Show Harrison on Coast Defenses SAN FRANCISCO May President HarrIson Har-rison in his speech at tho banquet lat evening said I believe we have come to H new epoch as a nation There are 1 a opening open-ing portals before us inviting us to enter opening portals t trade and influence and prestige such as wo have never seen ba fore We will pursue the paths of peace we are not a warlike nation All our in utincts all our history are in the line of peace Only intolerable aggression only peril to our institutions or flaw can thoroughly arouse us with capabilities for war on the land and sea unexcelled by any nation in the world We are smitten with the love of peace Ho advocated more guns for defense of the Pacific coast a sufficiently large navy for the preservation of the peace of this hem isphere and a merchant marine with which to secure our share of commerce against the world His address was received with much enthusiasm On returning to this city from Sacramento Sacra-mento this afternoon thi President Harrison left tho train at Berkeley and visited the University of California and the deaf dumb and blind asylum He then drove to Oakland ana upon reaching that city was t welcomed by a great crowd of people Tho I streets were gaily decorated and the floral i display was very elaborate Ho was given 1 a reception tonight by the Union League I c club hereThe |