National Republican., 1885-06-20
Brcnl,fast-rable Letter to tho President.

York, Tor the benefit OF mountain atr az Mount
McGrcgor As he sits upon the broad yorandnh
famed by the air of heaven, with voice lost,
yet writing words Of affection and Of wisdom,
scattering them around him so near the grave,
the minds and hearts of tho American people
turn TO him as did those of "the chosen people
TO Moses, when the angel of the Lord CON
Quoted him to Mount Pisgah to die.
II must ever remain source of JOY aud pride
to you that your first act rs President Of the
United States was to carry out the will OF the
people by commissioning him as general Of
the army Of the United states on the retired
list
Mr.. President, when considering the pro.
prlety ofwrting aud publishing these break
fist.tnble letters to you as President of the
United States n circumstance was recalled that
controlled the decision. Having had the real
pleasure and honor Of an acquaintance with
Gen. Grant, and holding the position Of a
trusted political friend, it was the lot of the
writer of these letters to meet him quite often
before the delivery OF his first inaugural ad.
dress us President at Washington, and on the
evening after It's delivery, in conversation with
him, in answer to the question: General, your
whole time seemed to have been employed at
the headquarters of the army; under what cir
cumstanccs did you find time to write so ex-
cellent and practical an inaugural address,
His prompt reply was: "From day to day, as 1
had leisure moments, would think upon the
subjects of which desired to speak. In this
way, when my thoughts were maturcd, went
into my room, by myself, locked the door, and
wrote the inaugural address to the American
people as one friend writes to another"
Mr. President, although the writer was q
supporter of your opponent for the posi-
tion to which you were elected, when
the oath Of Office was administered,
You became President of the whole peo.
pie and rs such you are entitled to friend.
ship and frank dealing from every American
citizen. 1t is these circumstances, beyond and
above the power of the constitution and the
laws that gives halo to the crown of cxalta.
ton upon the brow of an American President,
and It is the boast of every American citizen
that he needs no introduction, no presentation
to entitlo him to address "the President upon
the affairs Of the republic, whose duty 1t Is to
"see to 1t that the laws arc faithfully executed"
and that the general welfare Is promoted.
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, will, therefore,
from time to time I'm the future a. In the past,
attempt to perform n patriotic duty by turning
in upon you a current of the fresh air Of sound
Ia Y.i,,9N la IN Il 1aFaa
atmosphere OF fulsomo partlsanship that Inn
pregnates your surroundings
Mr.. President, n subject Of public interest Is
the acceptance or non.acceptance of the Dol
phin by the government of the United States.
Secretary Whitney has the reputation OF being
gentleman Of high character, an excellent
executive officer, and under whose administra-
tion it is hoped, with proper appropriations by
Congress, a navy will be constructed common
suratc with the dignity of the nation.
For several years It has been impossible to
obtain appropriations, reasons assigned by
prominent Democrats of Congress, in debate,
being "that they would not trust Secretary
Chandler to make the contract, nor John
Roach to build the ships" IT, therefore, your
administration accepts the Dolphin, and pays
the balance due to John Roach for the con-
sruction of the ship, Senator Beck, of Ken
tucky, and others under his lead would feel
the ground cut from under them, and there
would be no excuse for their past failure to
-Yate proper aTfefeppr!9tieas-te reseastuist our
navy.
The Dolphin was constructed pursuant to an
act OF Congress, which created board TO fur.
nish the plans and dictate the kind and size
of every piece of wood, brass, iron, steel, :or
other material used, and to supervise its con.
sruction. John Roach took the contract be-
ing the lowest bidder, to furnish the material
subject to inspection by and do the work under
tho constant supervision of the board. The
only point upon which he would be response
Bile for the speed or strength Of the ship was
should 1t fail for want ofproper workmanship
Roach says the work Is done in workmanlikC
manner. II It Is, he ought to be paid and no
held responsible for the want OF knowledge By
the beard. Ifthe ship has not been built In
workmanlikc manner, he ought not to be paid
Senator Evarts, when Attorney General once
said, "that no did not think an officer of the
government should favor the keeping of none!
in the public treasury that would disgrace
merchant to keep in his safe"
Mr. President, the people, without regard t
party, want n lrst.class navy, are willing L
vote the money TO build 1t. The wise actioi
seems thatthe ordinations and rccrimnation
| nf hn lat
demning the Dolphin, a few old horses ant
carriages, and having part of your Cabinet o.
foot, furnishes no substantial political in
iluence. 1t won't pan out.
Mr.. President, the American people have 60
the idea somehow that you were untayorabl
to abolishing the subtreasuries and plaoin
the one hundred and ninety million dollars 1
New York, the one hundred and twenty-fv
million dollars in San Francisco, the sixty.fiy
million dollars in Philadelphia, the twenty
seven million dollars in New Orleans, tn
twenty million dollars In Boston, the fftee
million dollars each in St. Louis and Bait
more, the fourteen million dollars in Chicago
the seven million dollars in Cincinnati, an
the five million dollars in Carson, a total of III
hundred million dollars now securely keE
n government vaults, in the vault
| of "frstclass" banks to bo selecte
r by the Secretary OF the Treasury. It
n small estimate to place the interest at
I per cent Many of the banks would make
per cent. The average between these tw
figures would be per cent and interest tht
| mndo by the first. class banks would
s35, ,OOO,OOO per annum. Besides Mr., Presiden
D 1t is tradition that the conscienoeless moi
D arch of ancient times had process of "swea