The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-08-13
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der. the commander in chief continued:
| The present administration encountered the
| same Disturbances In the department OF Louis.
| lara and Mississippi that had troup!ei my
/ predecessors From various sources of in.
| formation that have been accessible To
re. believe that large majority Of both
] white and eoored comrades in the depart.
ments of Louisiana and Mississippi are
| strong III the conviction that IL would
b. for the best interests oil all individually and
II their posts AMI of III. order. 10 have Il sera.
| rate department In Lou. siana and Of the
ether gulf states maae up OF such posts a.
iaay apply to come into il and having
concurrent jurisdiction with the department
already established in such states: concur
rent Ill respect 10 the chartering and muster
Ing ef posts. but each department having
exclusive jurisdiction over the posts which it
may receive. My pest Judgment alter Ii year OF
pains:aaing investigation is that it would be
wise 10 confer upon my successor the authority
to create such department He may either
find il necessary think IL best to exercise the
power CONFER Il.
The commander in chief advises that the ex-
ecutive officer, refrain from indorsing appeals
for contributions for any purpose. however
worthy. except those expressly named in the
objects OF the order. Veterans are apt 10 be
strongly Influenced by such Endorsements 1t
Is recommended that congress be appealed to
TO provide for the maintenance OF the Mount
Nj Ggegnr cottage. The q. A. X. has been pay
Ing the expenses because 10 one else assumed
them.
The argument in favor Of service pension
legislation has been urged upon congress with
out avail but under the disability pension bill
! about one Thousand pensions being allowed
per day ami will be until the docket Of applica-
tions IL subst antially cleared. The number
who thought the bill too liberal is rapidly
Diminishing as the act becomes better under
stood
The commander in chief recommends that
! the legislation giving preference in the civil
service department to discharged soldiers be-
amended so as TO recognize the idea OF service
apart from discharge o. disability
Comrades, our order has reached its high
water mark neither in numbers nor in glory
or POWER In eultivating fraternity aud char
lily II works on the same lines with some
other organizations Blu; there is another
basic principle OF our order which is. in u
sense AT least peculiar to ii - it is the
broad principle Of loyalty Here we provoke
criticism and on the ground that there
Is no disioval.y now. True. no class
or section is engaged in disloral acts: but as is
well known, there are men here and there
| throughout the land who adhere 10 the
pernicious doctrine that secession By state is
| "a right. and therefore resistance to attempted
coercion is not disioyalty rebellion. The
IRON Htei Oh AHuftN JACKSON crushed the IrSI
threats of overt action based upon this
doctrine. When, in the next instance
the threat was carried into effect II re
CURED the scourge of war and rivers of blood
TO suppress it, A third effort is not likely to
appear again in the south. because ii is not
conceivable how the interests Of that section
IAN De SO advantageously situated as
they are within the union. But the
doctrine permeatas tie political literature
of the country. The seed took deep root
III the disciples Of Calhoun and others
who labored to plant il. As our country ex
| tends its borders and sections become antago-
nistc 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 G.. A. X is not finished.
No organization since the war has done so
much for the country. especially in laying deep
the foundations of future security. as the G. A.
r. Ii appea's to every loyal hand that drew a
blade or carried musket. Therefore no union
soldier has done his full duty as citizen unless
he has given the order the benefit OF his com
radeship in it.
In closing desire to renew the expression
OF gratitude which made u year ago for the
great honor you conferred upon me- Having
intended to wrong no one and having received
no afiront from anyone, ] say TO one and all.
| from the deepest receSses of my heart thank
you and God bless You.
Adit. Gen. J. II. Gouldings annual
report for the year ending July 30
shows that there are in the order forty
| five departments, with 1.4o9 posts and
sos, 067 comrades in good standing
| The sum expended in charities during
the year was Si33699, against s2l1.-
951 the previous year. There
| have been $3.50 deaths tins year,
against 5.47a in 1890. Of the total APP
parent membership of 444.3o7. snspen-
sions. and transfers bring
| the number down to 39s. O67.
The quartermaster generals report
showed the assets of the organization
| to be as follows: Cash balance on hand,
| SI.s04. Is; due by departments, 81. ls3. Al
less due by departments. S1S4.1s: bal
ance, Sl.24o.a4; United States bonds,
1907. $4,000 market value l.-1Oo).
Sls..a0: supplies, Sa,94l.65; total assets,
S24.111.07.
The report on the Grant monument
fund showed that while this fund in
1890 amounted to Sill. 301.So, it had been
augmented but S.a.3..9l during the past
year. OF this amount SEQ Ii was de-
rived as interest on the present fund,
so that the actual increase by donation
had been but SlI.15 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 more
| prosperous departments should not be forget
| full Of the necessities of those in weaker ant
less favored territories and ShDulE assist aut
! encourage them in the work whenever oprortu
nifty offers. | lind the organization of the Won
ans Relief Corps is growing in ali departments
IT would be difficult to say too much in thei
favor. as they have rendered such valuable as
sistance in our charitable work. having taKer
position far in advance OF our line in blue. il
raising money to swell the relief fund. which /.
SO honestly devoted 10 the alienation Of tn,
wants of those depending upon its assistance.
The report of the judge advocat,
general derives its chief interest from
his decision on the vexed race question
''rhe question proposed is whether Their
can lawfully be two departments covering th
same territory at the same time: for instance
a department made up Of white posts and an
other OF black posts; or one Of foreign born
and another Of native born
Il think the question must be answered IL
| the negative. Tho idea is contrary to the usag,
ana UNIVERSAL undersi Andlng OF the order NTH
erto Without adverting further to the oh
vious evils likely to follow from establishin,
rival departments in any state, il is enough
that it is very clear that the rules and regula
tons do not provide for nor warrant the estab
lishment Of but one department in any stat
or territory.
TIE report of the surgeon genera
is chiefly interesting in a statement i
contains from Pension COMMISSIONS
Raum, announcing that the amount 0
SIG .oOo, 900 will be expended for pen
sions during the fiscal year.