Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-05
PATRIOT TlLDEN.
Inc Sage Of Gramercy Advocates
Millions for Defense, Not One
Cent for Tribute.
Our Diplomacy scofTcd AZ, Our People
Subjected TO Injustice, AFRO.
gance aud DictatIon.
The Greedy Eyes OF Foreign Powers seek.
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NhM iohhi Dec. A,--Mr. Samuel j
Tilden has sent the following letter TO the
Hon John G. Carllslc
GREYsroNE, YoNKrRs, n, Y. Dec. III
DEAR Mn CAWisLEi As public opinion
points to you as the speaker Of the next
house of representatives, desire 10 sub.
NIT q suggestion as 70 one OF the public
objects for which an appropriation ought
to be prompt and liberal. In considering
the state and management of the public
revenues, the subject involves the
questions whether we shall extingulsh
the surplus by reducing the revenue, or
whether we shall apply the surplus 70
payments on the public debt, or whether
We shall 81 lie tbs occasion TO provide for
our sea-coast deienses, which have been
long neglected. am OF the
opinion that the latter Is
a paramount necessity, which ought to
precede the reduction OF the revenue and
ought also 10 precedc an excessive rapid
ity IN the payment OF the public debt. The
property exposed TO destruction In the
twelve soaports of Portland, Portsmouth,
Boston, Newport, New York phladul.
phla, Charleston, Savannah, New
Orleans, Galveston and San Fmn
cisco, cannot be less Ia value
than five thousand millions # dollars,
and 10 this must be added Il vast amount
Of property dependent on It's use
on these seaports, nor does this statement
afford true measure for the damage
which might be caused 10 the property
and business of the country by O fil.
urc to protect the scapOrts from
hostile attacks. They are the ccntcrs
not only of foreign commerce, but OF In
ternal trade exchange OF domestic pro-
auctions. To this state OF things the
machinery OF transportation OF the whole
country has become adapted The
interruption OF the currents Of
traffic by the occupation OF one
or more Of principal scap0rtS by o foreign
enemy or the destruction OF them by
bombnrdmeHt, or the holding over them
the menace of destruction, Tor the pur-
pose of eXactiug contribution or ransom,
would iniiict upon the property
and business of the country AN
/ injury which cannot be iorcseen, nor
measured The elaborate and costly
| Notifications, which were constructed with
the greatest engineering skin, are now
practically useless; they are not capable
Of resisting the attacks Of modern ar
| tlllery. A still greater defect exists IN
our coast deienses, for the range
Of the best modern artillery
! has become 80 gktsnded tAat our
present Notifications designed to protect
the harbor OF New York, whore two
| thirds OF the import trade and move than
one-half of the export trade OF the whole
| United States are carried on, are too
near TO the great populations OF New
York city, Jersey City and Brooklyn
TO be OF any value as Il protection, To
provide effgctual dcienses would be the
work of years II would take much time
to construct permanent Notifications,
and 10 make provisions foT
the best modern guns. Meth
or OF these works can be
extomporized In the presence Of
cmergent danger. A million Of soldiers
| with the best equipments on the heights
surrounding the harbUr of New York IN
our present state OF preparation, or rather
10 our total want vi preparation, would be-
pOwerless 20 resist u small squadron oi
war steamers. This state Of things
* disclediAbic 10 orr foresight and u
ou prudouce. The best puauutoc AGAINST
lparossiOu, the best assurance That our
Diplomacy win be successful and pacific
aud that our rights and our honor VIII be
respected by other nations is ia ihau
knowledge, that we are IN slilia'
| ton to viudicate our reputation
md protect our interests. While wo
NAV afford to be deficient Ia means
II oncuse we cannot afford TO nc de-
] . Got q llt4 al
| sc have neglected the ordinary precau'
lions Of defense invites want OF con-
sideration IN ourdipl0mncy, ana injustice
4 trrogauce and insult NJ the hands OF lor'
eign nations II isnow more iian sixG
Years since we announced 10 the world
/ hat we should resist any
attempts, from Whatever quarter
they might come, TO make any new colo
uiznti0ns on any part Of the American
continent. That while we should respect
The status quo, wc should protect THO
| peopic OF the different nations inhabitinR
| his continent from every attempt TO sub
Iect them 10 the dominion OF any
/ iDreign power, or to inteHeie win
their undisturbed exercise Of the
right 0f seli-gYernment This am
nouncement wIg formally made by
President Monroe after consultation win
! Mr.. Madison aud Mr., Jefferson IL was
formulated by John Quincy Adams. Oar
/ government has firmly adhered 70 the
I Monroe doctrine ana even so late az $50
n warned Napoleon III. out Of
| Mexico. II Il impossible 10 fore
lee, In the recent scramble OF
tho European powers for acquisition
| OF colonies, how soon an occasion may
rise for our putting into practice the
! Monroe doctrine. n il clear that there
/ ouaht 10 be some relation between our
assertion Of inst doctrine and our pfcpa'
ratlon 20 maintain 10. tits not intended
/ ,n recommend ANY attempt 10 rival tho
/ 5rest European POWERS ln The CREATION 81
1 I nn,yrdul navy. The changes Whicli
l,ov,. rapldly occurred by the dimlnution
IA mo relative resisting power 81 the
4 def,n.lye amor Of irOn-clads, and BY tae
Increased efficiency Of modern artillery,
which. on the whole, has gained ~ tne
competitlon, suggest that we should MOI
I I'd nreaent enter into tho creation oi
! armorcd vessels. In the questions thai
beset this subject, and until ihey nave
reached solution, we can conhnl
ourselves with adding but sparnHiy
10 our navy, but what we do add hhOulu
hc IN yerg best that science ann expert
cnee CON indicate. This prudental Fis"
n ,e,nsorced By the consideration that we
annua, charge u maintaining wAr.sfssel
bears an Important prepvi1"" :" III
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