Benjamin Harrison actually said...

"I will respond to his request to say a word to you."

"I believe our people are prepared now to insist that the American flag shall again be seen upon the sea."

"Wherever men may have been born within this galaxy of great States, which makes the greater Union, there is respect and honor for the New England character."

"May I, in closing, tender to these good women of Vermont my thanks for the grace and sweetness which their services and their presence have lent to this happy occasion?"