The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-10

ditch by his fathers side. went from II
70 the naval academy. Every congress
sional district Of the union Is repre-
sented there by the cadet The result
/ iB that the splendid body OF naval ON.
GERS who to-day 80 highly command the
confidence and admiration OF the peo-
pie, are themselves the Immediate rep
resantatiYeS OF the people and Of their
common intelligence, spirit and stand.
ards. Our late antagonist had officers
and men Of undoubted bravery. But
In education, Versatility, ability to plan
and do, and TO meet emergencies In
short, III what Mrs. Stowe called 'faul-
~, our superiority was such that the
battle wns won the moment Il began.
II can the more properly, gentlemen,
5oin With YOU IN your appreciation Of
the navy because, although Its head.
am yet only temporarily connected with
II, and can look at It from the outside.
sometimes think, however, that the
great public appinuding the salient
merits, overlooks others which are
quite as deserving.
you cheer for the men behind the
guns: you give swords and banqttets
here and there TO an admlral-and both
most richly deserve the tribute-but re.
member that all up and down the line
there are individuals whose nREaes
never get to your ears or, II 80, are al
ready half forgotten, who have earned
Unfadlng laurels. No man in the navy
has rendered such service. however
great, that others were not ready to,fill
the place and do as we'll,
The Uncheercd Heroes.
"The navy Is full of heroes unlsn own
to fame. It's great merit Is the PROBES
slonal spirit which runs through 1t, the
high sense Of duty. the lofty standards
OF service to which Its hearts are loyal.
and which make them all equal to any
| duty. Who sings the praises OF the
chiefs Of the naval stations and bureaus
of the navy department? Who wept
that there were no battles and glory for
them, and who. remaining at thear de-
partmental posts, made such provision
for the fitting out. the armlng. the sup
plying, the feeding, the coaling, the
equipplng Of your fleets, that the COM
manding officer on the decK had only to
direct and to use the forces which these,
his brothers, had put in his lhands2
Who repeats the names Of the young
officers who pleaded for J4obson's
chance to risk his lIfe IN the Eun and
he'll OF the Merrimac? Who mentions
the scores Of seamen who begged to be
Of the immortal seven who were his
companions in that forlorn hope? In
the long watch before Santiago, the
terror Of our great battleshirs as the
two Spanish torpedo boat destroyers,
those swift, fiendish sharks al the sea,
very engines Of death and destruction,
and yet when the great baths came, 1t
was the unprotected Gloucester, con-
Verted yacht, the former play thing and
pleasure boat Of a summer vacation,
which without hesitation Or turning,
attacked those demons Of iale sea and
sunk them both. have always thought
It the most heroic and galla Mt indlvld-
ual Instanc. Of fighting durRlg the war.
1t was as II some light clad youth, with
no defense but his sword, threw him
self intp the arena with nl'mored gla-
dIators and by his very cash and splr-
Il lnld them low. And yet who has
given sword or spread a feast TO that
purest flame Of chivalrOiis heroism.
Richard Wainwright? VINO recalls all
the still more varied services Of our
navy, its exploits and RESEARCHES in the
Interest OF science; It's stimulus to in-
ternational commerce. its surveys to
foreign hnrbors: Its charting Of the sea
mn Ming OF the way OF tilg7IiI3 ~
chant marine; Its study of the statss'
its contributions IN short 10 all the In
terests OF an enlightened and progses-
slve country?
The Presidents Dnty,
I'm the war with Spain the fleet was
ordered to Manila because there was a
Spanish feet and every military inter-
est demanded its capture or dsstruc-
tlop. When that wa5 done, every MILL
tary interest required, not that Z ur fleet
be withdrawn, but that our haItd upon
the enemy's throat should there remain
until his surrender When tlat sur
render came and with Il the trtInsfer Of
The sovereignty OF those islaIlds nom
Spain to the United States, every con-
sideration demanded that the President
should hold them up, not toss them into
! the cauidrun Of anarchy, and when vio-
lence began, should restore order, yet
stretching out always In his hands the
tender and opportunity for peace and
beneficent government until Congress,
| IN as wisdom. shall determine what
their future statps shall be. What
more or what less should he do and do
his duty?"
Phe gIories Of the Grand Army OF
| the Republic" were dwelt upon by Col.
| d. B. Henderson, OF Dubuque, Iown.
the next speaker OF the national house
OF representatives. His remarks were
| cheered to the echo.
The last address on the Irregular pro-
gramme was by Gen. Thomas NJ. An
dergon, U. S. A., commander Of the de-
partment OF the lakes. His incisive
uiterances, delivered In an energetic
manner, evoked the greHtest applause.