The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-03-13

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contributed 70 New York Truth BY ex-
Senator ingalls,, which has created sc
much comment, is, in substance. - fol-
lows:
The annual shrek about our defense.
less coasts aud the bonn ba rdment or Ne =
York. Philadelphia and Boston has been
emitted. The yearly pamphlet describ-
Ing the blood curdliDg incidents aud the
appalling consequences Of the war with
Chill and Spain in 1905, has beeu sent 10
each senator and representative 10 con.
gress. The editorial estimates in the
metropolitan press Of the amount oi
properly within reach OF IN Italian iron
clad IN the lower bay. and Of the ransom
that could be extorted from tho mer-
chants and bankers have al been sub
mitted, and are filed away for use again
IA 1892 Their purpose ia to reconcile
the people 20 the passage OF the naval ap-
preparation bill and to enormous and
lprofligste expenditures il time OF peace
for ships, Notifications aud munitions
Iof war.
The capacity Of the United States TO
create navy, Ia an emergency, was de-
III q rebellion. The duel be-
tween the Monitor and the Mcrrimac in
Hampton Roads revolufionized naval
warfare. and the problem has since been
20 construct armor that no projectiIe
could penetrate and then invent projec-
tiles that no srmor could resist. Eu-
ropean nations have been conducting
these expensive experiments hitherto.
and the ships OF 1880 are already obso-
IpfA mud - f. -
Dynamite and other explosives compli-
cate the situation, and the navy that we
are now building al cost Of $50, ,O0O. .OOO
will be as worthless in 1900 rs Roman
gaIleys. England, France and Italy
would gladly sell US ttcir fleets ct so per
cent. Of their cost. Ii we are TO depend
upon navy for protection We must
have ships enough 10 assemble at every
Vulnerable point force as large as could
be dispatched against il. The millions
we are sqnanderiug on vessels that are
sent on idle errsnds IN "squadrons Of
evolution - painted pageants OF the deep.
had better be spent for earihworks and
powerful guns 10 command every road
stead channel and harbor from which
"a hostile fleet could threaten or assaiI.
ls there any necessity for spending mil
lions every year for naval defense, or
any justification for the hysterical sp-
Pe~ls 20 popular apprehension and
alarm?
Our policy Il pacific. Wo have no
colouics or dependencies nor entanRlinR
alliances. Wars break out unex pectedIy,
II is true. sometimes, but from what
qnarfer can dsnge- be nationally autici-
pated Our relations with France are
those OF traditional amiiy; with Ger
many. Of kinship and coussnguinity !;
with Russia. Of fraternity. The rest are
trivial Our only enemv 10 England.
aud me Is under bond 10 keep the peace.
No other nstion is 50 vulnerable, aud
none so detesicd. She has incurred the
resentment OF the human race by CEN
tnries Of Injustice. Col. Mcclure, Z
noted Mississippi duelist. had occasion
to kick an unre-isting gentleman At .
hotel IN Natchez. Being not long after
In Memphis the colonel saw his victim
subjecting another to the same treat
mcnt. Being somewhat curious and un-
certain ss 10 the identy Of the person. he
said Are you not the fellow I kicked
do wn stairs in Nafchez?r
Yes" replied be. "but, colonel, you
and know who to kick
England kicked Us when We were
helpless and feeble. She sacked and
burned . defensciess capital. She has
kicked Ireland she hiss kicked Egypt !;
she has kicked the Hindoos, the Zulus,
the Beers, the Chinese; but she il not in'
the habit OF kicking her equals. Her
is prudent aud calculating. She
was careful not to kick Napoleon until
the rest Of Europe joined her. aud she
endured Russian aggression until she
had persuaded France 10 bear the brunt
Of the Crimean campaign. In our civil
war she did sll she could, short OF open
q destroy the union. and
then apologized aud paid damages.
Lately We have had another contention
about seal posching and the Bering sea-
Oceane Of ink have been shed in diplo-
matte correspondence between Lord
aud Secretary Blaine. Great
Bri' ain fortified Vancouver. and sent
ships Of war into the disputed waters,
walking around. metsphoricallv speak
ing, begging us 10 knock the chip from
her shoulder or 10 tread on The tail of
her coat. Legally she hsd an open case
u least; in some respects the best OF the
'rgu ument. a casus belli could easily
have been found, II wanted, and We
we're assured that the danger was imni- \
nent. The boldest held bic breath Tor
while. Immense appropriations were
voted for Notifications and the 4
'avy, and then, while the national hair,
vas standing on end. England suddenly (,
anne into our supreme court a. . suitor,
md submitted the whole controversy 10 I
ne decision OF the great tribunal. The
ewspapers that described The dramatic
l'tef ances OF senator's about the dangers
u war with Great Britain. contained In
mother column Of the same issue IN ac-
cunt Of the proceedings in The old sen-
10 chamber, in which Lord Salisbury
ubmitted tho claims OF England to 3D.
udication a. question Of international
aw II was reassuriDg, but Il was
aug liable, nevertheless.
JoHN J. INGALLS,.
ONLY I06 miles Of railroad were bnilt
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