The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-21
SEATTLE, SATURDAY, JULY n.
Some Military Appointments.

Some Military Appointments.
White congress has not been in SEES
sion for some weeks. the Democratic
members. under the leave which they
obtained to print In extenso remarks
which were delivered in brief. are atill
causing the Issuance Of supplements.
containing the speeches which they did
not deliver. but which they wish to
have circulated at public expense as
campaign documents. Among these IL
typical speech by Lents. Of Ohio. who
makes a demagogic appeal to iGnor-
ant prejudice by setting out . list of
some twenty holders Of commissions In
tho volunteer army who. he asserted.
owe their positions entirely to their
wealth. or family influence.
In making out this list he Includes
such names ~ william ]. Mckee. who
was briGadler general Of the Indiana
national guard At the time OF the
outbreak Of the war; Maj. r. II.
Harrison. who was major OF one
o. the Ohio regiments Of the ma
tionai guard. ana who naturally ac-
companisd II to the front when II was
called into service; Frederick NJ. Al
gss. graduate from West Point and Of
ncsr In the regular army. ana others Of
that stamp. Lieut.. Col. John Jacob As
tor. one OF the weaithiest men In the
United States. who threw UP his bust
nsss. rendered his services. did gallant
work In Cuba. ana returned when tbs
campaign closed. shattered In health at
ter the hardships which ne sharsA with
the humhlest man In the command. is
singled out ~ ono Of the men who re-
ceived lucrative appointment through
family influence.
Al OF which IL the rankesti ana coars-
est OF demasosy. That men OF wealth.
means ana position chserfuiiy volun-
teersd for service In the war with Spain
In one OF the Glories OF our country.
Hundreds OF them wers In the ranks.
a. wr,i - . few holding commissions.
and on San Juan's bloody hin the so
called pampersd society pets fought,
bled and died side by side with their
cowboy comrades Of the plains when
We remember Capt Buoky o'Neiil. Of
Arisona. We also remember ssrgt Ham
iiton Fish. bearer Of one Of the Oldest
and mos, honored names in New York's
history. who fought ana fell In the
ranks. when John Jacob As,er ten
derrd his services to tire country, no
set an example In patriotism. ana thu
government honored l,self a. wen q.
him In giving him the opportunity %
risk his life ana render the bee, services
81 hts command for his country.
While young men OF wealth aud fam.
NY received commissions, 80 ala young
men who had not these particular aa-
vastages. Half dozen or more Of the
heys who left thls state for service IN
this Philippines. today. after the regi-
ment with which they wen, 20 the trent
has been mustered out are proudly
bearing the commissions which they re-
eeived for services in the nsla
one William J BTyan, 81 Nebraska,
received = commission as colonel 81 a
regiment although he had no military
experience, had never drilled a squad
q mea. and could ret Instruct re
cfuii IN the manual ~ arms HIS 20
sitien as a roiisioSi leader gave him the
appointment: aud when 70 Vas believed
that he really desired the position tn
order that re might render patriotic
service u MS country. the American
people wished hlsu koaspeed. ard said
nothing about the political PAU which
pa&ssd him over the heads ~ compe-
teat men.
In sober truth there was as little %
faysntlsm In the giving out OF com
missions On the late war AZ VAS ever
eeen when a new army was enrolled
Nest holders % commissions ala credit
20 theui and what imprudent, improper