The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-04
OH Bulletin.
LOGAyS ARMY BILL.

=" LOGAyS ARMY BILL.
pc The Chicago Tribune attacks General
Pis ,,caa's army bill, and strikes at that gen.
\, man several vindictive blows. In ad.
eating his bill, the Tribun, says, Gen
|r NAL Logan provoked the letter which We
70 ,bli.hed 3 day or two ago, from General
q ,erman. and we think that the people
), the United States will incline to the be-
p, ,f that General sherman has the best of
2 ,e controversy =, .us, 80
This Is an assertion which, in our opin-
1T the facts will not sustain; and, al
Il ,ough we are neither personal nor q
h,li,icsl friend Of Mr.. Logan, We shall not
y, low il to 20 unquestoned to the country.
! 'V What wssthe proyocation that justified
y ne letter of General sherman Mr.. Logan,
~ y. chairman of the Military Committee,
4 d,troduccd into the House of Congress II
i'll to reduce the number Of Msor-tien-
,fal from five W three, and Of Brigadier-
!. Generals from eight to elk; 70 prohibit
4 nv officer ON the retired list from accept
' q any political office; to reduce the sal
Prizes of the General aud Lieutenant-Gen-
\ raj Of the Army, and to dismiss from
: ,rvice all unemployed officers in the mill
"iry service. = I - lao
The bill containing these provisions was
I dopted by an almost unanimous vote In
!. oie House, and its friends had every rea.
non to believe that it would pass the Sen
e with but little opposition. But, PEN
sing IL consideration in the Senate, the
t;enera Of the Army addresses letter to
Senator, attacking the bill, and in effect
iorbiddng its passage. II we admit that
,he bill in each Of its provisions was OBJ.
ectionsble, we shall still be unable TO ex.
=. use this act on the part Of the highest
'ailitary officer Of the Republic. The
members Of the legislative branch Of the
government should be considered wise
though TO legislste for the country with
Tut diS,ation from the army. The pre-
,,edent established by General Sherman IL
4 dangerous one. Ifbc Is justified In saying
% Congress you must not pass q bill which
= educesmy salary" he may forbid the pass
sgeof any other bill; and II he is not re.
hukea for the first otrense he will no, lot INV
,rnor,uni,v N make hi. influence fol, pas.
,vupimproved There can be M provoca.
ion sufficiently great to Justify the highest
Military officer Of tho nation in saving to
congress: "You must not pass that bill!
Admission Of the right Of the General TO
10 ,hi.. Is proclamation of the existence Of q
..nili,ary despotism; or, at best, Is a recog-
aition Of the domination in tho affairs Of
he Republic Of military oligarchy.
! But WIN, /. tho bill 10 which thu General
take. e,c.p,ion,p Itprovidc, for the dis.
t.harco from .erv;c. or ..r,a;n .un.r8uo,.
military ,f,,corx and for tho radiation os
rhe salaries of the General and Lieutenant.
General NJ tho ar,nv Tb., IA thu kornc,
If tho proposed measure. We have nm
army If 40 0Oo ro., Tho co,p,rv Ia .,
i.ace. And IN command mi. army W,
,,,v. , General, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Ave
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