The record-union., 1898-11-27

clared 1t the pretII6St tnaI nau ever
taken place on this coast.
This evening the management Of the
Union Iron Works entertained 200 dis
tinguished guests at a banquet held
in a private drawing-room of the Pal
ace Hotel Speeches were made by
Irving M. Scott, General Manager of
the Union Iron Works; Governor Budd,
Governor-elect Gage, the latter a ma
tive of Wisconsin; Lieutenant Cover
nor Baenseh of Wisconsin, United
States Senator Mitchell of Wisconsin
and others.
Lieutenant Governor Baensch of wis
consin said in part:
'The people of Wisconsin hail with
delight the launching of namesake
which is to be part and parcel of the
brightest, bravest, most efficient navy
in the world. Half way across the con-
tinent they have set this delegation to
escort one of Wisconsin's daughters
fair, that she might christen the ship
with all due form and ceremony, while
from a million hearts comes the sin
cere cheer of good luck coupled with
an earnest prayer that the vast strength
and power of this modern engine of war
will make it preserver and guaranteer
of universal peace"
United States Senator Mitchell of
Wisconsin said:
+ "Once ranged with our war ships, the
Wisconsin will have to look lively to
keep abreast of her mates, for the
American navy, man to man, is su-
perior to any navy in the world, as re-
cent events have shown. The Ameri-
can navy is the most efficient, not be-
cause of the ships and their armament,
but because it's officers are selected
with more care and more thoroughly
trained than those of any other ma
ton. We hear a good deal about the
man behind the gun But the officer
behind the man behind the gun Is who
does the business. They are taken. not
from the aristocracy-becaus we have
none; not from a favored class, but
from the people-the robust people of
the whole land. During their naval
training they are subjected to higher
tests, physical, mental, moral, than are
required by any other country Those
who come out of the ordeal success
fully have no fear. When you say
Cavite, when you say Santiago, you say
Annapolis.
"There is another reason for our SUI
periority Our discipline, while strict
to a nicely, is more humane than that
of any other navy. Our men are treat
ed as if they had souls, and not like
dumb cattle.
The Wisconsin will have mascot
no pungent billy goat, but badger
"a badger in bronze to be placed on
the forward turret of the ship. Under
meath the badger will be placed the
motto of Wisconsin-the single word
Forward, ever forward till the last
armed foe expires.
Before we leave our ship we leave
wishes for her welfare. May she never
pound on the pitiless rocks May she
never be pursued by the wild huntsman
of the storm. When she drops slowly
into her last haven, may she never
have had the necessity for firing a shot
save in practice, or of burning powder
save in salute
Governor -elect Henry T. Gage made
the following response to toast to the
ladies and gentlemen from Wisconsin,:
Mr.. Toastmaster. ladies and gentle
ment and fellow citizens of Wisconsin:
California, with her great agricultural,
mining, manufacturing, industrial and
commercial interests; with her cheer
ing hopes and enlarged possibilities for
the future in consequence of the an
nexation of the Hawaiian Islands. an
accomplished fact; and the inevitable
further extension of our territory in the
near future, the result of the indomit
able couragesof our soldiers and sailors
in the late war, bids her fellow citi-
zens of Wisconsin a most cordial and
hospitable welcome.
1t is our greatest glory that we are
a part of the indestructible Unisn: that
we share in it's achievements by sea and
by land; that it's flag is the sacred and
common property of ALL and that in
defense of it's honor all are ready to
sacrifice fortune and life.
The grand battleship that to-day for
the first time embraced the waves. con-
structed by the skill of California me-
chanics, bears the proud name of the
great State of Wisconsin, and in her
future career in defense of the flag and
the Union she will be another bond
between the two great States.
Ladies and gentlemen from Wiseon-
sin. we thank you for this visit, and
our best wishes go with you to your
far-off home. May you, your State and
all you love have peace, prosperity and
happiness to the latest generation"