The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1889-08-15
THE GRANI; ARMY.
HEY DON'T LIKE THE ACTION
OF THIS RAILROADS.
-aH Interview With Ccr, uancerin.
S..:ef Hurncr-Tne Erc.mnh,rnt
Will Certainly be Held at Nil.
w;:Hkee -est.ser -.cas.

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commander in chief Of the Grand Army
OF the Republic. arrived at the Grand
Pacific hotel and was greeted en his
arrival by local Grand Army men. and
also by Department: Commander Weis-
sert, of Wisconsin, Gen. c. P. Chapman.
and others, from Milwaukee. Gen.
Warner greeted the Milwaukee men
with his accustomed heartiness, and told
them that he would do all in his power
10 make the encampment grand sue
cess. He also gave United Press re-
porter the following: During NV ten
weeks absence Gil the Sioux commission
l have been constantly advised by nv
adJutant general as to all things pertain
ing to the Grand Army of the Republic,
including. of course. the action of The
railroad companies in refusing the cent
rate to the comrades, which have "a.
peatedly stated is
Unjust and lnexcusable
The encampnent will be a large one, but
OF course the attendance will not be as
large, nearly, as it would have been had
the railroads pursucd-~I will not say q
more hberal-bat wiser policy. even a.
far as they are concerned"
HAS department commander the
right to call reunion without the &C.
tlon Of the national commando"
"Most certainly, Gen. Martin had q
right to call reunion of the soldiers in
this state at such time and place as he
deemed proper. You are mistaken in
saying that have issued any order com
mandlng the comrades to attend the ua.
tlonal encampEent. All that have done
is to
Advise il I.arx. Attendance.
AS commaGder-in-ch chief have no author.
ity to order the comrades to attend the
national encampment at Milwaukee. nor
have the authority to order them to
stay away. l have the right to advise
the comrades what thi nix would be the
best action for them in this matter.
Each conrade is then left free to 20 or
stay at home, as his Judgment may die
tate. Certainly the department COM
manders have as much, but no more.
authority in this matter than the com.
mander-:n chief. Some of them have
advised the comrades of their depart-
ment to stay at home. While they and
differ as to the prorriety Of this action.
they should be no more criticized for if
than should be for mine. l certainly
concede to them the same honesty of
purpose and the desire for the welfare Of
the order that claim for myself"
els there any chance that the railroads
may change their rates?''
''There are some signs of q
Break in Railroad Rates.
] shall do what can to aid in the
break"
"Have you had any letters asking for
your approval of change of location Of
the national encampment."
eyes. it is true; some of the comrades
have advised the change in the encampr
ment to some other place. Such action
deem impracticable. To what city
would we go? None has extended an
invitation. To properly entertain the
national encampment. attended as in the
past, requires months of labor and Q
large expenditure Of money. Milwsu.
zee has provided the money and per-
formed the labor necessary to the enter
,ainment Of all comrades who shall at
end. No other city has intimated to
o me that it was ready to do do what
has done. And it is also un-
rue that assurance wac received
rom anyone that better rates could be
obtained for the comrades had the On
been changed to any other
;lty. l feel that the citizens of Milwau-
lee are entitled to great credit. The sx-
'cutive committee has been untiring in
is labors to provide for the comfort OF
hose who shall attend the national en-
and I feel it my duty to do
II can to make the reunion of the old
'eterans success"