St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-02


century In 1908 this territory was under
foreign empire. This state admitted into the
Union in 1858. in 1870 with only 4OOUUO InnaD-
itants, in 1880 over 100000, and now more
than ], 1000, 900. You have besides your pro
auctions of wheat, corn and other articies
&c, 900 manufactures. millions on mliilons oI
banking capital and your fine cities. L DO
not wonder that soldiers from every state IN
the Union come here. With the 100000 square
miles of territory, from the Atlantic TO the
Pacific from the gulf to the lakes, IS II any
wonder that when the conflict for the extern
sion of slavery into this Northwest arose tnat
the people arose and said, Not one step far
therp'' Instead Of what would have resulted,
we see, by reason of the blood poured out on
the Ohio, the most prosperous country on the
face of the EARTH and the Old starry nag noauS
out on every foot of it Now, then, VINO de-
served the credit of this? Not those VINO
raised their arms against the county, but
those who risked their lives to preserve it.
1t is true that crowned heads bow as Grip
pied soldier hobbies past in lands
where liberty bleeds. Shall 1t De
less true where liberty thrives?
While you claim nothing more than citizens
of the government, you are entitled to the
respect of the community for risking your
lives for the country. Who has better right
to meet and shake hands, or to
give his views in regard to carrying
on this government? They say the
soldiers are banded together and we don't
know what for. We know what they organ
iZe for. Fear them not The old soldiers do
not organize for treason. NO, not
for that. But they know there
will come time when the old
soldiers will be poor. L have seen a blind
soldier playing the organ on the street puSned
Off because in somebody's way. You are Or
ganzed for three things: Friendship-such
friendship as says when you need 1t L Will
help you; loyalty. which will give his life for
his country; and charity, which gives 1000
to the hungry, clothes to the naked and money
to the impoverished. That is the kind OF Or
ganiZation the Union soldiers have. Some
may not believe me. But if know man
served his country in the days of his better
manhood, and if I have but one half dollar.
he shall have the half of il. l say with the
mayor OF Minneapolis that no soldier should
90 to the poor house, and if he dies there we
we will give him decent burial. They ought
not to go there. The government ought not
10 ALLOW it. and should build houses for them.
If the government wont the states should,
and if the states don't then we will do it our
selves.
Now about pensions. 1 believeithat every
man who served his country and is disabled
is entitled to pension according to his disa-
bility. Also that every man who is disabled
from supporting his family should have
pension. II man served his country hon-
orabiy, lost his time and was unfortunate
since. this government, with 5000 900 square
miles and billions OF taxable proper ty, should
not refuse to pay him a pension. If the gov
eminent will appropriate millions OF money
to men for losing property who are not enti-
tied 10 Il cent, it cannot refuse 500 year to
an ole soldier. go further. If the govern
ment can appropriate $500 a year to man
for not doing his duty, it can afford 500 year
to the poor soldier. If the soldiers please
they can do whatever they like. If you will
say to every candidate for congress you can't
go there unless you favor pension to any
old soldier who can't get a living. l think
citizens should mingle with old soldiers in
their meetings. They would lose nothing by
it, When these old soldiers hold meet
ing and the people hear them talk,
every child will play, with
flag for weeks afterward. Ii there
were more of this. then, in the future,
not all the powers Of earth could trail that
flag in the dust. None should regret the pit
lance paid for the old soldier. Only few years
more, half your lifetime, and the only evil
dences of the soldier will be written in his
tory and in the cemeteries. thank you for
this kindly greeting, and hope you will con-
tinue to hold these meetings in your state and
enjoy them Again L thank you for this
friendly feeling for me, and hope that when
we partit will be with the feeling of soldiers
and friends.
Gov. Alger. of Michigan, was presented.
He was greeted with applause anu eX-
pressed his thanks tor the kindly greeting
rendered him. He spoke in humorous
vein and brought down the house at every
sentence. He spoke of travelling across the
country with Gen. Logan and being greeted
by the same flag everywhere. He had
found so many soldiers everywhere to greet
Gen. Logan that he told the general none
of his soldiers were ever killed. He said
of no cllhi n itoI
duty in Michigan when the war begun, 90
600 went into the service and Is. 900 did not
return. He expressed his sorrow that some
of these old soldiers were in the pOorhouse,
but said the state had been building sol
diers home, and on the 1St of December it
would be open to every old soldier in the
state who served in the Northern army.
Bishop Ireland was the next speaker, who
said he was delighted to address the heroes of
the country and pictured the patriotism of
the soldier. He had felt the deepest rever-
ence for the soldier ever since having marched
on the field, aud felt it an honor to have been
the chaplain of the Fifth Minnesota. He
pictured the prosperity of the country and
said that without the soldier there would be
no America to-day. The country had pre-
served for the whole world those principles
of freedom which should spread over the
world unit despotism was thing of the past.
Governments were afraid Of America to-day
because when the republic was mentioned
they thought of the millions of soldiers who
fought for freedom. These soldiers were
propagating the spirit of patriotism far and
wide. but were not honored enough.
II was a stain on the fair escutcheon of
the republic if man suffered who had been
O ,soldier. He hOnOred the senators present.
because in the senate they thad always been
the friends of the soldier. He honored the
governor Of Michigan because the state had