The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-19

gave the soldiers their blessings when
 they departed and their benediction
 when they returned.
 The Olympia and the Oregon.
 "No one can stand surrounded by the
 workmen of his great establishment
 without recalling the splendid work
 done by the ships you have builded and their priceless services to the coun- try. When Admiral Dewey was direct
 ed to go to Manila and destroy the Spanish fleet or capture it. he. made the Olympia. which you builded, his flag
 ship; and his commands from that
 ship accomplished one of the most
 brilliant achievements in the annals of the American navy. (Applause.) Nor
 can we forget for moment that 1t
 was your skill and genius that made the Oregon. (Applause.) I want to
 thank you men of the Union Iron
 Works for your assistance in the de- defense of our common country. and
 want to thank you for having builded ships that have maintained the honor
 of the United States and added glory to the navy of the United States. (Ap-
 plause.)
 T do not want a ship in the Ameri-
 can navy built this year to be any bet
 ter than the Ohio Gaughter and ap-
 plause.) I say that to you among
 ourselves. (Laughter.) I say it to you
 workmep who are going to build her.
 for have a great deal of pride in the
 old State (Applause.) I have a great
 deal of pride in the name. but proud
 as I am of my native State. l am
 thousand times more proud of the na-
 tion that is over all the States (Great
 applause) suprem and sovereign and
 glorious in it's mission of good will and
 liberty to all mankind. CApplause. More Ships Wanted.
 What we want is to build more mercial line from here to the Philip pines, made in the Union Iron Works 1aughter); built by American working men and manned by American sailors and carrying the American flag. (Ap- plause). There Is nothing in the world that brings people so close together as commerce. There is nothing in this world that so much promotes the uni versal. brotherhood of man as com merce: and we want to encourage com Snerce. The nations are close together now. The powers of the earth are tied together. We have overcome distance. We not only want a commercial line, but we want cable line from here to the Philippines. Applause). We want it to be an American cable (applause) that cannot be cut by any power in the world. (Applause). They say trade follows the flag. The telegraph must follow trade. (Applause).
 |. My fellow citizens, we have got problems before us. We never had more important ones. We have ex- banded. Do you want to contract? (Cries of 'No'). It is not a question of xxtII onnIrirn tho phflinninaa pe=t.e Rico CT Guam or wake Island CT Hawaii or Tuituila. We have ac- quired them; they are ours. The ques- ton is, shall we give them up (cries of
 "no'O and from one end of this country to the other comes the answer. They are ours, not to subjugate, but to eman- cipate; not to rule in the power of might, but to take to these distant peo- pie the principles of liberty, of freedom | of opportunities that are enjoyed by the | people of the United States. (Ap- plause).
 Flag Carries Blessing.
 "Our flag never goes anywhere except
 it carried blessings. Our flag never oppressed anybody, but 1t has given freedom to every people over whom Il has fioated. (Applause). Having said | this much, I only want to thank you all for this most cordial welcome. am glad again to meet the workingmer of my country. All my public life has | been devoted to an effort to giving the
 workingmen the best opportunity, the | best chance for good wages and steady | employment. Great applause). When labor is we'll employed the country is safe. and when labor is well employed
 there is contentment and happiness tn | the homes of the laboring men. Let us do our duty. the great public duty that confronts us: let us do it by walking humbly before God, dealing justly and mercifully and always asking His fa- Yor and guidance. Let me say that shall carry this beautiful souvenir of | the employees of the Union Iron Works with me, and it shall abide with me so long as live and shall be passed along to those of my family that shall follow, as one of the dearest tokens
 have ever received from my fellow | countryn1en" Enthusiastic ap- plause).
 Then came the launching. The cere- l monies were simple. There was nc speech Mrs. Ida Eckert Law
 renee of Ohio. read an original poem. The launching over. amid the widest demonstration the trip back to the city
 was begun. When the Slocum came
 alongside her wharf. the President did not wait for the gangWay 10 De TUT out. He stepped over the rail to the
 pier and almost ran to the carriage
 which was waiting for him. The dool slammed and he was off at a ga!!cf Tor the bedside of his wife.
 The transport Sheridan arrived from
 Manila today with a large number of
 soldiers on board and as she steamed into the harbor the Presidential party | on the Slocum steamed out to and around the transport. It was but a
 few seconds before the soldiers crowd ing on the rails of the transport recognized the President and their en- thusiaSm at the unexpected welcoming | by their President knew no bounds. The men on the transport simply went wild and the Presidents great pleas
 ure at thus welcoming home the men
 who have been fighting in the Philip | pines was plainly depicted upon his face. Nothing since the Presidents
 arrival here has so pleased him and his
 pleasure was shared by the members
 of the cabinet and the Congressman who were with the President on the | Slocum.
 Ocean View Hotel Burned.