The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-02-13
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1si '''s''.l NUMBER .noa
slal .l1s3It aiHIfl NHiWoiill sft
bling some 'oi ihem, for Yoa woula
find largo majority II mot alio o.
them always with something 10 do.
There would bs 10 nre,i OF your.
sira,glil,g those brave and amh'iou-
Young fellows down here nj the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, N their very
birth into official lifc, IS yoii woild d
iittess of lbiind9 kiifens, simpIy be.
tsuse ,hcrc were tho iilany of thenI.
hit YOU would find room for YEARS nj
Ieasi, for every ,oang grsAuntc iHthel
various cotrs where they woai,i be 2
cva,e th0N,aghly trained N every
possi5lc dniy ti,Ai cam deSoiye upon
a,naval officer iron, uxs Of the pay.
masftr's clerk i6'titcnnsiiafclioif and
eu,iipmrut Of 4 strel Clad steamer or
Ii,he coinmani aof a man oi-wsr. In
/ view Of these considerations, ir,pI
would most earnestly sngeesfto gen
| lilrnicir who claim antt 20 Justly claiih
| that this branch of the public service
.hnulii II thdronghly prbned, that
1 The kiiife should NE IRA, 'pnf 10 tile
| pnrakites wiicif feed upon ails'tab
/ siaHcc, Withhold adding 10 tic beaaty
of i,s foiiage Il the extellcnc, Oi ~
irihssi az ~ l%sn ''i sea 'lAu9s
Dill, sir,h Rlfhonrb Ihavel already
spoken Ioager that iitended mud
/! ccl tilat MY Strength WIZ not juftiiy
l NY OBTAINING sou icngci, ,.rre is'one
| other point 10 whicii ,ietire "a
lbrh fIy allude. I rcfcV 80 What !.
cominonly known ne the selection
clause III ilis bill. That tie preseiI
i ,neiliod 6f promotion IN the Nav,
4 may not At all times prc,i'ice, the bes'
| results 10 tlIc Service Z am not here
lilo lcny,, hut 2 ! ve..y niuclf donb
|. whcilnr Tho reiiiedy proposed IN tl,'
cass of y promotions To the rank o
/ rear. .adw.MSl will correct any Ell
that may yss sssiblyn ncctir In that re
II . ,rd.D Nor csp J. eca why, II 1t q
Necessary Ii That particular instaiice
4, .,,,,.t,t ,,cs ,,,niy TAMIL ti,e i,,ferio
a,,s H. = X teS u fa1fIs1a !
~ III, ,,o,i aca !. = ,,,a, IN ,some I'm
r stances the best possible selection
{ night be made rsep II ma,le ir,so lh
"A ,"m;tsa :, ~ |, ; a,nt, si,,.,,le ,oltar
I ,', '" ,hs'o, xsy andihat1 ! rnp,ai
! tT.,ss Sn,sr in,cas ,LsSlistygwi,ii n
!, jns,,",,si rs.o,, r,e,,,,a,ioo ari,b,v ,ror
!. ia.s,bs,,, ~. serviccI ,,,perior telen,,
III nrs,x ,,,;sr scanscs ave rrrhapsl a
! b,s%s," Vii, ,;onsl;,,i Il IN me pow,
,lii,.tie r,ay te Inron,o,e,I over Z, i
! hasas ofhis s,,,,eriofI IN yennd Q,
( nsr;encc ~ yycliss IN rank. such
! ,l,ssy isncr,l,r,s "a pay. would |
y rn,',,'s, c,rn' i'm shouid sros,,r iro,
4 s.Ec,,ss, mistnte ~ iMdv,uenf
i ,hoso n.l;ny The selest;,t,. b,a
a wo,,l,i pa,iio h,tsrninabIe iealousie
4. S,s.nm XII a,,a romulain,s mon IA
~ ra,t ~ o,hsy ofisers and finally +
,o ssn,f;u sbe demoralizntions OF tile q
~ ~. is.rv,re fAnd moreover. n
T. chairman. ,he Iisn proposs.t In d
i. Ib,li wonrfi sin nv Judgment, leiid
Z o,bor rcsnits very much 10 be ,iepr
e. I''"'. 49, lnS,. "a ...,a "A II,
no Gated, Know u " provinfu W
a, those from whom the selection Ia
~ be made are 10 be m aied bya boa
,l OF officers not 'below the y, ,adc
No rear admiral; but, Sir, will those CO..
u. ,,,.s .s,,~ IN ~ hoard show no deteretI