The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-09-06
COMMANDER ALGER.
Comprehensive and Patriotic Ad.
dresses by COMMANDMENTS Chief
Warner.


Gen. sherman Talks to the Old Vet.
erans In fhe National Sold1ors,
~
nome.
NnMAuxEr. Aug, 2s.-yery unexpectedly
the Grand Army deleuates i,rocced.d to an
election of officers tonight. Gen. Rusaell A.
Algee of Detroit had IL all his own vsy,
Twenty men nominated him Col James Sex.
tim ~ Chic.go ,,r., ,,ro,ont,no ~. n.n. All
~ oth.- o,nd,.i.ta. ,,.ra then .,,,hdr.,.,,,
s.4s S.t1es ce'iuiu"Vo' were Cuou "snoks"n,
anQ Zen. Ai9er Was elected by acclamntlon.
OF A. G. Weissert Of Milwaukee wss elected
.s.io. ,,,-a oo,n,,..a.. ..,I T,h,, n To,,.tt
~ s1s1 ov-1.,suee' . aau svun ~ :. 1"sess M
OF New Jereey Junior Vice. II was then
after IL O'Clock. and the election Of other
S..o.s w"e tost&S"o1 .sa Hs-nAVAto".
IL 10 estimated that there were 1OO.OOO
staneen on the streets to-day, and that,
s.aeuy st0 s0.sut 20 ~. s.1ee.
homet, Ailwaukeea guests will number from
$50, 600 to 100000 by the time tho naval
hattie heoius tomorrow NIGHT The session
q. h.i,,. s.,S ~ ~ w.. Qua, n,,,rn.. h.,i
49, t..s-;s. go -. .,,,,..L ~ ,s..,s1.,s. -.
inc inSotlo1 0l Mhicn 10 "pptoutisseiy oeco-
rated. GeE. sherman Ia In attendance and Oc-
The ha,, I1s - s,a,, s,,.a ~ %s,..s,as r,sa,a
AUG hau 10 ~eii n'ieu, Ine oetesa.es eseke-
eating about seven hundred and nifty pei
o. .ooaS Two anu n'ty
me total number entatiea 10 seats IN the en-.
campment The twenty-thfrd national
encampmenS n., was u, calea 70 oraet oy Com M.
msnoe!-in .Chiet warner. AleeE ptaye1 W
Chaplain Wharton, OF tho Wisconsin depart
ment, Commandsr warner pegan 10 READ his
sddress:
Comrades and shtpmates: lam here to give an
seooune OF my ste~ardship Ihe ereatest nonof
ever Sontetteu upon iae was my eecsoa - COM na
nnhiic In tsE,nv the ohii1atIon ~ Tho once
fully realized The importance Of the trust vou
had ID 70 @ then
should drive deserving oomrads from our
ranks, and to do all that in me lay to
o.
diers and sailors OF the Union army and navy,
one to another, as brothers tried. II 1t the end
of my term am enabled to place In the hands
tn.tsa ,ui.h tbe thnnc sreat virtnes fraternitv
charity and loyalty. my highest ambition will
nave oeen 9ratined. A..
cc,n n n%ap nonisd Ins ~ H. W ieh4tn' 'no
III. .,ro,vth n, onr oro.r,,,t,on b.. te.,
steady and healthy. Strong az It is, IL has never
= en-. and trust never will be used for partisan
GSe.poses - OF 10 sssy Inc peTs"nat anD'ohs iat
during the year has been in the department Of
Missouri. Eight departments show gain in
.agsaoedsn.p ~ su Soo. siuins Iiii - oa5 & us
stluuseG n ~ aIMoTs; .oo aho's, n, i,SoIs 9SH.
4aS; Nebrss1s. & !.I0S; Pennsyivapia, l.1d0;
= Ne 0n, T!, a,y'S Oh'v' ss' ~ y. an
ssg,. ,h ,o.. ~ an nsS snatn s.ns
~ DeEsaip o"t'"H 'nc Se@t I'LL eo"u s'snuns' ""1
Si,aol. w.,
Commander warner referred bricny 10 the
reports Of his staff officers, the decisions OF
tho induo advocste oo,eral ,ba complction
t.e y"'ke ausoo.eo ssnS'a'' e"o eooo.
