The Indianapolis journal., 1901-05-01

connection of this North and South Of ours
with the Pacific ocean, thus leading us out
10 the great markets i'm the Orient. Zap
plause.I What your Legislature a half CEN
tury ago resolved should be done has al
ready been accomplished. We not only have
one. but we have five lines connecting the
atlantic with the Pacific Iapplausel-the
Union Pacific, the Southern Pacific, the
AtchIson, the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific. making five great trans
continental lines connecting the two oceans.
lApplauSe. The government OF the United
States assisted in the building of these
roads. Ii guaranteed away back in the
sixties sixty-four millions of dollars OF the
Pacific Railroad bonds and became re-
sDonsible for their payment, and took d
second mortgage upon the property Sc
curity TO the government [Applause.J 1t
Is interesting to note in this presence that
within the last four years that debt.
reaching S130, ,Oi0, ,O0J, principal and interest,
belonging 10 the government of the United
States Sl24O00,000 has been paid into the
public treasury and the balance secured
lereat applause]. thus giving us not only
the principal OF the aid we gave these
roads, but interest at more than per cent.
IApplause.l
so we have our railroads to the Pacific,
ana now are reaching out for more
trade [great applauseI, and for period OF
years you have been shipping your cotton
to China. This has been interrupted little
laughter and applause] in the last few
months but that Interruption, we trust,
will be speedily removed, and we viii have
the open door to China Enthusiastic ap-
plausel on equal terms with every power
on earth Icontinued applause] and II Is
not going to hurt this trade that we have
the Philippines. Laughter and applause-I
IF it will not be thought to be indulging
in pernicious partisanship here tonight
Ilaughterl L would like to say that | appre-
ciate every word of eulOgy offered by your
POSTMASTER to Gen. Luke Wright Long
continued applause.I L want TO say mere;
In the presence of his own tOwnsmen ana
friends, that he is doing magnificent serv-
ice for his country in those distant seas
Enthusiastic applauSe.l He Is contrlbu-
ting to the paciticatiOn of the ISLANDS, now
almost accomplished. and the establish
ment of civil law and civn institutions Tor
their inhabitants. [Applause.l Tine fact Is,
have been SO much encouraged in coming
to Memphis for commissioners IlaughterI
that when | found out how well Luke
Wright did L called on General Patterson.
Laughter and great applause.] As l un-
derStand it, he is doing very we'll on the
Shiloh Commission [laughterl, and drawing
his pay with great regularity. Laughter
But. by fellow-citizens, l am OBTAINING
you altogether too long. Cries or Go
onrl Your hospitality has quite charmed
me. / only want in conclusion, to voice
my sympathy with the sentiment so hand
somely expressed by your toaStmaster con-
cerning a reunited country. CApplause.
Thank God. no sectionalism now mars the
map of the United States. Enthusiastic
applause.l Our opinions upon public ques-
tions of national interest and national well
fare do not rest upon the color of the
uniforms wore in 1861 tgreat applausel,
but upon our convictions of right and duty
in 1901. Continued great applauSe.J And
l rejoice tonight 70 say in this presence
that the happy time has come and
North and South, together brought,
Now own the game electric thought,
In peace q common flag salute,
And With free and unresentful rivalry
Harvest the fields whereon they fought
Long continued applause.1
At l:3o in the morning the presidential
train resumed its journey for New Orleans.
which, will be reached at 4:30 Wednesday
afternoon.