Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-02

ID MI Ell CHdpt6f udS Deeu
Il added to the book of infamy.
The Schley court of inquiry
has reported its findings. the
while all good people strongly dissent
What is the result? Simply this:
I Schley and Dewey, heroes. Democrats
and men, occupy the full center of the
/ stage, flushed with the applause of
the American people; two members
of the court, thrown in for good meas
ure possibly, or for the purpose Of
getting decision suitable to the navy
ring most probably, make majority
report condemning Schiey for his con-
duct of the battle of Santiago and for
his actions in the days prior to the
battle; Dewey, the only man on the
bench for whose opinion the public
cares fig, fully sustaining Schley- No
jealousy therei They are brothers in
yalor, crowned with the victor's anna
ranthine wreath.
If the Wandering Jew Is still pacing
with restless foot this mundane
sphere, he could give much testimony
to show that human nature knows no
changes in the tide of the years How
often he may have seen this drama en-
acted upon the stage of menl What
hero fresh from victory ever returned
to receive plaudits Of the people with
out finding some tongues dripping poi
son, some pens reeking with virulence
and detraction? But Admiral Schley
can rest his soul in peace. He is in no
danger. He will not suffer The peo-
pie today and history tomorrow will ac-
cord him his true place in the pantheon
Of fame
Conspirators Should Be Punished.
Who does not recall the stories of
how John Paul Jones was driven to an
obscure grave by few carping crit
les? But now, after a century of time,
commissions are sent to find that lone
ly spots In the heart of Paris in order
that his grateful countrymen may
there erect monument and dedicate
shrine, But there are some few mil
lions of us here who will see to it that
"a few Maclays and things" are not
permitted to repeat the performances
of their earlier prototypes. If that
navy department ring cannot be bro
ken up or its capacity for dirty work
destroyed by any other method, for
one am in favor Of tying every battle
ship s a ansd every M cruiser, every monitor
fast to wharf and turn every conspir-
ator loose. divorce them all from the
public crib and get new set. There
would be few left Of the class OF
Captain Cook and Captain Clark to
serve as naval instructors In raising
up a new brood of sea dogs.
To do justice to this gang a man
should be blessed with the eloquence
of Macaulay's elegant invective, so
that these departmental heroes of the
secret code might be placed, as Ma
caulay said of Barere upon pinnacle
of infamy from which no succeeding
historian might easily take them down.
Lacking that, one might pray for the
power of a Brann to take the English
language by the butt end and crack it
like a bull whip about the ears of the
whole outfit.
For Jealous malice. for dark schem-
ing, for tricks. for underhand tactics,
for the suppression of dispatches, the
perversion of records, the making of
false and misleading maps of the scene
of battle-in truth, for all the schemes
that are dark and tricks that are vain"
this outfit wins the pennant. Machi-
avelli is made to look by comparison
with these bureau chiefs like wooden
Indian.
But why complain? Three men baye
come out of this wrangle with flying
colors : Schley. Dewey and Rayner.
Great, by the way, is Isidor Rayner of
Maryland. Governor Rayner that is to
be, l salute you! Dame Fortune has
in her lap some good things for you.
Like Launceot. your shield bears the
scars of many well fought battles.
Like Allan Breck, you are "a bonnie
fighter"
The Poor Beers.
What England can't do with arms in
the field she is striving to accomplish
with the aid of two able and accom-
plished allies. disease and starvation.
Like the Spaniard. she holds to the re-
concentrate plan. The official reports
(English) show that in these stoekades
the death rate exceeds 25 per cent.
That ought to shock the humanitarian
instincts of the king Of the Cannibal
islands, but it doesn't feaze Chamber
lain. The deaths for the last six
months were 1884. mostly children.
| Elbert Hubba .d-Fra Elbertus-con-
tends that we are punished for our
sins, not by them. That may be true.
but the English should feel the sting
| of both methods.
| Lentz's Belligerency.
The naturally combative nature Of
former Congressman John j. Lentz
has cropped out again. This time he
| got himself assaulted by an Ohio
| judge, but placed the heavy curb on
| his pugnacity and refused to punch
| the physiognomy of the learned repre-
sentative of the majesty of the law.
Exit Billy Patterson.
For many years the mystery touch
/ ing that infamous assault on Billy Pat
terson has engaged the minds of the
best talent in the land, but now this is
! all over.
"No more. no more. more
/ Such language holds the solemn sea
To the sands upon the shore.
No more shall Billy Patterson stand
/ for mystery; no more shall he or his
! weird assailant trouble our restless pill
| low. Away with bin! Another comes
/ of still more awful portent. Another
i Billy, surnamed Cardwell. has been
/ struck struck in the city of St Louis
by certain vague and underlined. per-
sonage, form. ghost, 'hant or myth
by the very flesh and blood like appel
lation of Brown-just Brown. And the
weapon2 A horrible but effective, cluf
stuffed with long green to the ecstatit
tune of $1,000 And this is what stop
ped the suit brought by Mr.. Cardwel
against the St Louis Republic because
the plaintiff alleged that said defend
ant did sIanderouSlv misuse the Card