Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-10-28
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Could the stOlid soul OF the present
Democratic administration only De
b rought to sea aud feel half the misery,
the destitu'iCn and suffering result ting
from showing John Roach, the foremost
shipbuilder in the nation, into bank
ruptcy, the cheek. OF Grover Cleveland
and his naval Secretary Whitney
should blauch with shame and con-
fusion. The dark picture OF suffering
and restitution has been wildly, and
no doubt truthfuliy drawn by the New
Y ork Tribune. John Roach, when he
was forced to suspend by the imperious
actions OF Secretary Whitney, had In
his employ, In the various branches Of
industry connected with his large ship
building interests, some 3,l00 persors.
The average wages paid by him
amounted to $l3 a week or In the aggre-
gate seldom fell below $40, 600 q week
and sometimes reached H. high rs 49,,
900. Over three months ago this army
Of men were thrown out OF EN- ployment
by the sudden for Sed suspension OF Mr..
Roach. 1t was no fault OF his that the
suspension took place, and this his
army Of laborers we'll know. but the
fault OF an intermeddling Democratic
administration looked upon Mr..
Roach as an " offensive partisan that
should not be tolerated.
AT first these people thrown out OF
work hoped that work would soon be
resumed again, and every morning they
would gather around the gates, tn In king
possibly the bell might tap that would
recall them TO labor. But the bell has
not yet tapped, and these poor men
have tramped all over the cities OF New
York and Brooklyn hunting employ
ment that they could not find. Henry
Mccullough was foreman OF Mr..
Roach's MACH ne shops, and he says 4,
is heartrending to see these men who
before occupied comfortable dwellings,
huddled together in one or two rooms.
Some Of them he says have been set out
on the street and their property seized
for rent
Upon being asked how these mel
get food, Mr.. Mccullough said
Well, honestly 1t ia so humiliatlng tina
hardly like To say. They borrow and be
1t myself have lent my men - mu
money that am beginning to feel a trim
pressed myself. All the Rosches have give
out dollar after dollar. 4 IL all well enous
10 say nne Things about there De Ing no nee
for an honest man TO beg, but IL they can
get work, what can they do: Their credi
10 eKha listed at the torres, and they slmpl
exist on the meanest kind OF fare, waitin
for Mr.. whitney TO let US ge to work The
all undefs'an The situation They all knO'
who Is TO blame, snd the way they stand o
those corners by the hundred every mOrnin
and denounce Whitney would make h
blood run cold IL he could hear a."
Politically the action OF the admin
tration Is working in favor OF the r.
publioans, but that will not feed 40
clothe those half starved men. Jam.
Riley, the weigh IN aster, said that Il
condition OF things WAS terrible. Pr
ceeding, he said
They understand It all tso. They Rno
ss we'll Is anybody else that 1t Ia simply
political persecution IN which the &C mi n
tratlon Is trying % beat John Roach. Mo
Of the men are Democrats and voted
Cleveland. They would give the coats
their backs-which is prettr much all tb
have left-for ance to cast their ball
again voted the democratic ticke. at Z
last election, am sorry To sa But II "
be many year before do it again. Ist
the signt OF teese men i"ahng around he
with their haifstdrved families a pret
commentary 90 nelcoeratc p,attorm prete
sions OF being friends 20 the worRinVman -
The sufferipgs Of these workmen
Chester are said to be worse even III,
in New York.
After all, tho action OF Whitney
rendered more outrageous from the "a
that the cruiser Dolphin, against viii
there were 20 many objecs lions befo
has, since John Roach was pushed
the the wall been pronounced by y
Whitney's Board Of Admiralty as
tireiy seaworthy and built according
contract. This is the way the new
mlnistration taxes of showing It's
tense respect for the laboring CLASSES