The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-15

Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Rel
r~esentatives, and Fellow-eitizenss

Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives, and Fellow-eitizenss
Ny distinguished predecessor, Governor
Mount, whose admirable administration
has the hearty Endorsement OF every fair
minded citizen, has but recently delivered
to the General Assembly a formal message
i'm which he reviews existing conditions
with characteristic force and felicity; and,
under these circumstances, L deem 1t ap-
propriate that i should contne my remarks
TO generalities, rather than conventional
recommendations. l have but little in the
way OF advice to offer, but that you will
nevertheless be receiving on every street
corner. In every hotel corridor and, posi-
bly,, In the Hobbies of your respective legis-
lative chambers during the next ensuing
sixty days.
In this initial year of the new century l
congratulate the people of this great and
growing commonwealth upon the proud
position Indiana has IN the galaxy of States
composing the federal Union. The history
Of the Republic cannot be written with
fidelity to fact without emblaZoning upon
very many of it's pages q tribute Of glory
to the part Indiana occupies in its sub
stantial progress, and The loyalty and
patriotism that has ever marked its efforts
in the upbuilding and the perpetuity of its
free institutions. The pioneer settlers Of
the Territory, and the succeeding State,
blazed the way for settlement and develop
ment, along rugged paths that ever charac-
terize the environments and conditions as
"a -
from the red men of the forest, and haYe
built up through the gradations OF the past
century, each decade ushering in added i'm
provements that American genius has ever
provided as a hand-maiden in the march OF
progress.
AS we contemplate Indiana at it's birth
into the Union and then look around US,
we can scarcely realize that SO much de-
velopment, prosperity and ideal conditions
could be a result of less than a century OF
growth. AS We appreciate the blessings
that are enjoyed to-day we should never
forget the sacrifices that were made by
goodly land, and their hardships and trials
I'm carving from the great Northwest Ter
ritory the State of our hearts best love.
Ex-President Harrison, in an address I'm
this city, paid the capital a glowing tribute
when he said Indianapolis was no mean
city," and so in a larger sense our people
can congratulate themselves that Indiana
is no mean State. 1t has geographical aG-
vantage in being situated as il is IN this
central middle West, so that the great COM
merce-carrying lines Of the country must
ever and always cross Its territory
over a third OF a century ago Indiana
gave nearly $4,000 men for service in the
war for the preservation of the Union, ana
thousands of her brave young men are now
battling for the flag and for civilization IN
the Philippines and IN china In the Islands
there is one regiment in which more than
SO per cent. of the men are Of "Hoosierf
origin. and the regiment is also commanded
by an Indianan. the courageous and chIv-
alrous Colonel Dorst. Cncer the guidance
| Of the great Oliver p. Morton. Indiana
| made a record in the war of the rebellion
| that hardly has a parallel in the histories
OF armed conflict. When the baCtleShip
| Maine went to the bottom of Havana har-
| Dor as a result of Spanish intrigue and
| treachery. thousands of strong-hearte1
Americans responded 10 President Nc
Kinley's call for volunteers and swore
eternal devotion to "Oid Glory. Indiana
| played a prominent part In that drama.
| also. This State was first to report It's
full quota Of troops in camp: they were