Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-08-05


whom the country is in debt, he is
placed in line to outrank( ne oldest
and best generals in the army-to
be commander of them all. Men
who have been lifetime soldiers,
trained at the United States mill
tary academy, educated in the SER
vice schools and winning honors
in those higher schools of respon-
sibility of camp, field, campaign
and battle, who never were found
wanting in any hour of danger, and
are to be forever debarred of the
American soldiers brightest hope,
TO command American armies. all
certain to be retired i'm order to
make the best possible place for
RoOsevelt's pet. But it is not all
to be an easy rout-step march TO
more glory for would-be Major
General Wood. The United States
Senate is yet to consider the NOM
ination of Wood. President Roose-
welt was informed by several Sen
atJrs as soon as he returned from
his western vote-and-varmint hunt
that if he sent 10 the Senate the
name of Leonard Wood to be Major
General a strong effort would be
made TO defeat his confirmation.
Nearly all the members Of the SEN
ate Committee on Military Affairs
have expressed themselves as on
posed 20 Wood, at least on the
ground that he has not done enough
10 merit this extraordinary ad-
vancemcnt. These Senators have
said that if the President persists,
there will be an investigation Of all
Woods doings i'm Cuba. The mem
bers of the Senate Committee on
Military Affairs are Hawley. Proc
tor, Warren, QuarlcS. Scott, For
aker and Alger, republicans, and
Bate, CockreIl and Pettus. demo-
Gratis, with one vacancy left by the
retirement of Harris. Should the
republicans weaken. as they may
do, and as many have recently
done before the tide of Roosevelt
ism in state politics, such democrats
as Bate, Cockrell and Pettus, all
three grand old soldiers and lovers
of justice, are hardly the sort of
men to permit this fragrant favor
itism and undeserved recognition
TO pass unresisted and unrebuked.
Woods promotion To be Major
General in the regular army, is in
all conscience, bad enough. but the
certainty that, i'm the ordinary
course of human events, this erst-
while army doctor, this military
pill-peddler is to Ice lieutenat-gen-
eral and commander of the United
States army is quite more than
enough To digust the civilized world.
Before this letter is read by the
good people of this country the
statute of limitations will have run,
and Mr.. Perry :. Heath, Secretary
of the Republican National Com
mittee and former First Assistant
Postmaster General. and the Lord
knows how many more, will be
free from danger of Indictment on
account of anything that may have
come or will come out of the pres
ent investigation of Post-Office De-
partment rOttenness. 1t is the
general belief here among the peo-
pie who are Tin the know" that
Perry Heath was one of the first
men spotted by Bristow. and enough
croOkedncss found to bring him Il
the bar of Justice. 1t is also be-
ieved that Hanna then went To see
the President and deal was made
whereby Heath's scalp was saved
and the party saved the humiIia.
ton and degradation of seeing il
Secretary of its national commit.
tee dragged before the bar of Jus.
tice for boodling. On the last day
Of July, however, the statute OF
| limitations allows Heath apd al
others who are not now IN tn,
clutches of the law, and who quit
the department. three years ago, tl
breathe freely and give the peopl,
the "hoarse hoot," Thus do som,
people go Wnwhipped of Justice an(
the people never knew whn are
IN order ta chastise them at tn,
ballot box should they ever ask fol
affee in future, The Presiden
has pow demanded Of Bristow tina
| he get through with the investiga
ton by the first of September. II
other words, the thing must ie on
of tho way before Congress con