The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-08
THE COUNTRY'S PAUPERS.
ADMIRAL PORTER FILLING THE
NAVY WITH NUMBsK ULLS.
Taking Care Of the Entire Porter Family
Diminishing the Professors who Plncked
his Royal HiRbucs-, Theodore Porter.

Taking Care Of the Entire Porter Family
Diminishing the Professors who Plncked
his Royal HiRhnes-, Theodore Porter.
Correspondence Of The Sun.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Nepotism is one Of the
gravest offences against Official proprety. One rea-
son Of President Grants unpopulariy, and the
severe structures upon his administration even by
those most prominent In tie party which placed him
In power, Is the fnvorism shown In the ds,ribu ton
Of patronage. While every one is perfectly familiar
with the manner In which the whole family Of tho
President even TO the most remote members OF II,
have been handsomely provided for at the public
expense, there are perhaps very few who know 10
what extent this perncious example has been fol-
lowed
nj GRANTS IMMEDIATE suBouDINArEs.
Let US look for a moment at the favoitism in tho
Navy Department and we shall be better able to
Judge how far the Grant system has obtained foot
hold In every branch OF the Government.
Vice-Admiai Porter Is blessed with family OF
four sons--ali grown, or nearly SO. While we have
no DISPOSITION TO pry into that officers domestic
AFFAIRS circumstances require that the public should
know how nicely and comfortably the interesting
tionable means employed by the gallant Admiral 10
secure places for them at the public crib. Briefly,
the following are the facts:
TIE ELDEST son, DAVID ESSEX,
having drawn nom his earliest boyhood the salary
attac led to clerkehp on board his fathers vessel
tenant II the First Artillery in 1904 This commits.
sion the young man held for two years. when, for
some misdemeanor, court martial put end to
his military career forever Not 30 las naval career
on the staf OF the WeeAdmirai, tie nominal duties
OF which to perform certain clerical duties tho
actual ones, or rather those Which the young man
lards, or indulge In champagne suppers at w orm-
ley's ....
THE SECOND SON, CARLISLE
was apponted a cadet In tile Naval Academy soon
as he arrived at the proper age. Alter remaining
there certn time his career was cut short by the
l-advised action OF several professors, who at the
annual examination, insisted uYon asking the young
man dihcun questions. As naval officer would put
the Academy al the time took revenge. Io%eTer
upon the professors BY having them all detached
and young and inexpcrienced naval officers ordered
there in their stead Having GUIDED hls career in the
Navy, young Porter sought refuge in that natural
asylum for obliged" midshipmen, the Marine Corps,
and secured commission therein, where he Is doing
his beloved country the honor Of serving her.
THE THIRD SON. rHEoDoRIo.
also sent TO the naval school, TO be educated at
the expense of the nation. During the course the
boy proved so deficient In Ills studies that by order
OF his father lie was excused from several branches
that he might devote time to those consider.
favored his standing was SO low at the final exam.
ton in June last that Il was found impossible to
graduate him without manifest injustice 10 other
members OF his class. Admiral Porter resolved
that
MS SON SHOULD RECEIVE DIPLOMA
at any rate and he therefore directed that no mem.
Der Of the class should be obliged" and by this
means several midshpmen considered wholly unfit
for the service were awarded diplomas and commits
sions. so that young Porter might DO graduated.
After course OF such distinction at the Academy,
Midshipman Porter has been ordered TO fancy
cruise in the Mediterranean, and enjoys the same
privilege accorded the Duke of Edinburgh In bis
seerage days, that OF selecting bis own messmates.
The next we shall hesr of him win be that he has
been promoted to the grade Of Lieutenant Com.
mander. u "A l.
mrM
THE FOURTH SON,
his name we unable to learn, has been appointed
a Cadet Midshipman In the Naval Academy within
the past few weeks, and will begin his studies in
September. II would seem from the facts thus pre-.
sented that the country must provide comfortably
for all the Porters present and prospective. and in
view OF ills is II not question for the serious
sideration OF Congress whether It would not he
better TO at once appropriate sum OF money suf-
lcient for
the MAINTENANCE OF THE PORTER FAMILY,
rather than TO place its male members In positions
where through their ignorance and Incompetence,
the interests OF the Government cannot but suffer