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Show THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. l lUi T.rr Jlh Mor rnlrl Ot.i II.. Aiuf Taa " ' " The prcllcut of the Unltcil Statea J made by the constitution ciitiiuiauder-In ciitiiuiauder-In chief of the nrmy mid naiy furl ouly enough, IM control oirr the two branehea of the lervleo illlfen loaterlal 1 Ho fir oa tho nary li concerned he lias cniniKirntlrely little executive nu Ihorlty, buthliioncr In army luiltcra luery great l'nr rainile, hemlg'it If Itieienute did not nljeet, lake liny feeili gridu ite from eit 1'olnt, nnd make lilm tlio t.-eii-ralof thennny. In fact, withthli ivndltion granted, lie can turn (ten Hehotlcld rait of hia tace of comma n 1, drop Iiliilfroiu Ihe Hit nltogi thee nnd rrplaco I'ini with whomsoever lie ihooiri Indeed, iforc, Implying no rontradlctHin frntn tin) upper house In nrngroas he hat the power to take Any tirlinte In thearniy, nnd make hliu tho gwiemi Ihe law In Mill rigartt ecems lo be n ctirioua one, Inasmueli n no like owcr Isinleil In the prrsldeiit.wllli ngnrd to the navy The prenldnut, how-cur willing till eennle might lie mill 1 not tnko n Milorintheerrviie mid make lilmnn adinlrnl ?e lheriiuld he pro lnoto n iiilibhlpmin Just out of iiitnp-olla iiitnp-olla In mull a -neltloli Norwotill It Iki im-wlhle for liliu to ndt ai ice to the dlgnlt) otrn it cu plain, fur 11 It i nl) Ihe etnl'ir f-uniiiiudoro on the regular list who can legilly bci-oiiie mi ndinirtit, find tliniitgtiout the entire navy pn-inotl pn-inotl Mil must follow this liivnriuhle rule i.fK'.ilorllr 1 luit U one odvanlago i-omcmciI by the navy ovi r Ihe army. A mldihli-min mldihli-min i nterlng the scrrlen at n gli en age Ina tho nl-efijiite mid romfortlug AMitr-buce AMitr-buce that, with renionably goml con-duet, con-duet, liemti'tnrrlie nt n certain time In the future, mpiKialug tint tin aiir-ihi-a, nt a dellnlle rank. Ifbeligrid uatnl with high rank In hii el is he may count iie lielng nt the bead of 1 the M-rtlro before he li n tires! aa if It ! wire a mere matter of mathematical . catenlAllon On the other hand, after the grrulo of colon 1 hai been reached, apjiolnt-mentanro apjiolnt-mentanro made by the choice of the prealdent, only reitrittrsl by Ihe icu ntc'a Indorsement tlm ly waa undo n brigadier general mrrtho hcndmfn conxlderable number uf thme ntoprd him nn Ihe Hit In like minner the thief ciecullie turn! tilings about n bo dcilrca lieon 1 tho rntik of the cot oneli, Ihougli he usually pleki out for preferment the men whom he cons! len U-it qualllletl for command Hut It will bo seen tliat tho young i-nldlcr In the line hot no certainty to Anticipate inch na Li lull by the Junior uavnl lieutenant from the Mart It hai been Maintained In contention that liaa bc u carried na fur as Ihe hi premo court that (lie president li granted nuthorllyby the i-omtltutloii to appoint anybody to any place. Waahlngtoii Btar. |