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Show RESPECT THE SENATE! The church organ was out last night in a much-belated and foolish wail about lack of respect which Tho Tribune Trib-une shows to the U. S. Senate. With regard lo Hint we have only to say that we respect the Senate when it does things worthy of reaped, and when it does filings unworthy of respect, then we condemn it in such language as we sec fit. On this branch of the subject, the church organ said: N'ow, the Senate Is part of tho United biates government, and should be entitled en-titled to tho rospoot due a grout sovcrn-moiu. sovcrn-moiu. A newspaper, oven if thosn who control It am traitors at heart, should not descend lo billingsgate in ipeaUIng of tho govornmenl. The public In a. loyal community must rcsont that kind of Journalism. Criticism Is In order, at all times, but calling names is not criticism. To -which we simply say that we are glad to see a newspaper which has snch a long career of rebellion against the laws, and contumely againBt American institutions, showing that its managers, editors, and those who back it wore traitors at heart, como out all at once, oven though much belated in timo, in support of tho United Stales Government. Govern-ment. Tho next thing wc shall hear of that Outfit is liable to be that it will admit that Mho due enforcement of the laws is not religious persecution. When it admits that fairly and squarely, it will have a right to at least some little' lit-tle' respect for its opinions. It intimates that the characterization by Tho Tribune of the U. S. Somite in its effort to continue the ineffectiveness of tho army by insisting that tho troops shall bo destructively scattered instead of being concentrated as an ass, is merely a shadow of Tho Tribune's own cars. Inasmuch, however, as on this subject we arc in .accord with tho unanimous military sentiment of tho United States, as well as of tho export military sentiment of tho world on this same question, we must insist that the cars that Averc shown in tho shadow, or that may be shown by any of that outfit any da.y in the looking glass, belong be-long to the other side, and not to The Tribune. We reiterate that so far a.s the civil advantage, is concerned, it will bo all on the side of the vacation of Fort Douglas as a military post, and throwing throw-ing tho reservation upon the real estate market, for then tho land would come into assessable nsc, and would be a valuable addition to the city and to the resources of tho State. Wc emphasize tho contrary fact, how. ever, as we have done often, coutinu-' ously, and uniformly heretofore, as now, that from tho military standpoint tho retention of Fort Douglas is the most advisable thing that could bo, because be-cause the site of tho Fort is salubrious, beautiful of view, and convenient of access for all supplies and for the dispatch dis-patch of troops in an3r direction needed. need-ed. Wo have always insisted that Fort Douglas should be made at least a brigade post, it would be better if it were made a division post. But that the need of its retention as an army post for army purposes is most advisable, advis-able, wo have never cherished the least doubt, nor have wc ever "failed to emphasize em-phasize this view. But we must contend that tho Senate, in insisting upon the retention of a score or more of useless posts, and the stationing in them of small squads of troops, thus breaking up the efficiency of the army, invites and should receive the condemnation of all patriotic citizens, citi-zens, as it docs of the War Department (which is also a part of our great Government) Gov-ernment) and of the united voice of tho responsible officers of the anny. And in this company of competent experts ex-perts we are altogether willing to abide, the Senate and all its shivering supporters to the contrary notwithstanding. notwith-standing. The army should be concentrated, concen-trated, not scattered; useless posts should be abaudoncd, so say all who have understanding of army needs, and those who coiucido in this opinion cannot can-not be on the wrong side. Tho suggestion sug-gestion of the church organ that the move to concentrate the army is simply sim-ply so that the abandoned stations may later on bo reoccupied or have some form of rcscattcring indulged in is too silly for argument, especially since the War Department openly announces its purpose to sell the abandoned sites as has always been done heretofore. |