The Springdale news., 1889-09-06
ANOTHER BAD BREAK.
Corporal Tanner lmpugnS the Virtue
 of American Women.

of American Women.
 MILWAUKEE, Wis.,. Aug. 30-Cor- poral Tanner stirred up tremen- dious sensatio n at the national en- campmont of the c. A. R. late yes tcrday afternoon. A resolution, thanking President Harrlson for his appointment and indorslng bis conduct of the pension bureau, had just been passed amid ringing cheers. He ha1 secured the ln- dol, semenJ be came to Milwaukee ai- ter and mlght have we'll exclaimed with Monte Cristo,' "Tnr wol q is mIne." Then suddenly the win iy Corporal crashed from his pln- naclc ln;o the mud. At o'clock he was the idol of the Grand Army; turec hours later Ne was flying out of Milwaukee while III ny comrades did not hesitate to say he ought to be expelled from the order. The Corporal's ta He jaw wrought his own ruin. The committee on res olutions had reported adversely a resolution asking Congress to con- tinue widows pensions after their rcmarriage. Everyone Tau he'd at he resolution as a joke.
 Then Tanner arose in his place, "Belore the question IS pun" he said II want to Iaise my voice n favor of the passage of this resolution. I have come out here from WAsl- inston wlth my lips padlocked on all matters pretaining to pensions. for reasons which it Is unnecessary to state, but l will make an cXccp- ton m this case, for It IS n matter that I deem of the utmost impor- ttnCe. The widow of a soldier has suffered the loss ot her means of support and 'fa7 suffered mentally as we'll in the loss of cOmpalAOn for life. The deeds of hen soldier husband were just as great, and are as worthy ot compensation in the case of her marriage as ii she were to remain single. The debt is own ing to her, and she is fully entitled to 1t, without being obliged tO fore go the enjoymcnts oftorming anoth- o marriage, and then l want to say that ;o fail to adopt somo such N rIlc is to place T premium upon immortality. For years have stood in this cncamr- ment and voted agalnst such pro- positions. but since l have been Pension Commissioner have changed front entirely on such sub iecls. There is not ! week that there are not a great many cases that cone 10 my knowledge where women have made lambsklns ot' their virtue to retain d pension. In my opinion you will do a just act 10 relieve legislation from th t construction and thus also reIicyr the Commissioner anu his subord ' na,cs from being forced into inves- ti4ati0n for having granted pensions in cases where according to law, they should not Do granted, but were obtained by fraud"
 For moment the convention seemed dum-founded, then the storm ragged turious.y. A dozen fiery speeches were mace dcnounc- ing Tanner as q g'ncral lmpngner of the vf"tuc of AmcrI an women. Two thirds of the delegates felt Tanners rema ks to be a personal insult.
 Gen. Thomas of Illinois was the pl inclral one of several speakers who attacked the Pension Commls- sioner. The effect ot Tanners talk was, he said, to imply that the wid- ows of the war were lot ot women whose virtue it was necessary to buy with q pension of Sl2 month m order 10 keep them from bccom- Ing prostitutes.
 Tanner at this shouted out eXcit- edlv: Do you mean to say that ! said any such thlng in my remarks.
 That is the loglcal effect oi what you said," replied Gen. Thomas, "and in my opinion no other con struction can nc placed upon your language"
 Ii said nothing of the '-ind," shouted Tanner, as he shook ms tist at Gen. Thomas, who sat in front ot him. Fl simply gave you facts, facts ina. cannot be denied, bat can be proven from many competent authorities
 After several more very Inilg- nant speeches Tanner was votcI down by an almost unanimous vote Owlne to extreme retlccnce of tht officials 1t was impossible to obtain any accurate account of what Tan ner sa,d'last night. To-day. a Grand Army man, m old reporter who was present in the gallery and took down Tanners words, made pnblic his notes. His report IS verified Ly halt d dozen independent wIt- ncsses.
 The story printed thls morning that Tanner left suddenly for Washington last evening is denle1 by the attaches of the Flankinglon House. who say tlat lie stil! retains his room. He was not to be found however. th merning.-kepubiIc-
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