The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-09-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.

take. Mrs. Carlisle and Mrs. Cleveland
the visit, but II is business, and very i'm
portant business--principally Of Doliti-
cal nature-that occupies the time OF the
President and his secretary Of the treas
ury. What the result Of this important
conference will be is, OF course, unknown
at this time; but some shrewd politicians
will miss their guess II one the results be
not some speedy action on the part OF the
administration, intended to help its party
In congressional campaign, which is re-
ported to be far from satisfactory up TO
this time. Secretary Carlisle had extend
ed conferences with Chairman Harrity,
OF the democratic national committee,
ional committee, before he left Washing
ton. He will remain at Gray Gables for
a week.
Itisnow plain that the law which max
es aprlvate in the U. S, Army eligible for
promotion to commission after two
years service, when he is able to pass
satisfactory competitive examination, is a
wise one. When 1t was before Congress
1t was predicted that 1t would attract
many ambitious young men OF good char
acter and fine ability to enlist in the army
for the purpose Of trying to become COM
mission officers that private in our
army could feel as the great Napoleon
once said OF every private In his army,
that he carried mashafs baton in his
knapsack-in other words words, that II Ii
possible for him to become commander OF
the army, II he possesses the proper quail
ifcations. Army officers say that this
law has already made marked improve
ment In the kind OF men who enlist. In
stead OF majority of the applications
for enlistment being men who have dem
onstrated their uaiitnts 70" other occupa-
tions. either from laziness or bad habits,
they are ambitious young men who adopt
the profession because OF their love for
1t, and who enter 1t with the determine
tion to make it lifetime occupation. We
have had two striking Illustrations Of
this in Washington within short period.
Only few weeks ago a young man from
Baltimore who is wealthy, educated and
enthusiastic upon military matters,
enlisted in the cavalry branch OF the SER
vice for the purpose of entering the eX-
aminatons for commission, as soon as
he has served long enough to make him
eligible, and more recently ayoung Wash
ingtonian, who lacked the political influ-
ence to get appointment to West Point.
and who was at the last school session
captain of the prize drill company of the
Washington High School cadets, enlisted
in the infantry branch of the service with
the same object in view. SO long as we
have to maintain standing army. how
ever small, 1t is greatly to be desired that
1t should be composed young men of this
stamp. The great drawback to this law
is the disposition Of the West Pointers TO
look down upon their associates who have
risen from the ranks. but time will pro-
badly be the best cure for that, as it is
arrant nonsense to claim that going TO
West Point makes a man better than his
fellows.
The official announcement that Secre-
tary Carlisle intended TO reorganze the
office of the supervising architect OF the
treasury before the appointment of "a
successor TO Architect o. Rourke, who re-
signed by request, and that he would
take ali business relating to contracts,
material and kindred subjects out Of the
architects hands leaving merely the arch
itectural features of the Office to look
after, makes it appear that there was at
least some foundation for Mr.. O'Rourke
charge, that the contractors whom he
had failed TO please got up conspiracy
TO force his resignation. There Is one.
feature Connected with thevacancy, which
they say is not to be filled for sometime
that is exciting no little interest among
the politicians. That is the rivalry be-
tween Secretary Carlisle and Hon. Don
NJ. Dickinson, who has been credited with
being able to get anything he wished in
the shape Of an appointment from Pres
dent Cleveland They both have a candi-
date for supervising architect, Mr.. r. f.
Meyers, of Detroit, being backed by Mr..
d., and Mr.. III. Wolters, Of Louisville, by
Mr. Z. The appointment will be made by
the president, but as the position comes
under the secretary OF the treasury it
would naturally be supposed that his re-
commentator would be all that was
needed to secure It; but Mr.. Cleveland
has way Of doing as he pleases, regard
less OF the wishes of others. IL is not for
gotten that tie name OF Mr.. EckelS was
sent TO the senate by Mr.. Cleveland. as
controller of the currency. before Secre-
,aTy Carlisle even knew that such a man
Us Eckels existed.
Cheap Excursions.
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