Sunday morning globe., 1901-11-10
THE CLIQUE
ANOTHER CASE OF PERSECUTION
In the Navy Department Has
Brought Shame to the People.
The Gallant Irish Boy, Sullivan, General Grants
Friend VIndIOated al Length BY The Signature
Of Our Matued President and tho Mandate
Of tho Congress Of The United States.

The persecution Of the victor of San
tiago by the Navy Department clique
has shocked the moral sensibilities Of
the American people and it has cast,
besides, a stigma on this splendid arm
Of our fighting force. which time alone
can wipe out. Heretofore THE one
thing which all Americans prided
themselves on was the stainless record
Of the American Navy, No navy in
the universal world had q record equal
to that Of our young Republic for its
splendid victories by single batteship
or by squadron and fleet All these
have been temporarily dimmed by the
political sailors who ensConced them
selves in soft berths at the Navy De-
partment. This morning The Globe
presents a case of persecution of
naval officer whose cognomen offended
the asthetiC tastes of the charity raised
foundlings who a Ia Sampson stick up
their noses whenever anybody but the
son Of some small politician graduated
from Annapolis wears the uniform Of
a United States naval officer.
Here is the case in point:
In 1851 a boy by the name Of Sulli-
van enlisted In the army from Ohio
as a drummer boy at the ast Vi four
teen, nearly fifteen He was soon put
on the orderly roll and was an orderly
for one Of General Grants STAFF. and
in that capacity and on account Of his
youth and attention to duty drew Cen
eral Grants attention. He served from
start to finish Meeting some reyerses.
after the war he brought up in Wash
ingtOn. One day while perambulating
street in this city G. ant met Sulli-
van and invited HIM to call at the
White House Sullivan did so. Grant
asked him what he was doing. and aft
er talking over Vicksburg where Sui
Ivan had shown marked bravery.
Grant said: Il will appoint you a
paymaster in the navy" it was done.
Now comes the work of the CLIQUE.
The Navy Department arraigned him
as defaulter. All of his papers were
ina box. This box he could not get
possession Of until after his trial. The
papers therein should have proven his
innocence
As soon as he obtained possession of
the box and his papers he showed that
the Government owed him S467.54. in
stead Of his being indebted to the
United States.
Sullivan applied for reinstatement.
but was viciously opposed by I.emlv.
Schley's prosecutor The bill for REIN
statement would pass one branch of
the National Legislature to be defeated
in the other by the influence OF Crown
inshield, Lemly and tue others in the
Navy Department. When Sullivan was
dismissed the very next dav the
nephew Of Secretary of War Herbert
was appointed TO the vacancy. and As
now a paymaster in the navy and will
be until sixty-two years of age but
ne rs only thirtyseven today.
The bill finally passed to restore
sullivan to the rank of assistant nav.
master. After the bill had passed
Lemly and others, and Secretary Long
the man from Higham, a little village
on the road to Plymouth Rock. went
TO our lamented President and tried TO
nave him withdraw the restorement.
Mckinley said to Long: please send
MS commission to me for my signature
as soon as your clerks make it out.
know Sullivan as being unjustly dis.
missed and an honorable soldier from
Ohio"
Hence, the coolness three years ago
between Secretary Long and the Presi.
dent Long was billed to resign. Sui.
llVan was restored Notwithstanding the
opposition Of Lemly, Crowninshield.
ana the Navy Department ring, with
the absolute figured-head Long.
What does Secretary Long know
ABOUT naval officers? All he has ever
seen in his life Of seafaring we're a
rev oyster scows on the inlets between
Boston and Plymouth He don't
know any more about naval war or
the construction Of war vessels than a
clam does about the origin Of a musk.
rat.
But Sullivan Is all rig.-u and is now
the paymaster on the Wisconsin
thanks to Mckinley the Martyr"