New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-29

He has bult all the good steamships that ply on tins AT
company~eycr expressed dissatisfaction on the con,
traryiow when he is down and the dssatisned cSu
safely assa hlm-have We anything except cioad o'
witnesses who troop to bear their testimony 10 MS Ial
full and generous dealings The superintendent OF Ino
Old Dominion Steamship Company says: He putt seven
ships for us and all were satisfactory Inc 5upeilh
tendent of the Ocean Company says lie mas pn9 sg,
for s-id more them than the contracts calru .Or
The President of the Mallory Line says lie pIiu .
teen ships for u.s. the first aud the last anu "
praise TOO hsy tG istp'u'ne'S "u' 'O
From the uniform testimony or his customers We hnow
that John Roach always built better SHIPS tun m ro
tracts called for and that his dealings Win tue' Wd
conspcnously marked b. fairness am hohTr from the
you the other hand. ever hear coinpats o honn
labOrers had Employed He remembered ne u peo
need only to refer You to the oacnlhg hen The
and affection which marked the parting, When wy
thOnghess act Of Democratic ADMINISTRATOR vio -
the only American shyar anu sen. z,oV ga q, Nv n
from its shops. Io came poor Irisa 10Y tI w IL
was an ardent Republican because lie believed that me
Republican party meant to treat the poor man wen as ~
wanted TO encourage American shipping ana P,iia sn
American Navy, as ho did, and liked that. ne was
always kind simple, honest AMI generous, ana llhca
that But all this personal admiration ana not It'll
my watching carefully the FrGsr~S; o. ms, sg pr
able that John Roach should change his chaiae! ~, ~
crnm"nf he honorcd an Imperfect dishonest ship
yet IT was possible. But "a watched ~ Seenle ~ go,
clear 10 me that John Reach all tight-Jny ho was
tho victim of circumstance rather Of the Democratic
lie was TO build the Dolphin under the eye OF the CIV
eminent inspectors and according to the, plans apu
specifications OF the Department An ADVISORY p n
OF nine experts created by Act OF congress- wore 70
general supervision AMI upon their certificate th'' Tue
work done the price was to be pain and signed and
constituted contract The Government rractlGaiy ooH
possession OF ROacs yard and Government ohcuS o.
| mined all the material hud watched all the work.
When the vessel completed the board eXnlnb" n
vessel and pronounced 1t satisfactory. inerG Wa
nothing in the contract that mndc any speed con lo
but the Board thou ght that the Dolphin Ought 10 make
sentavcs had designed and constructed u win tnht
hope and intention. That not part OF the CONTRAST,
ola, M nat
where other fo6s were 10 design ahd sulcthcIu
and risk his payment upon the success OF thcr
was not n part OF contract. but he was Wiling tny
should make the trial ana when the trial was Wac ,c
Dolphin did xhlt the rslnrei spee un prom
nenty dpon the scene. He cane with 81 spicioi t.'
the Dolphin Isn't all right. lie admitted that within a
fortnight OF taking Office and he asked MI l'oach Tor
new trial. Roach neither aSsents nor refuses W.T.. nc
TO assent he might bc held waive his legal right 10
| paymeut which under the contract. was e>taoil7hci
wien the CONGRESSIONAL olr gave their ccrthcate were
would msconstrue hi, refusal aud urge the Adpnlstr9
ton high handed measures. \ second tiill IS n,o
and tho examinations now ale leit to inc 1 M
Board which consisted OF three experts ! eau tn'
Board the sccreays because ne concoIeu an, i %i
pointed Il. 1t hIl no warrant % UN'7lJr ~ ,r t"
he gave It. called the legal Advisory HoIrd ,he ON
grcssiona because the act ny It's % inn
gave them TIER powers thhh thGy VIZ '', nj
they ai naval experts Of h2h or Ihlr fhih.
ishei ana most Of III, work covered, not satisfied
though the official Board OF nine. with Rear Admiral AZ
and nail used ia s construction, were satlslcl Ahl
upon their report the secretary OF the navy nohe 'r
Knacn brave In his old age would stood IT. Eat hc
saw that II "a' 9hly uo tSt %! so', VI ,tJ n" r,s
thinking II alone he could fight an Administrator Tue
hInys ,auc The other cruisers we're factory ana
Wcsc contracts we're forfeited This sealed his fave
He quietly summoned hs friends without WurnlF ho-
cpte rrlc fate aud having done what lie cOnld Ia pro
tcct those who were dependent upon him. made an A.
signment. Aud ne went ont binkrup'- 80 ~
CRAFTY the thirst OF the Democratic party or SOM PROOF
Of rcfcrm. Aud the young secretary 9I the Nh'l pr
scntcd to Cleveland the head Of John Roach on
IL would seem A. ifthc Administration found in THIS
good gray head all that they hated ne "h' 4 IT, a..
can, an enthusiastic and tcner"Is enc nc W.
friend of the Tariff. hccIu-c II" hld WurkrI LOT "H-'
himself and knew that To It's provisions lie owed tht gen
crou- wages DC received lie was c lI''u y, I f
mnn-esp ecalV for his comforts ana Tlghs nc
fTie1I Of Amrfcan ship s i belle, ed il policy that
would initiate that OF AL other civilized Clhhtf'c- anu
send orr merchant utD every hopeiN port Ipr
he tho resource, Of tho country ana the ingenuity
OF the counys artisans and that under tn SANE CON
! lt0ns they coGl meet and sutpa'' an c0hlruu3n.
