New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-24
PROMISES CANAL AGAIN.
PRESIDENT IN MOBILE.
Completion of the Great Enterprise
Assared--A Cordial Reception.
TBr Teleg7aph to The tribune !


noon In an address there before tremendous
outpouring of town and country people he ra
peated the promises he made at Jacksonville on
Saturday. regarding the digging of the great
ditch and gave notice to the critics and OBJ
structionis:s that their efforts to retard the
progress Of the enterprise will fail That his
audience in thorough sympathy with the
sentiments he expressed was manifested by the
enthusiastic cheers which followed his words
Mobile and Alabama will stand behind the
President and give him substantial assistance
II the reed arises in hunting down the men who
would feather their own nests at the expense Of
the federal Treasury and the canal
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
The President spoke as follows:
cannot sufficiently express my appreciation
of the magnificent greeting that you have given
me to-day The man would be but a poor
American who could meet you here, my fellow
citizens, without being stirred and feeling that
he must even more than before strive to do all
that in him lies for common country I
know that the rest of you will not grudge my
saying that most of ali 1 am touched by the
sight of men who wore the gray in the great
uarading here to-day.
I have just been presented by Judge Semmes
with beautiful badge I passed by the statue
of Admiral Senmes we drove up hither. Ad-
rniral Semnes had under him on the Alabama
one Of my uncles. and ii was another uncle who
built the Alabama The judges sister, the ad-
rairal's daughter. is the wife of that distin-
c1liShed ext confederate VINO Dy his rule Gov
ernor of the Philippines has held aloft the record
of American rule for integrity, efficiency and
frnness
The last time came through this beautiful,
historical city Of yours. I going with my
own regiment TO the Spanish War, and in that
regiment I think there were more men whose
fafbers wore the sray than there were men
whose fathers wore the blue. But they marched
IN thar spirit sy-rn bolzed bv YOUR marching to-
day. carrying the United States fags for they
recognized but one spirit of emulation. the
emulation to strive which could do most for the
flag Of our common country.
In, speaking before the citizens of this great
seaport of the Gulf naturally wish TO say
word about the Panama Canal. I hold that,
matter Of public policy whatever helps part of
our country helps the whole. And I did my best
10 bring about the construction of the canal in
the interest Of all our people But If there was
any one section 20 be most benefited by II II is
the section that includes the Gulf States Origi-
nally have been for the Nicaragua Canal, but
when Congress acted 1 abode by the decision Of
Congress. II became evident that we should
either have no canal or the Panama Canal and
I am for a canal If we had not acted as
have all chance of building that canal would
have vanished for half a century TO come and
within a comparatively short time
OPPOSITION WILL BE IN VAIN.
Gentlemen. I want TO warn you not to be
raisled by interested clamor. Every man who
nae 70 90 with bringing ABOUT the c9ls'! @ lro.
Of the canal knows that for decades 1t was
opposed-6nd successfully opposed-by great
commercial interests. which did not wish
TO see il completed. and did not wish 10 see
q canal speedily dug through the isthmus and
communication between the Atlantic and Pa
Cifc speedily established II seems to evi-
dent from certain things see in a portion of
the daily press that those causes are still actlVe
and thar they are going to try 10 bring up cn+
issue with the hope of putting OF Tor ten or
fifteen years OF over the digging Of that canal
Their weapons have been and are every form
Of Misrepresentation, and gentlemen they VIII
fail You need not have the slightest alarm
Uncle Sam has started TO dig that canal, anu
sg ~ Pe , aqg' Ig crc,sIon ana of false runors and
by direct rnisstatennent seeking to create con
fusion. such as viii defer the building OF & Ine
canal, will be disappointed we nave as a Peopie
the right TO feel genuine satisfaction win the
progress that has been made
Let me point out something Of which you mere
viii appreciate the significance, the sanitation of
the isthmus. Do you remem ber that a couple OF
years ago men said you could not dig that canal
because yellow fever was always epidemic tIiere
We are digging it, and with cleaner Dill OF
mortality than the isthmus has ever known be.
fore ! happy to be able to tell you tnaS dS
frcrn information received this very day nLo
that those who have just returned from Ihe
the excellent trim in which the project Is, II 10
keing on well. and it will go on even De'1er III
Nop. Of all things said about me today, IN @ tile
more than kind in the over kind alusloIs 10 me-
perhaps I was specially pleased by what CoIoilei
Russell said as TO my attitude toward crookeu
public servants I VIII take advice ABOUT dp,T
pointing men, but if I find they are crooked.
% rot ,sI-e anv advice at all about removing
them. We have scriptural authority Tor sayIIs
that offences must come and the Good BOOK Sd!
woe TO them through whom they come C%Il .
guarantee, and no human DeAii6
there Will net be occasional man OF an III III
proper kind appointed or an occasloIIa1i 80
meaning man who after being appolhtIe(L:: 80 80
wrong But I can say that every one M4ci- - t,,nt
power Of the government will be MADE 10 nun nun
such a man out of the public service ana 10 puii-
sh him to the fullest extent Of the law
NAVY MUST BE THE BEST.
Here in this seaboard city 1 want TO say an
other word and that is about the Unlied t2lat 't
Navy Again. Judge Semnes, IN passIIss ~ tte t
monument Of your illustrious father' Le' feel
thrill of pride that all Amerlcalls III ~ nat
that the names of their compalaIIS5 a. a. r.
famous ship duel are cOmnemorateu III u u
names Of the Rearsarge and Alabama III Il4c
United States Navy now, ana tnaI i go go, a t5a
have 70 go into action they go INTO az az. ioii , 80
ny side, manned by Americans aeailI' " In
mon foe. -.
know that an audience composed, as 1,aa TINS
audience is Of men who either theInSe1EeS
fought or whose fathers fought in the civil war
appreciate to the full the sound natloIIo
dt may use the vernacular) Of never 9lu!LlilLS 9!L
unless you mean to make good we uHuei .Io+
70 build the canal because we Saiu ,6 We
owing to our position and interest ana & sIah9. a. -
were the Cnly nation that could or shou!H - w "a
mat means that we have got 10 pIo.eHS -, oiea
police IL ourselves We do not ask aTyoouy - -
10 help us do the work We have allotted u 0N-
selves
We must. therefore. bring up and keeF up our
navy 10 the highest point of efficiency " ,,,et
afford 10 have small army. although we Inus Ldt
insist upon its being kept up 70 tIle Ie me oIr
pitch Of efficiency. That, am glad 10 .SSiira5 seSi
regular army in its individual unit mas q tIe
but IN the event of war-a war wihGh he
VIII never come-the American people III ~,
future as in the past must on land rely NANNY
on lis volunteer soldiers. .el,
But while it is a comparatively simple TO- go
70 turn man of the proper character, phySlIt
ano training into a good soldier, you az a
inprovise either a battleShiD or the crew nj -
Datteship. At sea the battle has 10 pc rOe i.ean
Win the ships and the crews that nave tb
prepared before the begins. ana VIC Nls5
70 profit by the lessons Of own history an
the lessons Of other history in seeing that our
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