The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-01
THE PRESIDENT
in VIRGINIA
concluded from Page IL


universal love of country and a noble
national spirit animate all the people.
We are on the best IF ,erms with each
other and on most cordial relations with
every power on earth. We nave ample
revenues with which to conduct the gov
ernment. No deficit mcnaces our cl edit.
Money is abundant in volume and IN.
questioned in value.
Confidence in the present and faith in
the future are firm and strong and
should not be shaken or unsettled The
people are doing uusi1rss on business
principles and should be let alone On.
couraged rather than hindered In their
efforts to increase the trade of the cnun-
try and find new and profitable markets
for their products Manufacturing was
never so active and so universally en-
joyed throughout all the states, work
was never so abundant and the products
of the American farm and factory are
carried upon every sea and find welcome
in most of the ports of the world. it Is
q great pleasure to me to stand IN this
historic capitol and to look into the
faces of my countrymen here assembled
and to feel and know that we are all
Americans standing as one for the gov
ernment we love and mean to uphold,
united for the honor of the American
home and for the faithful fulhlment of
every obligation which national duty re-
quires. l cannot forget-I could not for
get in this presenCe-to make my ac-
acknowledgements to the men of Virginia
for their hearty and patriotic support
of the government in the war with Spain
and for their continued and unflinching
| loyalty in the suppression of the insurrec-
| tion in LuZon against the authority of
| the United States. They came in swift
| response to the call of the counuy-the
hos Of hn tnfn fnn 9 oh 10
slres, asking for service at the battle
| front where the fighting was the hard
est and the danger the greatest.
My fellow citizens, two great historic
| al events, separated by period of eighty
| four years, affecting the life OF the re-
| public and of awful import to mankind.
| took place on the soil of Virginia. Both
were participated In by Virginians and
| both marked mighty epochs in the his
| tory of the nation. The one was at
Yorktown, in 1881, when CORVALLIS sur
| rendered to Washington, which was the
| beginning of the end of the war with
Great Britain and the dawning of inde-
pendence and union. The other, at Appo.
| mattoX was the conclusion of the cruel
Civil war and the'beginning of "A unifica-
ton now happily full and complete rest
| ing in the good will and fraternal affec-
| tion of one toward another of all the
| people. Washington's terms of peace
with CORVALLIS secured the ultimate
union of the colonies; those of Grant
with Lee the perpetual union of the
| states Both events were mighty gains
for the human family and a proud rec
ord for a nation of free men. Those
were triumphs in which we all have a
| share; both are common heritage. The
one made the nation possible, the other
made the nation imperishable. Now, no
| iarring note mars the harmony of the
! union.
At the conclusion of the presidents
speech, Secretary OF the Navy Ions
was introduced and in acknowledging 9
the reception given him by the crowd
said:
81 rejoice heartily with you in this
contribution to our equipments-in
this example of what can be done by
southern capital and southern labor
and in fact that this day is q feather
day in the proud history of the grand
old commonwealth of Virginia" Gap
plause)
The launching which followed was a
great success, the boat being christ
ened by little Miss Carrie Shuhrick, of
Rocky Mount, n, c., great grand nieca
of Commodore Shubrick. with the usual
formalities. 1t was side launching
but the boat took the water like n
duck amid enthusiasm and cheering
and the footing OF steam whistles.
After the launching the president
and party took a drive through the
city, stopping a while at the executive
mansion to pay their respects to tho
governor and his family. On the presi-
dents return to the hotel he held an
other formal reception and left for
Washington on his special train at TO