Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-26
NEW HAY EMS OF REST
-..,r s'g gRPrBLICAN POLITICIANS IN
THBNAYl.
~.. Ps. Controlling he Brooklyn larts-A
Erry H'oi.ln-Af. Aadds
nsa R.a Ia.ngs-Tas Yards
W s Rgnst.

h-sr-
v..-ryrroN. ID. c., September Is
..,.-v Tracy IS Masking extensive pre-
... a- unl1rg the L. S. navy
,..- .ts vay of building large pro
.-,.r.r .ssi war vessels. He as
t.. these vessels can be built
e- b, tie government than by con
.,-1 .-.. bis policy entirely upon the
..,--rr Bat there Is a shrewd
,r.. t.s Secretary is looking
-o't --,.r..i ends than 10 the econo-
-.--..8ro ships. Gen. Tracy
-.,- t' ignore the political uses to
r 81. -sr7 y-. can be put. Il is no
--.t t5at hs lss practically given TIE
r,o. srsn navy yard over TO the Rspuoli-
~. t-sls. OF -nst city. Only iew days
~. secretary Tracy summoned Calef En-
~ Melville and asked if be could
l-r Ihs engines and the boilers Of the
tsr s0OO.ton cruisers q. the Brooklyn
-s77 Yard within The limi, Ci cost allowed
lg Congress-. Mr. Melville replied that Il
.-i te doce under certain conditions
n. secretary asked him TO name them.
sEEP OFF THE POLITICIANS.
r.s. you keep the politicians au y from
. replied the chief engineer. and lie
u1aouei
.Ws can construct those engines and
b.rs-s a.. The Brooklyn Navy Yard, Mr
ss.-.-,rg. within the limit C cost, pro-
..fsl vo1 lIlov us to select To- best w0Ik-
man io hs h-d. irrespective OF politics
rr.If rortci8rsaro 10 control the appoint
r.-.s and to 1c'l'e the discharge snd
.u1.syreut cf mechanics, then 10 cannot
hslo1t
~re.arv rrc7 was in o qusndary. He
... ,o, much committed 90 the politicians
t8 ssIv theu. end hs faally promised to
ls..ss PEI io Ne,y lee proposition in fsw
5,ys. saving hs U0eii gnieavor 70 arrange
,t.1 ss fo ei7e fhs euarantse required by
,bs CHIEF engineer Bat the naval officers
f1 ro. tei.sl avg sucn guarantee would
bs KEPT Trey f0 uo. believe that this
elrIrsnrr1 isrei DEFY the political
a5s-s-. r.r.i.u 80 Brooklyn.
u.rirIUN ET rHE BOSSES.
Arsssvtaerayll lli,srs entrusted with
Command .lllespoLl lhihiy at the Wash-
ing,on aai No,o.S rl7y ya,ds are indig-
nsrt at the bold sni cpel dictation and
insolsncs cf po.ia' hammers At the
Washington ya-i Muii a petty, insig-
nihcsnt crossroads politician, who claims
Sir Compton seat from .fe Fith Msry-
land district has made himself obnoxious
not o0'y .0 the CGc' hl. t0 aii who
have any res1sc t1r lgcrcy In iha public
service he hss Insisted ueol whole ais
removals of competent meclll.e ,ha, h-
msyputol ihepiy rolls iglonntaui Vo-th-
Tess fo1i1ns who worked f1r bis sl-c-
zion Hs has besr -to1ty opposed b7 ihe
ln.er- i1 charge. who Lave erdeavored 10
plain lo niu the upor.ance OF tce TcrS
fh.y sre carrying iorsard undeg che new
regime. instituted by Slc-ltary Whitney
tlt Mrdd iatly declared ttst be cared
-0'h.rz 'o- the work cr iis success Hs
ai promised iro tooi.ums places and
u.art to hsv- them
NUIHiNg TO Mru0
Lrt C1nua15cr Fo'gr took Mudd
los. le 5- a1l Showed Biz the leE
ana extensive urclllssy pni In. telling
lu flat ttc rtop.e expected some reiuya
.r the cr.av Muid rerei.ei tta, the
cuI'a7 wes rch.rg Or him.
Then 4 CEN yen. lnnE'y. said Lieut.
Com Fo.sar you ciulo. have these men
removed en-. spt lgsius, my protest"
'Ilen q ID havs you removed ' shouted
tte i-ste Nutt
"rhat sou may On. responded Fo'ger.
'hut VI. have ths satisfaction of having
discharged uy duty, something that you
have never done t-n ycu, sad with
that Fo.Zer val Sei Oh.
At the Norfolk many yard, Malone and
BoWden have made the same sort Of sweep
i1g demands They have been opposed
by Commander Brown and Contractor
B0Fles BoEien, backed by Mahone, is
uoF seeking t3 havs these two officers re-
moved ilat they may be replaced by will
rg tCO's of his own.