The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-19
Rewarding shirks ana Furnishing Heroes

The pay Of second Lieutenant, mounted
is 1900 n year. That is what the young
cavalry officer who shall fight the Sioux the
coming summer will get-that, and the
proud satisfaction that he is living the life
Of soldier, for which he was educated by
the Government. But he has classmates,
who had influence sufficient TO get them
selves appointed teachers at the West Point
Military Academy, and sufficient distastc
for war to determine them never to 60
on the frontier or into the field, If
they could help it. These pedagogue
second icutenants get great deal more
pay than the fighting second lieutcnants.
Some Of them get S30ss n year. The pay
of the residue of them ranges from 81 1913 to
81 ,06s. Then these West Point non-com-
batants have dwelling furnished them.
and are allowed fuel, lights, medical attend
ancc, grain forage hay forage. straw for
age and have the privilege Of purchasing
food Of the best description and clothing Of
every kind at cost from the Government
All rcckoncd in, the pay and emoluments OF
these West Point teachers amount TO about
5000 year. The salaries OF the professors
at Harvard College range from $4,000 to
$4,000 year, the highest being $1,000. They
have no pcrqusitcs and no longevity" adj
dition to their pay, As the West Point officers
have, for every five years Of service. But
We care more for the unjust differ
ence made between the pay and softness
Of service Of these pcdagoguc licutcnants at
West Point, and the pay and hard service Of
the brave officers of the same rank who, in
the infantry and cavalry regiments fight
| Z la. .t..
The discrimination in favor Of West Point
and against the officer in the field Is enough
| to demorali2e the entire line of the army In
this case duty has not its rewards. West
| Point puts demerit on manhood. 1t rewards
the shrk it Furnishes the hero. If the whole
truth about this factory of supcrlluOus army
officers We're known TO all the people in
the United States who pay taxes, Congress
would be flooded with petitions to have
West Point put up at auction and sold to the
highest bidder. 1t is little to say that that
would be the most profitable sale our Gov
eminent ever made.
Equalilc downward the pay Of officers Of
the same grade in every branch OF the ser
vioc-stop commissioning the graduates Of
the military academy-reduce the army 10
| ten thousand men.
The Silver bill having passed tho Senate
! by u twothirds vote, Senator Noonurr, gave
notice yesterday that the repeal OF the II, sump-
ton act ID now in order
The money stolen during the last days Of
| SEcoR HoBEhoN's administration OF tne Navy
y parmont would have boon moro than
enough to nuke mp the deficiency for which
| his 81 rc,ssor now asks an extra appropriation.
Doubts have hocn east upon tile validity
| Of certain rccent iasues of bonds 10y the city Of
| Cincinnati. because tho proceeds went 30 the
| building of the Cincinnati southern Railway,
Article <, section 6, of the Constitution oil the
state Of ohio reads thus;
1.-THE General Assembly shah never authorize ANY
county. cN, town ar township hN vote u
othrrN-c. tu become .tWklnlt'l iu any JOINT stock
,oWpinN corporation, or Assorlaton Whatever, ur 90
raise money ar loan It's crdii to- ~ ad O any such
company, eorpor"uuu or association
Upon tho strength OF this provision the asser-
ton has been made that the bonds in question
are absolutely void and their market price has
been seriously affected in consequence. 1t SO
happens. however. that the Cincinnati Southern
! Railway is not constructed by a corporation or