Daily Republican., 1885-07-23
The conspiracy Against Roacn.

John Roach has no Office out OF
which he could be turned, and there
fore the charge Of "ofiensive partisan
ship" could not reach him. But,
nevertheless, he was very offensive to
the eyes of the administration. he
was Republican contractor who had
built up business in this country that
gave employ ment to thres Thousand
persons-when times were good. NO
manufacturer more than he fully Illus
trated the benefits of protective tariff
to this country. In this sense he was
doubiy an effense to the present free
trade ad ID mi suation, and 1t was deter
mined that John Roach had to go.
The acceptance or rejection Of the
Dolphin was the excHse of the admin
istrat.on tc make him so. To reject
the Dol phin when finished would Grip
pl. him, to declare his contracts with
the government nullity as he had
three other vessels under way for the
government, would insure driving him
to the wall of insolvency.
The desire of whitney to scotch the
wings OF this great American manufac-
turer, who gave pith and point to
American protection, who showed how
the United States, under protection,
could stand up against the world OF
free-trade, found a confederate counter
part, bat worse than himself, in Gar
land, who figures as q lawyer and
Attorney General of the United States.
What grand opportunity had this man
who violated his oath as a citizen to
fight against the old flag, to strike back
n blow that would tell.
Hs looks st the situation ard he
comprehends it. lie understands what
is required of him. u is brought face
to face with an emergency, and he
proves hiu uself equal to 1t. He sees a
man that ia an eye-sore to Democracy.
He finds that all arguments for free
trade lose potency as long as John
Roach, under protection, can success
fully build ships in competition with
the world. He sees three Thousand peo-
pie, greasy mechanics" slave holders
used to call them, engaged in educated
labor.
He hnew 1t was free labor and free
schools that byoke down slavery in the
South. He knew that free labor and
free schools were the death blow to tn,
Southern Confederacy, whose cornel
stone was slavery and ignorance. Fl,
At last had an opportunity 70 strik,
down live exemplar of the industry
and intelligence of the North. Thi
man must be removed i he ia very OF
fensive to the present administration on
run by the mem bers of a defunct South
ern Confederacy. Garland has caugh
the idea. Whitney knows his man. =
Garland takes the risk. He knows hi
action will not stand the test of crit
cism, but what Of that? will not the en-
justify the means He knows that tt
intelligence and integrity of the nstio
will be against his decision, but whi
cares he for that while he has IL
Democratic party with its heart, i
head and its shoulders in the South
his back ?. Here is q ship builde
building four ship for the governm en-
At CONTRACT price aggregating ov'
two million dollars. Were 1t not {,
the protection from foreign cheap lab,
by the American government, tho
ships would be built upon the Clyde
the Mersey instead Of on the Delawar
He is an offensive illustration of pr
lection and the free industries of I'll
North.
Mr.. Garland had not to search il
tTnational law for decision Blacl
stone and Chitty contained nothing
aid him in making up his decision
That was entirely Garlandish and wi
hereafter be found in the books and re
cords Of Garland. 1t required nothiu
but the penning Of few lines declarir
John Roaeh's contra It's with the GO
ernment nullity, and the work WI
done. John Roach was pushed
bankruptcy through the spite and b
tired of Democratic administratio
run by ex-rebels who are accomplish
ing by degrees what they could not az
complish by force Of arms