Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-03

last, in this, that the G. A. r. is not
political organization; that its leaders
aim only in advocating such legisla-
ton as will do simply justice to the
soldier, and that will save the nation
from being placed in a false attitude
by any display.of ingratitude TO the
men who saved the old ship of state
when she was about to go to pieces on
the rocks. When the encampment
passed resolution squirting this way
it was no thrust at Mr.. Cleveland de-
signedly, yet wise and patriotic
chief magistrate would give heed to
il. All buncome resolutions were
squelched. One offered with 4 great
flourish of rumpcts endorsing petit
ton containing names that would fill
a volume, praying congress to pass 4
bill granting each survivor of the war
a pension of eight dollars per month,
elected much discussion pro and con.
A member of the Kansas delegation
made particularly able and forceable
argument on this question. 1t was
voted down two TO one, and the news
papers are all pointing to this as an
illustration of the observation-disclosures of
the law making power of the Grand
Army.
Gen. Logan sat in the encampment
during the greater part of the session.
He has lost none of his popularity
with the boys, and it is evident that
he has made a complete capture of the
people of Maine. Mrs. Logan-if l
may use the expression-ha been the
lioness of the day. If John failed in
any instance to effect capture, his
noble looking wife, with her crowpcf
snow-white hair, like the white plume
of Henry of Navarro, distinguishes
her from all others, and with a smile
and a wave of the hand, if intended,
the most skeptical would be prone TO
cry pecavi. One would have thought
that Blaine, of Maine, would have
been present, as, next TO Hannibal
Hamlin, he is the most -honered citi-
zen of his state. | understand he was
not invited, and would not have been
present had it been otherwise, as he is
busily engaged at work on his book
Of course the partisan newspapers
comment on this, and as Black Jack is
to receive a grand ovation here in
Boston tomorrow, 90 SO far rs TO in
sinuate that he is trying to steal the
| affections of New England away from
Blaine. This, of course, is all gam
mon, and yet the situation, viewed in
the high: of a few short months ago, is
peculiar Ii is evident that here in
New England Blaine has sunk to zero,
whilst Logan is up in the nineties.
| The one is in retirement, unsougbt,
unheralded, even by his own people;
the other has received the highest
mark Of respect, but few days since,
that is in the power of his state TO
grant him. The whole nation by
proxy laud him TO the skies. His
pathway, mctaphorically speaking, is
strewn with roscs-but to change the
subject.
AT Old Orchard Beach came across
| Will III. Saplar, whom, it will be re-
membercd, introduced and played so
acceptably to the G.. a. X. of Wichita
the German Volunteer" Whist en-
gagged in conversation with him he
pcrpctrated pun so villainous that |
cut him on the spot. | volunteered
the information that Helen Potter had
been playing for the W. r. G. at Wich-
ita and they had done well by her.
''Hclen who:" said he. "Hclch Pot
ter said I. "Wcll." said he, Il have
been playing HELEN Blazes nj Port
land. and not made n cent"
The number of Kansas people who
attended the cncampmcnt or at least
visited Portland is and will remain
an unknown quantity, only il5 regis
tered their names at department head
quarters, but am satisfied il was less
than half of the actual number. They
left the state on five different roads,
one train alone that rolled into Kan
sas City had 173 tourists aboard. The
Wichita people are quite numerous.
by this time they are scattered all over
New England. They have been
treated royalty, both by the people
and the transportation companies.
All who have applied have gotten an
extension of time on their return
tickcts-somc n much as thirty days.
We are taking in all the sights as
rapidly As possible preparatory TO a
speedy return home. If | find time
will write you again. NJ. :.