Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-12-07
THE GRAND ARMY.
JUDGE VEAzEY SHOWS THE ERROR
OF GEN. PALMER.
The Great Organization Free From Poli-
tics rs shown by Ohicinl Orders
What tI,c Continued Prosperity of
the Order Demands.
To the Edtor Of the Ifptlond Herald:

Army, ~ tbo Ra,,l,lic nr tlo ,rro,,pd that
:. TO-. ,,.,.,,,, ,,,,,,1iao, ,oiitic,I
IL HAS ptcohc TepupHCah l,"il'i' 'i
organization? Ny answer Is that Il TINS or
c~c,,i igati,n Ian. hnro,,,e v.bot ne charges then
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Ic III" s'l ioHlV C"u"lPi' "i"'H wy "'
ought TO follow Is il true, Is the question:
One can hardly escape suspicion of the good
lalth ol tle charEe, u h"N'"N ''',C ~ Sy'"
after his defect rs democratic candidate Tor
governor of The state Of lIlnOls. Ambi-
tiou, politicians are quite apt to attribute
their political overthrow to mistaken canscs.
But | think satisfactory answer to the
eboNe question may be found in the official
record OF the principles and proceedings oi
this organization If an official uttrTanCe
,.,,, bo found il, .ba limo nf Gor polner'.
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tueHei cHai8' nay more, 1t one eau 'e
found that is not exactly tn. contrary il mas
osconod my obsaryotiou Not to bo tnGiO,S
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VIII give H'ulc W 'he '"'t0U ul''l"lIVU,. illc
present national coumandcr-in-chef, Major
Warner of Kansas Citv elected at the
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opinion- on these questions he Is entitled 10.
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save 10 reSpecl ihelh ana 20 protect nm IN the
rrandest civic ortsni2ation Of tb,. world Iat nv
one and all, how 10 the line. Let us practice
"hat we preach'
COnradc Warner predecessor aS com
mander-in-chief Judge Rea of Minneapolis,
hnder date OF July 10th, 1855, issued gen
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ment upon which the country Is nov eptering,
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ing extract from the rules ana regulations:
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for M m "S ,ns & ud' ,' nn AZ
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