Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-24
LINCOLN.
4 Goodness Bettceen the Secretary Of Var
and Senator Logan.
Washington Cor. Boston Traveller.]

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and Senator Logan.
Washington Cor. Boston Traveller.
When Gen. Garfield selected Robert T
Lincoln as secretary of war, the statement
was made, and never denied, that the ap-
pointment was brought about by Senator
Logan, who had espoused, in his strong
way, the selection of Mr.. Lincoln. When
politicians generally attributed the nom
nation of Mr.. Lincoln to Senator Logan
and in many circles it was believed that,
through the new secretary of war, Gen.
Logan would be enabled to exert
some influence in the war depart
ment and prevent that department
fro II continuing to be run by
Gen. Sherman and other regular army
officers, Gen. Sherman has very per-
sistently maintained that he was supe-
rior in any matters to the secretary of
war, and that he must be respected &C
cordingly.
During Gen. Grants administration
Gen. Sherman was not upheld in this
view, and Secretary Belknap made the
latter feel that, although he was general
of the army, he was subject to the orders
of the secretary of war; Under Secreta-
ries McCrary and Ramsey Gen. Sherman
had pretty much his own way, and was
able to carry his own ideas as to his duties
and rights under the law. When Secre-
tary Lincoln came in the feeling was
that, as
HE OWED HIS APPOINTMENT
to Senator Logan, the general of the
army would have to take a back seat.
But such does not turn out to be the case,
and to-day it is boldly asserted that Gen.
Sherman, and some of the higher grade
of army officers on duty here, have cap
tured the secretary of war, and that the
latter has, in every day parlance, "gone
back' on Gen. Logan. 1t is certain that
the latter has lost his hold upon the war
office, and has not the influence there he
expected to have The higher grade of
army officers, especially those at the
head of the several departments,
have social club of their own, at which
card playing and drinking is the char
acteristic feature 1t has long been no.
torious fact that some of the army officers
of high grade are expert at card-playing
and at winning considerable money at the
card-table. Efforts have been made in
the past to break the practice up, and
send these officers to other parts of the
country; but their political influence has
been so great as to prevent the successful
execution of such a step on the part OF
the President.
THESE OFFICERS
stand high in social life, and in conse-
quence it has been the more difficult to
interfere with what they chose to call
their pastime They are high livers, and
good story tellers, and enjoy one anOther's
society. The influence they exert over
the younger army officers is not beneficial,
but, beng high in rank, their subordi.
mates do not always have the requisite
moral courage to stand out against
them. These are the men who have
taken Secretary Lincoln under their
charge, and presume to show him the So
cial life from an army standpoint in
Washington. Their influence over the
new secretary is said by an cd friend Of
the latter to be very great, until he has
come to look at the future of the army
through their colored glasses. In conSe-
quence of this there is said to be a very
perceptible GOODNESS between the secretary
and Gen. Logan, and their relations are
not what they were three months ago.
The matter is already the subject of
comment among the friends of both, and
regrets are heard that the new secretary
has passed under the influence of Gen.
Sherman and some of the staff officers
stationed here