The daily gazette., 1882-01-31
TUESDAY JANUARY 81. Isss.

Mr.. BLAIKR's DIPLoMAcT-HR DE-
FLORES Our CONDITION on THE PA
cTFIC CoKsT.-Mr. Blaine has at.
tempted defense Of his policy toward
Chile and Peru, the material part Of
which we publish in the GAZETTE to-
day. It 10 in the shape Of an inter-
view and says nothing about the for
nation Of Confederacy Of the South
American governments for their own
protection and defence against the
governments Of Europe, of which the
Stalwart prints had accused Mr.. Blaine
of encouraging by the aid of diplo-
matte or consular agents of the United
States in South America, and which
We referred to yesterday. On this
part Of the policy, if he ever had such
a policy, Mr.. Blaine is silent, or does
not pause to explain.
We do not propose to discuss Mr..
Blaine's plans. He is evidently en-
deayoring to cloak himself under the
actions Of the Democratic statesmen
Of the past, whose policy was to pre-
vent If possible the establishment of
monarchicAl governments on the
North American continent. 1t is won
derful to note the courage OF our
forefathers and the success that at
tended all the honest efforts of those
Democratic giants Of the past and
the results In contrast with the diplo~
matte and commercial operations and
their results within the last two
decades. With our small population
and limited means the United States,
under the government of the early
statesmen was made to take rank with
the greatest nations of the earth.
Her ships were upon every sea, and
her sailors and captains ranked Arst
in every port. Not even the famous
Admirals of Great Britain command
ed more respect than the Commodores
of the American Navy. Alas, where
is our navy and our commerce to-
day? Echo answers, where And
Ar. Blaine almost despairingly de-
plores our condition on the Pacific
coast.
After the appropriation of hun
dreds Of millions of dollars in the
last ten years on the Navy what have
we to show for it? We are teld BY
the friends of the party to which Mr..
Blaine adheres, that we have not half
dozen ships tit for service and we
have none on the Pacific coast that
are match for the naval ships Of
even Chile-to say nothing of the war
ships Of the great powers that stop at
the Pacific ports. Mr.. Blaine speaks
OF the moral power of the United
States being great. Truly it should
be great for there is little left of the
once effective navy to- enforce the
commands of the government. Let
Mr.. Blaine point to the waste of the
Republican party, and in the greed Of
its leaders to get money by the million,
to the neglect of the duty that they
had sworn to perform TO their govern
ment. Let him show the people how
the forty millions appropriated last
year to the Navy has been squandered,
as the millions of the past ten or
ntteen years to the same department
have been recklessly wasted without
a ship to protect our harbors, much
less enforce obedience in foreign ports
by the moral weight of their presence.
Where is our commercial marine that
IN 1850 excelled the tonnage even Of
England who had long held the boast
of "Mistress of the Seas" until the
commerce of the great Republic and
its war ships excelled, and wherever
they went drew homage upon the flag
of freedom Indeed Mr.. Blaine has
cause to deplore the loss of our COM
merce and the poor condition of our
Navy. With 7,OOO,O 900 of people the
Navy of the United States, though
small, could make such nations as
France and England submit to its
righteous dlctations but now with
$4,000, 900 Mr. Blaine and his party
lament that even little Chile, mere
baby of a government, may assume to
dictate the condition of affairs on the
Pacific coast and destroy utterly the
commerce of the United States. Such
has been the result of ten or twelve
years of partisan rule under Mr..
Blaine and his party leaders. How
much longer will the people indulge
such waste Of their substance
GREAT BRITAIE's WONDERFUL
CohMEReE.-Therei is no Wonder that