The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-07
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u ArIny and eov. BrouEh.

III ID evident 70 those VINO nave given ale
tention to the question Of politics In the
army that there is among Ecertain portion
of Che Ohio troops 8 feeling Of decided hos
tility toward Governor Brough. The feel
ing is by 10 means IS wide or as deep Is it
has been represented to be by interested
parties; but 1t has besn manifested In sew
eral locAlities and in S manner sufficiently
decided t. eLtitle it to brief attention.
The chief. indeed we may say the
only, election to Governor Brough
IN the minds of the army, is
his rule adopted at the outset Of his i'd
ministrAtion Is Governor, and strictly ed
heted to since, to promote officers accord
ing 70 the date of their commissions. The
ether objections urged against the Govern
OF have no weight with the soldiers O
count in his favor. If he has been brutque
sad Lharp with svindlsrs and contractors
Il hAs been for the good of the soldiers and
the poorest and ~raggedest privatsthAt ever
Hnped into the Governors Office
4 always sure Of 8 kind welcome
and q patient hearing. If any one
grumbles st the Governor for calling out
the National Guard, last summer, veteran
soldiers, st least, understand that that
movement was designed to support them
and complete their wOrk-they know that
that very set furnished the government es7
senii1 and Indispensable aid in the very
crisis Of the war, snd turned the scale of
victory in our favor. These objections in
crease rather than diminish the Governors
popularity smoug the bronzed veterans OF
Ohio. The only ground Of dissstisfac-
ton felt to exist among them is
In the rule of promotion above referred to,
which has occssioned Inconvenience, and
in rare csses injustice, to some officers. We
find this statement Confined by the fsct
that the opposition to Governor Brough's
nomination, wherever It exists in the
army, is confined to officers, or st least is
attributable to their influence. The rank
and file, generally speaking, appreciate
the Rdelity and ability which has been
manifested by the Governor, and the rare
success which has attended his administ,a-
don.
We are not disposed to charge any evil
motives against the officers who make this
objection. They doubtless have sincerely
felt themselves sggrieved, ard their feel
ines are entitled to due consideration. But
their objection Is, we think, founded on q
partial and one-sided view Of the subject
That Governor Brough's rule ofpromOtiou
NAV have worked hardship, and even
Injustice, in some cases, We will not deny,
but that in the long run it is the best pos
Sibls is, we think, sufficiently evident.
It Is indeed the only truly military
method of regulating the matter. IN
der the rule, be it understood, no
drunken, negligent or incapable officer
will receive promotion The commanding
oRoer of each regiment Is requested to 70
20 report all such and they will be
prymptly discharged. The rule, than,
amounts to this thst meritorious oficers
shall be promoted in due order, according
70 the dates Of their commissions. What
other regulation is better7 What other
regulation is possible2 Whist, indeed, en-
espt to establish 8 system Of favoritism,
other states and IN previous yesfE. Ths
reader, whether in or out Of 1.-THE army, will
remember the state of things too generally
existing in the service under other rules.
Is became proverbial that promotion in the
army was simply q matter of influence
and favoritism-that the officer backed by
wealth or political power was sure Of pre-
ferment while the poor and unfriended
soldier, no matter hoH meritorious, found
the ladder q very difficult one to climb.
It vas to prevent such 4 state Of things
from happening that Governor Brough In
stituted the present rule And whenever
he has seen cause to do 50, he has not hesi-
lated to set it aside sDd reWsrd 9 gallant
deed OF singular merit by excsp-
Honal promotion. A rule like this
e the only safeguard Of the
against indisOriminsts favor
ltism-than which there can be nothing
more fatal to discipline or hostile TO merit,
Most officers have perceived this, and many
Intelligent men among them have assured
he that it has worked admirably in pre-
the abuses it was designed to
But if we cannot convince the oppo-
nents of the Governor that their complaint
3 unjust, let us at least remind them that
{ is now messursbly, and is every day be-
more entirely, q dead issue. The
natter Of promot ons wss war question
the war is over. It concerned the
volunteer ArmY-snd that army is being
mustered out. It is squestion Of the past
1T will cease 10 be of any vital import
nee before January, 1856, when the new
,ubsrnstorlAl term commences. It will be
veil for officers to Ask themselves Whsther
is worth while to oppose the renomina-
Of q Governor universally admitted 70
bssn honest able, faithful patriotic,
nd singulsrly mcecSfdin the discharge
This duties, because ofs regulation which,
good or bad, has ceased to be Of
Importance. {
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