Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-15

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tthe battleshipsp and a dray tfe collier
Merrimac)."
When the laughter subsidized some
what the Aslmirals friend, Merrill A.
league. the newspaper man VINO pre-
pared the trial brief now being USED
by Attorney Rayner. suggested that
Schley had forgotten something.
"And two baby carriages" league
suggested as an addition.
"Thats so. said Schley. Il did
have the Eagle and Vixen with me-
The action taken by Congress
against hazng has undoubtedly had a
great effect upon the minds Of
army o1iceis. Judging from the quiet
which prevails at West Point it has
practically disappeared from the
military academy. 1t still exists.
however. among the enlisted men OF
the army, as shown by the proceed
ings or a court martial held at Fort
Meyer. opposite the capital city. on the
Virginia side of the Potomac. A pri-
Vate named Clayton was found
guilty of desertiOn and sentenced to be
Imprisoned six months and to lose $40
IA month from his pay while imprison-
ed. The evidence showed that Clay
tors only reason for deserving was
the hazing he received at the hands OF
his messmates When Major General
Brooks. commander of the department,
reviewed the proceedings his eyes
could see nothing but Clayton's rea-
son for taking French leave. He
thought hard on that point. The
result Nas that he disapproved the
whole sehtence. His, action Is sub
stantially ruling that hazing is
sufflcient to excuse n man from the
consequences of desertion. The only
penalty Clayton will suff.r is the ex-
extension sof his term of enlistment by
the numbei> OF days he was away from
his regiment.
This might tend to encourage haz-
ing (Which in the case Of an enlisted
man is called maltreatment. SO as to
distinguish II from the brand of brutal
ity kept by the gentlemen al West
Point If the commissioned officers
could escaD. Il certain indefinite pen
atty placed ulsn officers who have an
unusual number OF desertions to re-
port. Whenever there is an unusual
number there Is always quiet un-
official Investigation OF the officer
When the cause n discovered IN.
officer receives a quiet hint to mend
his ways, If this is not needed he next
finds himself transferred to a less con-
genial STATEN or put on distastefui
detached du.y. For that reason Gen
eral Brooks action is likely to pro-
duce only good results. It will he To-
In, =
the veterans 30 not haze tn. cookies
Statesmen from Ohio who have ~
Gently been in the city agree IN saying
that the effort Of the - mocratiy urgani-
cation in the Buckeye Stat. To make
capital out of an ostentatiuuS show ~
respect for the memory Of President
Mckinley has fallen HAT. y few days |
after the Presidents death tn, Demo- |
cratic leaders announced. with a |
flourish Of trump"ts. that out Of r,.- |
spect for his memory they would |
abandon their campaign They in |
directly invited the Republican orgari- |
zation to do likewise. but thu Re |
publicans replied by saving that moth |
ing would have pleased VI, kinley |
better. had ne lived. than IN. 4 i !
the Democratic tickeC Therefore they |
proposed doing everything possible.
after the expiration of the 3o-day |
mourning, to make the trounCing a |
certainty. The fact that Colonel |
kilborne is no speaker. and that the
abandonment of their speaking cam
paisn, under pretense of showing re-
spect for Mckinley, is but a way Of
u
brought out by the Republican speak
ers for all it is worth. Representa-
tives Burton. Shattuc and Bromweil |
who have been here during tn. last
three or four days. predict an average
majority for Nash. with probably only
a light vote.