The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-20

vH&E2 aAwS> u. ID. Curtis OF q
T%E4ASM York, Gen. Goodman,
M#RXXWEA WkMN California; Gen. J. g.
wa Ze66sMh Linehan New Ramp-
shire; Judge vesey,
~ Vermont; Congress
JoHN P. REA man Warner, Mis-
souri,, and H. NJ. Dnfield, Detroit, were
placed in nomination for the position of
omma nder-in-ch lei. A vote will be taken
morning. It was IL O'Clock
when Commander-in-C Chief Rea called the
encampment to order in the Metropolitan
opera house. Judge Rea delivered his an
nual address, saying:
A century ago q little band of heroic men,
fresh from the struggle Of independence In
which b political rights and moral grand
eur Of American manhood were vindicated,
crossed the mountain fange, which, there
tofore, had marked the western boundary
Of THAI narrow belt of our continental set
Element which stretched along the winding
dope Of the sea, penetrated the solitude
Of the wilderness of the Mississippi val
ley and founded the western bank Of the
beautiful river" q settlement. which, In the
order Of Providence, became the germ from
which develored the imperial commonwealth
In whose cap tai city we meet to-day in this
twenty-second national encampment of the
Grand Army OF the Republic. They
were home-fostering, God-fearing, liberty
loving, self-sacriicing, chivalric men.
They counted the cost OF every
step they took and took every step that was
resources. but rich in mental and moral en-
dowmenr, they founded deep down on the
granite ledge Of individual independence and
eternal right this great community which
furnished for the defense of the republic
they had helped to create, when the time Of
Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, MACPHERSON,
Rosecrans, Buell., Garfield, Steadman, Nc
Cook, Custer. Crook, and many others of
kingly, deathless. matchless faineya MI born,
reared and inspired amid tbs quiet so1
It's forest homes and under the influence OF
Its bold progressive thouehs 90 be the peer.
freedom In her final conflict on this
continent Full detailed statements Of
the workings of our or anfzation and of ttg
finance for the Official year will be round IN
reports submitted by the several staff
officers, all OF which are commended to the
the encatnpment. s
PENSIONS.
The committee ON pensions will submit q
report Of its labors. I desire to bear testi-
mony to the untirlng zeal of Its members,
and their pnselhsh devotion to the duty im-
RVoCA upOA CACus AL U1E1u COu1O JIG uOu0
they have manfully done. They have failed,
but the blame lies elsewhere, not with them
The bill re- orted by the committee to the
twenty-frst national enoampmenr, and by
1T recommended, while not 80 far reaching in
It's provisions as to meet the demand of a
large minority Of the comrades, was yet SO
eminently just, so absolutely free from
all objection resting upon reason, that
there seemed no possibility of it's failing to
receive prompt and favorable action from
the national congress. No man or set of men
cap be found anywhere who will say that the
relief it was framed to give should not be
Kiven. It exceeds in no particular the ma
promises in the past or the wishes Of
the nation in the present Notwithstanding
the ceaseless, earnest efforts OF our most ef-
pension committee in its behalf, 1t
has failed to pass congress, and by this fail
ure, wholly inexplicable and indefensible,
of our helpless comrades. helpless
because of their devotion to their country in
Its extremity, are subsisting upon the char
lily Of their comrades, or are paupers in the
mighty, wealthy republic their pnselfsh yalor
saved. I annot fitly comment upon This
My emotions will not permfkit IL
cannot be that the people of America will
continue longer to Withhold
these heroic Ifen that seanty snppoft
to preserve them from the
pauper's fate and enable them ia end
their lives, go replete with past g.ofy. 10
full OF present pain, SO berefJ of future hope,
in self-respected manliness. I have no de-
to utter o word to influence your action
upon the several propositions for pension
that will probably be presented
for your coisiderationsaonly. comrades, let
our action be 81 amanly, dignified character,
worthy the men and the cause we represent,
aud justly exemplifying that c~omradeship
Is the tie That binds us together. No
receiving the endorsement OF this
f11l~,.v1J h- f1~o ~-~ I.--A.
support OF Our entire membership, will fail
to receive favorable consideration from the
national congress-. Through this body, and
tehis alone, our order must speak, or speak In
d,scordant tones.
During the year ending March 81, 1888,
4,433 comrades died, an increase Of 1,O27
over the previous year, q death rate exceed
twelve per day.
GEN. SHERIDAN.
One of the sad events OF the year was the
death of Comrade Philip Il. Sheridan, gem
eral of the United States army, q member of
Poet No. g., department. Of Illinois. He died
the prime OF his perfect manhood, ending
D career that can suffer no di~sparagement by
comparison with that Of any other In human
history. All ~gentleness in his nature, he was
yet the dashing, heroic master of modern
An educated soldier. he was new
ertheless the trusted. considerable and appre.
commander OF volunteers. He never
erred In Judgment; never faltered In pur-
pose; never failed In courage. His unsel-
nsnness was only equaled Dy MS greatness
q cnaracleE LIVING. ne pIaced 2 tue es.i-
maze upon bDe men he commanGed. snu IL
osatn ne songnt gne ompanionsnlp 81 Inose
wno nao IoiloWed ana Ioveo nh ne sleeps
so.oay amid SnaS army corps @ lmmorta
nsroes IN 6lei lvoua OF glory az
Arlington, and VIII come iortn with
rs ra anI suf. ~ Suna atar,, ~ t - a,,rn Wei
Of the fact hat I hayo not given
to Che duties of commander-in-chief the
time that their importance demanded, ! as
you that nothing remains undonef from
~,naispesislon % go y ! nave v'sllea twensy1
t tEus dg bsue srans,s sGln % ~ IA ' ,nipes ses ssant
81 nights on The oars. and made i22 pub.