which he
was SISClCG dAlCl d wall VI ScNcIdl
minutes for order his first words were un-
| ntelligible to those standing only d few
feet from him. Gradually his voice over
came the leaden atmosphere and the whis-
| perings of theN big crowd and he launched
forth into his address in the following Ian
guage:
| MY Fellow-citizens-I thank you for the
| words of welcome spoken in your behalf
| by your distinguished senator. thank you
dc dfoI md han fi,1ar Of he,
! capital of your great State We meet in no
| party name; we meet in the name of COM
mon country, of patriotism and of peace.
! (Cheers.) 1t gives me peculiar pleasure to
| meet the people of the home residence of
that illustrious statesman, a predecessor in
the great presidential Office, BENJAMIN Har-
| rison. (Applause.) l do not forget in this
| presence that this was the home of that
| other distinguished Indianian. Thomas A.
| hendricks. (Applause.) Both names are re-
| membered by all of you. Both have been
distinguished in the service of their coun-
try;M te,,owo,t,zsns ve are ,ers t0dav
! because we love the old flag. 1t never went
down in defeat 1t was never raised in dis
honor. Great applause.) 1t means more
at this hour than it ever meant in all our
| history. 1t floats to-day where it never
1oated before. lGreat and long-continued
cheering) The glorious old banner, the
same our grandsires lifted up, the same our
fathers bore in many a battles tempest
and shed the crimson rain-and what God
| has woven in His loom no man can break
in twain. (Much applause)
"The war has been successful. (Renewed
| applause.) 1t ended in little over one hum
dred days, with matchless victories on land
| and sea- Our army and our navy are en-
titled to every honor that a generous ma
ton can bestow. Matchless army, fearless
! navy, they have done their duty the rest
remains with US.
THE war was inaugurated for humanity.
1t must not stop until it embraces human
| ity. (Applause.) 1t was not commenced in
malice. 1t was commenced in spirit Of
| humanity for freedom, and to stop oppres-
| sion in a neighboring island. We cannot
| shirk the obligations of victory if we would,
| and we would not IL We could. Applause }
Happy are all free peoples, but blessed
| are they among nations who dare to be
| strong for the weak Great applause)
| the President was led away by Senator
Fairbanks, followed by the rest of the par
| ty. Passing through the Governors parlor,
the entire party was regaled with Amer
| lean Beauty roses brought there by Mrs
/ Fairbanks. After a few brief words of con-
graduation from those present, the Presi-
dent was escorted to the Capitol-avenue
| entrance where Companies and D. of
the One-hundred- -and-fi -fifty-eighth Regiment
were drawn up at present arms" in two
rows, for the President to pass between.
Passing down the steps of the Capitol, the
party stopped beside the old cannon wait
! ing for the carriage to be driven into po-
sition Instead of cheers for the President
there was a complete silence at this point,
each man and woman straining neck and
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