The record-union., 1898-05-08

words Were all Americans" was
hurled back and forth by thousands of
tongues, until the flags shook again.
las we are all Americans" Mayor
Land continued, I'VE can do nothing
less than gather to do honor to the flag
and to one of the worlds greatest sea
Captains. (Cheers) The world has
seen many great sailors, and history
tells of many naval victories, and
America has had her share. but from
John Paul Jones to Perry, who cleared
the Lakes, and to Farragut, who lashed
himself to the mast, no name will stand
out brighter than that of Dewey loud
and prolonged cheering)
Admiral Dewey continued Mr.
| Land, lis to-day the greatest Ameri-
can in his line (cheers), and it is a
poor American who is not proud OF
| him. (Cries of That's sor')
| Mayor Land also named President
Mckinley and his Cabinet. especially
Secretary of the Navy Long, as person.
ages of whom America should feel
proud. He spoke of his recent trip
around the world and described Ma
Mia and its harbor as he remembered
| them The mouth of the harbor. he
| said is narrow, and the channel not
| over three-fourths of a mile in width.
and with this strewn with torpedoes
! and guarded by nearly impregnable
| forts, armed with heavy cannon, it
seemed next to impossible that the Ad-
miral should have carried in his whole
fleet, and destroyed that of the enc
my with no fatalities and very little
| damage.
The people" concluded the Mayor,
have right to be proud-proud of the
greatest naval victory of any time, and
proud of the greatest Admiral in the
| world and if Admiral Sampson only
| does half so we'll as his brother officer,
who for the past few days has been
coming history, l predict that four
months from to-day will see the end of
the war, with fresh laurels wreathed
about the brows of our soldiers and
sailors" Great applause)
At the conclusion of his remarks
Mayor Land again received the cheers
of the audience, after which he intro
duced Mrs. w. r. Stone, who sang
The Star Spangled Banner"
The national anthem was we'll rem
dered and at each chorus, the singer
beat the time with a flag, and thous-
ands of flags in the crowd took up the
rythm, and thousands of voices swelled
in accord, until a mighty burst of pa
triotic music arose to the stars, pro-
claiming the patriotic sentiment that
pervaded the people.
DEWEY MADE IT EASY.
D. A. Lindley was called on and said
in response that the cannon would
roar and the orators soar until the
people told them to talk no more. When
the people want orators they call on
such as Beatty, Johnson and others.
When they want Manila they call on
Dewey. (Cheers) He had made the
task more easy for orators by furnish
ing an occasion like this and capturing
Manila. He was proud tonight to rep
resent the Chamber of Commerce. AS
Ia rule, mercantile community is
adverse to war, but after the war has
commenced they support it. This oc-
|casion shows that they are not averse
to celebrate a victory. Commodore Dew
ey did not wait for an opportunity He
made it. 1t viii give the Spanish and
the South American nations a whole
some respect for us that they have new
er entertained before.
He would be satisfied if the war
makes Americans appreciate what they
have, and cements together the Amer
lean nations somewhat discordant ele-
ments. If the war continues, none will
be more ready to contribute the neces-
sary aid for it, but they will not ask
for any of the glory. Let it be given
to the brave boys that are going to
fight by the side of Dewey (Cheers.)
GROVE Il. JOHNSON
was called on next, and when he APP
.peared was greeted with three cheers.
He said he was proud of Sacramento
tonight He was always proud of the
city of which he was a resident. He
had at all times felt a pride in the city
of his adoption, but more so tonight
than ever. He was proud tonight as
an American Where, he asked, are the
Republican, the Democrats, the Popu-
lists, the Silver men? All, all march
ing under one flag in one party-the
party of their country. CWild cheering)
In the ships, among the sailors and
marines that won this glorious victory
were men from South Carolina, Mas
sachusetts, Mississippi. California and
other States, not fighting as they We're
thirty years ago, but all fighting side
ny sue, S1lOulueF 10 SIlOulOeT, Tor Cnelr
country and the freedom of Cuba.
(Cheers.)
AS it was in 1746, so it is now. and
their patriotism equals that of our
sires. The battle has commenced and
must be carried on with faith in God,
the American people and the flag. we
all know that Uncle Sam will win in
the war. We do right to honor the
American sailor He has always cast
glory on the country. There were Paul
Jones, Perry, Preble, Decatur, and in
the Civil War Farragut and Porter and
now we have new hero, ready to take
up the battle where they left it, and
has fought the battle of Manila May
God bless and preserve George Dewey
forever.
That the war will be successful all
say tonight, forgetting politics in patri-
otism, singing the same song and
marching behind the same banners.
(Cheers.)
RIGHT TO REJOICE.
Chief Justice Beatty Of the Supreme
Court said the story they came to listen
to had already been told. but it would
bear telling again. The American peo-
pie have a right to rejoice. They have
beaten the record, which has always
been glorious. There has never been a
time when an American ship or SQUAD
ron has yielded to equal force and they