Evening journal., 1895-05-14

should be clearly defined and be dis
charged by those officers in
person, and not by the adjutant-
general as heretofore reasonable
salary should be paid to those officers
The salary now allowed BY law to the
Adjutant general is ridiculous and not
ere ditable to the state. 1t seems Diff
cult to convince anyone not fam liar with
the facts, that the duties of the adju
tant- general involve q great deal of
personal labor, the sacrifice Of valuable
time and great deal of personal and
official responsibility, and that no man
whose business engrossed his whole
attention can properly perform the
duties OF adj jutant-general
Il requires not only high personal
character and military experience, bat
also great deal Of energy, tact, labor
and enthusiasm to make good adiutant
general, and his salary should be sutd :
cient to compensate him from personal
pecuniary loss | recommend that the
GALAXY of the adjutant- general be hxed
at 81. 200 per Rnnum. The annual con-
tingsnt f1nd for the use Of the adiutRnt-
general should be increased 30 $500, in
order TO meet the expenses Of inspections
and the printing OF proper forms for use
by the several departments
Specific Dutles for STAG onaosrs.
"All the staff officers should have
specific duties to perform, and should be
held strictly accountable for any neglect.
A staff that is simply ornamental always
s8oiteE the rldlcule and disdain of the
veteran guardsman. Every psrson In
the military service should have some
work 10 do, aud should be encouraged 70
cultivate pide in his profession, nc
matter what may be his rank or sphere
Of activity. Thorough instruction is the
school OF the soldier IL the troops are
not efficient ana reliable they are worth
less for all practical military purposes.
Is Military Force Necessary
"The question naturally arises: Is :
military force necessary in this state
and IL 30, have Ne body OF soldiery thai
can be safely relied upon In case OF any
emergency To the first query 1t is onl,
necessary to advert to the accepted
proposition that 1t is the duty of th'
state to provide for the genera
welfare, the protection of this lives Rnt
property Of its citizens and to be ready q
any time to assist in maintaining tn
honor, dignity and power Of the genera
government.
ut follows that the state should main
tain at Rll times a well-trsined, highly
disciplined and efficient military force 0
such numerical strength as might b
necessary In any emergency. The nsgleo
or refusal Of the General Assembly /
meet this obligation seriously affects th
honor OF the state and the patriotism Q
her citizens which cannot be presumed (
II L., l. ~ Il
deuies that a great storm cloud of sociS
unrest and dissontent overshRdowa th
land. When and where 1t will burp
forth, or what will be It's devRstatin
effect, NO one is wise enough to foreaes
but there should be no hesitation In th
work of preparation to meet that or an
other possible emergency. believe tina
the most effectual protection and qua
antee against the occurrence Of domest
violence would be the existence OF
strong. well trained. highly discipline
and efficient military for CO"
The Railroad Riots of's7.
As to the second query the adjutant
general reviews the work done by Com
pRny A, during the railroad riots in 1S7
and from 1t the growth of the Nations
Guard and It's operations. He con
tinues:
, "Thsrs can be no doubt whatever thl
, annual state eneampm ments under propG
regulations and restrictions are absS
! lutely necessary for the proper instruS
J tion of troops in order TO make the
I efficient and reliable The repeal of tt
j law making provision for such encaml
| ments has been most disastrous In Il
! effect upon the spirit of the troops
d General Garrett j Hart Is entitled
the highest commendation for his pRtr
3 otic services and uRtiring zeal during IL
1 period of encouragement.
- "Without appropriate laws insurir
n better training, higher discipline al
& more liberal support 1t Is unnecessal
d and expensive to continue the preset
force. Chapter 10. Of the Revised Cod
relative to the militia, as It now stand
is an incoDgruous piece of patchwork ai
e should be entirely repealed and remodele
II is almost wholly inadequate for q
7 purposes for which it stands An entire
}, new law, based upon modern metho
} and experiences and upon lines adapt
d TO the area, population. interests and rev
u nue. of the state should be substituted al
is | earnestly recommend that a commlssi
10 be appointed to prepare such law
n the consideration and action Of the ne
r Legislature"
,, H closes by recommending that
! state procure from the War Department
q number OF muster rolls not now in /
possession Of the state.