Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1888-09-09

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snd Es4 sE@se q thI1Es h-s Long called
f9r sozre recognirlon II lie active proznctsrs
q To good u I1s or1sF. 80 esnHos goln-
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&c, seclzrs1 rscoe -lLlo1 Is a. sax4nATy 10
tss Grand Army Po<1s. however. hsa saes
rsllef oorp< befsrs tAs q Lslstlvs bodLss s~2c-
toned i o. formal action, kz1 10y You'd
have oourinn<d - have them bad such sanc-
too bs<n ~l-hnrld fhe constitution 81 TIE
oFasr dos no< forpid and e.aDos vel foFbat
auxiliary corps. OF saes memberships - have
Tern talked about under The name Of honor
AIRY ard contributing memberships What
ever ths constitution doss nee forbid, posts
viii do II tney and IA expstieoa Tns cen
stftation prohibits everything that would re-
veal the secret work Of the order or place
men outside Of the order On plane with the
actual members In the matter Of privileges,
and 10 one has been rash enough q propose
- ignore these prohibitions Toe strongest
case ia point 10 that OF Philadelphia
post that invited Gen Joseph z Johnston,
Of the Confederate army, - beeone a
contributing member. A post IN Brook
Iva took similar action about the same
time The examples set before the Grand
Army boys 6y men 20 whom they are accus-
toned 70 look up has much 10 do with this
unusual hberahty OF sentiment Grant fra
ternized with the southern generals and
urged the rank and file % wave the olive
branch OF peace Confederate officers were
conspicuous a. the funeral OF Grant, and
we're there BY hts own wish, as II is understood
at the dinner ct Delmonicos last April on
the anniversary OF Grants birthday there
were several Confederate officers, and others
who could not attend received formal invi-
tations from Gen Sherman, who was at the
head Of the movement TO honor Grants
memory in this way The comrades Of the
Grand Army look upon their stated gather
ings rather as social festivals than otherwise,
and II Is common for them 10 remark that
good "Jehnnis" Confederate is better than
a bad YAM By "a bad Yank" they
mean a northsrner who did not 70 10 the
front at all
RELIEVING THE VETERANS
The Grand Army came late into the field as
advocates Of pension measures The reason
Of this was that at first the work Of relief
was done by finding employment for needy
veterans But as years 60 by and growing
disabilities begin 60 make labor moro difficult
for those who are injured, the order quite
properly has taken up the question Of pen
sions Pensions are certain TO be granted
and the SURFACES Of the veterans themselves
are II value in determining the iuscness and
applicability OF pending measures. Perhaps
the most obnoxious pension measure yet pro
posed originated in the committee on PEN
sions of the national encampment This was
the so called ''pauper" or dependent pen
sion," aud IL WAS vetoed by the president
The bill was then Immediately submitted to
the Grand Army posts, and IL secured q very
hearty Endorsements, but the sequel proved
that while the veterans wished TO applz I'd
the committee for q vigorous effort in
the right direction. they did not, on
second thought approve Of the measure.
The bill was vetoed at the close of the
session Of 1887, and congress failed
10 pass il over the veto, notwithstanding the
inspiration giTep tn friends by the practical
indorsemont Of the posts when appealed to
through Grand Army headquarters. At the
last enca,npment Cat ST. Louis, September,
1850 the committee on pensions reported
THAR efforts and their experience with this
bill The committee explained that tho bill
was not In all respects satisfactory but after
several vain attempts at having it amended
il had urged its passage npon the senate com
nittee of 1867, because 'the bill would at
least have moved from the public pauper
houses of the land L, 900 veterans and pro
vided for fully as many moro dependent upon
private charities, making these people pen
sioners instead OF paupers."