Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01
MKINLEY VIEWS LAUNCHING
First Torpedo Boat Built in South Glidea
Into the Water,
PRESIDENT DELIVERS AN ADDREs
Boat Christened by Little Miss Carrie
shubrick, the Ten-Yenr-Oid Grent
Grand-Niccc of Commodore
Whose Name Craft Hears.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 31,-The torpedo
boat Shubrick was launched here today in
the presence OF President Mckinley. many
members of the cabinet, Governor Tyler Of
virginia and an immense outpourlng of peo-
pie. The demonstration was marred in some
of its features by a heavy rainstorm The
civic carnival parade had to be abandoned
until tomorrow, owing to the weather and
the decorations Of the buildings presented
bedraggled and woebegone appearance
The presidential train arrived on time
and as 1t rolled through the suburbs of the
city the howitzer battery fired presidential
salute at Elba station, in the west end where
the president debarked and took carriage
to the Jefferson hotel, where he was for
mally welcomed by Mayor Taylor. The pres.
ident responded in short speech.
Immediately after this ceremony the pres
ident and party were driven to the Jefferson
hotel and had an informal reception in the
Franklin street lobby of the building. It Is
estimated that 1000 persons shook hands
with him before he would permit the police
to clear the way for him to go to his private
apartments.
A little later luncheon was served in the
dining room of the hotel some 300 persona
sitting down, and from there the presidential
dent being warmly cheered all along the
route. At the yard an immense crowd bad
assembled. The president, having been in
troduced from the stand by Mayor Taylor,
spoke as follows:
Mr.. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen: am
glad to meet my fellow citizens of Rich
mond and to join with them in this inter-
esting cele5r9 tion in honor Of the launching
city, of American material, by the labor
OF American workingmen, for the use of
Builders snd MorkmeS nayy pon aygns
of their skill and industry so credltable
to the manufacturing company and so
highly commended by the officers of the
This is not the first contribution which
Richmond has made to our splendid navy.
1t equipped the war ship Texas with all
were tried and tested with entire satisfac- nS;
tion in the brilliant naval engagement in
the harbor of Santiago, when that gallant
vessel so glor.ously assisted in the destruc-
tion of Cerverass fleet, winning a memor-
and enduring peace. l heartily rejoice with
the people of the city upon its Industrial
feenr Ina IN ali Upon on s s hoIsa prosper1y Il is
You are taking advantage of the colnmer-
cial opportunities Of the hour. You are ad-
vancing in manufactures extending your
markets and receiving a deserved share of
the worlds trade.
What can. be more gratifying to us than
the present condition of the country. A uni
| versal love of country and a noble national
spirit animating all the people We
and on most cordial relations with every
power on earth. We have ample revenues
with which to conduct the, government
abundant in volume and unquestioned In
value. Confidence in the present and faith
| in the future are firm and strong and should
doing business on both principles and
should be let alone-encouraged rather than
I hty,1n In, hnir off nrte. t,,n, ~
trade of the country and find new and
profitable markets for their products. Man
ufactrring was VAS meyer SO active and SO uni
| Work was never so abundant The trans
portation companies were never so taxed to
distribution. The home and foreign mar ar.
kets contribute to our prosperity. Happily
the latter he's increased without any
little city Of Canton to Geneva. the bridges
carried upon every sea and find welcome In
most of the ports of the world. ssr~
| Ern of Good VIII and of Good Times
In what respect, would we change?
Would we change these happy conditions,
with the promises they give for the future? :?
The business activity in every part of the
country, the better rewards to labor, the
the shop, the, increase of our shipbuilding,
not only for the government but for pur-
poses of commerce; the enormous increase
of our. export trade in manufactures and
agriculture, the great comforts of the home
and the happiness Of the people, the won
derful uplifting of the business conditions
of Virginia and the south and of the
whole country make this not only an era of
good will, but an era of good things.
1t is great pleasure to me to stand in
this historic capital and to look into the
faces of my countrymen here assembled and
to feel and know that we are all Americans
love and mean to uphold, united for the
honor of the American nation and for the
Which national dnty reaurss csnno for
get-I could not forget-in this presence to
make my knowledgment to the men of
port of the government in the war will
Spain and for their continued and unflinch-
against the authority of the United States.
They came in, swift response TO the call of
the country-the best blood of the state the
sons Of noble sires. asking for service at
the battle front where the fighting was the
hardest and the danger. the greatest. 7
tain ~ the hem names @ Of the e, bravest and best
some of them the descendants of the most
illustrious virginians of its earliest and
for the flag of their faith and are now de-
Tending 1t with their lives in the distant
armv 9r 'ne and navH AZ honor e has been
shown the men returning from the field of
host!lties and all honor attends those VINO
have gone to take their places. ~
TWO
My fellow citizens. two great historical
events. separated by period OF eighty
four years. affecting the life of the republic
and of awful import to mankind, took place
on the soil of Virginia. Both were ,partici-
pated in by Virginians and both marked
mighty epochs in the history of the nation,
The one was at Yorktown in l7Sl.. when
CORVALLIS surrendered to Washington.
| which was the beginning of the end of the
war with Great Britain and the dawnng
| of independence and union. The great Vir-
| ginian sage and patriot illustrious COM
mander and wise statesman installed the
republic in the family of nations. 1t has
withstood every shock in war or peace,
| from without or. within, experiencing its
| gravest crisis in the civil war
clusion of that crisis and the beginning of
| a unfcation now happily full and com
| pete resting In the good will and fraternal
| affection OF one toward another of all the
| people. Washington's terms of peace with
Cornwallis secured the ultimate union of
| the colonies those of Grant with Lee the
perpetual union OF the states, Both events
| and proud record for nation of freemen.
| Those were triumphs In which we all have
| a share; both a common heritage. The one
made the nation possible the other made
| the nation imperishable. Now no jarring
note mars the harmony Of the union. The
| seed of discord has no sower and no soil
| upon which to live. The purveyor of hate,
II there be one left Is without follower.
| The voice which would kinde the flame of
| passion and prejudice IS rarely heard and
| no longer needed in any part of our beloved
| country.
| Lord of the universe.
| ne nd utti5 do