The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-06-07
nHE ENTERPRISES ON THE ARMY

The Virginia Enterprise commenting
ON an article which appeared IN the
SILVER STATE relative to the Bannock
outbreak and the unprotected condition
of the frontier, says:
The SILVER STATE is a Democratic
journal. and 50 PARTISAN that it cannot
always treat fairly subjects which
trench upon the party which the SILVER
STATE favors. Squirmlng under the
condition in which Democratic Con-
gress has left the army, 1t struggles to
find an excuse for there being no
soldiers to protect the frontier, and to
.maxe plausible showing, charges
what canuot be proven. The army is
reduced to 20, 900 men,"
Will the Enterprise, which, prints the
words quoted, inform us what changes
a. Democratic Congress has made in the
army, and when the army was reduced
to 10000 men? That journal must
know, If it is not so blinded by partisan
prejudice that it cannot see or under.
stand. that the army has not been re-
duced to 20. 600 men. Upon the asser
lions of array officers and prominent
Government officials. repeated time and
again within the last year, that there
would be no more Indian wars, bill to
reorganize the army was introduced and
recently passed by the House of Rep
resentaives, but it has not become
law. That bill reduces the army to,
30. QUO men, bnt IN the opinion of many
prominent military men, it would make
it much more elective, though con-
siderably less expensive, than the pres
eut army of IS. 900 men. with its 5000
commissioned officers.
The charge made BY the SILVER
STATE. which the Enterprise says cam
not be proven, is that the greater part
of the army is stationed In or near large
cities Cor parade purposes. The truth
of this assertion is-su bstantiated by the
report of General Sherman, furnished
at the request OF the House Committee
On Military Affairs. Bat the assertion
of the SILVER STATE that "the only ue-
cessity for regular army in the United
States is to protect settlers on the
frontier, aud this is about the only pur-
pose for which it is not useds'' is evil
rsently what arouses the ire Of the En-
terprise. 1t assumes that many of the
large cities of the Quilted States are in
constant periifr0m the Commune. and
OF, course believes that the army should
be increased to 80, 900 or 100 900 men,
go that regiment or two could
be stationed in nearly every
o,ty to intimidate men who demand
living wages for their labor. That is
the secret of the cry for an increase of
tha army Men who strike when the
price of their labor is reduced so low
that it will not support themselves aud
their families, are stigmatized as Com
7aanists who. ought 70 be blown from
the caUnou's mouth by standing
aarmy, for darisg to assert that they
have any rights which the mushroom
aristocracy. created by Credit MobiAer
CONGRESSES i'll the last score years,
ought to respect. An army of 10000
rnso properly distributed Ion the
frontier. instead OF being garrisoned 10
large cities. where the militia and police
are Sufficient to suppress any dis
tnrbHnce that may occur, will afford
ample protection to settlers, and that
ia the purpose for which it should be
used The regular army is larger to-
day than 1T Was during the rebellion,
aud, as was shqwnaat that, time, when
the services of a larRes force is required
taat force will be readily furnished by
volunteers.
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