Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-03-29
THE DAWN OF BETTER TIMES.

The new administration VIII
stand by the American ships. The
Republican party is pledged to do
so, the leaders Of the party on the
stump have promised to do so, and
President Harrison himself is in
favor of a policy which will build
up oar merchant marine. During
the next four years we shall hear
nothing about "free SHIPS" and it
Congress only heeds the demands
of the chambers of commerce of
every important city of the Union
and the advice of those who repre-.
sent the great commercial interests
of the country, we have a right TO
expect legislation favorable alike
to our shipping interests and to the
extension of our commercial re-
lations with the countries of SOuth
America.
The dawn of better times is
visible in our ship yards. From
New England comes the cheerful
news that the Name and East
Boston yards are fairly humming
with business. In the Maine ship
Yards, where vessels have not been
built for years, number OF ships
are now on the stocks, and the art
of ship building seems to have
been revived again. What is true
in New England is likewise true in
New York and Pennsylvania. The
ship yards of John Roach, which
we're almost deserted before cleo
ton, are now filled with mechanics
of all Einds working full time. The
numerous orders for ships already
received will keep this firm busy
for the next two years at least, and
a GOOD deal of the work would not
have come to them had Cleveland
been elected instead of Harrison.
Take, for example. the United
States and Brazil mail steamship
line, and we find that company has
given an order for two first class
steamships-an order, by the way,
which would not have been given
had the Democratic party been
successful last November. Orders
for new vessels have also been
given since election by the Red
"Dr line, which runs between New
York and Venezuela, for two large
first class passenger vessels. The
Cramps of Philadelphia are build
ing these vessels. Next June the
Reaches will have ready new
steamship for the Mallory line,
and tins firm has also IN process Of
building two large steel steamers
for the Ward line, which plies be
tween New York and Cuba. The
Morgan line alone placed an order
for a new vessel before election.
These are some Of the more i'm
portant orders which have been
given in consequence Of Republi
can success. Harlan & HOlings-
worth report their yard as full OF
business. They are building,
among other vessels, an eighteen
knot steamer to ply between Sandy
Hook and the Jersey Central rail.
road station. The feeling upon the
whole IN shipping circles is strong,
and builders and ship owners are
looking forward to prosperous
times under the present admlnistra-
ton. Now is the time for the
American Shipping League to
vigorously push the splendid work
ITS officers have been dong for EeV-
eral years. With a President
favorable to American shipping, a
Republican House OF Representa-
uyes and Senate, and practical
business man an Postmaster Gen
eral, we have right TO expect far
play for American ships.
While other countries encourage
their merchant marine by subsi-
dies and liberal payments for mail
service, the United States Govern
ment has adopted a niggardly and
unpatliotic policy toward lts ship
ping interests. The time has come
to reverse this policy. The bill
providing for a bounty alike to the
ship builder and the ship owner
should he enacted and liberal ap.
preparations made for mail service,
Add TO this the continuation of the
work OF building mp our navy and
American ship yards may we'll look
forward to a busy and a prosper.
Gus period. A period IN which
American Labor will reap the TO
,Uard of epusfile and paTIiOtIc