The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-26
-THE ArrAcks on ApMlRAL scHLEY.


The Sampson Evans Crowninsheld Chadwick crowd
made great mistake when it employed Maclay to
help in the attempt to Dreyfus Admiral Schley. The
part assigned him in the conspiracy to destroy Schiey
poorly played-so poorly in fact. that complete
miscarriage of the plans of his principals is imminent
in consequence of his inartstic performance.
Urged to render Schley historically ignominous, he
did the bidding of the conspirators in partcu-
larry awkward that what little reputation
compiler of chronice9 he may have heretofore pos
sessed is gone and all of his patrons except Sampson
have in seltdefense found it necessary deny that
they in any way responsible for his work Loss
OF caste writer of naval history has followed for
him. and the secretary OF the navy has been compelled
by public sentiment to forbid the official of his
compilations for purposes of instruction at the naval
academy.
So far as Maclay is individually concerned this re.
snlt is OF little concern lie can without inconvenience
return to the ohscurty from which he temporarily
emerged TO become the plant tool of moro prominent
personages but there those who will not easily
escape the consequences of his vulgar performance.
Satisfied that Maclay was but tool in the hands OF
men determined to accomplish his ruin. Admiral
Schey has concluded that the time for official in
vestgaton of his prior to and during the bat
tie Of Santiago has arrived and at his request such
investigation has been provided for. That it will re
suit IN his complete vindcation almost certain
for already in anticipation thereof, of his enc
mics are hedging and disclosing long withheld facts
which afford complete refutation of certain charges
which have heretofore been whispered against hin
tand retaiied to his discredit Furthermore Ger
tainty Of inquiry into what transpired before San
ago has moved Admlra! schleys friends to indulge
portentiye language calculated to make his enemies
feel uncomfortable.
The following, attributed to George Edward Ora
ham, who represented the Associated Press boar,
the Brooklyn and stood beside Admiral schlcy is fol
Instance quite suggestive:
1T would seem as If there should be settled first tn
OF veracy raised by Macay and the depart
ueut. Maclay is quoted saying that the department
bis proof sheets aud approved them The department
did not revise hemlChadwick, who only the BATH
from distance of twelve miles Chadwick who has sur
rspttiousy furnished the press anagonisc to Schey will
material perhaps Evans the only who got into
them. Anyway, Clark OF the glorious Oregon, Cook
The Brooklyn Philip of the Texas all OF whom "a
to their neeks in the light didn't revise them assist
writing them.
they get Sampson say why he away the only morning
when there indication of a fghts Why don't the
ask him why lie did not coal at of Santiago but dc
pleted his battle line daily by sending ships fifty miles
cruiser New York chase schooners he could &c
prize money? Ask him why he said word or sig
nailed word OF praise TO officers after the fight al
though Schley asked him to do These things wort
court martialing man for
From the above. emanatlng from an eyewitness t
the destruction of Ceryeras feet IL would seem tina
the pet titles conferred upon popular heroes
always judiciously bestowed for if Mr. Graham know
what he is talking about and the chances are that h
does there is longer any cause for calling Captai
Evans 'Fightlng Bob"