Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-04
rmE LINZ AND sTAFF,

stat degradation in the navy appears to
be terribly alarmed at the application of
its own priRsiples, even in very mode.
rate degree, to the army. II thinks that
General Logan's army BIN has destroyed
"the symmetry ofthe Grny,9 by reduc-
ing staff rank from brigadier generals TO
colcnelsi yet finds no fault with reduc-
ing the staff rank of the navy two grades
below the very modest one Of captain.
Why this diferencef Is the paymAstor
Of the army made OF finer material than
the Paymaster Of the navy, that the for
mer should have the rank and pay Of
brigadier general, while the latter must
not aspire to higher position than lieu
tenant commander, two grades below a
captainf Docs West Point so refine
our coarse human clay that its diploma
even entities quartermasters and pay.
masters TO high rankH Have we a no
bility among us, indeed, and is the
Chronicle its organH
We prefer to stand by the people, by
the working men Of both Amy and
navy, and to oppose unjust discrimina.
tons. We must denounce the spirit Of
caste, whether Il manifest itself in the
navy or elsewhere. Difference OF official
station there must be for discipline, but
they involve no prominent social dis
tinctions; and there is no denying the
fact that great deal Of the antagonism
Of the limo Of the navy towards the staff
has grown out Of jealousy Of the intclli
gent corps Of engineers, whose import
ance has developed with the growth of a
steam navy. These gentlemen are me-
chanics, who have educated themselves
and not put the Government to the ex-
pense Of educating them, and they are
as highly educated as any class Of naval
officials, for the progress of their art re-
quires constant study on their part to
keep up with it. The wonders Of steam
engineering will never cease, and the
corps Of American mechanics who have
abandoned their private workshops to
devote themselves IN Governnent ser.
vice have +, rigbt N exp.ct At Ieast =.
fair recognition of their services Tbev
are as important to the navy as stoAm
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