OF o history OF the u. A. H., the census OF
soldiers and sailors, and then took up the
suoJeos " 'ne nax "no '"o po""e 'eno0.''
he sRio:
Icommcnd to each department the patriotic
of New York Of presenting on the 22d
Of February, the birthday Of tho Father
Of His Country, the American flag to sucl
Of one Let the children ,eceivc tho stars and
stripes from tho men who placed their bodies
as living wall between It and those who would
tear 1t down.
THE u.1,rrn or prNsroxa
was reserved by the commander Tor the con-
cluston Of his address, Preceding this. he
alluded grasefuliy IN turn to topics con-
neoted with the Grant college at Mount No
Gregor, Memorial day observance, deaths In
the organization. charity, woman's Relief Relief
corps, sons OF veterans anu mlhtafy telee-
raphera The conclusion OF the address
,vns a. fo,lows.
|. "ms ~, ~ lolo"s:
Inc comnlttee on pensions nave Deen unable
70 maae any ptosress IN securing lavofane e con
ommended Sy the Columbus mn, cncampmept. The
reason ior this failure VII DC gven Dy me COM
mlttee, anu AIDW 10Y, tnae ,ts ineMDeIs a'S ~ no
way to blame The question OF pension leRisla-
LlOu Will CoUo DtIOIe you again IOE ulsCuSslOn
ana recommenaation INC namner OF comraaes
entd.iea W seats ~ tn,s encanpInenc reaGnes s
10 10 zoe; aenDe5ssve PEI oS1y 80 iaI0e'
its inemDers coming @ from sii parss OF the Union.
~ & s ma al ~ H. Ian ,
&nen me discussion , mas closca aha Tue encamp-
ment nss actea, Ns acsion should receive inc
earaesI supp0Lt ol every & c1taae ~ maout as'
tioh; Ine VOICE Oh !ne 10 sncampmens NJ. fepteseitta
tne nest In9uenS ano yIaghent ot Inc mnJorny.
anu MI snouia Deconie -, .aW unto Inc minorLy.
INC uIana A1mY OF Tue nepuDiIc mas never e1
elcisea lts inLl lnnuence IN pension ieeiSiatlon,
because 0: DIVISION IN lts ranks.
THE MEASURES RECOMMENDED
by the national encampment should not be an
taxonixed by conflicting measures urged by de-
partments OF posts. unity oi action Will secure
seGislactory lesu.s' alviosu councli VIII con
trloute 20 oeteat. Out denands should De
ressoneDle aho consisteht. 1ne iast encamp-
msnt: after % much dist discussion. by prac.
ticaily unanimous vote recommendea %
sGngIess kno service pensaGn .a,.i,,. pi', anu
,i .hs ~ ha vim. ras,ved 49,. rs,es tad a1,.
Jill. IL e , ~ t' rrtt ~. ~
was the result of compromise. and in NV iuda-
,ment w.a as wlse as N was iusf and conssrva-
tive, NV experience in congress leads me to be
lieve that you will greatly strengthen tho hands
Of our friends in that body by demanding at
Milwaukee the pension legislation asked Tor at
Columbus Let tho committee on pensions
take your recommendations to congress, backed
by a united Grand Army Of the Republic and
there will be no failure. II NE are true to our
rade disabled bv age, sickness or accident, and
Tho widows and orphans Of veterans will bc
horne on the pension rolls We should neither
give sleep to our eyes nor siumbcr to our eyelds
till Justice IL done our comrades. Tho serv-
ice pension will come. The day is not far dis
the Union army or navy shall be all the
evidence required TO secure q pension to its
holder Let the bondholders OF the country re-
member that the men who rendered their secur-
tiles valuabic-the men who have insisted that
they be paid to the uttermost farthing, princi-
pal and interest OF the money advanced by them
to the state-let them remember that these men
have claims upon the state equal at least to that
Of the bondholder. Let those who inveiKh
against pensions remember that It was
THE noys IN RIIrR
,ho h., .ho,, ,r;ais suTe,snn and de.tb no.
n,,a.,ba - ' ~ ,ha,1 he iaaan ~ iSe.tw ~, .
uis " sns gu ns, u n1 ;he, III h1,dSy .La
biess:nes Of free institutlons under which thew
enjoy greater prosperity, larger liberty. higher
eiviii1stioa ana . purer Chr,stianiy tnan ever
pe1o.e en1oye| ;hs, peUpe an .ne peope .
blessings
-Four hundred thousand Of the barve
Made this. ou: ransomed soil, their gravel"
We, the SURVIVORS OF these men, we, who gave