The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-15
The PAY OF ARMY Employees.

WAsulNGroS, August 10, 1877.
To THE EDITOR HEhALD:--
We, here, civilians employed by the government in
the Of the War Department. take seri-
Gus exception to the scathIng denunciat.ons of Mr..
Adamson which appear in your article OF the 9th inst,
entitled ''rhc Pay OF the Navy" Because he I'M
willing TO risk his money which it is lair to presume
he has not acquired with out labor, at less discount
than seven per cent for officers OF the
navy expecting outlay OF his money Tor at least three
months ian outlay covering more risxs than it
either you "iots Of bankers and capitas.s
luy' come forward and assume, including consc.
queDccs 'if officer chooses TO play
deccitlul game'') you sismaize him
''shark" call his rate of discount usury" &C., as
though any legal rate of interest or discount
tcmplaed that money would be called into risks
incaculuble in view Of the recsnt reckless partisan
course OF the captous element Of Congress. resulting
criminal neglect 10 make appropriations Tor the
army. Instead OF being adams 500, ''sharx" Gus
urcr, or any such creature Mr. Adamson really
a bcuclactor, aud We assure Is gratefully
regarded as ono by the lneiIiecnty informed portion
OF tue Otherwise helpless persons WHOM lac has
assisted IN their distress by Is advances ana
whom he proposes thus 10 aid. The writer himself
does thus regard him. Notwithstanding the writer
been able to let his July pay discounted at tho lesser
rare oil SIX per cent
Upon all CIVILIAN employees of the army the phan-
thropic action of acssrs. prexcl Morgan Co., of
your CITY, aording relief officers, has been bignt,
bcCau VI HE refusal OF That nrm TO discount the
of such civilians, has the more cOnspicuOusy an APP
pearancc OF Discrimination against such pay, winch
tue popularity known sagaCty and HOcrality OF that
hrm Makes seem 10 be well fOunded Tnus
poDtedy turned to the merccs Of Just tho class
OF persons standing ever ready for chances Of specu
lation whom you denounce represented in MIR.
Adamson whose mcrcles are 10 us IN our present june
ture true ones, and without which would indeed
be in pitiabc plight ana subject to tho greed of
vcritaDie narpcs.
The reason OF the Mcssrs Drexel Morgan Co. Tor
refusing 10 make advances upon The pay hans Ia
my mn Inv Ia mt mi Int. a.. ,kIn
has been to them a sufficient perhaps upop
this presentation oil our care they will
they already do 10 officers surely Congress Irowns
upon the employment of iac officers enlisted men
clerks and ~ fnilAr capacities of experts tho
many necessities therefor growing vi aGmns-
tratvc and eGppy service OF aud that
they shall De engaged N pursuits peculiarly char
actrr!sc OF lighting soldier cavng to stan officers
und civilians tho nuery isory and expert duties
inedIary between Congress and the The EN-
ihcr rates Of tho hcr
employ incnt are we'll dcincG: their OF honor,
ana That IT'S preservation II vtally necessary
keen tGaL OF officers, and pcrsOas adv
ng upon their acatcs Signed by The officers under
whom they are employed, with powers of attorney
similar to that used by Messrs. prcxcl Morgan Co..
IN their advances 10 officers anu vouchers,
In duplicate, bcnrng Tie employees undated receipt IA
full Of the month pay 10 be used by the officer
makes tho payment when appropriations become
ayaiiablo have just as iinprcgnabe security as do
those VINO advance on officers pay.
Meanwhile We pray you DO not cast oboquy Mt Mr..
Adanson and others ike him, whom we, fro;a
more closely interested standpoint, are thus lar
PEELED regard our best friends In present need,
lest you by manting their cheeks with tho blush oil
give better succor than mere words, devoid OF
practical relicL FASA.