The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-23

:, Ocean, Japan and Russia, cali for now
adjustment Of the worlds balance -
IL Is not surprising that under these new
conditions tho late years have been pro-
lifio of incidents which made us long anx-
lousy for strong Navy. recall those
with Germany about Samoa, with Italy
about the Malta murders; with Chill, with
England about the Coronto affair to Mica.
ragua and about Venezuela; with Spain
lnbout Cuba; with Japan about Hawaii.
Some OF these touched perilously ON the
edge OF war.
To-day We. d, Got know that the heroic
struggle folSolDe@ lndcpendenc will end
without Our DeijI& drawn into war with
spain,
We do not inow that II we had had
twenty battle ships on this coast, tens, IL
not hundreds OF thousands Of women,
children and old men would have been
starved to death in Cuba by tho atrocious
| Weyler.
And when wo talk Of the cost of build.
Ing OF maintaining large Navy 1t will
be well u remember the hundreds Of mil
lions of dollars Lost by the fright caused
| by President Clevcland's patriotic Vens-
zulean message.
Mr.. Chairman. the American people to-
day demand the creation Of Navy ade.
quatu to the dignity of the Republic; and
| to the vastness of its territory Its popula-
| ton, and its interests. adequate to the
| place 1t holds among the nations Of the
earth
They demand itnot fer purposes Of az.
erosion, but as the assurance, and only
| adequate and certain assurance of peace.
As The assurance that this nation will on
the one hand over protect he rights of its
own citizens In every quarter Of tho globe
and ever protect its own shores, while on
the other 1t will never fail or flag in
extending Its imperial protection to those
smaller and weaker nations Of the Amer-
can hemisphere over whom and whose
rights against European aggression we
have thrown the shields Of the Monroe
doctrine
In this demand of the people of America
tho people ct\iilmington and of Delaware
fully share.
They have always taken deep and
abiding Interest In tho Navy. They have
folt that they especially shared III It's
glorlos.
They will not forget that 1t was Commo-
dore Jacob Jones of Delaware, who ocm-
mandca tho Wasp when she captured
tho "Frolic."
"Nor that 1t was to tho immortal Nc
Donough that the country owed the de-
cisive victory at P!attsburgh that turned
back Invasion by Wellington's veterans.
and made possible the fortunate termina-
To-day they profoundly appreciate tho
compliment paid to the city and the honor
done to tho state by giving the name Of
wv !lln!ngton" to the splendid ship that
now lies ut our wharvos.
Wherever the fatos may carry hor in the
future, to whatever shores she may carry
the American Gag, she will always take
with her tho hearts, the hopes and tho
pride of tho people Of Wilmington and of
Delaware
Whom the cheering had subsidized Hon.
Thomas i. Bayard presented tho bowl.
His speech and hat OF Senator Gray will
appear in to-morrows REPUBLICAN,.
The bowl stands OH n pedestal of POLISH
cd ebony trimmed with silver and u plate
bearing the inscription: Presented to
the United States Gunbcat Wilmington
by the Citizens Of Wilmington, Delaware,
november %, 1897" The Communications
con ist prime Pally Of tho blue hens
chickens ana peaches. both omblen,atic Of
tho State. On one side is the seal Of the
city and the others fac-simile of the Wis
mnston in repousss.
There nre also plates on the bowl with
81 ID hens also in repOnsse Twining
ar unt thu bowl hre branches Of a peach
tiee VIII leaves AMI ripe fruit, Yhs top