Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-11-13
From The Nations Capital.
THE ScHLEY CASE -RoosEvELT's
ExPLANATIoN-T The TAX SURPt us
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

Washington, D. G. Nov. 6, 1901 -
The Schley case is ended except for
the arguments of the opposing
counsel and the decision of the
court. Whether the latter will &c.
quit Schley on all counts or will
criticize certain of bis actions on
the ground that they were errors of
judgment cannot he told, these be
ing questions on which only experts
can pass. Whatever the Court may
decide as to this, it is certain that
the inquiry has shown conclusivcly
that the battle of Sal. tiago was won
py the Brooklyn and the Oregon
exclusively and not by the Ameri-
can fleet. For the past three years
the officers of the ships which we're
not in the fight have held the center
of the stage, while those who were,
have kept silent the result has
been an altogether false conception
of the battle whether the Navy
Department has fostered this mis-
conception for it's own purposes
does not matter. The actual facts
obtained by cross examination and
the boiling down process show that
the Maria Teresa alone was destroy
ed by the fleet the other three yea
sells escaped and started to run.
This was the upshot of Sampson's
plan. Then Schley's plan came
into operation and under it, he and
the Oregon chased down and de-
stroved the other three vessels
This is an established fact and no
errors of judgment, if any be found
by the Court, can obscure it.
President Roosevelt has explained
his action in inviting Booker Wash-
ington to dinner to several personal
friends, not as an explanation but
merely casually, IN conversation.
He says that he had no idea of the
storm of criticism that his action
would provoke; in fact, the subject
never occurred to him as one call
ing for comment at all. This was
by no means the FIRST time on which
he had eaten with negro On the
plains, in the mountains, in HE
own home and the Governors
mansion in New York. he had asked
others to dine with him in a after
of course way, not caring az to the
color of his guests skin 30 long OF
otherwise he was alright. SO or
this occasion. he wanted to talk
to Professor Washington and in
vited him as the easiest way O
bringing about a quiet talk. HI
had no idea of raising the negro NJ
u race, or of making All issue befor,
the country oranything ofthe kind
AT the same time, Mr., Roosevelt il
? careful to state that if he had known
all that the invitation would brinJ
. forth, be should nevertheless hav'
invited Professor Washington. Thi
is the explanation whether it con
dones or aggravates the origina
offense, is Il question for the con
sideration Of the South.
The failure of the last republical
Congress to reduce taxes to EAT
degree has again forced Secretar,
: Gage to go into the market an,
i offer to buy United States bond
1 before they are due ut hsav,
a premium This will involve a gil
to the bond holders of the countr
of many million dollars in the az
gregate. sum which should neve
have been taken from the pocket
of the people and never would hay
been if the republican party ha
not been 80 anxious to maintai
the rates in order. to protect tn
n trusts and enable them to make a
d unearned profit. Secretary Gag
II has been forced to this by the.a,