The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-02

for themselves will always have convictions
upon public questions, and those conNlc-
tons cannot always be the same. The dlHer-
ence OF opinion is granted and Freely grant
ed, among American freemen, and fully cX-
ercised BY the American people. lApplause.l
| was wondering while the Governor was
talking really what were our differences
Ny eyes turned toward Judge Blanchard,
and recalled that we did not diner ABOUT
river and harbor improvements llong con-
tinued appausel and that we were In 1aVOr
of every just and reasonable extension for
the Improvement of the commerce or the
Mississippi river Continued applause
When / heard the Governor tell what
knew so well, and had occasion so many
times TO feel. how the people OF Louisiana
rallied around the stars and stripes and
were earnestly urging for an opportunity
TO go TO Cuba to fight the battles for an
oppressed people and sustain the honor or
the government. / could not but think there
was no difference among US about the war
with Spain. [Great applause And then
remembered-it Is only a memory-hOw the
citizens of Louisiana gathered about the
table Of the ways and means committee
[laughterl when l had the distinguished
honor of presiding over that committee. as
suring me that they must have protection
upon sugar and rice. Laughter and ap-
plause.I And then L reflected that there
no difference between US about protec-
tion. Laughter and enthusiastic applause.l
Certainly none upon the question. Laugh
teri
ALL FOR EXPANSION.
And then when L remembered that TINS
banquet is held tonight in the city of New
Orleans and recall that it was your terri
tory that expanded into more States than
any other territory that ever came to the
United States it did seem to me that pos
sibly were not greatly in dis
agreement on the subject of ex-
pansion. tLong-continued. enthusiastic
applause and cheering And then l
remembered also that you had always
been in favor of internal improvements and
of external commerce [laughterl; and we
are all for those things. [Laughter.l There
is nothing We need so much as commerce
Commerce is great diplOmatist. Fair
trading makes fast friends. Commerce
like circulating library, carries enlight-
eminent wherever IL goes. And then L re-
member that we are all for the open door
in China that we may send the products
of our cotton fields made up into cotton
goods TO the millions I'm the Orient" lap
pause.
Guests here called out: but the isthmian
canal?
And then--but 1 cannot pursue it fur
ther," said the President, for | do not
think IL Is we'll to disclose too much unan-
unity here tonight. Laughter and APP
plausel Am | mistaken when | say that
we are all for good money and plenty OF
IL. lGreat applause.
80 when / remembered what had been
told me just before leaving Washington
that / must be careful 10 speak of nothing
about which there would be differences
and my friends said. You will be very
much limited in your field of discussion
[laughterl-when i come to reflect | see
what wide, broad field IL is. and to dis
cuss only those things about which we are
in accord would take more of my time than
could claim of you.
CRESCENT CITY MEMORIES.
"My fellow-citizens, history cannot omit
New Orleans from its pages. Its pages in
sures for Il reverence and affection, and its
| past will always engage our interest and
admiration. 1t has the romance of an
| t.quity, the quaintness of ancient days,
| combined with a spirit of tireess energy
which makes it one of the most progressive
OF our modern marts of commerce. Zap
plause. Its heroic associations have
secured for IL enduring place
| i'm the annals of the American Republic. 1t
has not always been under the same form
| of government. and the same sovereignty.
| The map of more than one nation has
| traced IL within its boundaries. and, III
more than one language, it's laws have been
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