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Show I AUHAIIAM LINCOLN. BJ rrtilcttnt llrrlon Tlells the Tomb H and Offeri in I.loijatnt Tribute, Bj to till Jlnnorr. INDIAN mlCNDS MOVE THE TRAVELER, TO TEARS. Tho, Preeldrutlal rrl; Stnrt tor Washington. Trn Nprtclici la One Dir, Ur Tsirnspft m in Mwi I at tii r. -run or lixcolt. J-rMleUsI llrrls.s lsllers l"ls-luenl l"ls-luenl Adelres. HrnmuiiiLK. 111., Mir 14. (lov-ernor (lov-ernor Flfer delivered an eloquent address ad-dress of welcome, la which the President Pres-ident responded. President Harrison said: "Ths In-Urtl In-Urtl of this Journey culminates to day, u wo lUml here for A few moments abcut the temple of Lincoln. As 1 taunt through ths HouUisru Htates and noticed then tlio great and busy Industries which have been built Incathe war, aa I saw how the fires sf furnaces bad been kindled where there wis once aoll'ude, I could not but think end My that tills band that now Ilea beneath IhtM stones kindled and Inspired all we behold, all then Urea of Industry were lighted at the funeral pyre ot slavery. 'the proclama-tlon proclama-tlon uf Abraham Lincoln can bo read on all these mountain aldee, where free ineu are now bending their energies to the development of Htates long under the ie.ralyela of human slavery. "I coma today to thli consecrated and BAcm.i) spot with a heart filled with emotloua of palltuds that the Ood who wisely turued toward! our I.asteru shures a body oftloJfesrlng and liberty loving ineu to fouud thla Republic, did not fall to find for im In the hour of our extremity ex-tremity ono who wai competent to lead the hcatta r-nd aympethlra and holt uptl.ecourer,euf our ieonle In the time of our greatest National peril. Tho life nf Abraham Lincoln trachea lajru ueeful lessons than any othir character In American hlttory, "You havs herein keeping a most precious truit. Toward thla ipot the lector reverend or)eara to coiuu will wend their way. and a the atory of Lincoln's Ufa I- read there will continually con-tinually be tpread through all our country hope nud Inspirations to Ken. eratlons of ihlldren that arojettj como. We can tay nothing here that will ileeu lha Impressions id thli Kreat life. I haro tludled II and been filled with won-der. won-der. Ills life waa an American pro-duct. pro-duct. No other aoll could bave produced pro-duced It, and the greatness uf It haa not yet been discovered or measured. Ai the Inner history uf tho tlma In which ha llred Is written, wa find how hla great mind waa turned and moral In Hum of rll and directed the forces of our country, In their home and, III their foreign relatione, with that marvelous mar-velous tact, with that never-falling common sense, which characterized thla man or Tin: rii'i.n. "Andwlmtan Impressive lesson wo have this morning as 1 ace In the uniform uni-form of my country, standing a guard- aiouud the tomb.thr sons of that raca that had beun condemned to slavery and was emancipated by lila Immoital ) reclamation. Whit an appropriate IhlUK It li that these who wrro onoo a despised race, whou civil rights were curtailed oven In thli Ktite, are now tho atlrcUonalo guard or till ashes and the tomb lu which they alrop. lfwe will all again and again nad theitory or Lincoln's life, we will Hud our mludi and hearta enlarged; our life and cbsracterdcwpenodaudoursacred de votlou to tho Constitution and ths flag of tho government wnloti ha preserved to ui deepeuod aud Intensified." Ap-ilauie. Ap-ilauie. "I ihall go from thli tomb Imprrawd with utw thoughts aa to the rionil-bllltleaoftliuaawho rionil-bllltleaoftliuaawho bear lllnilli-tlee, lllnilli-tlee, though In Km tmublreoms times than that mau, to whose memory my aoul bears mourning." Applause. A UOLII HEADED CAItK. When ths Trealdent clowd he was presented by the governor, In behalf of the cltlteua of lMeriUirg, 111., with a gold headed cane, made from the Lincoln Lin-coln alore building at New rUlem. 