Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-04-05
Admiral sam pson.

n man may be Il gentleman though he
be II blacksmith o, IL weaver or II gun
ner. y man may be of fit material out
of which to make captains and coinmo-
dorcs and admirals without ever having
heard of .Annapolis.=philadelphia Rec
ord.
1t is somewhat surprising that .Admiral
Sampson. himself the son of Il north of
Ireland laborer. should feel it incumbent
upon him to enter Il protest against the
elevation of inferior officers, no matter
how well qualified to the rank of ensign.
Denver Post.
William Il. Sampson is not to blame be-
cause his father was Il ditch digger.
Ditch digging is AN honorable and honest
occupation. But William L. Sampson
is to blame because he is not as fit for
his position as his father was for his
Omaha World-1Icrald.
If the time has come when men are to
be debarred from promotion in any
branch of the service of the United
States because they are "rccruited from Il
class that has not had social advantages
whatever their personal qualifications
may be-then this will cease to be a re-
publican Observation-Disclosures Trib-
lnc.
1t is time that the navy should be
purged of snobbery. If any gentleman
educated Mt Annapolis feels that his deli
cate sensibilities will be offended by as
ISOLATION with men who have attained
commissioned rank through merit rather
than through routine, then let him take
himself out of the navy and into more
congcnial society.-Chicago Chronicle.
Pray, who is Admiral Sampson. who
thus sets himself up to be the Mc.Allister
of the navy and the leader of its social
400? lie was recruited from the ranks
of people who had no social adyan.
tages;'' he was compelled to earn his
own living as Il boy. mt by luck got an
appointment to Annapolis. where he was
educated Mt the governments expense
Chicago Journal.
In other words. the admiral doesn't be.
lieve that my American youth should be
permitted to gain honor in the navy I'M
less he shall have belonged to some -four
hundred' in some part of the country,
and has by such contact become qualified
to represent his countrymen among the
aristocrats with whom he may come in
solitdcl III lOEclSu WilcIS.-ISL. Iuul HlD0-
Ger Press.
No defense can be made for the snob-
bish distinction thai the admiral sought
to make in the case of Gunner Morgan.
but the American public should not allow
the incident to obscure Admiral Samp-
sons. faithful service to his country.
With that generous consideration that
the people are always so ready to exer-
else. the blunder of a sick and peevish
man should not be allowed to rob him
entirely of the esteem which his past
record as IL naval officer so richly merits.
-Pittsbnrg Commercials Gazette.
An examination of the biographies of
men of high rank in the navy shows that
Admiral SIMPSONS theories do not hold
good. For instance, Admiral O'Neill.
Admiral Simpsons successor as chief
rose by sheer !; Capt. Dyer, who
commanded thes ..tX7 in Manila bay.
also rose from the ranks; Admiral HIGH
born, chief constructor of the navy, be.
gan as q ship carpenter; Admiral Mel
vile, whose superior engineering knowl-
edge is known all over the world, also
camekp by the merit route.-Minneapo.
lis Tribune.