The sun., 1902-08-27


that there Ia something beyond IL. You have
done your part IN the worid by payLs heer ,Si
through the development .ot your factories,
through the business skill and enteItrlse
and the n snusl labor. both hsrd ana sEItS,, w.
the country called you you sent your sons 10
answer the call.
PLEA YoR PANAMA
You have felt the need Of doing the prsc-
ticsl business work necessary TO be cone
aud you have also responded 70 every tsi,
10 do more than that work. Now | ssk thAt
you show both traits IN dealing WIN w,
coun'ry's Is.Siids and the is'hinls south oI
rs With which We have have been orogsAt
into such close relations as the result ol ths
spanish war We did well In cuba Ne dld
well IN Porto Rico That was because We
could ooln, on the services q men a,s,Ha .thT NTg
and i.tAlligent Mind ynu-b"th
You have 60. 90 have morality hrsi. but
Il morality has not got c.'am"h sense Hth
and applause And nov IN dealing with
the .ptuuu~ gcruss which We are now 7"
hHild, the great o>esnlG canal We mus, re-
permanently only II We Do good 70 those
wth whom are brought into contact
We must Seep both facts well IN in!nd We
keep the interests Of the urss-T peoples
whose destiny l. now lneItrtcshly inter-
woven with ours
FRIEND or COWBOY DAYS.
A. South Lawrence the leader Of the
band. one Benan, approached the President
and -aid
say. don't you know me- Ny name is
Benarr
The President jumped al him. 'leurely
do, he said, falling into the Dakota ver-
uacular How are you, Benani
-On, pretty good, replied the band
master. grinning Las, time l saw you,
you said for me 10 get married and raise
family have done the best ! know how
I've done most as good a. you. I've got
six Of my own now
The President laughed heartily, and
shook hands with Banan and went back 20
his train. Benan was one Of the cow
punChers on the President ranch at .!"-
dora, y. d, years ago. Before that
he had been a barber, and before 'hs'
the middeweight champion of the British
Navy He has been bandfAaster tor
some ten years now, thanks 70 the Presi-
dents advice 10 stop his rowing ten
denCies.
IN MoopY's TOWN.
Haverhin was absolutely in turmoil
There were more people In the streets than
the streets would hold comfortably The
carriages 10 which the President and hls
party were escorted 20 the station were
constantly being checked abruptly 20 save
Hayerhill enthusiasts from sudden death
Tie police were helpless. The carriage
moved AZ q snail's pace bet veen solid masses
of humanity The train was delayed
fifteen mag'es beyond It's time by the neces-
sity of giving the people some chance for
their lives
Haverhil il the home ~ Secretary OF the
Navy Moody. whose modest single still
d,corates window ledge in red brick
block ear the square.
The President very appropriately devoted
his speech 10 the navy He said.
Naturally at the home OF Secretary Moody
should Ike 20 say word or two about the
navy lou that when one Mas=aChu-
-rrts man would leave the Navy Department
had to End another Massachusetts, man TO
think that whenever We tou N On the Navy
AZ. sure Of 4 hearty respors" rom any
American audience we are ,u-' a. snrr o!
| such response In the mount lns ana great
plains OF n" West as upon the Atlantic or
Pacific -e4bOard IL" entire country j.
| N'ally Interested in n" navy. o"'tuse 4n
| efficient navy Of ad"gua'" ~" l. not Only
| the best guaTau'e" 81 peace. but j. also Ia"
| -urest means for seeing mat 4 war does come
| the result shall ~ honorable 20 or good
| uam- and favorable 20 our nation 81 lL'"rr~t.
| Any really great nation must b" TrDI.l'Ely
| sensitive 20 two things stain on "a" national
l. honor AZ home aud a disgrace TO u" nation ;
| arms abroad Our honor ~ home. our honor
| In domestic and international Affairs, IL AZ all
| times in our own keeping and depends SIMPLY
| upon the national possession OF an awsh"hei
| make sure OF honor. "a effected not ny our
| own deeds but blythe deeds Of others is by
| readiness In advance
| The NAvY's PROVED vALrE
In three great crises In our history during
the nineteenth century. the War OF rl2
| war the navy rendered 70 the nation services
| of literally inCalculAb.e worth In the civil
| War We had 70 meet antagonists even more
st.l usHFA FfF y
| other occasions ". encountered foreigners,
| and the fehting was done entirely 10y snip'
| built long in advance and by ofic"r- and
| crews who had been trained during wears
| OF sea service for the supreme day when their
| qualities We're put %. the final test Ih'
ships which, won AT Manila and santizso
| under the Administration OF President MCkIn-
| Icy had been built years before. under Presi
dents Arthur and Cleveland aud Harrison
The otH eTs IL thos" ships had beer
profession. and the enlisted men, IN add
| ton to their natural aptitude, their intellI
gance and their courage. hsd been drillec
| as marksmen with the great guns ana a. ma
| chinists IN the engine rooms ana perfected
In all details ot their work during years o
cruising on the high seas and 0i ih'rs-sn'
target practice II was THIS preparednes'
| which was the true secret Of the cHormOu'
difference Of Efficiency between our navy anc
the spanish Navy. There was no lack O.
| courage and sslf-devotiOn among the span
ards but on our sd. IN addition 70 the Cour
age and devotion, for the lack Of which NJ
training could atone. there was also the
training. the training viii, h comes az r"sli
| Of wears VI thorough ana paihstshlhg pfsc
| tlCr
Annapolis is. with the sole exception Of IL
| sister academy az West Point. the most 'yIi
ca.ly democratic and American school o
| learning and preparation that there Is IN M
| entire country. Men go there from every state
| from every walk Of life. protesting every erect
the chance of entry being open 20 all Who I,er
| feet themselves in tho Necessary studie
and who possess the necessary moral an'
| physical qualities There each man enter
| on his merits, stands on his merits, ana grsdu
s'es into a service where only his merit vii
| en- . bic him 70 be OF value.
The enlisted men are 81 fine tyre. as the,
eeds must be 70 do their work well, wbethe
! in the gun turret or In the engine room, sn'
out Of the fine material thus provided IN
finished msn-of-warsmsn IL evolved by year
Of sea service
PREPAREDNESS Yon WAR
| IL Ia impossible after the outbreak of wa
| 10 improvisa either the ships or the men o
a navy war vessel ls bIt of mechanism
able. lou might Just 81 well expect 20 TUT
An unskilled lsbOrer ofhand into skille
! msrhinist or into an engineer or hyer q
one oi our high raurGsl stems Ten r as 70 pn
that they will do anything but discredit them
, selves until they hav" months and wears L
which thoroughly to learn their duties
Our shipbuilders and guumakors mus
keep ever on the alert. so that no rlva! IS pas
them by, and the officers and enlisted mo
on board The ships must, IN thelr fGrr
by the eyerci-" Of the urfagRlng and intslli
! gent zeal keep Themselves m 20 get tn" bes
'i~e out of the weapons OF war intrusted {
their care The instru umen' IL always i'm
rortant but the man who us@s II 10 more i'm
| Tor'ant still. lie must constantly endeavo
10 perfect our navy in all its duties In time o
. | peace and above all IN manPuvrtng In
ssaway and iu marssmanSEtp with the grea
= | guns In tatria the only shots that couu
| kna kat md ma y kaT m "a p Gb il