The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-19
DEWEY AND SCHLEY.

OF the court, Admifala Benham anu
Remy. while grudgingly admitting The
bravery aud bearing Of Admiral tthen
Commodore) sch!ey during the battle
of Santiago, condemns and cri'icises
his campaign a. commander of the
dying squadron prior 60 that engage
meni, his blockadiRg tactics bci"re
Cionfuega and Santiago, and his trips
to buth these poiuts. declaring that his
campaign was characterized by vac
illation, dilatorincss and lack Of en-
ierprise;" also that his famens ''ioop"
in the battle Of Santiago was not JUS
tilted. although the evidence showed
that II brought biz ship Ia closer qaar-
lers wi.h the Spanish feet than any
Of the other American vessels, that il
did most Of the fighting and received
the bIunt Of The Spanish guns.
Admiral Dcwry. the hero of Manila
hay and president of tho Court Of In.
quiry, however. disscnts totally from
the Judgment u the two junior mem-
bcrs Of the court, and upholds TIE
course Of Admiral fehfy In e'ey par
ticu'aE; gives him full credit, as &C.
nios officer Of the fleet at tho tune o.
the battle Of Santiago. ''tar the glo-
rions victory which resulted IN he
total destruction Of the Spanish ships"
declares that he proceeded with NIL
Dispatch both to Cienfuego and San
liago, having 10 mind the integrity Of
his feet, and that the blockade Of both
points was effective, when the oon-
dili'n of ceal supply was taken into
consideration.
The American people as a whole
win agree with Admiral Dewey's judg-
ment, rather than with that VI the
other two members OF the court, who
seem 10 share the incumprrhcns,blo
prciu lice and feeling of the clique of
naYay officers who have laborrd so To-
dustriously TO discredt Admiral Schlcy
ever since the great victory was won
at santiago under his temporary com
mand, = position thrust upon him by
the absence Of Admiral Sampson a,
decisive moment.
Admiral Sampson was called to q
consultation with Ten. SKATER and
was some distance on the way with
his flagship to the point Of meeting
when the Spanish feet attempted to
escape from Santiago harbor. Ills
changed his course aud returned to
AHf SWIM w uAitib Nhtu NC huNn tnf
guns and saw In the distance evil
denee Of the engagement, but arrived
too late to take any pirs In 1t.
Piqued and disappointed at the cir
cunistanccs which frustrated bis ambi-
TO engage the enemy rs commander in
chief Of the American fleet, be un-
wisely attempted to appropriate all
the credit which would have fallen to
him as commander in chief IL he had
been prcsen; aud conducted the co.
gagcment. The press aud Inc public,
however, were too Discerning 10 suit
him and the liule clique Of navy OFF,
GERS who were jealous of or did not
for one reason and another like schley,
aud a campaign Of insinuaiious bor-
dering on ths verge of slander was in
stituted against The latter. but for
the circumstances that placed him In
command al the critical moment, II is
safe to say that nothing Of all this
would ever have been heard.
No unparalleled person acquainted
with the facts and who kept track of
the evidence produced before the
Court of Inquiry doubts that prejudice
and jealousy were at tho bottom Of
this discreditable attempt to inIure a
brave and worthy officer, and the UNI
biased aud decided stand OF the hero
of Manila Bay In favor of the hero of
Santiago will DO accepted and APP
plsadsd BY the massv Of the American
people. But the finding of the ma
lori,y Of the eours viii give his enc
mics an excuse to Keep up their unfair
contention, au excuse of which they