The age-herald., 1901-11-25
Julian Hawthorne in the Philadelphia

Jullan hawthorne m me Fhlladelpnla North American.
 The shame and irony of the situation presented by the Schley affair has been thoroughly recognized by the country. and does not need to be enlarged upon. The Dreyfus scandal. about which we were so much concerned, was not a tithe so disgraceful as this-for Dreyfus had not fought for his country and won vic- tory at crucial juncture of her ca- reer. The plot against Dreyfus of the French army ring was not whit fouler than the plot of our own navy ring agsinst Schley, and the object of 1t, in- stead of being an admiral of long, blame less and distinguished service, was a mere unknown Jew Captain. The French ring was cruel. corrupt and perjured, but the American ring in addition to this hesitat- ed not to cast it's venom on one of the most eminent and honorable men of the nation.
 This Is now understood, agreed to swal- lowed as best 1t may be. Whether the President will exert himself to punish the scoundrels is not yet known, but 1t Is evident that no adequate or nearly ade- quate penalty can be inflicted on thcm These injuries cannot, in the nature Of things be atoned for. One culprit shifts the blame to the next, and. at any rate, there can be no compensation for the anguish wrought in a noble mind by the cowardly inuendoes of islander. Possibly the ignoble tool who was set on to voice the Qf1ifa nf for oh ir1 i,a of. tion may find himself out of a job for awhile. but he will be cared for some how-for such tools have dangerous tongues. Before long new matters of in- terest will come forward and we shall forget about Schley and his vindication.
 Meanwhile, 1t appears that, along with other things, he has lost all the money that his career in the national service had enabled him to earn. It was a pitiful sum- but 1t was all he had, and he has a family to think of. He is upward of sixty years old; he is on the retired list; he has no way of making livelihood, and he has no money. What Is he to do:
 We are told that the conductors of nu- merous periodicals have written to him. asking him to contribute to their maga- zines or papers. and there is no doubt that in this way he might make contracts which would easily reimburse him for all he has lost. Were he to write book, an autobiography. as one of his fellow officers recently did, there are mary pub fishers who would pay him $5O,oOO for it. merely as an advertisement for them selves.
 But Schley is said to have declined so. For, though what he might write would be interesting reading for itself, 1t is plain that its market value would be determined not on any literary basis, but solely on the ground that Schley had been accused of cowardice In the face of the enemy and had been vindicated on the investigation. Money would be paid him, not because he was a good writer or brave and efficient officer, but be- cause he had become notorious
 The money would make him rich-if s5o,0Oo can be called riches-but he would he rich at the expense of exploiting his own misfortunes. The principle is the same as that which prompts the brother of Czolgosz to make a contract with dime museum. Accordingly Schley, be- ing, as 1t happens man of honor and gentleman without the hide of rhin- oceros, finds himself unable to accept the publishers gratuities. One like General Alger may write a book, and so may brave and lively fellow like Robley Evans, for in case like Evans, though his name helps the sales, still he is as well justified in availing himself of that
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 JOE WHEELER IN THE SENATE. From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
 The interesting announcement is made that General Joe Wheeler Is to be candidate for the United States Senate to succeed Senator Pettus, whose term will expire a year from next March. MT. Pettus is we believe, the oldest mem- Der of the Senate and is now 80 years old. While it is possible he will be candi- date again. there. seems to be an idea that his public service will end with the present term.
 General Wheeler is about 66, and has had a most remarkable career Resign ing from the old army he went into the Confederate service and rose to the rank of lieutenant general, being the leading cavalary officer of that service at the end of the war For a long time he represented his district in Alabama and was once or twice deprived of his seat on account of fraud.
 The doughty general is small in stature, but is at present as lively as a cricket. When the Spanish war broke out he 1 went to the front as major general and was in charge of the cavalry division at the battle around Santiago and for a time practically in charge during the ill., ness of General Shafter. Later he was made a brigadier general of the regular | army and retired from the service on | ouently reported that he was to marry the widow of the late George W. Childs, but there has been no confirmation of the | rumor. ss
 l If he goes to the Senate. General | Wheeler will round out picturesque ca- reer, being the only man in that body | who has ever worn the blue twice and the gray once. His popularity in Con- gress was so great that during the Span | ish war when an attempt was made to deprive him of his seat because he was in the army he triumphed over Joe Bailey