The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-31

ourselves The obituary or our !
merchant navy is written in |
our tariff and shipping laws. The |
spirit IF enterprise and daring that
ones brought wealth to our shoress
and pride to our people, snd that
furDished coneenial employment to I,
thousands of GU: brave aud hardy |
cons, is now buried in the treasury |
vaults under those S400.o0O. 600 of |
! which No. CaIkins vaunts. The
lamentable condition in which our
war navy and coast defenses are
found at the end of nearly twenty
years of Republican rule is well
described by Senator Harrison in
his abe speech delivered in this
ely on the oath Of August. He
says: The highest military and
naval authorizes of the country
have again and again, in Official re-
ports to congress, declared that we
are without navy and that our
sea coast defenses are not worth
a name. We have no guns for our
ships, none 70: our coast fortifica-
tions. What he charges is that, at
q late session Of Congress, after the
navy ha, practically ceased to exist
and the coast defences had become
worthless, Democratic Congre ssmen
defeated bill providing for small
addition to the navy. L undt rs and
the opposition was made because of
want of confidence in the depart
ment as organized for the best con-
struction Of new vessels and the
completion OF old or unfinished ones
upon the best of leas and not up9n
the ground that q navy was not re-
quired for public security. No hing
in Its history could justify the
charge that the Democracy is op>
posed to the maintaining of strong
and efficient naval armament. Ii
looks with shame and humiliation
| upon our present miserable navy,
and regards with anxiety our un-
, projected seaboard. 1t would have
! war vessels OF sufficient number
? and strength to Withstand any naval
: power on earth, and to make its flag
l respected upon every sea and in
every part In the world.
: It would have coast de-
? lenses strong enough to tarn
= back invasion. AL this 1t would
I have not for the purpose and con-
t quest OF war, bus Tor the preserva
g ton OF peace on terms consistent
+ with national honor. The time il
4 coming, trust, when war shall BIZ
20 more and when internationa
r arbitration shall superse the sWold
u It is wickedGess anu Insanity tC
1 make war oyer disputes that reasor
e tempered with justice, may settIi
g pesceaDly, but q nation itself jus
Il and peaceabIy disposed, can bette,
i preserve its peace and honor and cal
8 better secure its citizens, whereve
: they may be on the face of the earth
e fron wrong and insult, when il
9 flag is q symbol OF power adeq1at'
4 t. the vindicatiOn OF any zig at 0
y the redress of any wrong.
3 May I ask you now to consIde
Q the question whether there ugh
T. nos Ie change in the control an'
8 management OF public sffairs. Wha
? other remsdy for the correction c
20 abu:es have the citizens of s. fre
So republic even in England? Chang
&c is the remedy. When the common
l. dieapprove an important naeasur
l. or censur9 mal-administrations
T. the cabinet, beaded by the pr'm
ss minister, retire from Office an
OF others in harmony with the viii q
Oh the people succeed them. Their
~ are mary valuable reforms tbs
s. cannot be plished by
l. party that has been long !
70 power. As an ustration, con
: s'der our army Of olficeholdaF
70 now above 10 600. ReforI
+ in the civil service requires its re
We duction perhaps $4,000. 1t seem
ng to be constantly increasing. VIII
<" can check the evil and disregard q
~ who hold positions and receive 10
10 without useful employment? NJ
g the party that created the pos isior
be and ap, .o'nted It's favorites tn Il
ne them. That is impossi be. Il
rs difficult for party to fefura. i
gu followers and thoss followers sti
10 protsct eech ether. You have see
ga that even in conrts and juries. III
u partisan friend at the same desk wi
;" MT become an inf1yner. He wi
'iA rather close the book eni il mu:
IN remein ciose! until investigate
y eh2il place another at the desl
Il s nineteen years since the clio
n of lie war-nearly Eve PRESIDENT
% terms. During all that period u
OF exeuutiva and administrative Sc
IN vice VI the country has been und
ne the control md management CT o.
81 party. Should it so continue dc
rs ing the period [ hsVe mentions
ca the receipts and expenditures a
ial gregate so enormous SANS At fiji
VIC myself uasbie to express them
ng words or figures within ordina
ny comprehension. I will take for
ed lustratiOn the year ended Juns BOT
III 1882. The receipts ia the tressu
d were above S3TS, 00O. coo; the ORD
ur nsry expenditures Were above &2S'
= 900 600, making .he receipts al
I'm the expenditures OF one year SGG
Il 000,GO0. The record Of the cole
sa tons and payments is found in ma
AN thousands Of volumes and 1t "
De- made by many thoussnds of me
go They were CT oue party aud ~
Aet have said bound by strong DsI