The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-20
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almost drowned the music with their
shouts. They swung their hats and
acted like mad men, Several Of them
got out their regimental flags and
waved them frantically TO and fro from
the bridge The ensign at the stern
was dipped again ana again. The salute
was answered by the Slocum. The
president was plainly moved by the re-
markable demonstration. de stood on
the lower deck uncovered, bowing and
smiling and waving his handkerchief
until the sound Of the shouting died
away IN the distance.
| This welcome fro mthe soldiers was
/ only the beginning. As the Slocum drew
near the lihc OF steel clad thunderers
| Of the deep, with the iackles lining the
rails. the marine guards drawn up aft
/ and Officers In fun uniform on the
/ bridges. puff Of smoke burst like a
white balloon, from the port quarter OF
| Casoys flagship. Boom. came the re-
! port. IL was the first gun from the ships
-tha first of twenty-oue Each OF the
warships, the big savage battleship iowa
/ the long lean cruisers Philadelphia and
/ Adams. the little torpedo boat Farragut
/ and the revenue cutter McCullOch, which
/ was with Dewey az Manila. turned loose
| thmr secondary batteries as the Slocum
steamed slowly by. Opposite the Nc
/ CullOch the president Witnessed a smart
| exhibition of jack tars a flag at her
peak foulcd and in twinkllng "a nlmDle
sailor ran aloit and loosed a.
| Beyond the warships the little tug
| thrtftded her way through the holiday
l feet OF steamers, yachts, tugs, parges
/ and every variety of water craft jamed
about the front of the shipyard. Each
/ was black with cheering people and there
was hardly one of them which did not
/ have o. salutng gun of some sort 60 aii
it's voice to the roar of welcome that
J srrnUtnH tho UFnuiHguf from nTneN
/ crowd of workmen gathered up the
pier.
Ashore 70 the right was q stand cover
I ed with acres of people and beyond that
4 "a hill alive with them Up the piei
/ a board aisle Of white muslin ran through
/ the worSmen packed on either side
| Up this path, arched over with flags aud
/ banners, one Of them bearing the in
scrlption: THE Oregon has made her
record watch the Ohio" The presi-
/ dent and his party moved TO stand
where the representative Of the 4,j0O
/ employees OF the Union SrOn Works In a
| neat speech In which he asked heart
| felt blessing upon the head of president
and expressed tender sympathy for his
suffering wife presented the president as
| a token OF the esteem Of the WOrKmeu
I with a gold plate engraved with a suit
| able inscription.
The presidents response aroused much
/ enthusiasm. He told his andiente OF
/ his friendship for the workingman dur
/ ing his entire public career and tOucned
| the hearts Of the surging crowd before e
4 him ms he spoke eloquently of the pdtIr-
/ otic response which California had made
/ during the Spanish war Many e. es
/ were wet ana more than one Of the work
men made a suspicious movement with
his coat sleeve as u 20 brush away au
/ unbidden tear When the president spoke
OF the contentment Of the working
\ classes there was one discordant note.
! A big stupping fellow. pcrched upon an
| adjacent scanOlding with his mind full
Of tht threatened strike shouted. How
about next week.
A hundred of his companions. locked an
ana motioned 10 him 10 cease. ihe pres
idents speech IN FUN was as follows:
"Aiy Fellow Citizens ] am incNpressi
bly, thankful 10 the Ruler Df us am for
Ills goodness and Ills mercy, which have
nude Il possible for me TO be with you
here today ] have wanted TO see the
men of the Union lrOu Works 4 have
known OF their skill, / have seen tLcir
genius displayed In their worinianship ]
have observed what your spokesman has
50 well said that suffering under the dis.
advantages OF fuel indeed thousands II
miles away from the raw materials which
go 20 make a shlp-yuu have yet prestrV-
ed and triumphed and made as good ships
as have cvIr sailed the seas. Great Ap-
lplause)
a am glad TO be among these working
men. 1 have been glad 90 be IN the city OF
san Francisco, and while | have not been
able TO meet an her people ! have teeu
able 20 meet tens 0f thousands ~ them
have heard their cheers for cur country
have seen their smiling faces AMI have
observed chat peace and c1ntartmcni
which have been everywhere manifest on
the faces of the people az we have taken
our long journey from + ne Atlantic 90 tA'
Pacific tApplauso.l ] met this morning
one of the returning transports IA Wt
came 20 your works, carrying the Forty
sixth and the F0rty-second United states
Volunteers. IL did my neart good 70 wei
come those brave defenders of our honor
and OF the flag, back lgain 40 the Colder
lstute. lAIpl0usel MY Fellow cltiNcns AOi
have mo idea how deeply touched ! have
been IN the last three years and hal
hy the loyal patriotism OF the people 1
San Francisco. NY mind, my heart have
been here, for = was mere %e 9rsanile,
the first expedition to the Philippine ~
lands n was here. under command o
lGcncral Merritt. that that great army Wat
ossemblcd and started out upon the rc
con, none OF us knowing what might h1t
lpen 20 them. but an kn9wing that the ma
tiOnal honor was safe in their Keeping
and ] remember that the peoile oi san
/ Francisco gave them thcir blessing whpl
they departed ana then thair bun,aictioi
as they returned again. lAnnlausel AZ
the head of the nation, | want 20 thanl
the people OF this coast for their nool
work during the Spanish war ,tAlplalse.
lAnd want 10 make special reference dlN
Acknowledgement for / may NOT have am
other opportunity 90 the gallant hirst Nal
if0rnia volunteers that WAS among th
first in the Geld ana almost the last &
llcaVe H. end performed conspicuous am
, gollAnt service In the campatsu in Ga
Philippine Islands No one c9l stand sur
. lrOundpd hy the workmen 81 his great cs
ltahlshment without recalling the splDnai
work done hy The ships you have hnild'H
. try Whom Admiral Dewey was dlreCtw
land their priceless services 90 the coun
lto 80 60 Manila and destroy me Spanisl
ucct or capture it, he made the Olympia
; which YOU builded, his flagship and ~
command directed from lhat ship per
lfQrmc one of The most brilliant achieve
lments in the annals OF the American navy
. 1 (AprlHuse.l
/ "NOr can we forget for moment tho
IS WAS Your skill ana genius that mad
| the OREGON lapplausc ana cheers TOR th
Oregon, The hours anxious waiting wi
never he known when the oregnn stArtc
no Join the h4et nt Santiago. hays an
days we heard not one word from hp
nnf we had confidence lu that stout shi
..o,, t..l tnud.I '.ol No h.d rnr8ltns