The National tribune., 1882-07-01
A Significant Endorsement.

No one. we venture to say, could peruSe I
the Soldiers Column" OF THE NATIONAL /
tribune without being profoundly i'm |
pressed with the warmth of the tributes |.
which its readers and subscribers voluntarily /
Offer TO is worth and work. Theirs is no
luls5me praise. but the grateful aclnowledg-
mcnts OF oyeri'awing hearts, and we should
be less or more then human did we not feel
proud Of the confidence rcposed in US.
such uus5ughs-for testimonials 20 further
towards proving the influence Of q newspaper
than any assertions of its editor could posi-
lily do, and we might be well-content,
indeed, to let them be our advocate with
those whom, rs vet, we have not the pleas
ure OF numbering among cur subscribers
Buvthere is another kind Of endorsement,
also, upon which we place high value, and
that many thousands of our ex-soldiers and
sailors viii esteem beyond any other. 1t is
that of the Commander in Chief of the
Grand Army-that noble organization which
now numbers nearly one hundred thousand
of the bravest and best of the country's
defenders. Last spring, General George s.
Merrill, then Commander-in-Chief OF the
Grand Army, in forwarding his subscription
to THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, addressed us
as follows:
"The bold advocacy of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE of the rights Of the soldier eilclts
my hearty approval. Keep on as you have
begun. and do not consider your work
accomplished until every soldier who is
entitled to a pension receives 1t, and every
soldiers widow and every soldiers child are
provided for by the Government.
tSigned) GEO. S. MERRILL.
On Thursday of last week General Mer-
rilI's term of Office expired, and the National
Encampment at Baltimore elected as his
successor another gallant soldier and devoted
conrade, Paul Vandcrvoort, of Nebraska.
The new CommaDder-in-Chief,w we are proud
to announce, shares General Merrills opinion
of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and he has
appended to the formers letter as printed
above. the following significant endorse
ment:
WAsHINGToS. D. c, June %, 1882.
I cordially approve Of the endorsement
/ given bv Past Commandev-in-Chief Merrill
/ 10 The NATIONAL TRIBUNE l consider 1t
the ahlest paper devoted 10 the interests OF
/ the soldier published in the country. /
earnestly commend IL 10 all comrades of the
! Order. PAUL NANDERVOOET.
ComIrander-in-Ch Chief, G. 4. r.
1t is unnecessary, perhaps, for us to sup
plenent such a frank. straightforward en-
dorsement of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
from such a distinguished source by any
remarks of our own, but we cannot help
expressing the hope that our comrades Of
the Grand Army in every Department and
every Post in the Union viii display the
same spirit. There is a great work before
rs. and with the cooperation of the members
Of the Grand Army, THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE viii be able TO render even
greater service to the Order in the future
than in the past, propagating the spirit OF
fraternity, charity, and loyalty throughout
the whole body of our veterans, gathering in
new recruits from every section, and guard
ing faithfully the interests Of the soldier
in the halls Of legislation. The rolls Of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE should contain the
name of every comrade in the Order.