Evening journal., 1901-05-21
EXPANSION ApPLAunEn

a@AA hAN0AOAN AA IN OOGO
Although weighed down by anxiety
and grief concerning the condition of
his beloved wife, President Mckinley
attended the launch Of the battleship
Ohio, in San Francisco, on Saturday.
and made a speech OF exceptional
power in some particulars. Addressing
the men OF the Union Iron Works. who
presented to him a gold plate inscribed
with testimonial OF their esteem, he
paid this tribute to labor:
l have wanted to see the men of the
UniCn Iron Works | have known of
their sldll;l have seen their genius dis
played in their workmanship. | have
observed what your spokesman has so
well said, that, suffering under the dis
advantages OF fuel indeed thousands
OF miles away from the raw mateials
which go to make a ship. you have vet
persevered and triumphed and made as
good ships as have ever sailed the seas.
NO one can stand surrounded by the
workmen OF this great establishment
without recalling the splendid work
done by the ships you have bailt and
their priceless services to the country.
WheA- Admiral Dewey was directed TO
go TO Manila and destroy the Spanish
ileet or capture II, ne made the Olym-
Iia, which you builded. his flagship
lapplause), and his command directed
nom that ship performed one of the
most brilliant achievements in the an
nais OF the American Navy. (Ap-
plause).
Nor can we forget for a moment that
II was your skill and genius that made
the Oregon. Applause and three
cheers for the Oregon.) The hours of
anxious waiting will never be known
when the Oregon started to ioin the
iieet at Santiago. Days and days we
heard not one word from her. But we
had confidence i'm the stout shin Won
had builded, and we had confidence In
that gallant officer, Captain Clark
Who commanded II (applause). and /
shall never forget the early morning
/ when Captain Clark telegraphed from
the Florida shore: The Oregon Is here
and needs no repairs and is ready fol
action. (Great applause
And she went and performed mag
I nihcent service I want To thank vorl
men OF the Union Iron Works for your
| assistance in the defense OF our com
mon country / want to thank You for
having builded ships that have main
tanned the honor OF the United States
and added new glory to the navy OF
the United States. (Applause.)
/ What we want is to build more
ships. We ought TO have a good com.
mercial line from here to the Philip-
pines made in the Union Iron Works
tlaughter), built by American work.
ingmen and manned by American sail.
ors (applause) and carrying the Amer.
lean flag. (Applause). There is moth.
ing In this world that brings people 50
close together as commerce. There 4.
nothing in this world that so mucf
promotes universal brotherhood of mar
as commerce, and we want to encour
age commerce. The nations are clos,
together now. The powers Of earth ar,
tied together. We have overcome dis
tance. We not only want a CONNER
cial line but we want a cable from
here to the Philippines. (Appause.
We want it TO be an American cabl,
,, lapplause) that cannot be cut by an,
powers IN the world. (Applause.
They say trade follows the flag. Tn,
telegraph must follow trade. Gap
plause)
: My fellow citizens, we have grea
! problems before us. We never ha,
more important ones. We have ex
banded. Do you want to contract
I (Cries Of ''No!O 1t is not a question
I OF whether we will acquire the Philip
j pines or Porto Rico or Guam or Wax
e Island or Hawaii OF Tlmila We hav
acquired them, they are ours. (Ar
g plause.) The question is shall we Civ
i chem up? General cries Of moi"
e And from one end of this country I
: the other comes that answer. The
q are ours not to subjugate but emanc
= pate, not to rule in the power Of migf
u but to take to those distant people IN
l. principles OF liberty, OF freedom
y conscience and Of opportunity that an
( enjoyed by the people of the Unite
States. (Great Applause)
Our flag never goes anywhere exceI
re- ID carries blessings. (Applause.) OF
ID flag never oppressed anybody, but
n- has given freedom to every people ov,
n whom it has floated. (Applause.)
no There were 450O wcrkingmen in tn
v throng which gave such loud EXPIRE
be sions Of hearty approval of the poll,
es of expansion. On other matters thi
hol represented all shades OF political b
NV lief, but seemingly we're a unit On III
X one question, in which the future col
mercial greatness Of our nation is /
volved. Expansion is favored by q
al American people. The Democratic c
on OF Imperialism has lost it's charm, a
he that applause and these vehement cri
ry- in that San Francisco shipyard {
IN pressed the sentiment Of almost I
It whole people.
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