Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-30
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ths ~. Tkss responaed VIA aal
nsowransus. usIsinans1a and sa.alzs
lenmg eInesasnsg, pEscsaly - Z 80
rxrastsa staa shey @szid ~. 1hali
Anlr uns its psolesifoa q sslaAeis
uuspsrty utiah ha4 hsan tbrsalessa
VIA Anslrnufiaz. Happlg, ~ period
q sesisa aezsias wns hrief, and AZ
wuss eslla1 aga y psEioFm - msE.
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Araaev mfdmiaAt ride - . es0Mase
houa pa ~ ryIrii and he aetsEnt
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asnasr - msst. \ vouId havs ben ~
a. pallantly Is danRnr esuid b naea
Caueafn Hsinss and bis nsn deserve
fte uarmeut esmmsndafien fof tAelf
prempt roupsnss 20 . sammons whian
eams rous nnsxpecisaiy and - > mssl
lneosrsnisnt tima so long as re
yozna msn 81 fbs TsEritoFy ass Eeady
ae ranas tksms4sgss thus rapmptly sn
~ elas 81 tie ~, and - take ~ aEna
when psopsriy = fhresteDed VITA o.
s,russlan, ~ psopis mag rsat asssssd
thaa law Win b snfoTesd sad lhat lfe
nnd pEopossg IRE safe.
1hsrs Il pfobably 20 inelitaiian
uhlah h moFs ssyeRsly fldIeaied ard
mora hnrnhiy criticised than she Na-
sionai Guard 81 Ne various States q
ths Unlon, and there i ~ insliiation
Iaa dse,rvine 81 criticism sod Fidisulo.
wIthin ths pest desads part ona Of The
National Guard have freausntly beer
called upon 70 maintaiu the lav, sup
prsas nos and preserve psopsrty, and II
~ eaas hare TIE men failed % respond
20 ths call orompsiy and willingly,
fheueh Sc response almost invariably
entails great personal saofthcea. And
Il may b aid thas. With shs exception
q ons o. suo easos 10 whieh he fault
nhsuld Be- laid 70 she Fasnneas e. the
oowaEdios 81 the oaiosEss he msn q ahs
Naaianal Guard havs invariably shown
d us performances Of The noat disa-
erosablo dniies > steadiness. SICKNESS
and oouraRe whioh h most surprising.
ThsEe ID eoarssiy 3 sity o. considers
be sizs IL the Uniisd States which has
not a sons tins within recent yeaEs
folt lhs necessity for ths profession Of
the National Guards. The story of
thsIr services may b foend 10 tha story
of ths Orange riot IN Nea York, of the
disastrous risss Of 1877 in PitlabaEa,
Ohlsaao, Baltimore. scranton and .
doaon other cities. Of the disastrous
thlrilsth and thirty. hrss Of March. 1854,
On OinolnnAal. aEd IN the story Of the
ouihgoak 81 lawlsasness 10 Milwaukee
only 3 few monihs ago. The valse Of
the property saved IN lhe cities Of New
York. PltlsbuRg. uhic4gs, Cincinnati.
Baltimore and MllWankse within tks
vaat tea years b ths Efforts Of The Ma
tienal Guards. not 30 mention the han
ared and one smaller cities IN whiah
odlalent service has besn rendered, Is
maay hundred fold areatsr than the en-
alss expense Of maintaining the militia
ayssam has besn 70 the people.
Tha kaiional 0uardsman 4 called
ugon, noa 70 Be partisan, not 70 choose
. side Between eoatending faetions. not
% beoome ambFoilsd In q political o. an
Industrial controversy. bat simply 70
preserve ths peaos. proteos properly and
vlndieais the law. Where slight IA 10
progress d e his duty 10 stop Il.
WheEs ihs law is dehed, Il ls bic duty 10
viaaluaia lt. He e often called upon 10
take q stand aonsEsry 10 bis aympathiea
and against bis fFisnds, but hs seldom
fails 70 bear bEavsly The burden Of bis
duty. IDEALLY ihe raRs Of tha lauleaa
a turned upon him more bitterly than
apon any one else. They fail 70 see that
be represents ROl their snsmiss, but The
lAu, and that be comes 10 command The
poaos and 70 enfoEca the demand, Il il
bo nseessary. He stands for she con-
sorVaaiTe element % Amerioan cislzen-
ahip, and without him Ne history Of the
unlaed States for che past ten years
would have besn q history Of blooanhsd
end ehaslio strife.
Usanlly the National 0uasdsman is
lmpelled 10 taks bic place IN tbs RACKS
uiihsr By desire 70 peFpatuats the all
ilary inalinci whioh mas n some gasnre
iime Be- essential 10 The life Of The 70
pubiie o. b. . keen sanse of patri0tls
auty. In either cas- his motive is higher
than thai Of men in any other branch
q ths pnblis service. The man Who
holds puhlie ofiies, holda u either fer
ne Qualification of gersonAi ambition or
fee ths lnooms which NE oiioo affords.
Tbs regular army ofEissF or soldier
ssrVss because Il y bis means Of eainit 3
. livelihood. Tie paiiosman rsndsss
bic services 10 the pablie FOE The zane
peaaan. The National auardsman
al01e aette4 nM county u epito o. per-
scuai diadsansaes Asd insOnysnisnes.
usually withoai EemuneFailon Of any
Kind and - an actual expense 10 him
uelf, and always In the Ease % rldioale
ana abuse. because Of bic hiRh ssuae o.
pahiie duty. Tue psgssnnel u such q
aerviea could net Be anything bus high.
and TIE Account Of themselves rendered
b. saeA men eesid nos Be anythlaR bal
GOOD.
Tee day o. trial may coms, tha Ma
tlon may again b. tugroved b. boz
ploW.shasss, thaEs may cree nors Be
Qaiek sammoninR 10 Arms IN defense q
ali thai men hold dear. II anoh sine
shall come. ~ God grAas IL never vii.
ths NationAi Guard viii not ea fOand