Speeches of Benjamin Harrison, Twenty-third President of the United StatesHarrison, Benjamin
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Speeches of Benjamin Harrison, Twenty-third President of the United States
Harrison, Benjamin
Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901; Speeches, addresses, etc., American; United States -- Politics and government
I am glad here to speak to some, too, who were comrades in the great
struggle of the Civil War [cheers]; glad that there are here soldiers
who had part in that great success by which our institutions were
preserved and the control and sovereignty of the Constitution and law
were forever established. [Cheers.] To them, and to all such friends,
I extend to-day a hearty greeting, and would if I could extend a
comrade's hand. [Cheers.] And now, my friends, the heat of this day,
the exhaustion of a dozen speeches, made at intervals as we have come
along, renders it impossible that I should speak to you longer. I beg
to thank you all for your presence. I beg to hope that, as American
citizens, however we differ about particular matters of legislation or
administration, we are all pledged, heart and soul, life and property,
to the preservation of the Union and to the honor of our glorious
flag. [Great cheering.]
ALLIANCE, OHIO, OCTOBER 13.
At Alliance the assembly was very large. A Reception Committee, headed
by Mayor J. M. Stillwell and comprising the following leading citizens,
met the President: Hon. David Fording, H. W. Harris, T. R. Morgan, Wm.
Brinker, Madison Trail, Dr. J. H. Tressel, H. W. Brush, W. H. Morgan,
Thos. Brocklebank, Chas. Ott, Dr. W. P. Preston, E. N. Johnston, J. H.
Focht, W. H. Ramsey, W. W. Webb, E. E. Scranton, Henry Heer, Jr., and
Harper Brosius.
Chairman Fording delivered a welcoming address and introduced President
Harrison, who in response said:
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