And nnaLy ho was Irish ~ ~, warm hcArl anu il n.'
eloquent touguP-Iui since last Novem9rt the i'ruo
cratic paGty has tLousht lees Of ireland Than II used
Nero ~ ehcd that an Ia, enemies hadn't single hrtN ah
sirheI In vain F,to Wa, Liud To thc Democrats, and
gave them au epitomc all they hated IN single head
ADi they cut 1t.
SECRETARY BAYAGD's MARVELLOUS FACILITY foH
BLUNpEEiNG.
Nor did the Secretary o: state cscaic IN thi- epidemic
| OF hundcrs Tucy were not large hlnnicf-' but they
/ yrcre many and annoying swarm Of wJsIuitoc-.
A. they eros, sell oceans and known and read OF All
men in AL the cities Of ia, earth. 1t "a, fortunate that
all critics could the to the head ana not to the
i
10 b. expected OF Democratic statesmen Who never take
thought Of anything in tho tn'oh or IN, Mori "a ~
YOrk. And the rretAry Wa wprre III t- I"1lc't tA
many IN h- party rhc Ta- strictly southern Demo-
and southern Democrats never bother thcm-cyc- with
mrn or thugs outside OF their own sunny bhlNi'k-.
D,t III. nl u about all tne hiuudcr- ~ the state
Dannrtipeui ,norIpcc Of AL politics and all pu1ac mon.
except those who liycl soulH Of Mason ana Dixon me
| and very near 10 De- awarci ,
That Is Why hs n--t diplomatic appointments shocked
the county oar people ko 10 nt the best ioot ore
when they approach iuropeAn CONT IheI EuP%
that foreign miuitri, have hojhnS 10 - pul w ti'
they know they arc recognized IA IoIy ah eAo!
circles as representatives, oI t"e Nu'Iiclh I"P.,
and on mat account the American cppIo nave AWAY T,
watched these places VITA great Jealousy ana hi
expressed great satisfaction when men |4,e sen, u ia
thrtp whose prominence IN the walk, Oi ne hti made
their names and their capacities familiar 20 thrin ana
The present secretary In, cd AL t' posts 80 fir win
very icw exceptions with men - luio known beyOn
their own neguboihOoI that tho encric, Of reporters
were used for days III vain 10 nnl any iict' wh'h cQul
De used - an ihcllIteh' Introduction Oh '"'" !" ''
U"t f,i- ,y, ,, the worst-unkno sent to high
est station. The Secretary properly Thought that an army
officer almost AWAY gentleman ana ~ Acc"hlNuCi
And he properly thoniht iurIn'r t,nt .9 .o,.
avail himself of thcr services In MS diplomatic ana
consular Held. All well enough except that "heh people
injured about these gallant gentlemen they Iouhd icr
Mines ON the rebel roster ami not the Union. II Is
trIr that when was cxpostuiated with Tor choosing
Esr,uom and IDng,frret and Nfo.by to oar
But bo forgot draw this distinctions those were re
pentant rebels who accepted the Issues OF the war and
| rsu,ccd In then-his were unrepeutant ana were 50
! thoughtess . 10 boast OF their obdnrary.
That hls official selections are maze on tio pf''i
| ciple OF putting square men into round NOES j.
not a crime; but all tue members oi thls new Au-
muitratiOn have n fashion u! persistence III plumbers
after they have made thcr and LONG the Secretary
Of state persists In following this example he must rN
pcr that h. uig character ana good Intentions VIII ho5
| shield him from such criticism ~ tins.
What a relief to turn to one department where Tue
hlnuder. are OF omission and not uf commission. Iho
secret iry Of Treasury has done nothing ana so ms
blenders ar, GIutly OdiOu5 to Democrats and Erpibl
cans lie was nd the defichtOns and rGbhcrleS ahd
to fash them out OF tho darkness Of those sratc vaults
By bright Democratic hsLt into the eyes of the WOrl
! There has not been flash
He w to ma and reduce that surplus o; hundreds Of
| millions, the accumulation and preservation oil which
srcmcl 10 Democratic OrtOry tho unpardOnable SIN
lie found no tarpIus and didn't therefore reduce H.
But-could buud-r be greBer having Ecard Oi al INC
dangers OF "A surplus, he has nowlti,tA dhS pFocerh'
n lnns aTr ID and Keeps IL. He u practising fepnh
this rather lac Is Initiating l."ruhi
can avs but Ike all mitatOrS 10 OVcrlOcs IT, EtpuDH
can Secretaries accumulated surplus, except I"
use IL to reduce the deDt. Year after year Republican