Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-08-19
WEDNE SDAY.
whss,.sk q. t..'.y tiss,sd 'smm..-
d.r-is-tbIsf-s.n. Als.r'. AddT....

Ik~TpN, Aux Ut To-day was a husy
hay a'.uut A.usic laii The de'egaics ~
The annual .Icsmpmsut poured In thirk
ant fust ~ lHth TIE llAmiltDn plscr anf
Winter sirrst entrance. lini th ~ Wa .
.insular lack II military ppmy. the grn.
sr,i Idea q ell Grand Aruy msn b.lng
nov equal sas carr., uut thOruu ghly In
spirit. The Frank T.. blair pat No !. ~.
Louis. tufusd out o. e.c,rt Gfn.
Shrrmau. ous ~ H. cnmrales. " form~l
In Ilsmlllon p.ase. anil Kept allgncl to ~
eslyc som. ~ ihs other no,ablr. ~ the
Winter sirsi cntpnse p II :. irum Penn
.ylvanla. at the ss.p~
Though the 30 amppsui was calle,l for
10 o'elusk. IL was u,t until i0is that the
delegate. c,ass-l a. cums In Considerable
numl-r. Among them. ls-l'lcs zen.
sherman. were Juigr NsaFsy ~ Vermont,
Gen Alssf aud Department Commander
Innls and Cotp. Tanner Dshlgisu po.t oi
south lil.ion was delegated for guard
duty.
The Women. u lisf Cort- department
- Masssrhu SITS. has undertaken o. Toe
iifv a.. timer msu ofihe delrgrtcs 1ieiI
sllseanc. &c luurh~p1 esch day u luk
plate. UIsrt "a ball }. the plscs for
,sr,ing u. Ds.r.ptss ~ m The department
at ~ vaitrrss-s
When the delegates hai - called "a
order Geo A'g.r dilIvervi the folll sing
al ~.
Comrad s-Fmsmaisly for "a. we ar
trFmtttsd o. rather lrfr iu this historic
c.tv. jusfiy uauvl tie Cradle ~ Liberty
to celebrate thr tNfhiy niih nnrisyfsf ~
~ the .irtvnirr ~ the armci lurccs
agaiusf thi. luvtrumeut 60 che Union
army W. nl.u tcirhr,ie the twenty, hith
auniyrrsary q ths arf al fras,lum ~ al
rarf. y ithin nuf Lorirrs. Nsar hsv ws.
-nr u the hrt sUof hFard 'uund the
wOr a aul Wcrr f1ught the first hattie,
~ the il ,olutinu liHw mtny p,tfiris iu
ls'sr dns havt lrtn lusgirsl to p-ffurm
h. r0lc ds,at. lly thr tN.tIiplr ~ thD-s pairi.
II v Lnfri dt DlsuH this land should -
trf. and have ir..i io emulate their ex'
anplss. The sH - 4 hslils that have
tssis,i the unurfsv 81 thr.s grnrrtiOus.
Whose representatives are gathered here
toslsy. will answer. To naine Onc 20 q
iorsn - the - without inclniiny all would
A. 'h. =. ne act 20 lulustics ~ wuuli the
r,copiinl af tie dee.ts q single man.
omitting ether. II u sufficient fur va a.
know that Wien ealiel men were found
for .y,ry place. q,
Whils W lament the lo-. % nearly All
~ our old commanders II I. q sourv- of
gr,at consolation AMI ple..nrr 70 Know
that one of tht.s grst leaders ~ men IL
till sp.rr,l to a. AID - In our midst to-
day Upon him this naticn j. y uTins ~.
wealth ~ love anl grttitudr. lie u- hops
and pfaV that b. NAV lung d. psrIniiie
TO remain herr. our leader. our cOmma1.
der, our "a and our cOmrndT. 6oi blss,
you. Gen sherman. our love 10 'ou D,
beyond words.
