The herald., 1896-01-22

The flying squadron, said a retired Eng
lish naval officer, is only one of those
named the home, Asiatic, Pacific, Mediter-
ranean, channel and Atlantic divisions of
England's great fleet. They patrol regu-
larIy all the approaches to the chief arsen-
ais at W Woolwich, Chatham, Portsmouth,
Plymouth, Milford Haven, and the forts at
Portland and Shoeburyness. Then as they
steer northeast they guard the Channel
islands, the great breakwater and forts at
Alderney, constructed as a check to those
great ones at Cherbourg, which form, in
addition to the treacherous tideways and
submerged rocks surrounding these out
posts of marine defence of the mainland,
points at which quickly assembled naval
and military forces small in number,
would turn the tide in battle. The sensa-
tional news wired by irresponsible news
agencies about the present assembling of
the flying squadron for drill is amusing.
The Atlantic squadron is a much stronger
one, it is composed chiefly of first raters,
but does only perfunctory duty at the Ber-
mudas, Halifax, st. Johns and strategic
points from the Bay of Fundy to the st.
Lawrence. The fast-steaming transports
which occupy an obscure position in the
English navy, are well-armed and are kept
in the best order. The chief points out
side of those in the channel are
those at Alden, a strong fortress, almost as
great as Gibraltar, and controlling the en-
trance to the Red sea from the Persian
gulf; and Alexandria, the Mediterranean
entrance TO the Suez canal, both jealously
guarded by the finest vessels in the fleet.
The man who is least bellicose in his
speech, said the gentleman interviewed at
the Nadeau, is usually the best fighter. The
men whose names are historic are those
whom you, as we'll as we Englishmen, de
light in. They were all silent men. No
successful general or admiral was loud
mouthed braggart. Are you aware OF the
growing sentiment in England in favor of
a republican form of government? The
queen herself, keen, far-seeing woman
i'll business matters, as the enormous per-
sonaity she is seised of amply shows, sees
the trend of the times. 1t perhaps may
have had its early roots prior to the acces-
sion of the reigning family, but however
that may be, the great historic aristocracy,
both Wing and Tory, have been strangers
at court. Ancient ducal houses which
Americans love to visit, and where they
are always sure of generous hospitality,
have never sheltered even the prince of
Wales. The fact is that the great
landowners are tired of titles which
per se are valueless, and yet compel
them to the dispensation of more than
their revenues to keep up their
hereditary dignity. The hope of the best
element in English political parties. so
widely divergent apparently, is the forma-
ton OF a British republic which shall em-
brace the kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, the colonies. and later on the vast
possessions of the crown in Hindostan and
all Asia. This would only be the small
seed from which would grow one great con-
federation of all Anglo-SaXon races, and
arc
though such a statement may appear to be
just now, that the United States will take
the initiative steps which will lead to this
end. The Anglo-SaXon race is the DOM
inant one, the various elements of it will
cohere and lead the van in the progress of
the race in the twentieth century.
Colonel Bryan from the Palmetto state
said to party of friends yesterday at one
of the Los Angeles resorts: l am a Re-
publican and was one all through the late
war, but tell you this unreasonable ma
lignant talk against Cleveland is not fair
play. How we'll you remember. boys, the
time when Lincoln, in trying days, was
hated and despised perhaps more heartily
by his party than by the Democrats, and
how his stubborn yet not ignorant policy
saved the nation. We all see it now, and
we honor him accordingly. Cleveland has
been placed by long continued looseness
blame, and by the natural reaction from
initiation existent prior to his first cleo
ton, in much the same position as Lincoln
was. Years hence the firmness and the
patriotism Of the president and his party
will be as much honored as those of the
martyred president and his friends.
II. T. Wilkinson, of Birmingham, Ala,
said The interview in THE II ERALD with
a GAINESVILLE manufacturer pleased me
much. 1t was clean cut story all through
of plain and indisputable facts. In my
section of country the iron and coal indus
tries are all controlled by alien protective
corporations, who not only exercise sover-
eign rights in our republic. but control the
least educated and poorest paid of their
employees, as well as those earning large
wages, TO vote the Republican ticket. The
manhood of my state is revolving against
it. and though no effort will be spared to
, PACE FL NDC