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Title: With Speaker Cannon through the tropics : a descriptive story of a voyage to the West Indies, Venezuela and Panama: containing views of the Speaker upon our colonial possessions
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Moore, J. Hampton (Joseph Hampton), 1864-1950
Subjects: Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926
Publisher: Philadelphia, The Book print
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ressing upon an even keel. Then came Sherman, and oh, how the ladies who gatheredat the entrance of the banquet hall applauded his finishedsentences, as he took the two beautiful flags that floated inthe electric breeze and twined them together in everlastingunity for the elevation of the human family. We passed outinto the fragrant night, our pathway lighted by the stars thatcast their golden beams through arborial hangings. It hadbeen a long day of entertainment and sightseeing; theSpeaker had been in active service for sixteen straight hours. We gathered on the deck, but for a sad good-night. A 138 WITH spe:ake:r cannon through the: tropic^. second dispatch to Loiidenslager, received a few hours be-fore, had called him home. The word had been kept fromus, and now, only as the long days festivities drew to aclose, we were informed that the son of the Congressmanhad been taken from him arid that the father had quicklyboarded a steamer for a solemn weeks journey to the bier ofhis bov.
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CHAPTER VLve:ni:zueivA. St. Patricks Day South—Magnitude of Venezuela—Cleveland andthe Monroe Doctrine—Impressive Mountain Scenery—A Won-derful Railroad—The Hand-car and the Bull—Efforts at Com-mercial Expansion—Do We Understand Each Other?—PresidentMcKinley and the Manufacturers—A Sample Warehouse Experi-ment—Progress of Two Countries Contrasted—Mr. Cannon onSouth America—Solicitude for Castro—Venezuela Newspapers—High-sounding Titles. St. Patricks Day fell upon Sunday. It found us sailingalong the northern coast of South America, covering thedistance of 350 miles from the Port of Spain to the Vene-zuelan port of La Guaira. It was a restful day upon thesea, but not without incident, for St. Patrick had his friendsaboard, including the German steward, who generouslydecorated the dining-room in a gorgeous setting of green.The Rev. Dr. Tiffany conducted divine services in theafternoon, and everybody attended, including Tawney andSherman, who led the singing.

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