The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26
'yoTHER MOVE IN CONSPIRACY

kt>arnms from tue e"iuchs VI as WI
ssnorarles and the sweet perfume which
xhale causes the editor to shake with
laughter. AS these lovely newsblos-
taken together, form rare posy,
nrssent them to our readers. Here Is
which grew in the window OF the
,s,.rs,a bureau. corner Fifteenth and G
-.s,s n. w, Washington, d. c. 1t is
sed Sunday
orders we're issued by Secretary Long
.s,srday directing Rear Admiral Schley
annsar at the washington navy yard
u. week for physical examination. These
w. LIZ are necessary to the appointment OF
rsar admiral to his present grade. His
.,ination was submitted to the senate
o..htect 10 examination and the physical
.ss,,re Of the examination will be the first
.rtormed It is expected a board will be
snysned for the mental and moral exam
sstion of the rear admiral.
The law provides that In time of peace
asacer shall be promoted from the grade
commodore to that of rear admiral I'M
!, hs ms passed an examination to de-
Arr,ine his mental. moral and physical
,nsss ANY board that may examine Rear
amIral Schley with respect to his mental
,ness will have to take into consideration
- nast record. and its recommendation
Nat
w., he Is regarded by his brother officers.
ynstrrctions have been cabled to Rear
dmiraI Sampson to convene medical
Goard for his own examination
The twin blossom to the foregoing the
bos. culls from the Washington CORE
ronaence of the New York Sun:
section 1897 was not repealed by the law
ar the reorganization Of the personnel. 1t
eads as follows
SIN time OF peace no person shall be pro-
noted from the list of commodore to the
Crade OF rear admiral on the active list I'M
m his mental, moral and professional ht-
Ness to perform all his duties at sea has
been established as provided in the pre-
Eeding section.
The preceding section provides merely
hat board appointed by the president
hall determine whether officers are ell
ible for promotion. This routine action
II the department Is interesting only in
he effect II may have on the future OF
Rear Admiral w. S. Schley as a naval
bfacer. He was included among the com
nodore promoted to be rear admirals in ac-
kordance with the terms of the personnel
aw. The board has been directed to ea-
mine all the official records on file in the
payy,department concerning Rear Admiral
Bchley and the other officers who were
recently promoted Included in the list
Rear Admiral ". r. Sampson. but his
mental moral and professional record
perfect and there will be no question
aised against his promotion on that score.
~
The Post is inclined to regard these
nowerets with smiles, but these smiles
oon pass away; and no wonder They
Ire the output OF conspiracy which has
DO parallel or precedent In this or any
bther country. From the very beginning
d the whole business, when Sampson
vas appointed to command the squadron
pver a commander who outranked him
The course OF the navy department has
been consistently mean and unjust.
From that time down to the present every
Itep taken by the department In behalf
n Sampson and against Schley has been
fonspicuously sinister and meanly desper-
lte. What is moro to the purpose, the
conspiracy has been so bold and shame
less, so impudently regardless OF public
opinion, that the people have been able
. see through 1t from day to day, and
70 perceive its true nature.
There is nothing more surprising In the
Fhcle matter than the fact that a man of
he caliber and standing of Secretary Long
Mould permit himself to become the tool
pf Sampson and his partisans In their eff
|orts TO ruin the reputation OF Admiral
fchley. Fortunately for Schley and fer
ustice, his reputation was made in the
fye Of the public and every step to weaken
has served only to strengthen It.
We call the attention of our readers TO
he extracts which We have quoted above.
he navy department is to appoint board
examine Schley, while Sampson is to
Pppoint his own medical board. Indeed,
ccording TO the New York Suns CORE
pondent, there will be no necessity to in
uire into his mental and moral fitness.
HIS mental, moral and professional rec
rd Is perfect, and there will be no ques-
Ion raised against his promotion on that
core"
inis is merely another move In the con-
piracy against Schley, and at the bottom
u Is the intention of the Sampson ca
~ 10 retire him from the service. AS the
ost says, this is the meanest and most
npuoent chapter In the whole history oil
'nspiracy, persecution and cabal. All
air-minded men will agree to that state.
hent.
from the beginning the very attitude Of
ampson is without parallel In the his.
wy oil our navy, which has been singu-
r'H free from sham heroes and frauds
&c mas displayed a sordid selhshness ant
40 made such open manifestations of Il
70 disgust all intelligent and reasonable
eH He had his fame in his hands. II
Ner the Santiago affair, he had sent &c
asoington a fair and modest report.
wing credit where It was due, and payins
'oute to the commanders and captain.
Tue meet under his command, a genei
s-minded public would have at once
.aceo aim on the list OF heroes alongside
schiey, and he would have received a.
nuch applause.
out what did he do? Why his sordid
eea Tor honors that were not his i'm
''eu MIN to send in a report in which
0aimed all the credit of the affair
ssn he was not in 1t at all. and he
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