Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-02
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY.


He Aims to Make Iiis Business Admins
tration-An Arguments for Subsidized
/ shIps-The Presidential Pnrty's Recep.
tions in Californis Continued.
/ SAN Francisco. May 1.-Presideni
Harrison received an enthusiastic welcome
at Santa Cruz, this. morning, on the way
from Monterey to this city. He was given
reception at the Pacific Ocean Hotel,
where he delivered a short address. After
reviewing school children and Grand Army
veterans the party were taken to Big Trees
on special train, and on returning to Santa
Cruz resumed their journey to San Fran
cisco. The next stop was at Los Gatos,
where the President was escorted to dec
grated stand near the railroad track and
made a brief speech. The part- soon left
for San Francisco.
When the ferryboat reached her landing
on this side of the bay, shortly before noon.
q committee of citizens head ed by Mayor
Sanderson met the party with carriages
and the President, Postmaster General and
Secretary Rusk were taken to the rooms Of
the Chamber of Commerce. while others of
the party proceeded to the Palace Hotel,
where they had lunch. In his speech, the
President said:
have been subjected during my stay in Cali
fornia, in some respects, to the same treatment
n policeman accords to o tramp. have been
kept moving Oh. Laughter and applause].
the policeman's club, and yet Notwithstanding
all this, we come to you this morning, not ex-
hausted or used up. but little fatigued. Your
cordial greetings are more exhiaratng than
your wine, and perhaps safer for the constitu-
tion. Laughter and applause.1
/ have tried to make this business admins
tration. You see you cannot wholly separate
politics from the national administration, but
have felt that every public officer owed his
best service to the people without distinction
to party: that in administering Official trusts we
were in very strict sense-not merely in
my desire that in every branch Of the public
service there should be some improvement. I
have stimulated all secretaries, and have re-
ceIved stimulus from them, in endeavoring in
all departments of the Government that touch
your business life, to give as perfect service as
possible. [Cries of good. good" and ap-
plaase.
This we owe to you; but If we're pursuing
party ends. should feel that was by such
methods establishing my party in the conf
dence OF the people. tApplause] 1 feel that
we have come to point where American in
dustries, American commerce and American
influence are to be revived and extended. tAp-
plausel. The American sentiment and feeling
was never more controlling than now, and do
not use that term IN a narrow sense of the ma
tive American, but to embrace all loyal citi-
zens whether native-born or adopted. who
have the love of our flag IN their hearts.
TGreat cheering].
believe there are methods by which we
shall put the American flag upon the sea again.
[Applause.] You recall, all Of you, certainly
those of my age, the time when no merchant
sent out a travelling man. He expected buyers
to come to his store. Perhaps that was well
enough, but certain enterprising men sought
custom by putting travelling men with samples
upon the road. However the conservative
merchant regarded that as an innovation, he
had but one choice-to put travelling men on
the road or go out of business. In this question
of shipping we are In q similar condition. The
great commercial governments of the world
have stimulated their shipping interests by
direct or indirect subsidies, while we have been
saying, "No. we prefer the old way" We must
advance, or-1 will not say "go out of business"