On the recordMay 29, 1890
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.
Source
presidency.ucsb.eduEditor's note · Context
Remarks at the Dedication of the Garfield Statue in Cleveland
Share
More from Ben Harrison
Feb 7, 1893
It was given in a generous spirit, and I think the result of it has been that our relations with that brave people, whose history is so full of martial achievements and prowess, as well as with the sister Republics of South America, are…
Feb 26, 1893
I herewith transmit, for the information of Congress, a communication from the Acting Secretary of State, forwarding certain bulletins of the Bureau of the American Republics.
Feb 7, 1893
I felt that the honor of our country and of the Navy had been touched, and that nothing was left to us but, in a quiet and dignified and yet firm way, to insist upon suitable redress.
Feb 21, 1893
We lift the flag to-day over one ship, a magnificent specimen of the naval art, one of the best on any sea.
Other voices in this conversation
