Telegram-herald., 1891-08-06

wise 70 eosf-E agoa ny successor The authority
~ create saeA department. He may either
dad II necessary taiak it best 10 exercise ths
poser eoalerT-1
The commander In chief ADVISES that the sx-
eeosfye ofncers refrain fFo1 fn1eTsiGg ap gesls
fss eontrissIioas Tor any purpose. ao<sver
worthy, exee2s thoss expressly nsZnsa IL tae
objects Of the order. Veterans are APT 10 be
strongly Influenced oy such iaeersesnes.2 IL
l. recommended hat cozsress DC appealed 20
% ggosice fer the maintenance ef TIE houat
hc3reser cottage. The @. A K has been pay
iag TIE expenses because 40 oEs else ASH aIneo
t1em-
The argumen, IN favor os service pension
Legislation has been urged upon congress with
oas Avail. cut anaer the disability Beaslon biu
about one thousand pensisas are being aIlewss
per day ana Viii be antN shs DOCKET Of appliea-
lions Is Substantially cleared Tne number
WAC taoazas the bill teo liberal 10 rapidly
diminishing - the act becomes bester under
stood
Tho ecHnander in chief recommends that
the legislation giving preference In the civil
service department. To discharged soldiers be
amended so as 10 recoxnizs the idea OF service
apart from cisen argo or disability.
Comrades. our order hiss reached fts high
water mark neither IN numbers nor In glory
or po~eE In eultivating fraternity and char
ity ~ works on the same lines with some
other organizations But there Is another
basic principle Of eur order which is, In .
sense ~ least peculiar 10 II - IL IS the
bread principle Of loyalty. Here We provoke
criticism. and On the ground thai there
Is no cisioyAify now. True, no class
or section Is engaged in cisloy al acts: buL Is
well known. there are men here and there
throughout the land who adhere to the
peFnictous doctrine tn at secession by o state is
right and therefore resistance 70 attempted
coercion Is not dssloyal or rebellion The
iron nee. Of Audrex Jackson cruSAed the rirSt
threats Of over, action based upon this
doctrine. When In the next instance.
the threat carried into effect, 1t re-
quired the scourge Of war and rivers of blood
To suppress IT, A third effort is not likely to
appear again in the south. because it is not
conceivable how the interests Of that section
san be SO Adyaatags seusly situated as
they are within the union. But the
doctrine permeates the political literature
OF the country. The seed took deep root
In the disciples OF Calhoun and others
who lsborcd 10 plant IL. As our country ex
tends its borders and sections become antsgo-
nis,ic IN interest who can say that another
effort may not be made somewhere, So long
as this danger exists however remotely the
work OF the @. A X. is nos finished.
No organization since TIE has done so
much for the country. especially in laying deep
the foundations of future security rs the @. A.
r. IL appeals to every loyal hand ,ha. drew a
soldier has done his full duty as citizen unless
he has given the order the bencit OF his com
radeship in IL.
In closing desire to renew the expression
OF gratitude which made q year ago for the
great honor you conferred upon me. Having
intended 10 wrong no one and having received
no afront from anyone. l say to one Snd all,
from the deepest recesses of my heart, thank
you and God bless you
Adjt- Gen. j. h. Goulding's annual
report for the year ending July so
shows that there are in the order forty
five departments, with 7,4o9 posts and
$3.50 comrades in good standing.
The sum expended in charities during
the year was $333,699, against s217,-
957 tho previous year. There
have been 8, $50 deaths this year,
against 5.479 in 1890. Of the total ap-
parent membership of s444.3o7, suspen-
sions. s.dclinquencies and dtransfers bring
| the number down to 39s, OCT.
The qu:-.ermaster generals report
showed the assets of the organization
to be as follows: Cash balance on hand,
81. s04. Is; due by departments, 81, ,429. Al
less due by departments, 8ls417; bal
ance. sl.240.24; United States bonds.
1907. $4,000 market value 17-lOC,,
SIS, 7sO; supplies, $a,94l.65; total assets.
S24,71L0T.
The report on the Grant monument
fund showed that while this fund in
1890 amounted TO Sill, ,307 so, it had been
augmented but s237. 81 during the past
year. OF this amount 1925. l6 was de-
rived as interest on the presens fund,
ha h. H.,
had been but sl1.75. This sum was re-
ported by the state of Minnesota
The inspector generals report after
detailing the condition of the order says
in conclusion:
"Our comrades In the stronger and moro
prosperous departments should not be forget
ful OF the necessities Of those in weaker ard
| less favored territories and should assist and
encourage ,sem IN the work whenever opporta-
nifty offers. End the organization OF the Won
al 10 Relief Corps ia growing In all apartments.
II would be difficult TO say too much iu their
| favor. as they have rendered such valuable as
| sistancc In our charitable work. having taken
position far In advance Of our line Ia blue in
raising money to swen the relief fund. which Is
50 honestly devoted to the alIeyiatisn OF the
wants Of those depending upon It's assistance"
The report of the Judge advocate
kt1tIdl utFtFcS ilS Ctlitk intcItSb ITOm
his decision on the vexed race question.
The question proposed Is whether thcre
can lawfully be two departments covering the
same territory at the same time: for Instance.
adcpartment made mp of white posts and
other OF black posts, one OF forsign born.
and another OF native born
Il think the question must be answered In
the negative. The ideais contrary TO the usage
and universal understanding Of the order h!th-
crto. without adverting further TO the OBJ
vioas evils likely to follow from establishing
rival departments In any state. IL is enough
tnat IL Is very clear that The rules sud regula-
tions do not provide for nor warrant The estsb-
lishnent OF but one department. in any state
or territory.
The report of tho surgeon general
Is chiefly interesting in a statement ii
contains from Pension Commissioner
Raum. Announcing that the amount OF
SIG, 200, 600 will be expended for pen
sions during the fiscal year.
Nsyes Is New Chief
TAsrEQUAH. l. T.. Aug S-J NJ.
Naves was elected chief OF the Chero-
KEGS on close vote II was an order