The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-12-05

eWcienL dSslnOSe OF any OIn6T army III
the entire world. 1t Is our duty to see
that their training is of a, kind to in
sure the highest possible expression Ct
power TO these unitSw{fen acting in
combination.
The conditions of modern war are
such as to make an infinitely heavier
demand than ever before upon the indi-
vidual character and capacity Of the
officer and the enlisted man, and to
make it far more difficult for men tc
act togetho. with effect. At present the
fighting must be done in extended
order, which means that each man
must act for himself and at the same
time act in combination with others
with whom he is no longer in the old
fashioned elDow-t0-elbow touch. Clder
such conditions few men CT the higa-
est excellence are worth more than
many men without 1rss.Sl SEill
which is only found as l..e les OF
special training applied to men Of ex-
ccptional physique and morale. But
nowadays the most valuable fighting
man and the most difficult to perfect
is the riaeman who is also skillful
anl daring rider.
A great debt is owing from the pub
lie to the men Of the Army and Navy.
Thy shculd be SO treated as to enable
them 10 reach the highest point OF ef-
fc:eEcy, so that they may be able to
respond instantly to any demand made
upon them to sustain the interests Of
the Nation and the honor OF the l]ag.
The individual American enlisted man
| is probably on the whole more form
idable fighting man than the regular OF
any other army. Every consideration
should be shown him, and in return the
highest standard Of usefulness should
be exacted from him. 1t is well worth
while TO. the Congress to consider
whether the pay Of enlisted men upon
second and subsequent enlistments
should not be increased to correspond
with the increased value Of the veteran
soldier.
Volunteer SoIdery.
No other citizen deserve so well OF
| the Republic as the veterans, the SUI
vivors Of those who saved the Union.
| They did the one deed which II left I'M
| done would have meant that all else
in our history went for nothing. But
for their steadfast prowess in the
greatest crisis OF our history, all our
annals would be meaningless, and our
great experiment in popular freedom
and self-government a gloomy failure.
Moreover, they not only left us united
Nation, but they left US also as heri-
tage the memory Of the mighty deeds
by which the Nation was kept united.
We are now indeed one Nation, one IN
fact as we'll as in name; We are united
| in our deviation to the flag which Is the
symbol OF national greatness and uni
, ty: and the very completeness OF our
union enables US all. in every part Of
the country, to glory in the Valor
! shown alike by the sons OF the North
and the sons Of the South In the times
! that tried mems souls.
Civil Service.
The merit system of making appoint
mepts is in it's essence as democratic
and American as the common schoc
system itself. 1t simply means tina: II
clerical and other positions where the
duties are entirely no1-political, All ap
plicants should have a fair field and NJ
favor, each standing on his merits a;
he Is able to show them by practlca
test. Written competitive exan'ina
tions offer the only available means II
many cases for applying this system
In other cases, as where laborers arr
employed, a system Of registration un