The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-02-19
THE COMMANDER-IN-
CHIEF.
Bew Far the President Controls the
Army and the Navy.

States is made by constitution
rona,nsnGer i'll chIsi ui tie a,iny
and navy.
Curi""siy eoough. tia con r"!
over the two h abchcs OF The service
differs materially SO trrss the navy
is concerned he has comparatively
ntilc extensive au:hVriiy but !''s
,mW er III army matter Is Yer,
great
For example. he mi.h'. ii tn.
Senate did nui oh jsct take any fresh
graduate from ives, paint and make
him the general II lie army IT,
fact. With this condition granted
he can turn Gen. Schcfield cut Of
his place "i fommand drop kin.
from the inst aiius ether aud re
y ace him wuh whnmsDever he
chooses. Indeed, more, implying
no contradiction frnn The upper
hnuse IN Congress. he has the iow-
er TO take any rivate IN the army
and make HIM the general.
The law IN this regard seems u
lie u very curious nne. inaammch MA
no like power Is vested III the Pres
i,ent with regard IT, the navy. Mr..
Harrison, howe,er wi ling tie S-n
ate might be. could not take Il
s.ilur in the service and make him
IN admiral Neither could he pro-
mote II r,'dshipman just out Of An
nspo!is t. such position. Nor
would it be rosslble for him to ad-
vance to tho dignity even . cap
tain. For it is only the senior
comm"d"re on the regular list who
can legally becnme ali admiral. nnd
throughout he eh,ire navy prom"
tipns must follow this i,.ya. j., bic
rule of seDl"rity.
Thst Is one advantage f,p- sc.se.i
by the navy over thu army. A
nidshipman entering the srrrice a,
ii gwen age has the abs"Iute md
cnminiting ASSURANCE hat with
,eas0nably good conduct he musi
arrive at II certain time IL the future
snpr"s ng tina, he survives, Mt
deiinie rank. II he is graduated
with hi. u rank in his class he my
cauht u;,0n being az The head at
the service before be Is retired II.
it il We're mere matter of maih
emaiical cal-uin,ion.
On he other hAud. after the
grade Of colonel IN The army has
b,ou reached. sppnir tnents are
made by The choice OF 'he president
nniy restricted by The San.tes III
d ,rsement. Gierly wa. made
hrigadIer general over the heads ot
d considerable number of those atop
ot him on the list In like manner
III, chief executive turns thing
about as he desires BEYOND the rank
of the rulunels. thon.h he usu.lis
picks out for Fre'trmeuL The men
whom he consid- RS besl qua fled f"r
the command But it viii be seen
that the yruug soldier in the line.
has nc c-ri ainty 10 anticipate srch
as Is held by the junior naval
lieutenant from the start
II has h,en maintained IN CON
.cntiOn that has been carried as tar
MS the supreme court that the
President lis granted authority hy
the constitution to appoint an, body
To any place. though he should
choose to make 4 hod carr er ad-
mIral of the navy, and that Congress
has no power to restrict the chief
executive in this regard. But it was
hold. Oh the other haad, thar Con
gress is given authority to make
regulations governing the land and
sea torces. aud the suprcme court
decided according TO the latter
proposition One officer may he
promoted by Mr. Harrison ovcr
the head of another. even in the
navy, but the man 80 ovors'au Oh ed
would simply lose one place on the
lI;t. The practice. however, has
always been to follow the rule of
seniority In wsr the President is
given II very much expanded an
il"riiy His t,,nrtiuns as comman
der IN chiei ot the army ahd navy
tEen brrume u, i've Hn,i he can
dlsniss officers or give them rans
pretty muth ss he likes, yjt!,nut
even referring to the Senate .or