Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-20

- InHN II. REAa ~. iDdH NhtAS
sour, and H N. Dufieid, Detroit. Were
placed in nomination for the poaiton OF
ommalder-in-chlet Vote VIII pc taken
Tomorrow morning. 1t was II ociocA
when Commander-i1-C Chief Hea called tne
encampment to order in the hetroponeaD
opera house. Judge iea delivered his an
A century ago q little band OF heroic men,
f,esh from the struggle of independence IN
lie the pol ticai rights ana moral gran1-
| eur of American manhood were vlnolca1eu'
crossed The mountain range, whtch, thsier
tofore. had marked the western boundary
| Of THAI narrow belt of our continental SGT
,lement which stretched along the wlnolne
I Stone of the sea, penetrated the solitnde
of the wilderness of the Mississippi val
lev and founded tire western pank q .ne
order of Providence, became the germ from
which deYe,o ed The imperial c~ommonwealtn
in whose cap tai city we mee5 To-Day IN tnis
fwenty-second national encampment OF tne
Grand Army of the RepuDnc. lney
were home-fostering, God-fearing. liberty
loving self-sacrfiicing chiYalric men.
They counted the cost OF every
step thef took and took every step tnat was
right. regardless of cost Poor IN maIsiiai
resources, but rich in mental ana moral en-
dowInent they founded deep down on the
granite ledge OF individual independence
eternal right his great when
fHrnished for the defense of the republic
they had helped to create. when the Iinle OF
its peril came, an army OF o2o,oOo men;
| and gave that republic and the woTld
Grant sherman, Sheridan, MACPHERSON,
Kosecrans, Buell., GARFIELD, Steadman, NC
Cook Custer. Crook, and many others OF
kingly, deathless, Matches lame, ali DoFnj
reared and Inspired amid the quiet OF
It's forest homes and under the influence OF
It's bold progressive thought, TO be the peer
less commanders of the armies OF
freedom in her fnai conflict on TINS
continent Full detailed statements OF
the workings OF our or anizatlon and Oh It's
finance for the of1ic al year Will be found IN
/ tue reports submitted by the several stan
officers, ali of which are commended TO the
| careful pernssl ana candid consideration OF
the e~ncaInpment
PENSIONS.
The committee on pensions viii SUBMIT a
report Of its labUrs. / desire 10 bear testi-
m6ny 10 the uutIf ng zeal OF its members,
and Their unselnsh devotion to the duty i'm
nos, q upon them. Al that could be done
taey have manfuliy done hey have failed,
tut the blame lies elsewhere, not with them.
The bill re orted by the committee TO the
tWenty-hrst national encampnent, ana Dy
rt recommended, while not so fur reaching In
us provisions as to meet the demand OF a
large minority Of the comrades. was yet SO
emlnently Just, SO absolutely free from
I'll objection resting upon reAson,. tnat
iNfTe B SIheu no nOoeiuilibF VI ~ hne -
receiye prompt aud favorable action FROM
the national congress. No man or set OF mrn
cap be found anywhere who will saw that tbs
re ief 1t was framed TO Civ should not De
given. IL exceeds in no parLicu ar the ma
lions promisrs in the past or the wishes OF
IN, nation in the present notwithstanding
the ceaseless. earnest efforts of our most ef-
fcieut pension in its behalf, IL
has failed TO pass congress, and by TINS faii-
ure. wholly inexpl cable and tndefeusible,
thousan s Of our nelpless comTade ne pIess
because of their devotion To their country IN
It's ex, remiUy, are subsisting upon the char
ity of their comrades, or are paupers in the
mighty. wealthy republic their unselhsh yaior
saved. / cannot nifty comment upon this
subject My emotions will not permit It, It
cannot be that the people of America Will
voluntarily continue longer to ithlold
from these heroic men that scanty support
needed 20 preserve them from the
psuper's fate aud enable them TO end
their lives, so rep.ete with past CORY, so
full OF present pain. so berefl of future hope,
in selt-respected m~anliness / have no de-
sire to utter a word TO influence your action
upon the seve:ai propositions for pension
legislation that will probably be presented
for your consideration: only. comrades, let
our action be of a manly, dignified character,
worthy the men and the cause we represent,
and Justly exemplifying that comradesfip
which is the tie that binds us together. No
measure receiving the endorsement OF this
encampnent, followed by the earnest, hearty
suppo: t of our entire membership, will fail
to receive favorable consideration from the
national congress Through this body, and
this alone, our order must speak, or speak I'm
discordant tones.
During the year ending March 81, 1883.
Abb comrades died, an increase OF l.021
over the previous year. a deash rate exceed
ing twelve per day.
GEN. SHERIDAN.
One of the sad events OF the year was the
death of Comfade Philip II. Sheridan, gen.
eraI of the United States army, q member OF
Post No. 8. department of Illinois. He died
in the prime of his perfect manhood, ending
u career that can suffer no disparagement by
comparison with that of any other in human
history. All gentlenessi in his nature, he was
vet toe dasbinC, heroic master of modern
warfare. An educated soldier. he was new
erlheless the trusted. considerate and appre-
eating commander OF volunteers, He never
erred in Judgment; never faltered in pur-
pose; never failed in courage. His unset
fishnsss was only equaled by his greatness
of character. Living, he placed a true esti-
mate upon the men he commanded, and in
death he sought the companionship of those
who had followed and loved him. He sleeps
to-day amid that army corps of immortal
heroes in then bivouac of glory at
Arlington. and will como forth with
them, and surrounded by them, when
the reveille of eternity is sounded
CONSCIOUS OF tle TACT Jlat L nave not gwen
to the duties of commander-in-chief the
time that their importance demanded, ! az
sure you that nothing remains undonef from
indisposition 10 dc il. / have visited twenty
fUnr departments, some of them several
times, have travelled 10000 miles, slept
% nights on the cars, and made 122 pub
lie addresses. and TO the utmost tension of
my physical strength and mental ability
have strlven to discharge the duties of the
high office with which you honored me, ia
such manner that no stain woul come upon
The FURNISHED fame of the Grand Army of
the Republic. Wherever / have gone, north
or south. east or west, Ihave received a kindly
greeting and a cordial welcome, most graf
living, because 1t came spontaneously as an
evidence of the high regard of the peop'e of
this republic for the survivors Of the army
and navy which conquered treason, cemented
the Union and established upon the basis of
universal equality the grsndess nation of
earth. In all sections of the country / have
found the comrades of the Grand Army of
the Republic, in community aud in state. oc-
cupying the highest positions, ENJOYING the
1ull confidence of their fellow citizens, ami
living manly lives worthy the earnest they
gave of fidelity and LOYALTY in the terrific
conflict through which they passed in their
youth.
The report of che committee on pensions
gave rise to a prolonged and animated de-
bate. 1t cited their action in regard to
national pension legislation, and spoke in
exceedingly bitter terms of the failure of the
disability bill The report of the committee
reindorsing the "in1igent" bill was
finally adopted. There was an exciting
scene during the afternoon session of the
e~ncampment While the pension question
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