The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-19
The Presidents speech.

The Presidents speech in full was as
follows:
My FeIlow-citizens-I am inexpressibly
hankf TO the Ruler of us all for His
goodness and His mercy, which have made
II possible for me TO be with you here to-
day j. have wanted TO see the men of the
Union iron works. / have known of their
skill I have seen their genius displayed
and their workmanship. L have observed
what your spokesman has so well said
that. suffering under the disadvantages of
fuel. indeed. thousands of miles away from
the raw materials which go 10 make a ship,
you have yet perSevered and triumphed and
made as good ships as have ever sailed the
seas. IGreat applause.
Il am glad to be among these working
men. / have been glad 10 be in the city OF
San Francisco, and. while 1 have not been
able to meet all her people, l have been
able 10 meet tens of thousands of them,
have heard their cheers for our country.
have seen their smiling faces and have OBJ
served that peace and contentment which
has been everywhere manifest upon the
faces OF the people as We have taken-Our
long journey from the Atlantic to the Pa
cine LApplause-J l met this morning one
OF the returning transports as We came TO
your works. carrying the FOrty-siXth and
Forty-second United States Volunteers. 1t
did my heart good 10 welcome those brave
defenders of our honor and of the flag back
again 10 the Golden State. IApplause.1
My fellow-citizens, you have no idea
how deeply touched l have been I'm the last
three years and "A half by the loyal patri-
ctlsm of the people of San Francisco. Ny
mind, my heart. have been here. for il
was here We organized the first expcdi-
ton - the Philippine islands. II was here.
under OF General Merritt. that
that great army was assembled and started
out upon the ocean. none OF Us Knowing
What might happen 10 them, but ali know
ing that the national honor was safe in
their Keeping and I remember that the
people OF san Francisco gave them their
blessing vhen they departed and their
tenediction when they returned. Zap
PAUSE.
A the head of the Nation. | want to
thank the people OF this coast for their
noble work during the Spanish war TaD-
IianscI, and l want 10 make special refer
ence and acknowledgment. for | may not
have another opportunity. TO the gallant
First California Volunteers, who were
among The first in the field and al
most the last to leave il. and perfo-med
conspicuous and gallant service in the cam
palgn in the Philippines.
No one can stand surrounded BY the
workmen OF this great establishment with
cut recalling the splendid work done hv
less services 10 the country. When Ad-
nniral Dewey was directed to 20 10 Manila
and destroy the Spanish feet or capture i
he made the Olympia. which Won builde5
his flagship. and bis commands from that
snip accomplished one of the most brilliant
achievements in the annals OF the American
navy IApplaGsc.l
Nor can we forget for a moment that IN
was your skill and genius that made the
Oregon Applause and three cheers for
the Oregon.l The hours OF anxiety and
waiting VIII never he known when the
Oregon started 10 join the feet at SAN
raso. Days and days we heard not one
WORD from her. But We had confidence in
the stout ship you had bulided. and we had
confluence IN that gallant officer. Captain
lark. who commanded il Tapplausel. and
i shall never forget the early morning
when Captain Clark telegraphed from tho
FLORIDA shore: Tn Oregon is here and