Show THE 41 DOLPHIN Our navy is very much like a man who is always to he blessed but never is We are always going to have the finest navy in the world but ve never quite have it The true reason why we have not one this sumnier is on account of the defeat of the Republican party and the triumph ol the Democratic party which encourages encour-ages nothing but that which will harm the country and bring us into disrepute Our navy which was to be has been the laughing stock of the world and while many millions have been voted to place the navy on a respectable footing foot-ing still there is nothing to show for the money save the the plans Mr John Roach was to make the navy without a peer and yesterday when the Dolphin of which so much has been said and for which Russia offered some thousands of dollars more than the Government was to pay > accord I ingto thefriends of Mr Roach made her second attempt at a trial for approal she made her second failure One gentleman I who was on the boat yesterdav says that f the accident Tvhhih caused theTailure was nothing for which the builder is to blame and this is doubtless true j but the gentle nan to have made the explanation compete com-pete should have added that life blame orthe failure properly belonged to the Government In fact the refusal of the Government to accept a dispatch boat which in no way comes up to contract and proves a failure jjyory time she is tried is a Dernocraticoutrage especially when the builder of the boat is a Republican Repub-lican For a long time Mr Roach has been in the habit oftlinkh oftljinkillg he had aright a-right asortK > f inchokle constitutional right to build boats for the Government and to construe the contract for buildin them according to hiS deam1dwhether the boat proved to be seaworthy or not he was entitled to the contract price r In the case ofjthe Dolphin he is finding out that H1J ncWv Administration W allies that there are boats and boats and that it will not receive those boats which are built in pursuance of i contract when they do not come up to the specifications in every particular and that poor I work nccompanied with good intentions will not be taken in lieu of first class work which in every particular partic-ular complies with the specifications and conditions of the contract Pucl told the storyyery well when it pictured R las l-as horror stricken at the idea of having to accompany the boat on her trial trip and offering to reduce the price contracted for He will learn how to make a trial trip after a while but atrthe meantime I o > t i J qInQ f 4 Hi ls j will have BucceSded in buiMjIngx for the navy and demon Btrathig the world thatat Jast the f i TJniied fJfttes have a navy w < 1cn ia on i the and which is a credit aiid a pro fitmtothe country and this will be I done by a Democratic AdministJation |