Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-10-27

reflects that 20 every three commits
stoned officers In a company. during
the war, there were about go private
soldiers, and when they reflect that
there are now a hundred officers seen OF
spoken OF in newspapers where one pri
waite is mentioned they will wonder
what has become of all the privates. II
McKinstry, OF Michigan, the sole re
naming private sOldierg Ii so, The
country cannot be zoo careful OF Bob
for none wants the race Of
musket carriers TO become ex
tinct The Sun BIAS often wondered
why dime museum did no
engage a private soldier of the late wa
as 40 attraction People would Riv'
more TO see good old private soldiel
than to see a car load of officers on
GERS are all right enough, aud they ar
good fellows, but thew are so plenty
that you cannot walk block withou'
seeing man who was general, colo
mel major or captain. There arr
few lieutenants left, and in fact a lieu
tenant was so near to a private soldier
being only one remove. that u lieutenan
doee not couIs. The private soldier wa
awfullg handy during the war. Their
was no one thing in the army that die
more 20 secure success To our arms thai
the private soldier These officers tina
have taken the cake, yea, even tn
whole bakery in the way OF Offices since
the war, always relied q greal deal o.
the private soldiers. The time is CON
ing when men will write Private Sol
der" after their names with pride. II
another war was 90 break ont and al
the officers should rush TO arms, and tht
privatss did not Whist an army il wOult
be. Then the governors of state ant
presidents would be flying around likt
hens with their heads cur of, looking
for private soldiers. Where Would they
find ihemY Private soldiers, who hev,
been Is completely ignored for 90 year.
as though they never existed, would b'
reluctant so admit that they were Tn,
fellows you were looking for. If younl
men proposed TO enlist as privates, they
would not get much encouragement
from old back number privates who haC
limped around with rheumatics con
traCted on the field Of battle, who coulC
not get pensions. while officers who haC
rheumatism Of the hair from drinking
champagne since the war had received
pepeions large enough to live on ant
keep carriage. A private who hsi
vainly endeavOred TO make his officer re
member something OF the long ago, OF
which he could get small private
pension will be too apt 10 let govern
ment severely alone, and discourage hi
boy from enistiI when trouble come
again. He will tell him 10 enlist as al
Off ,er or a autler. but hire a cheap hanC
60 Gerry the musket. The recognition
OF the only private known TO exist will
The position Of pension agent at Detroit
will be pleasant news 10 hundreds OF
thousands Of other privates who do ex
isl, but who have kept the news TO them
selves Let tJis Detroit private be M
Cleus around while other privGtes shall
rally. Let other privates write to Nc
Kinstry and wish him much JOY, and LEI
them write 20 Gen Black the new com
missioner Of penaiOns, and thank hin
for recognizing "a private soldier. II
there ia another private soldier left in
this country. let MIN write TO the SUI
and own up 20 IL. We would like TO gei
D group of pictures Of private soldiers, il
80 many exist.
Among the democratic candidates II
Michigan are Private Lester ii. Sauls
bury IN the Second district, who enlisted
as private soldier and served through
most OF the war in that capacity, alst
Melbourne II. Ford, In the Fifth distric
who enlisted and served ais time as
common boy seaman In the navy durinb
the war. The republicans have also
nominated several soldiers for congress,
but they all wore shoulder straps during
their term OF service.