The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-13
ABOUT OUR SOLDIERS.
Some Facts that have a Strong
Local Significance.

Everyone who ever enlisted in the
military service Of the United States, "
said DR.. Krohn this morning. sis now
called soldier. There were all sorts of
soldiers, as happen 10 know, for 1 was
there myself. There were good, brave,
faithful soldiers, who did their full duty
because It was their duty, bot there
were thousands who were technically
soldiers. on whom every pound of bread
and meat issued by Uncle Sam was
wasted. There we're men who were
known by soldiers as dog-robbers-
There were soldiers who spent the time
Of their enlistment in the guard house;
there were soldiersv who never got 10 the
front. who never saw a battle, who
never smelt g1npovder; there were
soldiers who lived by stealing from their
comrades; there were soldiers who en-
braced every opportunity 20 skulk TO
The rear and get detailed as hospital
nurses, so as 70 be out OF danger, and
AWAY from hardships; there were sold
iers who spent most of their time at
home on recr ling service: there were
soldiers who were tired and hung by
their fellow prisoners at Andersonville,
for crimes against their comrades;
there were soldiers who never became
soldiers Jill q month or so before the
war closed, and then jumped in for
bounty; there were soldiers who made
q business of jumping bounties; there
were soldiers who simply went into the
service because they were compelled TO
do so by draft; there were soldiers
who never saw the regiments for which
they were recruited; there were soldiers
who ALWAYS managed 70 keep on the
sick list. There were officers. too, who
shirked every duty, who practiced every
vice, and who left the army 10 avoid
being kicked ont. All these. in COM
mon with the deserving and the worthy,
are now called soldiers. Justice de-
mands that there be q little discrip ina
ton used. especially when offices and
honors are TO be parceled out; when
important trusts are to be confided.
here is an easy test that may be adopt
I'd in these matters. Eyery-man who
was a fraud in the army Is clamor-
BUS. officious, dictatorial and arrogant
hog now And what the genuine SOL
Tier should demand in these days is. |
hat the class OF soldiers / have de- /
icribed, shall not rpre-empt all the Of
Ice, wear all the honors, occupy the
high seats at reunions and campfires.
md other grand army gatherings, do
IL the speaking. and managing, and
,ossing OF things. They should de-
nand that this class shall stay where
hey choose to stay during the warm
he rear, with the mules and the equip
.ge. and the sulter, and the commits
airy. They shoufddensnd that these
ellovs shall not assume 70 run polite
dictate candidates, and
et themselves mp before q gullible pub
c in the ill-httlng garb Of old veterans.
hose valiant service entitle them 10
pecial consideration at the hands Of
heir grateful countrymen- These fell
)ws have had enough. They got pay
nd rations and clothing for service
hey never rendered, and some Of them
re now drawing pensions for disabili-
es incurred BY crawling on their bellies
yer the rocks 10 escape the bullets that ,
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