The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-11

} built up Until iis material became ouus
: 20 Its splendid personnel with the resui
; that last summer Il leaped 20 its prope
, place as one OF up most brilliant an.
formidable and fighting navies ln "a.
entire world. We rightly ray an hon-r O,
the men controlling the ravy al the ,imt
Il woh these great deeds, nonor 10 Sec
retary Long and Admiral Dewey. 10 thc
captains who handled the ships in action.
TO the daring Ldeutelm.s who p,. we'd
death in the smaller craft. "a to the
heads OF Bureaus Ia WASHINGTON who
saw .nat the ssips were so commanded.
so armed SO equipped, so well cnslgneo
as 10 insure the best results. But let us
also keep ever IN mind that an OF this
would not have prevailed 10 it had not
been for the wisdom OF TIE men. who
during the previous fifteen years. had
built up the navy. Keep ia mind the Sec
rctarles OF the Navy during these years.
keep On mind the senators and congress-
men who by their votes gave the money
necessary 70 build and 20 armor the
| ships TO construct the great guns, and
20 train the crews: remember also those
who actually ala build the ships. the ar
NOR and the guns; and remember the ad-
mirals ana the captains who handled
batteships, cruiser and torpedo boats on
tho high seas alone and in squadrons.
developing the scomauship the guluary
and the power OF acting together. when
their successots utilized $50 gioriousIy at
Manila and on Santiago. And pen.lemoh
remember the converse too Remember
that Justice has two sids. BE just 60
those who built up the navy. apd o.. lne
sake OF the future OF the country. keen
ia mind those who opposed it8 buUlus
up. Read the congregational record. Fird
out the senators and congressman who
opposed the grants for building the now
ships who opposed the purchase of .r-
NOR without which tho ships w'rt
worthless. who opposed adequate maia-
tenance Tor the navy department. and
strove 20 cut down the number OF mon
that Justice hiss two sides. BE just to
AID these Things wore one and an work
mg to bring disaster on the country
They have no share In The glory OF Ma
Mia, In the honor OF Santiago They nave
no cause to feel proud Of the valor oi
our sea captains or the renown of our
lag Their motives may or may not hay,
necessary 20 man cur fleets. The men who
iA'AbAA WIN ANllf NtN hll AIl ANI nlIi
national honor; and we won ia spite of
their sinister opposition.
NO FEARS or THE ARMY.
Now, apply all this to our public mon
of today. our army has never been bulls
up as it should be built up ! shlI aat
discurs with an audience like thls tie
pucrile suggestion that nation OF sew
enty millions OF freedmen is in LANCER |
of losing IT'S liberties from tho axlstc1re |
OF an army Of one hundred thou utsud mes |
three fourths Of whom Will b, cmployt j |
in certain foreign lands. in certain cble,
fortresses, ana on Indian renovation
No ma1 OF good sense and stoI, heart
can Ike such a proposition serl2Jsy. /
we arc such weaklings as the y. lppNpu
implies, then we are unworthy OF free
dom In any event TO no body Of men in
the United States Is the country 80 mucn
Indebted as 10 the splendid officers ana
enlisted men OF the regular army ana |
navy: and none OF which 1t should ne
prouder, none which it should be more |
anxious TO upbulld.
our army needs complete ro-organiza- |
tion-not merely charging and tine re. |
organization can only cgnD as the result |
OF legislation. A proper geuerai stan
should be established, and tho positions
OF ordnance, commissary and uuartss
master officers should be hllsd by dotlu
from the line Above all tio army inus
be given the chance 10 exercise ln la-ge
bodies. Nvecr again should we see. AS
we saw In the Spanish war. major gsn-
erals, in command OF DIVISIONS who had
never before commanded three conpl1-
les together In the held Yet Incredible
60 relate the recent congress has shovu
a quor inability 20 learn some OF the |
Lessons Of the war There ware largo bod. |
les OF men nj both branches who opposed |
the ratification of peace. who opposed me |
upbuilding OF the army. and who even 90 |
posed the purchase OF armor at r,s-
sonable price for ths battlcsl.ps ANA tho |
cruisers, thereby putting an absolute
stop tu The building OF any new aghtiug
ships for the navy. If during the years 90
come any new disaster should befau our
arms. afoat or ashore. and thereby any
shame come TO the United States. r.
member that the blame viii he upon the
men whose names appear upon the rou
calls OF congress on the wrogn side ~
these great questions on remhnlwEE
the burdens OF any loss OF our soldiers
oud sailors. Of any dishonor 10 the flag.
and upon you and the people OF this
country will lie the blame if you do moi
repudiate I'm no unmistakable way wha,
these men have done Tho blame VIII not
rest upon the unframed commander u'
untried troops, upon the civil officers o.
department. the organization OF which
has eeen left entirely inadequate; or lir-
on the Admiral with i8ufncient number
Of ships; but upon the public men who
have 30 lamontably failed in forothousAt
as 10 refuse 20 remedy those OWLS long
I'm advance, and upon tho nation that
stands behind those public men.
NEGLECT or TREATY or PEACE.
So al the present hour no small share
of the responsibility for the blood shea
I'm the Philippines. tho blood of our
brothers and the blood of their wild ana
ignorant foes Hos AT the throshIis OF
those who 80 long delayed the adoption 1f
the treaty OF peace. and or thoss VINO
by their worse than foolish words DELHI
erately invited a savage people 10 pIeg-
lnto a war fraught with sure disaster
for ITEM a war. too. GA which our own
brave men who follow the hag rlI.t pay
VITA their blood the silly mock mlu.t-
arlanism OF ire prattlers who sit al home
In peace
The army auC tae navy are ito sw3-d
end the shield Which this nation must
carry, lf she IS 10 DO her duty amonF
the nations OF the earth-if she Is not 81