The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-27
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IA. III. MURDOCH. Editor.
AND THERE WAS GLORY ENOUGH FOR ALL.


As the uiscaled scbey investigation is sifted down
End fpnneed through several things becoming
evident to the American public Among the things when
the tnarr has brought into bold relief is that Schey
snok wisely n periodically he declared that there
was nothing 10 quarrel over there glory enough in
f. for all Another thing is made evident and that
IS that the American navy is the biggest and most
dangerous thing afoat Still another, and thing more
evident than all and that the scandal which resulted
h the present court Of inquiry directly raceaDie 10 the
talk of fool friends which talk inspired largely by
setonalsm The first break that made by the under
officer who telegraphed Fourth Of July present to the
American people and signed to it the name OF sampson
the admiral in command In sense the victory was
eampgon because he was the responsible and ranking
officer but upon the other hand was Schieys nylhs
ouadon with the help of Oregon that did the glorious
work. The grandiIoquent dispatch bearing Sampson
name fred Scbleys southern friends. who IS claiming
everything for their champion left nothing to sampson
hence the row and scandal that followed There seems
no doubt left that both Sampson and Schey together win
all the captains and all the under officers did their |hoie
dutv Especially did the boys behind the guns demon
trae their superiority If there were any mistakes IN
5udgmen there surely lack Of bravery OF OF ac
ton The greatest Spanish fleets was not only "hip
ned but annihaed and left at the bottom OF the sea
cbev's flagship which the thick Of it from start
81 finish did more shooting and shot at oftener and hit
more times than was any other the American vessels
There was glory enough for all The only thing to be
d Is the after talk which led up the investigation
now almost concluded The fleet did not in to whip the
nanisb feet but to annihilae it. This to the utter as
constituent Of the naval powers OF the world was
done and without loss of single vessel in the Aer
can squadron 1t was duplication of Deweys picturesque
victory in the Bay Of Manila ony a grander scale.
english and other foreign naval officers freely prophesied
that should the American squadron meet the Spanish feet
anywhere in the open South Seas that the American navy
onl5 get its Manila plumage badly rued if it did not re-
treat in disgrace But when the Colon had hauled down
her eoors as the last of that mighty of Spanish
aebps which had crossed Atlantic for the relief Of
Havana and the raising of the American blockade Eu-
rome for the first time realized that the youngest nation in
the world nation which had never been whipped on land
had in taking to the sea- become its master also.
We do not know what the findings of the court over
Shich Dewey is presiding may be do we care. The
testimony brought out in investigation has settled the
verdict so far as the American people and history are con-
cerned and that verdict is that mistakes of udg
roen there may have been despite all the fool par
after talk every officer and every in proving capa
BILE did his very best with result OF phenomenal and
famous victory viyctory such maserfu demonstration
and completeness victory such paralyzing prestige
a has commanded the fear respect and homage of the
world