National Republican., 1886-02-22
Army and Navy Rccrrnnllntlnn.


ii i- his duty to demand rctrial
. .
Amy and Navy Reorganization.
MIR. Iudsou's fysv ami Nuu, R.Fl.g
SAYS that army oOiccrsreparlS senator Fryo's
bin TO rcorropizc tho War Drppri,nrul asa
good Joke. Then the similar bin to rc5r.
lanizc the hurcous Of tho NAVY Dep1rtmcut
ia a, GOOD iolo Senator Frvr,s remarks
arc toIcrally explicit. nudifnnv one chooses
TO consider his lin MS a iol;c n is his own
farlt ,Tc s,il. uTbc Secrc,,rv or tbc Navy
hoe rcc,,,,,,,,,,,lo1 ,l,, c,rs,ij1,ti,r nf tho
dcrortnorts of ,bn povv. The propor
committee hos 4, now upJcI consideration.
If tbat committee sbouId ropori favoroblv.
and tbo Senate sbouId oct nlso with favor
ON that Nm. thcp SEE yor,o,o, ,rIvtL,
g,,,,sj,,LJ .,o, gp,Jy yyL, g,y,,,,. and wby
flrrc .bouIl NOT Inc like consolidation of
II. dcportmcpts."
Our army friends who ,hipl, tho biIriso
uon1 iol;o ,yW do voII IN toll ne yvby ir
the natural division Of Navy Denortnent
organizotion is into tbrco buro,rs--or n,
persopal, t2) material. and "a, sunplics and
accounts-tbe same division should not nat
urally apnly to the War Dcpartmcnt9 II
tnc rtinciple of REORGANIZATION nronosod is
sound for the NAVY Deportmcnt n is souad
for the War Department also.
We civo two cIousos from soc,ior - or
the two bills,
Navy hill uTbc bureou of norsonnol
a % g. shall 5j,,,, IN, ,,,yg,,,,,j, and in
spcction of fleets aud Of vessels acting
siurIy. slgV hare cJaygc nj all shin, il, c,,i-
,,igsi0l ald Nc rgrycgjoplcacc y,llii,y
MDcio, aswcll as the D,oygyi,,,tg. cUiUl,l0acgt.
and instruction of officers and menu
Army bill "Thc department of person
mel shall direct the movements
and inspections Of the army and its various
subdivisions, and shall have charge of the
same and all military posts and the CORE
spondCnce relating thereto, as well rs the
movements, employment, and instruction
Of officers and men"
Adj. Gen. Drum now only "promuleates
the orders of the President and the general
commanding the army" but If Capt
John q. Walker is to "drrci the more.
o,,t," Of all fleets and vessels, and have
cb0rpe of all ships and corrospondcpco. ne
well as the uor,mci,g and employment Of
all officers and men of the navy, there can
he no reason why Gen. Drum should not
"dircct the movements" Of the army and
It's various subdivisions and have charge Of
the same and all military posts and cor
rcspondeuCe. as well as the movements aud
employment Of all officers and men Of the
amy. Indeed, more reasons can be given
why tie Drum bureau of personnel should
command the army than why the Walker
bureau of personnel should command the
navy, Ir'it be said that In both cases the
right and duty Of command are taken from
the President and the War and Navy Sec.
rctarics, and that those sccretaryslIus
should therefore be abolished. the assertion
will be true and the conclusion logical; but
surely no reason can be given why on the
day that Cant. Walker assumes command
Of our fleets and naval forces, Gen. Drum
should not take the leadership of our armies.
The same opinion holds rood MS to the
other bureaus. If all the material of the
navy icxccpt pills. should be controlled bv
one bureau chief With certain inferior chiefs
Of divisions to aid him. then certainly all the
material of the army (cXceDt pills) shoull
| be hondled In lil,o.monnor Undsod vo do
not 500 why the min should ho yv,th1r,wr
from ,he otbor matoriol and mo bondloI hy
t,o ,,,roo,, ~ ,,orsonroi ,,r,oss ,,or,,,,,. ~
thov NAV bo rcorar tl,o ofI,oors and mo,
WHO oro ~ sv.o,Io,, tbon,
If oII rurcbasos and occounts IN ,,,o nav,
shou,d bo rIocc1 undcr ono now huroon rC
reason can he ossipncd why thc ormv SIM
niles and accounts shoulL moi bo mnyo,,nd
iy similar brroou
Tho army ofI,oors ,,rst r,, o,,st,or ,ho,
tboir militory Lodris to ho oyon,nt sran
tLo horoGoo,,t ond i,,n,,p',oa,' -
,roaross and rnrorrn Iira a,,"no,,, H., -
rroyomert should not norr,5o ,hc na,., ,n
alone Hero q ,s oIIocod is on oytrorno,,
natural and nrofornGiH nhrlosarbiooI s,:
to,, ~ ,,.araS o,,t ,,,T., i