The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-11-15

ern states. The only furnaces that are running on
Iull time pnd making any money are those in the
SOUTH II would take too long to tell you WHY this
is So but II certainly Ia correct The rebuilding Of
inc Navy would create at once demand for the
pest class OF iron this country produces and s,Imu
iatc the iron production In very healthy way, and
inc ornaments required would Justify foundrymen
IN procuring the plant needed 10 build the heaviest
guns, which we have not now. Bcsides the conn.
Uys protection, which IL primo duty, Congress
would be encouraging and assisting very important
Industry. The petition OF New York merchants
asking that something be done by the General Gov
ernment for the better protection of their barbor.
VIII probably result In system OF Notifications for
hhroor defense that Will be purely American and
nniise anything now known. Without going into
'his matter further, the Indications are that iron
'urreted forts VIII he adopted. know there IL
sronR sentiment IN favor OF some such plan, for the
turret worked so well on our monitors t,urlpy tho
war that either this method or some modification of
VIII constitute the most effective defensive device
OF tho future for river and harbor defense. But
pardon my DEPRESSION. Congress really wau,a 10
meet tue Vows oil Intelligent men Of both parties
ana IN rc-crea'ing the Navy aud bringing It's Ell.
cheney mp 10 the best standard known TO naval ,rasl
lions, we will be doing this very thing AMI aiding
our people commercially besides,
know of nothing in which the public mind has
undergone very quiet but none the less radical
cnange Than II has In relation to the United states
army Tho AnRlo-Saxon races have never looked
upon q permanent military establishment with much
iWor' Thcy always regarded standing army Ms
an nrect menace TO their liberties, and this septj
ment mas been strengthened by observing Its use in
o'her countries. THIS Is why the act creating the
Army mas 10 be feenncted In England every session
OF Parliament, and In America Its usc Mt tho polIs
during the reconstruction period IN the Sopth rather
emphasized the popular lisfavor In which Il has
been held ever since the Revolution. But in the
past hvc or SIX years this has been very much
cnanseu' remember In my nrst canvass for Con-
gress had TO promise to vote In favor Of re,luc-
tlon In the Army. My district, you know, Is large
manufacturing one, and many OF my constituents
were operatives. They had been threatened with
the Army by their employers In ease they struck.
and while 1t was very foolish, as the military cou,
not In any ordinary contingency Interfere vet these
people believed what they were told. That has all
changed. There Il an impression very prevalent
thht the time may come, not very fir away too
wheu we shall need our Army as badly as we ever
DID In our existence. The uselcssuess OF the loca,
or state military has been demonstrated on nearly
every occasion In which 1t has been called on TO
repress any disturbance. Why, only a month OF
TWO ago the Governor OF Kansas, hearing tina. eighty
or one hundred Cheycnnes and Arapahoes were
ABOUT 10 raid the State, called on the local
militia, but the people TO he protected had no faith
ln 'hem' SO ne was Obliged 10 ask for United States
troops before their fears were abated only men.
ton these things by way of illustrating nv polnt.
"The objection TO any increase In the Army has |
always come most vehcmently from the Western |
states They arc learning better now, and think |
my feasible plan that looked to putting the Army in
more efficient condition would he supported by |
nearly all those who ten years ago would have |
shriekeu themselves hoarse at the thought of such
proposton." Why, do you mean to cay that any |
increase In the rank ana file of the Army is copteu,
platcd?" asked In some surprise. "No, I don't
inow that such step Is contemplated at present."
'aid my Congressional friend, but II may be neces
'aiy 10 do II 10 year or two. The only maeria;
'hauge likely 10 be made this winter is raising the
h'an'TJ regiments TO three battaons, thus making
hen Win the cavalry aud artillery in organl-
,ation, and some legislation Increasing the peace
oo''ng OF infantry companies to sixty-eigh RANK
hu nle. Look at them now. Companies with n
aptain aud two eutenants and thirty men. and M,
more than one half Of them for duty. This must be
nahRcd. Let the Infantry have sixty eight enlisted
men 10 company and twelve companies to each regi
heht. III deemed proper, the two new companies |
eeu not be more than cddres, to lie organized ana
hed up when there Is occasion for them. intend
airy III the session to Introduce bill making the
ee'heptai organizations equal all the arms Of
ne service. l have every expectation that it Will
Ass. Something must he done to induce n healthy
ian oil promotion. This threebattalion organiz1
ION III Inc infantry would help aud applying the
ourteeh-year law, which now benefits hut two etar |
"''s 10 nil suoalterns wou!'l be hut just and fair
v m
Wy o"ou'" an olhcef NJ engineers or ordnance be
1ade captain after fourteen years service any
lore 'han an onlcnr of the same rank in the line of
nc Army, j should like TO knews am opposed 10
ne creation of any favored corps in The staff. sucb
s now exists. Wha. IL good for one ~ good far nj,
mere Is one long delayed act of Justice which
INK VIII be done during the life of this Congress,
NV IL TX the passage OF an act continuing the gradas
GENERAL anu Lieutenant General of the Army In
Fuer 10 allow the latter 10 he given to Mai. Gen.
ahcock before he rctires, which will he in February
$50, but little over two years from now. No art
lat the present Congress- cnnld make law womb bc
ore grateful tn the American people than this,
eh. hancock bore himself with such manly dignity
'nc cahViss OF 1851 that lie won the good opinion
a!l MS political opponents. The leading RepubIl
IN Congressman from the State of PENNSYLVANIA
III To me only day or two ago, There Is not Re-
lblican In the coming Congress who will, m, be | /
al 10 Vote Tor this act to promote Hancock II
III give Sheridan an advanced rank too. A good =
any OF us nave changed our minds about Sheridan |
g thought he wasn't good fellow and that he !
as uown on Democrats. All this Ia mistake and | .
LOT one am In favor OF passing this bill as much
MN as for Hancock. Americans never turn
edward. We have had these grades In our Army | n
ID they VIII be continued, and ought to be- some t
y, and 1t may not be so very far of either, this
untry VIII need great army, and we should do | n
hatever Will make 1t most effective and keen IL in Il
'Od leart. IL Is not what should be, but what ia o
at We must consider. Perhaps the world ought 10 4
30 advanced as to need no armies or uayles but r
isn't. Therefore let us make ours as effective as c