The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-09-21
Arsny CominlsS PurchnscabIe
Comm uLity.


the oI.,s Of the Empire for sale IL the
highest bidder. Ana vet in modern tim ?
there have b.en not few Governments that
hare relaccl mn occasional practice oe n
similar character into regular system, or
have a. overlooked a. sanct oned abuse and
corruption as 20 establish them by the force
Of ca.tom and necessity.
An illustration Of this truth which Is now
attracting legislative attention in England is
presented in the organization Of the British
Army, ana the regulations controlling Off
cal promotions. In the historical ages Of
the past Il man rose 10 ran& in the British
army by force of merit, and was promoted
as rev yard Of service or as an acknowleIg-
men. of military capacity. The army WAS
popular, was thc road to honor, power, ana
wealth. and the Younger sons of the nobility
ware eager II enter IL, service Inluence
was breugh, to bear in their favor, their re-
lltiyes hel seats in Parliament, and the
Government was wide awake to the merits of
Young Officer whose relatives controlled a
score of votes in Parliament Commissions
were accordingly occasionally issued and
promotions ga>etted in behalf Of certain
p,omising sprigs Of nobility. Bat tn, pre-
csss soon proved too slow, there Were not
vacancies enough to supply the demand, and
Old officers would not die to make room for
these ambitious young gentlemen. Tie
practice then commenced Of hiring (secretly
OF colrse) old ohcars to resign, at tn same
time inducing Govcrnmen. to accept the r
resignation, and to appoint the purchaser to
lie post resigned. These and such like
aliases cpntinucI, growing mo-e common and
more bold, till eventually they gained a par
tai footing BIZ universal practice, ana tn N
wore actually incorporated into the Army
Regulations, till Mt tn, present dav these Old
time abuses ana corruptions consttu.e the
universal practice AMI the we'll established
lav Of prom 1sion in tn B.itish army. And
whit mly app ,lr SIN mo 4 singular tn. very
b,,t statesmen Of ,ireaf i ,itain IN Parliament
m out. eoatanl m, i Strenaoa.ly in favor
az ths system which m lkes commission, IL
III Br,tish army a ..pa .chaseAb!e ce,nmoli-
w. whoa m *. ,4ln, i a. definite nm /
oaotable ~ amy nlblic stock on tina Fv.
caangc.
I'll, system mas b.can, 81 ea.n,,l;catel 80
inief,vasen with IN, ,bonsana ;ntarnsts ,f
IT, KINGDOM ana aanlrnntlr 90 y .c4.ssary -
~ infect. ~ tb, sounsar ,c;opa II No
n istoas4ev. that viii require ~ m,cA 40.
tt..,..a.th, i form L9l befa.e n,l,l;, ~
t.aoa. cso Il Iron mt 4, - s..e..n- ,,n.,t
AZ ac.taI Ie ,j.lation.
Under Tho svs.en ~ il nos stands i r en-
tenant Colonel's commission il wartb rlo.-
oaa.o e4s oa,.ac.I1,., ~ - ~, ~,
a Captaiu's f3.oaA to ri0laanl ., on
of coarse unl,r this sys.em If plreb ,se. n
~. II He.r s.an1. i, ,,,,nca for AZ ~ i
tbe army hardly 4,nn6es ms n.ees.;t;a. and
e,as,f,,,n.lv ha n,ast zta,l 49,, al i.
yo,nrer ana w,a,tb;er IN, n.onato.l nye,
h h,aa. Tn, naer oGe,r has In. on.
ch,o..,r ,.n,,,t,.,, ,,iA,,t;, ,I,,th.
h'aa m1s n Ni'la1 = t"a h''le he'd.
ihe hrsl great "'iaeaNY mat STANDS N ne
WY u 'as apo'i''oH ~ ms as well as oil er-
''''..s "''i' "saasl aou'e, = 'he doctrine
!" 'os9ea fish's. ihs oheer has pad
~ ms commission IA 'he army, At IS worth
hs market value 4 belongs To htln' ana no
'''s ana ha '''ern'"c"' mas a righ; to de-
p.Ne nm Y : a"asF any p9ea whatever.
as aF9"isa'', i VIII - rim irk d + just
- SUM as lh1e uIge1 ny tn owner OF
- 'el'o" MN oF M. 'Faheser ~ h4uor
o'''A'e 'h's lecahl@Ty ooJec''on alone
"ouiu cos' t"s government ABOUT 1iaooJ,-