Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-06

The california" n United States
war ,teamer which cost 1900. 600. was
sold a, Mare Island few weeks ago. LOT
s23. GO. and yet tho people wonder why
the national debt il not reduced ias'ef'
rs. +. Stock Report.
Here is text from which sermon as
long as ever was heard in coyenanter's
convertible might be preached. The
cost OF everything the Government does,
whether building war steamer or a
nost office is extended, increased and
amplifiei until the faculties of an ordi-
dairy citizen are lost in contemplation OF
the devious wiles of fraud. Take the
case of national vessel on the stocks
The amount OF labor or rather pretended
labor expended upon that vessel. IL not
regulated by the necessary cost OF hf
construction but by the political exigen-
cies Of the administration. Is proof
wanted further than the undoubted facts
stated In the above excerpt? turn 70 the
last election in Massachusetts,. where
hundreds Of men were employed al tue
Charleston Navy Yard for no
other purpose than to secure the'r
votes. The same system prevails
At every National dock-yari in
the country. 1t is probable the system
baneful as it is, was for years and years
in existence. but it remained for tina
jolly Tar, Secretary Robson, to de
velope it to its full blooming excellence
Under his paternal care millions hav
been, are being spent OH dock-yards AM
advanced to bankrupt firms on WORTHLESS
securities, but not cent is paid Tor pro
viding the country with an effective Ma
tional marine. What does the Jovla
Secretary care about that. All he has I
do Is to provide for this contract or tina
accomplish and away go the millions
but 10 return no National vessels heaVt
into sight. If they do. what are they
They are either rotten or useless at the
moment they are launched, aud require
more to repair them and fit them for se'
than to construct them. 1t IL abon
time, il Secretary Robson 4 Co. ar
tolerably we'll gorged with plumber, t
institute new order Of things. II tn
Government builds vessels, do not 10
them cost more than four or five time
moro than they should. II they or
built by contract see that the
are built according to decent
honest specifications. II that
done respectable navy may be err
ated at an expense not exceeding five
six times more than is just. On th
other hand, is il not well that lin
should be placed upon number
hands employed just before election All
that their number should be regulate
more by the actual wants Of the depar
ment than the necessity OF securir
votes enough to elect some dirty, broke
down. political hummer, whose only r
commentator is that he will help Il
department steal. A new deal has be-
had in the Treasury, the Postofiice, Il
Attorney Generals office; the next thi'
in order should be the Navy Departmer
then the Indians, then the army.
change in the Navy Department is all I
more urgent, as if it is not made beft
next meeting Of Congress, probably
archives of the Department in Washii
ton will be reduced to a pale OF ash
Jolly Robson is not going to be caui
in scrape when the evidences OF
malfeasance are within his own contr
The Jovial Tar is not very bright, but
is good deal too knowing for that.