JomTade., u l. net my Intention TO-DAY
TO buuien yOu with the detail. 0f the
working. ~ this Organization, nor % Ic-
n..t 10 any great extent what can be
found In the rrports ~ ny siAr officers.
Their work hss teen KeaiOusly an1 COnsci'
sntIously IsrrfOrmesi. n1d ! comment their
r,Dorts To your CAREFUL .crtitiny
have attended twsniI -tbrrvdepariment
sneampmsuts, have. a. you arU Is-sihly
awarr. visited many oi the departments al
ssyeral differrnt times.aud have been more
than gratliei 20 lsAr1 that eVeryw herr,
among the mot hon rr'l and tfiisiei cltl'
ssns, Amnng the men holding Official pn.l-
tions, and achieving IA c-ss Ia private lile,
are found MANY of tbs men Who scrve'l Ia
the Union army arr nov wearing the hin =,
IL the Grant Army. The coalition 81 the
Organization. I am happy to report, u,
With feN exteptiOus. rxCellanf
The ofiicial T,pors presented to IN.
t~snty-thinl national sncsmpmeut, datesi
Jun, ~, iS>J. gave the nuhibsr of oosil-
rsde. la goi and regular standlng,
3si,6i, Total members then .uspeniei
and delinquent, SOS. making totsl
membership NJ borne on the roll. ~ wa,
dat. of glOt~d June -. iso. the totai
numisr o comrades In good and regul a.
standing wAs s25.fS total msmter-hiI
borne on rolls. a. 80. uumter of pf~ts ~.
| port~l June -, is,,, OIL. number oi post,
rvportei Jun. -, issl. sisl number Ol
death. during the ytar. isd. nuulbsr 81
new departments. =, Including the pfovi.
slonai department of Indian territory aud
Oklahoma
pss.Iosa
The subject ~ pensions has been. ~ al
arv aware, the all absorbing Que of th'
year. Daring the early days of the pr.-sn'
congress Il l-rcame evident to the pension
| committee vi. n. rspOIt .. leiore you. that
| the "-eryice b.ll. ~ much desirr'i, eoule
not be en- sctsl into a las, many niemier,
| ~ both hranche- % cOngrc>s DECLARING thai
| they could not vote for an amount that
| taken with the rrgnlar cxpendlturc- OF th.
government. would exc-sel IT. revenues.
am aware that many arr Disappointed. bal
| the ,enmittse has l-en powefle>- u ac'
| compli.h mofe than has already lern done
II is now believed that the expenditure, u
p~n.ions unsisr existing laws will exeesl
| ti5O.uD.0O annually.
More than 3sl 0sD appl ,atiOns have beet
| made To the commis-lOnsr of pensions un
der the new disability Law. and he In
forms me that applications are coming Ia
nj the rate ~ about 1900 y day. iarg'
| n. this sum L.. II j. grsat qualification q
know that II IL distributed among ou
own people. -Four timrs year thi. none,
goes 10 all parts of the country. There u
not q community which dos not feel ~
influence and to which u is not help. u
| pay. the nscrs-ary halls "a the msrt han
| and the farm q. who la turn are able u
| pay their debts. and - on. While tbe>s
| ars not reasons for laying pensions. thsl
| are Q sourt~ of consolation to the people
| Who bear the burden.
since the var the nation has d0uhlesi IN
population aud more than qusdfupled 10
wealth. lts prs-prity n known to 10
/ other Land. and am sure its people an
| gradually contributing 90 the support .
| tho>e who NJ every sscrifice made 10 po~si
| bIs Tor 10 to tc what u H.
Much mIsspprheaslon exists, think
| concerning the dlssl lily bill he!efofor,
| rvferrv<i ca, passrd under date of June ~
inO. Lea me quote fr'm section y al
| p<rsoos Who servst nlnsty days or mnrv u
The military or naval seryice of the unites
| States during the late War of the ltei,el
lion, and who have besn hooosably do
] sAArgsd thsssfrou. snd who AZ now q