The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-15
THE REAL SCHLEY.


From the Philadelphia North American.
The refusal OF the American people to believe that there
is possibility of truth in the charge formulated by
Macay the navy yard historian. and Endorsed by Admiral
Sampson that Admiral Schley is a skuker liar
and incompetent is natural it is credable While
the details OF Admiral Schley record have been forgotten
by the oe they remember that he has served his country
for than forty and they know that brave hon
est does change his character and become coward
in night 1t is simply preposterous that Of the kind
described by Macay Endorsed by Sampson could
the navy nearly half century without being found out
What sort OF man Admiral Schey is and how he has
borne himself in his countys service shown by Mr. Park
Benjamin in peculiarly timely biographical sketch printed
in the September number of the American Review of Re
views Scey entered the naval academy 1856 and grau
atcd in 1860 He was midshipman the Niagara in the
blockade of Charleston in 1861 and command prize
crew he brought Philadelphia OF the first large
captured in the As navigating officer for the frigate
Potomac executive officer OF gunboats and in response
BILE posts Schley rendered distinguished partc
pated in fights with Faragut Porter and was
compmented for GOODNESS and courage Neither his superior
officers the discovered any signs cowardce in
him In 1903 he cruised in the South Pacific and headed
landing parties in fights with turbulent islanders In 1866
Schey led the charge the Korean forts fought hand to
hand with the Koreans the second the sormine
party the walls and credited officially by Com
mande Kimberly with having organized the expedition
made its success possible He complmentel especially
for bravery and good judgment
Commander Schey planned equipped and led the Creey
rescue expedition beat the Arctic by hundred miles
in the Cape Sabine and brought survivors of the
Greedy party home The president did discover anything
cowardly incompetent in this achievement He compi-
mened Commander Schley only in words but by making
him chief of the bureau Of equipment with the
modore
At Valparaiso when American sailors were killed by
Chilean mob the hrmness wisdom and discretion OF Schcv
then captain of the Baltimore prevented rupture of friend
ly relations between the United States and Chile In many
capacities and ashore Schey proved himself snp
ary efficient and Trustworthy and because of his conspc
GUS fitness he placed in command flying squadron
when the Spanish broke Then he fought and wo,
the battle of Santiago, practically ending the Spanish war
and home to be called coward by the disappointed
and chagrned man who might have been there but wasn't
In commenting on Mr. Benjamn's sketch the editor of
the Review calls attention TO point that has generally
overlooked in discussions of the Sampson Schey case Adj
mral Schley silent the attacks of irresponsible
persons and paid attention the greatest living
historians libes until Admiral Sampson acknowI
edged virtual responsibility for them The editor of the
Review says:
Since charges had been brought officially against
without flaw would seem as if he might have nroceJJ
in different Instead of asking for court of in
1uiry establish his reputation which had never been ~
Sampson be tried by martial for conduct unbecomns
have demanded an investigation into his own cond, u
than court martial for his rival TO us rather mnn
sive and quixotic but mark both of seespect and gen
erosity. e
Throughout controversy Admiral Schleys attitude h
been that of conscious the justice OF his cause and
generously disposed make allowances for the b,terno
OF his enemys disappointment Although he has abstaied
from calling his detracors the bar defendants the tech
nica function of the court of inquiry subordinate in The
public mind the broader view of the investigation m
Admiral Schleys generosity not alter the fact tina, Al
miral Sampson Is trial before the American neon, e.
aiding and abetting literary lackey in andering brave