The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-09-06
the NATIONAL ENcAMPMENT.

General Russell A. Alger Elected Com
mander-in-ChieE.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 99-The twenty.
third National Encampment Of the Grand
Army of the Republic was called to order
by Commander. in Chief Warner at 1915
O'Clock yesterday morning In the West
Side Turner Hall. The interior of the hall
was handsomely decorated.
General Sherman was In attendance and
occupied seat among the Missouri dele.
cation. The hall was filled, the delegates
aggregating about $50 persons or about
$50 short of the number entitled to seats in
the eucampment.
After prayer by Chaplain Wharton OF
the Wisconsin department aud brief in.
PERMISSION to allow delegates to seat them
selves, Commander Warner read his adj
dress as follows:
Comrades and Shipmates: am here to give
an account Of my stewardship. The greatest
honor ever conferred upon me was my election
as COMMANDMENT Chief of the Grand Army of
the Republic. In taking the obligation of the
office 1 fully realized the importance OF the
trust you had confided to me, and then highly
resolved neither by word or act to dc any thing
that would drive deserving comrade from our
ranks. and to do oil that in me lay to strengthen
the silver cords of comradeship that trust
sailors Of the Union army and navy one to
another as brothers tried.
After eulogizing the G. A. r at length,
the Commander in Chief continued:
The growth of our organization has been
steady and healthy. Strong as 1t Is, II has
never been, and trust never will be. used for
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commander warner relerred prleny 10
various unimportant matters and then
said:
/ commend to each department the patriotic
practice of the posts in the department of New
York on presenting on the 22d of February, the
birthday of the father of his country. the Amer
lean flag TO such public schools as are not yet
in possession of one. Let the children receive
the stars and stripes from the men who placed
their bodies as a living wall between it and
those who would tear it down. The future cit
liens of the Republic are being educated in the
public schools-the flag of their country should
the 900 600 of boys and girls in the elementary
schools be thus imbued with a reverence for
the flag and all il represents.
The mattar of mansions vas reserved nv
a., Con,,.,d., Co., a.. .,o,,oI,,.;o,, 80 III,
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"uu'eeS' "heh ne saiu'
The committee on pensions have been unable
10 make any progress IN securing favorable con-
siderations py congress OF the pension bills
recommended Dy the columbus encampmeEt-
Inc committee Is IN no way 10 oianie' anu the
question OF pension legislation Will come De-
fore you again Tor discussion and recommends
atlon.
Inc numoer OF comrades IN this encampment
is so large that it is but natural that all will
not agree IN the discussion; but when the dis
cussloH has closed and the encampment has
acted lts action should receive the earnest sup
port OF every comrade. without mutual con-
cession there would De no Legislation. The
Grand Army OF the Repubhc has never exer-
cised its full influence in pension legislation be-
cause OF the division In It's ranks. the meas
sures recommended by the National encamp-
ment should not be antagonized by conflicting
measures urged by departments or posts.
Our demands should be reasonable and con-
sistent. The last encampment recommended
TO Congress q service pension bill, and what is
known as the Disability Pension Bill My ex-
perience in Congress leads me to believe that
sou win SiSatiy stchSthch ehc Hahus VI Jul
irienas IN mat pody py demanding at MI
Mauhee the pehsioh "sheu ior a' CoiuHous.
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mus iat.nns, pr.aS,pa' anu =. 'ne
re,,ewber that these men have claims nnon the
state at least equal to those of the bondbold-
ers. Let those who inveigh against pen
sions remember that it was the boys
IN oiue VINO oy trials' sunerinss
,a nu oI i;nar,r npd ~uiou ,nSrr,ra 80 ,,aro
and tbeir children the bIess;nos of free institn.
tions under which thew enjoy a greater pros.
perity, larger liberty, a higher civilization
and purer Christianity than ever before en-
joyed by people. Let the people remembe.
tnat 10 preserve 10 tnem tnese dressings
-Four hundred thousand OF the brave,
Made this' our ransomed SOIL their grave.
we, the survivors OF these men, we VINO gave
tne oest years Vi our nses 70 our country, VIII
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Nation helm our comrades living than erect
monuments 70 them dead
my countrymen," said an illustrious COM
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