The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

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be the result: He must adopt the new method
| or go out of business Wehave been refus-
| ing to adopt universal methods. usel by our
competitors in commerce to stimulate their
shipping interests, and we have gone out of
business. Laughter and cheersl. Encour-
aged by what your spokesmen have said to-
night determined to declare that l am In
favor Of going into business again, and when
| it il established hope Galveston will be in
the partnership. IGreat cheers
1t has been the careful study of the post.
master general in preparing to execute the
law to which / have referred, to see how
much of an increase In routes and ships We
could secure by il. We have said to the few
existing American lines: "lou must not
treat this appropriation a, n plate of soup
to be divided and consumed by you. You
must meet generous people in a gener-
OUs spirit; you must give US new lines.
new ships, increased trips and new ports of
call" Already steamship lines are looking
over routes to see what they can do with 4
view of increasing their tonnage. and in
establishing new lines. The postmaster
general has invited attention and the sug-
.c>tions of all bna'is Of trade of our sea-
board cities. Undoubtedly you have re-
cciycd such letter. This appropriation Is
FIR one year. What future circumstances
TO he must depend upon the deliberate
judgment Of the people. II, during
my term of Office, they shall strike
down the law that believe to
be bcncficcnt. or destroy its energy
by with hold ng appropriations, ] shall bow
to their will but shall feel the greatest dis
appointment If We DO not make this an era
for the revival Of American commerce. 1
do much want that the time shall come
when our citizens l.y Ing in temporary exile
in foreign ports shall nov and then sre
straming into those distant harbOrs fine
modern men of-war- flying United states
fla2S. iChecrsl. With the best modern guns
on her deck and a brave American crew in
her fOTecastle. ! want alSJ that in those
ports, ~ long unfamiliar to American
flags there shall again be fc und our steam
ships and our sailing vessels flying the flag
that We all love. and carrying from our
shores the products that these men Of toll
have brought to them to exchange for prod
nets of other climcS. ! think we should add
to all this. Happily it is likely to b. accom-
pIi>hc'I 10y individual 'ffort-the early com
plrtinn Of the Nicaragua canal. fCheers.l
The Pacific coast should no longer be
found by sea only 10y the stormy pas
sage of the Horn. \ short route should be
opened and it Will he. and then with this
wondr0uS stirring among the people Of our
states. this awakening to new thoughts and
higher conceptions and larger business
plans, and more careful and economical
work. there Will come great prosperity to
all our people Texas will spin more cotton
than she raises. The great states of the
south will 5e discontcnted with the Old con
ditIOn that made them simply agricultural
states. and rouse themselves so as to com
pete with Older manufacturing states of the
north and east. lCheersi.
The vision l have-alI the thoughts have
of this matter-cmbracc all she states and all
my cOuntrymcn. do not think of it as
question of party think of it as great
American question. TCheerS.
by invitation Of an address which was
made to me, have freelyApOken my mind
to you upon these topcS ! hope / have
done so without Offcnse or impropriety.
Cries of No, Nc. and great cheers. Iwould
not on an occasion full of general good
feeling, "a this. obtrude anything that should
induce division or dissent. For all who do
dissent have the most respectful tolerance.
The views / hold are the result of some
Thought and investigation. and they are
questions Of public concern, ] confidently
submit them To- the arbitramentOf Of a brave
and enlightened American suffrage. iCheersl.
In accordance with the wish of the
president, Galveston people allowed
him to spend Sunday quietly. Ac-
companied by Mrs. Dimmocll, Post
master-Gcneral Wanamaker and Mayor
Fulton. he attended services at the
First Presbyterian church and heard
sermon 10y Rev. Mr.. Scott. The church
was crowded, and a number of persons
shook hands with the president. After
luncheon. President Harrison went for
a walk along tine beach with Mrs. Dim
mock and Mrs. Russell Harrison. and
on returning to the Beach hotel. found
waiting large bouquet of roses, which
had been presented by thirty girls of
Galveston, from the UrSuline convent,
who had called during his absence. A
number of other floral tributes were
also sent to him during the day.
The presidential party left the Beach
hotel at 10 o'clock tonight for the sta
tion and the train left for san Antonio
shortly after midnight.
The crowd at the station greeted the
appearance of the carriage with cheers
Gen. Stanley, commanding the depart
ment of Texas. part of his staff. and
Mrs. Stanley will accompany President
Harrison To San Antonio. Gov. lIOgg,
Congressman Grain and the San An
tonic reception committee left early
this morning for that place by special
train. They will meet the president in
the morning