The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-11-30
THE NlTiGN'S CAPITAL.
THE View $ OF HARRT>H>sS PHI-
X.EE SEsRET ETAI.E.
About "a cad -tsh,.s at West Point An
Rapnti~--Tfie Next House. ahc Inau-
.Uratton- &c.

WAsHINGToN. d. c.. Nov. q, 1883

Elijah " Halforl, ESQ, editor Of the
indianapolis Journal, has accepted the
position Of Private Secretary to President
elect Harrison If this gentleman has SIS
much influence with the incoming Admin
istratioa as Col, Lamont has with the
present, it may ;3e regarded as more iin-
portant than any one Cabinet appoint
ment.
Speaking of Mr.. Iialford, a prominent
ma1 here .,,,s me: "Presi-
deps I!arr!>nn's Private Secretary will be
known as "L'ie@ He has been Lie" to
every politician in Indiana for years. He
is known as Lie through the entire
State Politicians in Indiana know Mr..
ii4llJrd q "Liie' more than they do rs
Hr Halford. You may speak the abhrev-
lated biblical name anywhere from the
Michigan boundary CA the north to the
Kentucky borders on the south, but they
will know that You mean the gentleman
who has been such a wonderful success as
editor Of the indianapolis journal. Refer
to Z W. Halforl and scarcely man will
know who you mean, yet Nj Halford i,
one Of the very best newspaper men IN the
whole West. He has made the Indian
apohs Journal a model newspaper. He
Is placed it in the front OF Western Jour
uals, and during the last campaign 10
man nor bureau worked harder for the
Republican ticket than the editor of the
Journal, who is to succeed Col. Dan La
mont, as Private Secretary on the fouIti
ol next March.
In this connection it would be wei to
quote what Editor IEalford Gays in q re-
cent article in the Journal about Civil
Service Reform. His words are the more
significant because ,hey are supposed TO
reflect the policy of the President-elect
The article ,i,7appcoveS the old partisan
doctrine that TO the YIctOrs belong the
spoiis, which created the necessity for
civil Service Reform. The 50 called sweep
ers OF the Republican party are cautioned
not to be unreasonable in their demands
on the next Administration. If there is
any honesty IL politics, the Journal says,
'the Republican party is pledged to use
discrimination n removals from office, rs
veil as Ia appointments thereto, and to
use both primarily for the publle welfare
rather han 1911 supposed parry advant-
age I publican cIean-sWceprrS are also
reminded gaat the Presiient-eiect Will be
surrounded By some restrictions in the
matter Of removals and appointments
which he cannot disregard. After enum-
Grating the Offices that ale Rot embraced
N the civil Service act the article con
cludes From what has beer aid It IS
evident taerc are many things TO be taken
into account ia connection with the de
mand of the clean sweepers, ana { they
have the welfare Of the party 1T heart.
they will recognize the necessary iimjja
tions OF the situation One thing they
can rest assured, the PrcSident-eIect is an
old aud earnest a Republican 3s any of
them and can be depended on to do the
very best thing for the party. as I'll as he
country
Mr.. Solomon Q Pool, o! Smithtield. T.
c., has been appointed cadet to West
Point in the place OF the s.)n Of Congress
man Nichols who, fear. has failed.
knew at the time, that Nr. Nlcl0Is ran a
great risk in not giving this cadetship to
a Young man who could win it by compel
itiEe examination. Young Nichols need
not fe4i TOO much mortified Oh account Of
his moi being able to get through with the
severe course at the Military Academy.
know Chapel Hill graduates who would
be put up to their best to pass ineSe West
/ Point examinations successfully. and il
/ Congres~ Nichols had known better
what he was about, he would not have
I appointed his son to the position without
careful preparation.
The boy has my hearty sympathy. If {
/ young man starts our TO get through Nes
! Point or Annapolis he has TO study hard
/ aud to submit to a rigid discipline, be
sides making the most elaborate prepara
ton 7 position he wins fer life, il
case he succeeds, is richly worth the fort
, but 10 boy without judicious training auC
firm wise and cultured friend 10 guide
him, ls going to bear off the hnnnT> o
eithe academy, unless he has more thar
| average brain and more than normal pow
/ Of 10 II
ence what both the curriculum and tempta
tions are, and unless young Mr. Pool
we'll qualified 10 pass th~ entrance cXaml
nation. Congressman Bunu viii have to
task Of appointing his successor in abou
six months. repeat am sorry for yOun
Nichols, as | would be sorry forany brigh
BOY who has stood the first few months a
West Point OF Annapolis-and then failed
Only the boys and their best friends kno'
what this failure costs them, and as q
unknown friend | warn young Mr.. Pool t
begin at once to study Arithmetic, Ray
Algebra, Geometry, Spelling, Gramma
and Geography, especially lie may hav
fifteen propositions in Geometry for h
first lesson, and only an hour or : > in whic
to prepare It. With the drills and th
hazlng thrown in, he will ueed all the mar
hood in him For the first year or so. y
ter that time his way will be easier, fe
he VIII have learned to study and vi
have become properly di-ciplned-
Commander Sampson, Superintende'
l of the Naval Academy, was here !"-te
day. He says the court martial and dI
mSsa!S of last summer nave pat stop
! ! hazing among ne Naval cadets. He thlnl
f the classes are now in good trim. II
q North Carolina boys are studying and a
upholding the credit OF the State. Aye
ago, North Carolina had some cadets 81
, ought to feel proud of. among whom we
: Naval Cadet Archibald Henderson Scale
p a nenhew of the Governor, Cadet 4.
! Davis, young Cadet Long, and othe
O whose names | cannot now recall. The
h are now off on their two years cruise, al
: all of them Will get Commissions in t
Y Navy. There are now only three Nor
Carolina cadets att the Academy, VII
, Cadets T. l.. jenkins Of the 3rd class al
r L. Flowers and George Madison Of t
18th class. Vacancies will occur when t
cadets above referred to as being on the
=" final cruise, are commissioned.
> Chairman teaas has caused a meeti
Of the Executive Committee Of the i'ept
a lican National Committee to be held
/ this city, Wednesday, December 5th. I
S. call does not state the object of this me-
1t ing but it is partly to settle up the alta
i of the campaign and partly for consul
" ton as to the course to be pursued in