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HEADQUARTERS BULLETIN
TrAnor-sRTF,Rs C;RkxD ARMY OF THE REPUBLIc,
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HEADQUARTERS CRAED ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC,
kansas CITY, No, March 3, 1889.
Commander-in-Chief Warner attended the En-
equipment OF the Department Of Indiana, held at
indianapolis March IS, IA snd IS. his reception by
the Indiana comrades was very cordial ard en-
thusastic. and his speech was greeted with con-
tinuous applause. He spoke as follows:
CoaIMANDER AND COMRADES: dislike very much
10 appear before you IN any role ia which am not
entitled j always thought from 1901 10 Ie0o-in
fact was confident in the beiief-that was 4 very
much Wronged man, la that was not made Gen
eral before. / never was and never got any where
Cemmaader Vanosdol-IIe has four stars on his
Tes. comrades, in reply to that statement viii
say 10 II something 10 be proud ol-not the stars
but the badge And. that sir. calls to my mind
an incident that occurred when former cltizen OF
your state and a conrade in the Grand Army OF
The Republic was indicted into Office as President
Of the grandest Nation earth, when the Senate
Chamber of the United States filled with states
men. poets philosophers and soldiers, one Oh the
old heroes THAI we have familiarity called Cncie
Billy Sherman F" cheers IA man who ! entll4ed 10
wear the fun uniform Of a General OF the armies
OF the United states, entered the senate Shaiiloe
in citizens clothes and the only sign or insignia Of
rauk he wore was simple Grand Army badge,
such as You wear on your breast. lkenewed eheer-
This. am aware, Is neither the time nor place
for much talking. You here for the transaction
OF business. II you get through this afternoon,
and have a chance tins evening, II don t4iiA
every one Of you cut Of the hall yon have more
endurance than men usually have. Laughter
j am especially glad TO meet with the COM
Tades OF Indiana il is true. the Scriptures OF
old say. that prophet is not without honor save
IN his own country, and in his own house and
among his own people; but that !, coming from
the great West OF which you have spoken, IN
known and unheraded, with nothing TO COM
memo me, but That am the huhleiS iie'u % tt'iS
orgalilzatl0n-to be members OF Hllch we nave d
right 10 be prOud-that should be escorted INTO
this hall by who won bis stars upon the neid
OF battle, and who now Is Governor OF TINS ffeal
State bW the % the neONle OF Indiana LGNeeE
after cheer Is indeed honor. Yes, comrades,
have a right 10 cheer him as coElrade who has
touched shoulders upon The field OF battle win
more Indiana soldiers than any other General NV
ing or dead Renewed cheeringl feel honored
by being thus introduced 10 you TINS afternoon
Comrades If ] go on I shall make speech.
have only got one speech llaughter and II make X
this afternoon wiz have 10 take early train ano
leave the city. Renewed laughter Coming. as
/ do from the great West 10 which, your Com
manoer has said, you sent so many comrade soi-
diers, great were your achievements on the neld
OF battle, believe no less, no grsinder were the
aciiieveinents OF your brave boys "ileh lhe! re-
turned in 1865 and finding their places occupied by
Others, sought a new home and went from Indiana
from Ohio. and from States east OF the Aleghenles
and crossed the Mississippi and over the MIS-
souri,. Your comrades went there, as your fathers
crossed the sea 70 make the West. they believed
the home Of the free How well your comrades
have done that let the great gTaneTies OF Kansas
Nebraska Dakota and the mining districts o. Coo
radO and other Territories answer. Your comrades
have made what was in the recent past the great
American desert, stretching down through the Da-
kOtas. Nebraska. Kansas. the Indian Territory. &c
bud and blossom as the rose They are now the
great soldier States Of this Union, and through tho
patriotism Of your comrades in part OF tins nioI
can there be found any place where the rights o.
every citizen are more respected or made more
sure than these. lApplanse.l In the advance O
your comrades the Indian, the buffalo ana the
great American desert have disappeared, and II
their places have sprung up villages cities school,
houses and church spires, until to-day we think We
getting out of the highest state OF civilization
when we come 10 the highly cultivated State OF In
diana. Laughter In Kansas City think Wa
are IN the East
have travelled over some Of the Western Terri
tOries and have been away IL the northern portion
OF Vermont in the last two three months, and
can say, Ia conclusion. that bring you words o
good cheer This old Grand Army of the Repuh
lie never more united, never was more mar
monlous, never was more prosperous, and never
Sit. was anchored more firmly TO the principle
upon which il is founded than II is to-day through
out the length and breadth OF tins land. lCheers
Commander and comrades, j trust you VIII paroo
me for this small DEPRESSION
he also attended the Campfire, which was hel
during the evening OF the first day Of the EncamI
ment. and delivered another soul-stirring address
in which he spoke of the remarks made shol
time ago by the rebel Gen. Rosser, and said he di
not believe there was anyone who viii question III
loyalty of the men who composed the Grand Arm
OF the Republic; that fact is unquestoned. TIL
loyalty has been written by the finger Of herOism o
every stripe of the Nations flag and so long TIA
people viii remain true 10 4he principles for whc
the comrades Of the Grand Army fought, and f.
which many died. so long shall the rights Of til
American citizen be respected before The law.