The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-12-28
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Cdleu history OF the fight at Santa.
In which he charged Admiral Schl,
with cowardice and various 9th,
puSillanimous traits OF character.
- all right so far is it goes, but as
does not 60 to the root OF the trouble
does notapply the pruning knife wher
The most vicious growth has man
rested itSelf-the visitation OF tn
presidents wrath upon the head q
Maclay seems to us indeed contempt
bic.
to Let us consider just for one momen,
- The part taken in this matter b,
Maclay. 1t is true that he wrote tht
words rejecting upon a naval Officer
whose life had hitherto been an I'M.
spotted one, but after the language
!. that caused all the trouble had been
: put into types and then into proof.
sheets these sheets were submitted IN
men high in authority in the navy and
IL was with their 30, k" upon them
That they were made up into book
FORM and given to the country as an
omcial history OF the great fight with
oerVera's fleet in the waters OF the
Antilles. In the navy department
Maciay was claSSed as a .slaborer >,
while those above him, in gilded uni
form and epilautted shoulder, in.
uorSed what he wrote-and to whose
homes these diSreputable tactics are
brought by the facts in the case-stm
retain their places, uncensured and
unrebuked.
1here is not an intelligent Ameri-
can citizen on the continent. in whom
Che nreS OF republican partisanism do
not urn so tiercely that they blind
hin to all sense Of justice. who will
not admit, all facts considered. that
IN this matter Maclay has been made
d tool n a puppet of by men who out
rank him and that he is now suffering
Ior The sins of Others as well as for
OF himself. Why summarily
discharge the 'laborer" and allow
equally, if nothing more as
but higher in authority. to-
The lNTELLIGENCER looks unon
Ndciay'S connection with this affair
something in the light Of an employe
a newspaper who writes matter for
V much money per week that goes to :
he shaping OF the policy Of the Jour. R,
la. what he writes is of course sub.
to those in authority-to men on
u the helm-and it must receive M;
helr Endorsement before given to the ~
The responsibility OF the fol
ritter ceases as 'soon as the mann. pa
crlpt leaves his hand and IL error is In
iaue IL Is not his. Contemplate in. an,
eed would be the proprietor who thu
discharge a nan for public ut sur
rance under such circumstances. Of
DO not understand that We place son
aclay at par value from a standpoint col
integrity and honesty Of purpose and
I'm The average newspaper writer of bou
e country who, as a rule, is true 70 life
e interests of the journal by which the
is employed. Not under any cir. B
instances would we compare this nau
,iooler OF rank untruth and ineycu- beaI
Ole defamation with the AVERAGE prer
l'orlal writer of the day. The T
.erence is merely illustrative: and of +
even using the profession to anv uesd
eht IN connection with this ugly will
we feel that an apology is due our And
'thren of the press. TT
We believe that if President RooSe- for
I leelS so keenly the harm that has who
n done by Maclay in what he had addr
in this much talked of history then
the Santiago %fght-feels il 81 duril
ceptibly and painfully keen that ticul
seen proper to lay aside civil Lexi
ice rules and dismiss the man the /
hout a hearing, he should pursue ipati
line Of presidential disfayor To its fello,
conclusion and see to it that whic
y man who had ought to do with annu.
piece of mean work is dropped by b
. 'he pay-rolls of the navy depart them
It,.
American people are not 50 TIL
y hoodwinked as the nations souri,,
l executive seems to think and Virgi
VIII not be satisfied with anV was G
ration made if it reaches no rell,
than the official decapitation Cockr
aclay. to 90
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mes B. Parker, the negro who Lieut,
ked Czolgosz down i~mmediatelv