The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-08-24

The COMMAND o. TIE AHMI
| 0.>-ss->- n>as>s - Csssr D'.sss-s~e :
| Army Clres>~ = n>gsra - shs cenn,at
- a. Army-Gsn~r.1 ssAsns,a - shs
/ Frs-sAr~slnl rrer~e.s1vo - cenman-
a>r-la-Chl~f-
/ wA~rsxorox. AM lA-Ths somewhat
| strained relations that subs'<f a between
4 th> Secretary % War and General
\ <hsrii.n. not personally. bus with refer
\ rnce 10 their relative oilclai fulcftonA
I nay perhaps b Inherited BY the lsrter's
l successor in the command q the army
\ General Scho6eli has been conspicuous
\ in his opposition % Secretary Elitcot's
I famous order. issued in l<>s. limiting %
4 four wears all details ~ aid = de- camp
\ He not only took ground like that of
/ GENERAL sheridan on this subject which
in thru followed that q some former
4 heads ~ the army. hut ~ late -
/ February % the present year. he Med
prcte<t With the President against the
operation q the order asApplied % Cap
tain ]. p. sanger q his STAG. Thus the
/ occasional friction between the War
once and army headquarters q 20 their
| relative jurisdictions seems likely
enough % Be kept mp On The other
hand IL may b noted that although the
President sustained Secretary Endicott
In the ccnscltion over Captain Sanger,
pcrsonzs good will was shown By allow
ing that oficer 20 - retained for : time
~ Governors Island on special duty
after his detail - aide-de-camp had az
pired
The uusir question Of interest now Il -
% whether General Scnodeld will retain
his present rank, or whether the grade Of
Ii-uten ant General will Be revived for
him. This question. which may seem
simple enough in itself. j. subject % .
variety Of Influences tending % make IL
decision . matter Of doubt An army
like ours does not need = Lieute nant-
General in time Of peace Up % con-
siderabIs time after the end Of the Mexi-
can war the highest grade vas that Of
MAJOR Gener al the salary paid 20 the
senior oficsr Commanding the army b.
ing &.0o
4 One apparent exception occurred u
J Z the case Of Washington for whom
/ higher grade Vas created although be
lid not exercise the routine control q
the army. il not being intended 10 draw
him from retirement ~ Nj Vernon. e.
cent IN case of var In more modern
!. days we have seen the rank Of Lieufen-
| | anf-6eneral conferred By brevet on Gen
l | eral Scott in honor Of the success viii
I I which be conducted the Mexican var
: Ike consideraflons caused the same ranl
] and = higher one 20 Be given 70 Grant
sherman and Sheridan. the original pro-
I motion Of Grant above the grade Of Ma
: jor-Gsneral being also Of practical 3D.
4 vantage during the progress Of the var
! But when the army was reduced % 4.
G present slze. and peace had been restored
= nobody looked on the grades o. Licuten'
y ant-General and General - necessities
J. bat a rewards Of honor and emoiumen
: for exceptionally great soldiers
z several Influences work in fAvol
Z o. rs~iving the grade o. Lieu
4 ten.nt-Genera1 as permanent
one for he ranking ciricer Of the army n
; virtue os his command O1e argument
= i that this will b the simplest nay e
3 preserve the present arrangement o
y divisions ard departments without com
I plicntiou. 1t i urged for example, that
], Geneezl Scn0feld would not only hav'
4 10 assume command q the army as
z whole bat also 20 discharge his presen
3 duties a. commander u the militar!
b division Of the Atlantic aud also of ~
, Department q the East
, Lieutenant General Sheridan thoue'
& for = ~erv brief period. held the tire
8 commands spoken Of for General Scho
' e.ld - be also held temporarily IN
4 command OK the army and or the Divisio
Of the Missouri There - no reason vn
> the senior Brigadier. General Miles
= should not have command Of one o 10
q divisions. thus relieving General scho
Z feld q al but the command Of the army
q and either rwo departments could ne
= Be consolidated or else . compete
= Colonel assigned % one Of them Atol
time tw0 Of the military divisions 80
> commanded By Nalor-Generals- sn
/. tn third by . Lieutennnt-G enssa
Z thus showing shax there -
, ne~d of ! uniformity Of grade In ~
e untt~r. The movement % make q
- ~en;or offrer : Lieufenanf-Generaif 4
l the sake OF the once u likely 90 ga
= force. Were General Hancock 81
3 alive and sheridan's successor In con
= msnd The sentiment IN favor Of MS pr
- notion would b strong. but the antAgci
ID ian between friends Of Thomas and son
u friends az schofeld growing ont O
. National campaign. Il doubtless som
- wh.f urrindic1aI % the I2fter's chance
u armx ofac<rs. - : whole wonid - hke
q u 49, the revival o. the grade q Lac
Dn ,~-~-e-(srneral. nrsf. because o. - y
- r,~dfnre list through the successive
NJ ean~ies created. but chiedy because =
=. holding out : higher prize Tor ~ %
wAsmxorox. An<- H-Gener.i se'
- ala the rnnk king Msjor-GenerAl- spea
- inr 81 the succession - Genera. -
be A. ravss Rank and eommnndrr
rrs two entireIy different things but Pc
RI 1900 u military circles DO mos seen
10 ebink 81 n a. cf1cer II brizsdi
Zen s~urrsl that - his rank - has .
- conferred upon him BY and win
10 sdrfce and consent n tn senn
1or mt Il doesn't decide any ~
ers ebous tie assignment ~ comm.
sn- which may b given him me fresih
~. NAV put him IN command Of = dep'
TO m~nt or even : dirisioa- ind--d ne "
ms z - choose. detail him 20 ccmmani
sra1 army The President may nov design
- sBrixsfisrs General % commsn1 the ar
nj m place o. General Sheriian- but
'xnt axxirnmens would nec-sitats spms Of
ne e.arg.s. II would necs<sitate the ret
ier, menf Of three Mzjor-0snersis. o. ]
ting them On Wasting ori'
lme sor - oG1rer en- comm
'nsa another q higher rank
tne President, however. could order Al a
- changes n he 90 desired A. matte
nE<- go g. pr~xid~nf Il Commander