Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-05
4 HAIRY APHca.


1t the Palace Hotel. san Francisco o. Toe
evening Of May -
Mr, Presidss: Ia Gentiensn: When
|, the Queen Of Ebebs visixdsihe court Of
Solomon and 49, it, spisnsscrs, she VS.
compelled to testify thA. half lad ngs bees
told her. Undoubssely tie snissz,iss OF
Solomon's cou.s, vho bad penetrated to her
, distant territory, fouad themselves In hks
situation 70 thss which attends CALIFORNIA;
when they travel East: they ars sfsaid too
rsrch 20 pot 70 the teas the efeduiisy OF
TIER hsarsrs. and. 40 gentieren Of your
sfaie said &c me, il hss resulted in prevail
/. ing indisposisssn smons CslifsrHisns to s<I
the ssulh out Of Csiitosnis. Lsug atsr snd ap-
plasse net all AL because Caiifofnians s-s
unfrienily 10 the truth. but s,rely Gu. CT
corupsssioa to their hearers LsuahterJ
They address themselves to the capacity Of
those VITO hear them; and sskisg warning
by tie fate Of man vho told she sovsr-
eien Of the Indies thar be had seen khe
wster 50 solid shs. it eoaid be walked upen,
they do no. carry their eess stories arsy
from home. Laughter
i. hss been, uEcb 81 nave beard Of Cal
/ ferris. brilliant disiisusior to NE and to
those who have jsarneyed with me half bad
not been told Of the productvsness Of your
valleys OF bIossomirg orchards, Of gsrdeDs
laden with flowers. We have ssea and been
| entrsreed. Our pathway has been st,evn
with flowers. We have been sur pfised,
| sben We were in the region of orchards
| znd resss TO be Suddenly pulled up 81 the
stttion ard ssaed TO address some remxsks
| % pyramid Of pig tin Laughter AID
applause Products Of the mine, rare ar
srcspticnsI, have been s9dsd TO the prod
| ucas Of the feld, until the impression mss
been made upon my mind than il any new
want sheuld be developed in the arts. posi-
bly, il any wan. should be developed in
statesmanship, or any vacancies in ofice
Great lsughtsr]. we have a safe reservoir
ths: can be drawn upon ad htbitem
Lau. hter and applause
But, my friends. svseter than all the
Incense of flowers. richer than all the proc
ucts Of the mine, has been the gracious,
unafs cted, hearty kindness with which the
people of California have every where
received US. Without division, without
dissent, simple and yet magnificent Amer
lean welcome. Great applause. IL is
gratifying that ii should be 80. We may
carry into cur campaigns, our conventions
and congresses, discussions and divisions
but how grand it is that We are people
who bow reverently to q decision when Is
Is rendered, and who will follow the fig
always, everywhere, with sbsolute devotion
of heart, without asking what party may
have given the leader in whose bards 1t 10
placed. Enthusiastic cheering
believe that We have come 10 q new
epoch as = nation. There are opening por-
tals before Us inviting Us TO enter; opening
portals to trade and influence and prestige,
such IS We have Fever seen before. Great
applause. We will pursue the paths of
peace; we are not wsrlike nation all our
instincts, all our history, is in the lines of
peace Only the intoierable aggression,
only the peri! of QUE institutions or the
flag can thoroughly arouse Us. Grest
applause. With capabilities for war on
land and sea, unexcelled by any nation in
the world, we are smitten with love of
peace. We would promote the peace Of this
hemisphere by placing judiciously some
arge guns about the Golden Gate [Great
and enthusiastic cheeringl, simply for salus
ing purposes. Laughter and cheers And
yet, they should be of the best modern
type. Cheers We should have on sea
some good vessels. We do not need as
great navy as some other people, but we
DO need a sufficient navy of tirst-class ships,
simply to make sure that the peace Of our
hemisphere is preserved; simply that we
may not leave great, distant marts and hsr-
bors of commerce, and our few citizens
who may be domiciled there to feel lone
some for the sight of the American flag. |
Cheers.
We are making fine progress in the con-
struction Of navy. The bsst English
construc ors hsve testified 10 the complete |
meas and perfection Of some Of our latest |
ships. II is source of great qualification |
to me that, here in San Francisco, the |
energy, enterprise and courage Of some Of |
your citizens have constructed q plant |
capable of building the best modern slips. |
[Cries Of good, "goo H. and cheers l
saw with great delight the magnificent
launch Of one of these new vessels. / |
hope that you may so enlarge your capac-
tiles for construction that it will not be |
necessary TO send any naval vessels around |
the Horn. Cheers.
We want merchant ships Cheers I
belieye we have come to time when we |
should choose whether we will continue to |
be non-participsnts in the commerce of the |
world or will now vigorously, with the push |
and energy which our people have shown |
in other lines Of enterprise, claim our share
of the worlds commerce. | will not enter
into the discussion of the methods, of which |
tie postal bill Of the last session Of Con- |
gress marks the beginning. Here in Cali. |
fornis, where for so long . time q postal |
service that did cot pay its own wsy was |
msintaineo BY the governnen where |
for other years the government has main
tanned mail lines into your valleys reaching |
out to every remote community and paying |
out yearly hundred times the revenue chat |
was derived from it. it ought not to be |
ffieult to persuade that our ocean mail |
should not longer be the only service for |
which we refuse to expend even the |
revenues derived. 1t Is my belief .hst, |
urder the operation Of the law to which l |
have referred, We shall be able to stimulate |
sbipbnildipg; to secure some new lines Of |
American steamships and to increase the |
ports CT call of these now established. |
Enthusiastic cheering
1t viii be my effor. t. do what may be |
done under the powers lodged ia me by lar |
to open and increase trade with the coua-
tries Of Central and South America. Ihope
it msy not be long-I know it will not be |
long, If we bnt unitedly pursue this great
scheme-uni1l one can take a sail in the |
bay Of San Francisco and see some deep
water ship come in bearing cur own flag |
Enthusiastic and continued cheering |
During our excursion the other day, 1 saw
three great vessels come in. Oae carried |
The Hawaiian aud two the English flag. /
am thorough believer in the construction
Of the Nicaragua csnsl. Cheers You
have pleased me so much tina. would like
shorter water communication between my
state and yours. [CheersJ Influences
and operations are now started that will
&C mple'e, an sure, this stately enterprise.
But my fellow citizens. this is the fifth
time this day that have talked to gather
irgs of California friends, ard we have 80
much taxed the hospitality Of San Francisco
[cries Of No" not in Masking our
arrangements TO make this city the centre
of a whole weeks sightseeing, tina. do
not want to add to your other burdens the
infection of longer speech 6 T"Go on =
Right royalty have you welcomed US, witt,
all that is rich and prodigal in provisic
ard di'play, and with sli graeiousne.s ard
fiiendliness. leave my heart with you
when g. Great and prolonged cheer.
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The Mains Shore Line.
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