Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-10
coNFEssEs HE WAS WRONG

Hon Th0S. Tongue, couRISssuio"
for this district has declined to hold
a competitive examination for the
naval cadetship appointments in this
district. Ii is TO be held June 21st at
Salem, as announced in the press.
This is according to law and Gus
tom and what should have been
done in the start. AS a matter Of
right all young men between 1e and
20 are eligible to compete.
The examination is to take place
before board OF three, composed OF
one medical man, one lawyer and one
educator. The papers, are marked
aud the one having highest standing
regardless, of politics, race, creed or
previous condition, is recommended
for appointment. or course, he may
afterward fail in getting through at
Annapolis.
But the competitive examination
is fair and just to all. 1t is Demo-
cratic and according to law and GUS
tom. 1t is American. Mr.. Tongue
made mistake in departing from
this custom. We are glad to see that
he has corrected it and set himself
right before the people.
cit was not the persons appointed,
that there was any objection to, but the
system, and what it leads up to.
This growing abuse is attracting
great deal Of attention just now.
There is less Of nepotism and favoring
the titled or official class in our coun-
try than Others. But there should
be none of It. There is no room for
this growth Of privileged olfice-hold-
ing aristocracy ia free country,
The New York Herald's Washing
ton correspondent says: The follow
ing relatives of men prominent in
public life are included in army ap-
pointments up TO the present time:
John A, Logan, son of the late John
A. Logan.
Erskine Hewitt, SOD of former Rep
resentative and Mayor A. S. Hewitt,
OF New York.
Fred NJ. Alger, son of secretary Of
war,
William B. Allison, nephew of Sem
ator Allison.
Francis P. Fremont, son of General
Fremont,
Robert Sewell, son Of Senator
Sewell.
Joseph B. Foraker, son of Senator
Foraker.
Edward Murphy, son of Senator
Murphy,
Bradley Strong, son of ex-Mayor
Strong, of New York,
John Jacob Astor, grandson Of VIM,
b. Astor.
VIM, A. Chanler grandson Of VIM.
Il. Astor.
Alexander Rogers, son-in-law OF
Don Cameron.
G. Q. Creighton Webb, brother-in'
law of William II. Vanderbilt.
Russell b. Harrison, son Of ex-
President Harrison.
John A. Huh, son Of Representative
Hull.
Avery d. Andrews, son-in-law OF
General Schofield.
Harry G. New, son Of John G. New
Lloyd c. Griscom, son of d. A, Girls
com, president of the American
Transportation Company.
Jay Cooke, grandson of the late Jay
Cook.
Algernon Sartorls, grandson o
General Grant.
Steward Brice, Son of Calvin Brlce
Fltzhugh Lee, jr., son of Gen. Fitz
hugh Lee.
Geo. S. Hobart, son of the Vice
President.
Hugh II. Gordon, son OF ex-Senato
J.B. Gordon.
Seth IN. Miliken, son Of the lat
Representative Miliken, OF Maine. -
VIM. @. Gambrill, nephew of Sena
TOR German.
The list includes a large number c
sons Of the governors and ex-governor
aud men Of great wealth.
But this abuse is not so great |
our country as in England, German
and other monarchies aud republics
But the evil is here present and |
cannot be denied. II was SO alarm
ingly present In the English army a
TO cause the failure OF the Afrit
campaign, where the white trooI