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men, if I add these words. I have sometimes said them before, and I 

 will say them now because I believe them. There is in Indiana no 

 other as safe a population, no other as true and tried, or as steadfast in 

 its loyalty and education to the institutions that have made the State 

 great, and the country great as the agricultural population of Indiana. 

 There is something in the stars and skies at night; there is something 

 in the sun rising; there is something in the- singing of the birds; there 

 is something in the budding flower "nd the full blown rose; there is 

 something in nature that helps men to a better, nobler and ti-uer life. 

 The streams of life in great cities sometimes become corrupt, but the life 

 that develops in the agricultural district is usually clean, wholesome and 

 pure. I believe this to be true. 



It is a pleasure for me to talk to you today, and I wish to say. to you, 

 ladies and gentlemen, that if there is anything that I can do for you, 

 consistent with my public obligation, I will gladly do it, believing I 

 am serving the State and the best interests of all of the people of the 

 -State. 



More than this I have not time to say. I thank you sincerely for 

 your courtesy. You are all welcome at the executive offices at any time. 

 Good-bye. 



President Johnson: We will have the response by J. M. Knox, of 

 Lebanon, Indiana. 



RESPONSE. 



J. M. KXOX. 



Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen— I am sorry you let the Governor 

 get away. There was something in that man's face, not only in his 

 words, that was a greeting. That was a noble face and a face that was 

 full of greeting and a face that means more than simple words; a benevo- 

 lent face, and I am sure this man will do a great deal for Indiana. 



lam glad to express my regards for the Governor, and I am also glad 

 that Iiuliana is such a great State and has so good a Governor, and in 

 another word I am glad that the Governor has so good a State as Indiana 

 to preside over. 



I did think that I would make a speech, and I had one. but Brother 

 Johnson stole it from me. But there is one word that I wish to say here 

 while we are seeking knowledge and learning one of another, we want" to 

 bear in mind that Indiana is today the dumping gi-ound of all the frauds 

 that we have, and God knows there are plenty of them at the present time. 

 We have a pure food law but it is not in force, because we do not have 

 the means to detect these frauds, and I hope the Representatives and 

 Senators will proceed to give us the means for enforcement of this law 

 if they do not do anotnor thing. 



