Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-04-20

with American lines carrying American mail
lCheersl Some one may say we o@ght not TO
80 into the business-that it Is subsidy But
my dear friends, every other great nation OF
this world has been doing it and is doing it to-
day. Great Britain and France have built up
their great steamship lines by government aid
Not a Plate of Subsidy Soup.
Il has been a careful study Of the postmaster
general in preparing to execute the law to
which have referred, 60 see how much Of an
increase in routes and ships we could secure by
It. We have said 20 the few existing American
lines: You must not treat this appropriation
as plate Of soup to be divided and consumed
by You. You must meet generous people IN
generous spirit. You must give us new lines,
new ships, increased trips and new ports OF
CALI Already steamship lines are looking over
routes to sec what they can do with view Of
increasing their tonnage and in establishing
new lines This appropriation is FOR one year
What future circumstances are 10 be must de
pend upon deliberate Judgment of the people.
II during my term OF office they shall strike
down the law that believe TO be henehcient OF
destroy its energy by Withholding appropria-
tions shall bow 70 their viii, but ! shall feel
the greatest disappointment il we do not make
this an area for the revival OF American com.
merce. ! do much want that the time shall
come when our citizens living in temporary
exile IN foreign ports shall now and then sec
steaHning into those distant harbors fine modern
menof.war flying United States flag -Eoheersl--
with the best modern guns on her deck and the
brave American crew in her fOrecastle.
fCheers.l ! want also that In those ports 10
long unfamiliar with the American flag there
shal again be found our steamships aud our
sailing vessels carrying from our shores the
products that our men Of toll have wrought to
exchange for products Of other climes
Not Question Of Party.
/ think we should add to an this-happily il is
likely TO be accomplished by individual effort
the early completion Of the Nicaragua canal
Cheers. The Pacific coast should no longer
be found by sea only by the passage Of the
horn. A short route should be opened, and II
will be, and then with this won drous stirring
among the people Of our states, this awaken
ing to new thoughts and higher conceptions
and larger business plans, there win come great
prosperity TO an our people Vision have OF
all the thoughts that this matter embraces
l do not think Of il as question of party. i
think OF it a great American question
CHEERS By invitation Of an address which
was made 70 me. have freely spoken my mind
TO you upon these topics. ! hope have done
80 without offen1e or impropriety. lCries OF
MOI MOI and great cheers / would not on
an occasion so fun Of general good feeling as
this obtrude anything that should induce diyis.
ion OF dissent For all who do dissent, ] have
the most respectful tolerance. The views
hold are the result Of some thought and investi-
CATION, as they are questions of public concern
Iconfidently submit them to the arbitrament
Of the brave and the enlightment Of suffrage.
fCheers