Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-05

Bayard by Its Washington correspondent
In answer TO the question II he believed
the secretary Of the navy for Mr.. Cleve
lands cabinet should be selected from tn,
navy, Mr.. BAyard said:
"Ah am not sure Of that. OF on,
thing, however, am sure, and that is
whoever may be the man chosen f1r thai
place he should 60 In to stay. am sure
OF another thing-he should not be q
politician. The danger Of taking q mar
from the navy for Secretary Of State IL
that he will not be impartial in the
administration of his office. Both the
navy and army are full OF little rings and
oliques, and II Ia hard to find man In
either services who would not be too much
Influenced by these. Still we might find
very able and impartial mechanic here,
mean more than handiorAftsman.
mean mechanic In the great and broad
sense Of the word. We want O man TO
build mp the navy and make It an arm Of
defense and 0fense, in which the
country can feel secure and Of which
every citizen will be proud. say again,
wherever the Secretary Of the Navy
comes from, he should 90 In to stay. We
do not want TO see repeated the shameful
spectacle Of four changes in the head OF
the navy department In less than four
years. First, there was Thompson of
Indiana, appointed by Hayes; then o
gentleman named Gof, fresh from the
trout streams Of West Virginia; then
Hunt, from Louisiana, and finally that
industrious politician, Mr.. Chandler,
from New Hampshire. The record Of the
American navy for the last 20 years has
been one that no citizen can look upon
without feelings Of the deepest humilia.
tion, and indignation, too, for there have
been millions OF dollars squandered upon
that department through inoompetsnoy,
II mot dishonesty. There WAS Robson,
who, whatever he may be as = man, was
totally unfit for Secretary OF the
Navy. The curse Of the office
has been the small political tyranny that
tonly prostituted 10 the base ends Of
political soheming and jobbery. We can
never build q navy In that way. So
say most emphatioally, II we are now to
have . real navy, man must 60 into the
seoretaryehip with asystem in view. He
must have definite aims and plans and 10
their development he must give his
patient attention. he must undertake
his work uninoumbered, unhampered,
with bat single patriotic purpose In
mind. He must 60 at IL IS business
man, with common sense, practical
methods. he would have large force
Of capable officers, many OF whom are
now absolutely idle. Why can't we
utilize these There are docks
TO build. The United States
Navy does not own single
dock. 1t does not own q single ordnance
foundry. 1t can not cast single gun.
We must not only have ordnance foun-
dvies and docks, but we must have new
ooastline defenBes, new ships and we'll
equipped torpedo service. In the line Of
explosives there are great things to be
done. The methods Of naval warfare
have radically changed in 20 years, and
we have not made even . beginning at
keeping pace with other hrst-olAss nations.
The new administration will come face to
face with the problem Of national navy,
and the only way to solve the problem is
to take hold OF II in business way, free
from political jobbery."
WHAT THE HEw ADMINISTRATION SHOULD BE.
81 take IL then, senator, that you be-
lieve the new administration should be q
business administration 2"
"Most certainly do. The incoming
administration, Democia alto or Whatever
you may call It, will be confronted by
the Rravest difficulties. The Republicans
have left us 4 heritage OF great evils.
They have disposed Of nothing. They
have put of and put off. Their policy has
been one Of uninterrupted postponement.
They have not settled the currency ques-
tion. They issue promise to pay and
take that promise up with smother
promise to pay. They have not
settled the silver question. They
have not removed the outrageous
wrongs OF the tariff. They have
done nothing for American shipping.
They have left us the wreck Of navy.
The new administration must undertake
to dispose Of the problems arising out OF
this condition OF things. How 1t shall
proceed 10 = momentous question. Il t
is TO be controlled by political tyranny
such AZ that which has held sway Of
recent years ii will soon sink aud 60 TO
ruin and It ought to. Unless 1t is to
occupy a higher ground IN this respect
than those administrations that have re
gently preceded II want nothing to DO
with 1t. / have been here aud know
how things have been done. | have
seen the infamies Of partisan supremacy
and greed. II rightly interpret
the influences by whion Mr.. Cleveland
was elected, hs comes here tree from
embarrassing obligations, and can adopt
such policy a. he in his own heart and
conscience aud good judgment may hold
TO be best for the whole oouatry. His
election Was not 80 much party triumph
90 q triumph Of honesty and reform.
He was not elected by Democrats alone.
The 20O, 900 majority he received when
he was elected governor Of New York wEs
made up largely Of Republicans. There
ia . certain powerful and we'll defined
public sentiment TO which he owes
allegiance, and II he 10 faithful 10 the
promptinRs OF that sentiment he will not
submit to the dictGtion Of the politicians. !"
ABOUT SENATOR GARLAND.
"May ask you here, senator, what
you think Of the opposition that is being
made TO the appointment OF Senator Gar
land 10 the plAoa OF attorney general 7
They say he Ia FederAlist."
81 oouid not talk on that sutj sot."
"May ask you II you regard Senator
Garland as a FsderAlist 70 ......[
"There is no suoh thing as q FederAlisL
10 our politics OF to-day. That name
belongs 10 past era in the country.
will say this much Some Of the best
arguments made during the past 20 years
In favor Of the rights of the AtateH have
been drawn IRON the writings Of Alex
Andsr Hamilton"
Az TO TRBATIEs AND SENATORIAL SECRETS.
/ asked the senator II he would give me
his views on the several treaties that
have been proposed TO the Senate.
al could mot do that" said be,
18th, ugh have been saying kood deal
on the subject recently. Ny opinions,
however, have been expressed in exeou
tive sessions OF the Senate under sacred
obligation OF secrecy, and am not one oi
that GLASS ef men who feel at liberty tC
violate such an obligation. There are
members OF the Senate Who do so, other.
wise the views expressed there would moi
be published every day In the newspa
pers. do say that hold such ped
ding ont Of the secrets OF the Senate
Chamber to be . great outrage. 1t II
unworthy Of the newspapers that they
should encourage 1t. OF course th'
news comes from somebody in the Senate
We know who they are, and We know
some OF their haunts and associations II
this city. OF course they cannot be de
pended on to tell the truth. II they vii
lie one way they will another, and tn
fact that they tell anything At all con
victs them Of lying, for that was involvet
In their pledge OF secrecy. Upon thi
phase Of the treaty business do not car
10 withhold my opinion q single mo
mant - Time had come for Mr.. BAyAr,