Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1894-10-06
Washington letter.
(From Our Regular Correspondent

DeGretaTy SdihsiO ip fi"ioih5 |
President Cleveland merely for
recreation makes big mistake.
Mrs, Carlisle and Mrs. Cleve-
land will probably get consider
able recreation out of the visit,
| but it is business, very import
ant business-principally apolit-
ical nature--that occupies the
time Of the President and his
Secretary Of the Treasury, What
the result of this important con-
| ference will be is, of course, un-
known at this time; but some
shrewd politicians will miss
their guess If one of the results
be not come speedy action ON
the partpf the administration,
intended to help its party in the
Congression campaign, which is
reported to be far from salts
factory up to this time, Secre-
tary Carlisle had extended con-
ferences with Chairman Harity,
! of the Democratic National Com
} mittee, and Chairman Faulkner
of the Congressional Committee,
; before he left Washington. He
will remain at Gray Gables for
| a week,
!. 1t is now plain that the law
) which makes a private in the U.
7 S. Army eligible for promotion
commission after two years
r service, When When he &c able to. pass
l a satisfactory competitive ex-
a animation, it is wise one.
When it was before Congress it
e was predicted that it would at
Il tract many ambitious young
o men of good character and fine
: ability to enlist in the army for
: the purpose Of trying to become
It commission otficers-that pri-
e vate in our army could feel, as
the great Napoleon once said o.
If every private in his army, that
he carried Marshals' baton ir
n his knaksack-in other words
that it is possible for him to be
is come commander of the army
le if he possesses the proper quail
is fications. Army officers say tina
r, this law has already made
er marked improvements in tn
N kind of men who enlist. Instea'
s. of a majority of the application
er for enlistment being men VIII
ct have demonstrated their unfit
lr ness for other occupations, eithe
10 from laziness or bad habits, the
are ambitious young men VIII
adopt the profession because {
o. their love for it, and who ents
d. it with the determination I
ne make it lifetime occupation
an We have had two striking illu
ty trations of this in Washingto
ch within short period. Only
est few weeks ago young man fro
ty, Baltimore who is wealthy, educ
OF ted and enthusiastic upon mi
ci- tary matters, enlisted in II
m cavalry branch Of the service
as the purpose of entering Il
,ar examinations for commissiC
;he as soon as he has served lo1
ge. enough to make him eligibl
be- and more recently a your
lot Washingtonian, who LACKED Il
ad political influence to get an a
lch pointment to West Point, al
no. who was at the last school Sc
md sion Captain of the prize dr
CO. company of the Washingt
the High School cadets, enlisted
ain the infantry branch of the s
at vice with the same object in vie
to So long as we have to maints
ing a standing army, however sma
IDS it is greatly to'be desired that
ork should be composed of you
in men of this stamp. The gr,
low drawback to this law is the d
ent position of the Weet Pointers
'me look down upon their associa
me- who have risen from the ran
but time will probably. be
best cure for that, as it is ARE
hal nonsense to claim that going
i is Ws>t Point makes = man bet
yin ~ ais iallexs
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