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

reeds no repairs and is ready for action
lGreat applause.1 And she went and per-
formed a magnificent service Tor the coun-
try / want to thank you men of the Union
iron works for your assistance In the de-
Tense of our common country. | want TO
thank you for having builded ships that
have maintained the honor OF the United
States and added glory TO the navy or the
United States. lApplause.l
Il was sorry. indeed. not 10 have been at
the unwilling Of the monument day before
yesterday, erected by a descendant of Peter
Donahue, who founded the Union works
and dedicated TO the mechanics or the city
OF San Francisco. / should liked TO nave
paid that honor to one who founded these
great w~Orks-works that have been so sue
cessfully carried on by Mr.. Scott and his
associates ana that have made the fame
OF the Union iron works Worldwide. lAp-
plause.l
II don't want a ship in the American
navy built this year TO be any better than
the Ohio. daughter and applause.l j say
that to you among ourselves. ILaughter.l
/ say II TO you workmen who are going 70
build her. for / have a great deal of pride
in the old State. I~Applause.I | have a
great deal of pride in the name. but, proud
as | am Of my native Staten | am three
times more proud of the Nation that is
over all the States Igreat applauseI. su-
preme and sovereign Inc glorious in It's
mission Of good will and liberty TO all man
kline. Applause and three cheers for Ohio.1
'Wha we want is 10 build more ships.
We ought 10 have a good cOmmerclaI line
fl ON here TO the Philippines, made in the
Union iron works uaughterI, built by
American workmen and manned by Ameri-
can sailors and carrying the American flag.
IApplause.l There is nothing in this world
that brinEs people so close together as COM
meTce. There is nothing in this world that
so much promotes the universal brother
hood of man as commerce. and we want to
encourage commerce. The nations are
close together now. The powers fear they
are tied together. We have overcome dis
lance. We not only want a commercial line,
lllf we want a CQhlp line from here to the
Philippines. LApplause1 We want it to
be an American cable I~applausel that can
pIause.I They say trade follows the flag
The telegraph must follow trade. Zap
.Mv fenow-citizens. we have got prob
lens before us. We never had more i'm
portant ones. We have expanded. Do you
want to contract ICries of No 1t is
not a question of whether we will acqui
the Philippines, or Porto Rico, or Guam,
or Wake island, or Hawaii. or Tutuila. We
have acquired them; they are ours. The
question is shall we give them up. tGea-
this country to the other comes the answer.
They are Ours-not to subjugate. but TO
emancipate: not to rule in the power of
might. but to take TO these distant people
the principles of liberty. of freedom. OF
conscience and of opportunity that are en-
joyed by the people of the United States.
[AppIause.l Our flag never goes anywhere
except il carries blessings. Our flag never
oppressed anybody. but it has given free
dom to every people over whom it has
foated. IA~pplause.l
Having said this much, / only want to
thank you all for this most cOngenial well
come. l am glad again to meet the work
ingmen of this company. Ali my public life
has been devoted in effort to giving the
workingmen the best opportunity, the best
chance for good wages and steady employ
ment. EGreat applause.l When labor is
well employed the country is safe. and
when labor is well employed there is con-
m and happiness in the homes of the
labOring men.
Let us do our duty. the great public duty
that confrOnts us; let us do il walking
humbly before God. dealing justly and mer-
cifully and always asking His favor and
guidance. Let me say that | shall carry
this beautiful souvenir of the employees Of
the Union iron works with me and il shall
abide with me as long as I 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-country-
men," Enthusiastic applause.l