The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-29

teer military organization to be aomGdic
tribes. but thar they should have a local
habitation, that is that armories shoulc be
provided, which is covered by the broad and
liberal term equip" An ounce OF proven
ton is worth a pound OF cure. The maxim
# the great soldier, Napoleon Bonapartc.
In time Of peace prepare for war" en-
bodies wealth of wisdom. About twelve
years ago. red handed communism
wss holding high carnival all
over the north, east and
west. A bowling mob was laying waste
the great state Of Pennsylvania In New
YOrk, with "a worse element to contend
wit. not a dollars worth Of property was
destroyed, not a gun fired of, or a life lost.
Whv was this great difference in these two
great statesl Pennsylvania did nothing for
her volunteer f0rce-did not recognize the
Importance Of fostering its military organi-
cations. New York was appropriating an
nually S350,OO0 70 $500, 600 for the mainte-
nance Of her volunteer force, and at that
time she had 10000 well-equipped vol
untsers under her control, marching under
her flag and obedient to her orders. In ons
place alone in Pennsylvania-Pitts
there was q million a half dollars
worth Of property destroyed by the mob.
The state authorities were even subjected to
modification and humiliation by being
compelled TO invoke the assistance Of the
her small and inefficient force. What was
the result of this? To-day Pennsylvania IS
the most generous state in the union to her
volunteers, and has the best equipped vol
unteer force in the country. Can 1t be pos
sible that Georgia is waiting for a repeti
ton Of Pittsburg within her borders to
arouse cur Lawmakers to sense OF justice
TO our volunteers, or rather TO common
sense among themsslves2 Our volunteers
are not asking for any large amount of
monay, they simply want TO be equipped.
1t IS indeed the duty of the several states.
and the state solely, to preserve order
within its own limits, and the means for
the accomplishment of is end consists in
Well-organi2ed volunteer force of proper
material, properly Differed and equipped"
and to bs effective must be fOstered by the
state for whose protection it IS organized
the young men by personal service, the old
mon by encouragement. A royerent regard
for order and respect and subordination to
all lawful authority would be the fruit
of all this. Georgia, our grand
old commonwealth, who has always been
true 20 herself. and whose actions have ever
been characterized by wisdom. Justice
and moderation, who has ever travelled the
path blazed by honor and duty, is by her
present action crushing out the military
sptrlt, md with it the MANHOOD Of her sons
Can Georgia afford to do anything for her
volunteer force? Yesl Undoubtedly, yes
Her public credit equals that of the national
government. Her state securities equal in
value any in the commercial world. Yet
Georgia Is the only state in this country
that will not or has not, up to the present
time, appropriated dollar for her volun-
teer force, "ths palladium Of its security
Why is this7 During tho days that tried
mems souls" when the volunteer military
organizations of Georgia were tried in the
balance, were they found wanting? mol!
They quickly responded to the call Of their
state, aud thousands and tens Of thousands
of their numbers fell in the din and roar of
battle beneath the southern cross, CON
secrated by so much unsefish devotion
and such unstinted libatious of blood. To
the conservative and moral influence of
her volunteer force, Georgia owes much
OF her present proud position. Ever ready
and wiling as they have been in the past,
and are now, with their lives in their hands
to vlndicate the peace, honor and dignity of
their old mother, it is beyond the power of
any man. or men, to sustain and maintain
the volunteer force without some recogni-
tion and substantial assistance, aud that the
present legislature will do something mate
rial for the cause, is the earnest hope of
CLIFFORD W. ANDERSON.