Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-25
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o., stand firm where others fall has given
ter Widespread fame. We must then ac-
t-ovlelgc. and with all due respect to
having received throughout the ancient
commonwealth to-day a slight scintiIlla
Nm sensation az kcntuckys turning her
ir.k on an ancient and honorable GUS
t.n IN the chief feature OF these cere-
Monies Let us believe that this y an
EXCEPTION 10 prove the rule OF good GUS
tom. Tor / must admit that the limpid
,-4tcr with which she christened our NOBLE
nstleShip is a liquid presentiment of
frH character or the young ana beauti-
fi daughter OF Kcntucky's Executive.
with The belief that this may be "A Gus
tom bonorcd in the breach and not IN
thc observance let me, with the poet,
toast our heroine:
"You may drink TO your sweetnearts In
vine.
In bright, golden gobiets OF wine;
gut this little granddaughter OF mine
III go where the garden so still is.
The moon gently shining through
And n drink from the bowls OF the
lilies,
Her name in dew"
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR BRADLEY
Governor Bradley, Of Kentucky re-
grudiug 20 a toast 10 his state. showed
fmsalf TO be an excellent stump sneaker
He at the outset, resented the illusions
az the Governor OF Virginia. and .'nlov-
folly remarked that the latter had
.mado faces" at their breaking of an
ola custom. The Governor OF Kentucky
speaks well, and has Oratorical ability.
and while he Is bombastic. he certainly
rt..rtCd with effect TO the illusions
made by the Governor of Virginia to the
daughter State. After this introduction.
o.. Kentucky Executive said:
(Which Kentucky? Is it the Kentucky
whose people, with one acclaim, return
thanks 10 the distinguished Secretary Of
ths Navy for the splendid compliment
RsiH them to-day, and to the builders
~ the ship for their kind and generous
courtesy and hospitality?
"Is 30 the Kentucky whose name is
written indelibly upon every chapter Of
the nations history. since her admission
into the sisterhood of States?
els it the Kentucky whose brave, bold
pioneers rescued wilderness from the
savage and made 1t blossom as the rose?
"Is 70 the Kentucky, the eloquence Of
whose Clay, Crlttenden. Marshall, and
Ersrknrdge shook the halls OF Congress
and stirred the hearts of the people on the
lugings2
els Il the Kentucky OF waving blue
grass OF crystal stream, blended noun
tain top and sky, of chivalrous men and
beautiful women?
'Is 10 the Kentucky whose gallant sol
liers have ever been found In the fore
from, of battle, whose seamen have won
fame upon the ocean. and christened
heather lands with their precious blood?
us IL the Kentucky whose generous
re0p.e sympathize with the oppressed and
d1wntrodden Of every land. and who
earnestly desire that the nation shall
intervene to prevent further atrocities
upon the suffering people Of Cuba; and if
the investigation should justify, 10 avenge
the death Of our sailors, not by demanding
au indemnity In money. but an indemnity
iu blood?
THE GOOD SHIP WE'LL NAMED.
COZ this Kentucky / cannot fttingly
speak i'm the short time allotted. But It
is the other Kentucky that calls for
speech and poetry and song, that Ken
lucky which to-day gave its first kiss to
the sea.
There IS no better ship; there could be
no better name.
when fully manned and equipped she
starts on her mission. we viii all eX-