8ech were mads by Postmaster-General Postmaster-General Wammaker aucl Hecretary llusk, during which Uis l'nal.lent and (lovernor Klfer proceeded to ths Stale House. Hera a large croad collected. Ths I'rrsldent luado an addreiu from the carriage. Ha sail: "Ths demand fur my pressnes In Washington Is such mat I cannot protract my stay here xlth you. Most heartily and sincerely I thank you for thla cordial welcome from Illinois, front the Interesting Inter-esting moment wu have apsnt about the tomb of that man who would have made the fame of Illinois lmwrlsh-able lmwrlsh-able ami Springfield a Mecca for ittl-otlo ittl-otlo feet, If no other man In tho history of the Bute bad ever come la eminence Abraham Lincoln. Cheers In his life you ban a treasury of Instruction Instruc-tion fur your children that will ba last-lug." last-lug." AfoTiirn at rear and tears. II.niimsai-iih, May 14 A large delegation of Indiana friends met tho rrrslJcutlal party at Monteiuma and made tutmsslvea hoarse with cheering the President, lis was overcome by lbs greeting, lis said In parti "My friends We have had a long Journey and one attended by a gnat many pleasant Incidents. Kvery-whers Kvery-whers we havu bad most cordial and kindly greeting, but ai I crosi today tho homer line of Indiana and meet again thfso old friends 1 find In your wedcomua iviettness that exceeds It all." At llila point tears ramoto ths 1'rti-Ident'a 1'rti-Ident'a eyes and (ill utterance becaius ochokrdthat lis could lay no more. Heeoon recovered, however, and ux-tended ux-tended a cordial welcome Ut llm In-dlanainlls In-dlanainlls reception commlttro. Tim train arrived at this city promptly this afternoon, Its ai pn'arli heralded by an artillery salute, rna priparatlona for tho l'rcsldent's teiej ilon wets msgnlrlceut In every wav, considering tho limited lensth nf his slay, from every window and housetop In ths prluclbal downtown strrcls lbs stars and stripes wets unfurled un-furled to ths brrets and largo slncl pictures of ths I'mldent were con-prliuousoverjrwhere. con-prliuousoverjrwhere. Lsptelally was thli so along ths line of niirt.li. IN JACMiof I'I.ack, near the Union station, a ilecorated stand waa erected. The crowd, In cheer alter cheer, gavo ths President a genulno booster welcome to his old home. Arrived at tbs atauJ, Governor llovey addressed ths multitude, nul MarorHullleanlua n-.t spevch wel corned tbs President home. I-IIESIIII3IT ltAIUUMJI IIDIfONUKD In part: "1 dJ not think I can speak much today. Ths strain of tho long journey and tho frcuuent calls mads on ms to speak, from Washington to ths (loldeu Oslo and from ths far Northwest bark to Indianapolis, have somewhat sxhauttcd ms and mads my heart so open bt these Impressions, aa I greet my old friends, that I can not, I fear, command myself. Our pathway has been marked by the plaudits of ths multitude; our way strewn with flowers, flow-ers, but all Uia sweetness of thrso flowers, all the Uauty of tbs most trot leal landscapes, all the richness of precious mines, sink Into forgetfulness as I rrcslvs today this welcome from my old friends. There was r-cetlhh r-cetlhh molalurs lu ths l'rvsldont'a eyee "My manhood lias known uo other home but this. It waa ths leans of my early struggles. It tisebeen thsacens and Imtiument and support of my eatly success In life. I come to lay down before be-fore you today my offering of thaukful-ncsa thaukful-ncsa for ths friendly helpfulness!!! bo-hood bo-hood and In all hours down to Ibis. I left you two years ago to take up ths work of ths most resftonslblo ofllcs IntbswoMd. I went to thlsuntrlod, suitalued by your he) fell friendliness. I como alter two years to confess many errors, but to say to you 1 know but one thought In mind, to use whatever Influence 1 have to the general good of all tho people. Applause. Our stay Is so brief that I must deny myself thn pleasure of taking all these friends by the hand, (iod blesa you all. I hava not forgotten, nor can I forget, ln-dlauaiolls. ln-dlauaiolls. I look forward, It my Ufa la spared, to this ai ths city where I shall rest when tho bird toll Is done. I love Its homes and rejoice In lis commercial com-mercial prosrlty. Ths arty soon alter atartoti for Washing Ion. Till! tlntji irucir. Dai tun, Ohio, May It. Tho I'resl. deutlal rly arrived hers at ! M this overling. A brief stop t aa li-.adu and ths President addressed tho crowd at the depot, making ths tenth spwch sines morning. |
