Benjamin Harrison actually said...

"That one flag encircles us with its folds to-day, the unrivaled object of our loyal love."

"The selection of this day for these exercises--a day consecrated to the memory of those who died that there might be one flag of honor and authority in this republic--is most fitting."

"A willingness is expressed by the War Department that the Department of the Interior should assume control of it."

"I do not hesitate to recommend that Congress make the very moderate appropriation for surveys suggested by the conference and authorize the appointment of commissioners and the detail of engineer offi..."