The Advocate and news., 1898-03-23
FATHERLY CARE AND BROTHERLK
LOVE I'M GOVERNMENT.


One OF the Associated Press funny
dispatches announces that Secretary
Long will provide an auxiliary fleet to
be composed entirely of pleasure yachts
which have heretofore been the private
property of the society leaders ct New
port" These boats, 1t is said, can be
made very useful. The Valiant, w. X.
Vanderbilt's yacht, which he is willing
to sacrifice for the cause of liberty and
humanity for the small sum Of 81 500, ,0O0
can be made a seond-class cruiser by the
additional expenditure of 100000.
According to the dispatch 1t is SeCre-
tary Longs plan to make feet OF ten
yachts. The prices to be paid for the
other nine are: For the Niagara, owned
by Howard Gould, $5OO,OOO; for the Con-
querOr, owned by +. W. Vanderbilt
S50O,O0O; for the Corsair, owned by J.
Pierpont Morgan, 100000; for the At
lanta, owned by George Gould, $780,
900; for the May, owned by e. ID. Nor
gan, 100000; for the Mayhower, owned
by the Goelet estate, $45O,OOO; for the
Electra, owned by Eldridge T. Gerry,
$300,0OO; for the Shearwater, owned by
e. ID. Morgan, for $15O,0O0; for the San
tanella, owned by Perry Belmont, $780,
900. 'They have been in use for sew
eral years." says the dispatch, land the
owners will be very glad to part with
the yachts at reasonable advance on
the original purchase price"
This Is very good news; 1t Is touch of
prosperity. The many Kansans who IA
miliarly know w. X. Vanderbilt as "Wil-
lie" will rejoice in the patriotism which
he displays at so critical a time. He has
worked hard to get the money that he
put into his yacht, and 1t Is undoubtedly
great sacrifice for him to part with the
Valiant at merely reasonable advance
ON the original purchase price. J. Pier
pont Morgan, too, has many acQuain-
tances in this State who will thrill with
pride, as they did under Cleveland's ad-
ministration, when they learn that Mr.
Morgan has once more responded to his
country's call at reasonable advance
on the original purchase price. This is
very like J. Pierpont Morgan 1t Is not
the first time that he has put o part
of his modest fortune at the disposal Of
the government--and come back with a
little more than the original sum. II
there is a sufficient demand on the part
Of our readers we shall be very glad to
make arrangements for the sale OF Mr..
Morgan's photographs in Kansas, asking
only reasonable advance on our orig
inal purchase price.
Il is further announced that there will
be no hurry about making any change in
the yachts after their purchase Why?
"They will all probably be kept as an
auxiliary feet to the White Squadron
until the gay season is closed at New
port this summer 1t Is believed that
they will prove an addition to Admiral
Sicard's feet and during the social sea-
son can be used by their former owners
for excursion purposes along the Rhode
Island coast"
This is also well and good. While we
are already In danger of forgetting the
services of the veterans Of the civil war
we must remember the worth Of this new
class OF patriots. Their sacrifice in part
ing with their pleasure yachts at some
thing more than the government would
pay for the building OF new cruisers and
torpedo boats Is deserving OF suitable