The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-14

| Fuslon-The Color Line.
| DETROIT. Mich. Aug. 6.-The follow
| ing Is the address Of COMMANDMENT
| Chief Yea zey before the encampnent-
| -conkADEs-Thlsl s the silver anniversary
| % a birth. not Of wedding The wedding
| occurred when the brldegroo ms. the youth
| OF the land. enlisted In its defense. AbrA-
| ham Lincoln celebrated the MARRIAGE nup-
| tials. Columbia was the bride. Her YES.
ture was the nations dag The pledge 70 e.
| tablish that nag over the domain OF ccses-
| sion was tho pledge Of her hand when the
pledge was grandy redeemed. through
| bloody strife. through suffering and death.
| and after the ylctors had placed. on
the brow OF the bride new diadem.
whose gems we're honor. valor. fame.
untainted with slavery. country
that marriage was the Grand Army o.
the Republic. an offspring worthy OF 10
| royal parentage. The man must be blind
/ indeed " no mas failed to see in recent years.
a. time has impeied our column toward tho
river which all mankind INST cross. that
| the q. A. r.. rs IL has become better known.
has been constantly marching 20 a higher
place In the estimation OF the people gener-
| ally as well rs the Veterans OF the War. that
| the spirit Of true comratcshp il constantly
taking a deeper hold in the hearts Of COM
rade-. aud that time has not derninish ei. bus
quenched. but intensified. the ariors Of
their love OF the nag and al IL represents:
not dullcd. but cnllyened. the sOldlcrly
spirit which they exhibited In the old heroic
days. ANY charge 10 the contrary Is an in
suit 20 the veterans as class and As indl-
viiuals.
After referring pathetlca to the deaths
dur ny the year 81 sherman. Porter. Hainlin.
Devins. lob n and other honored members
OF the order. the comm ander- IN chief con-
tinued
.The present al min lstratlon encountered
the same disturbances in the departments OF
Louisiana and Mississippi thar had troubled
my predecessor. From various sources "
Information thar have been accessible 10
me. believe that large majority of both
white and colored .comr AIDES in the depart
ments Of louisiana and Mississippi are
strong in the cow icfion that 10 would be for
the best interests OF all indiv idnally. and
OF the posts. and OF the order to have sep
arate department in Lou siana and some Of
the other gull states made up OF such posts
as may apply 20 come into II. and having
concurrent turisd iction with the department.
already established in such states-concur-
rent in respect 70 the chartering and mus
tering Of posts. but each DEPARTING having
exclusive jurisdiction over the posts which
il may receive My best Judgment. after
year OF pain stalking invest cation. II that it
would be v Ice TO confer upon my successor
the authority 10 create such a department.
II. may either ind II necessary. or think 10
best 70 exercise the power conferred.
THE com mander-in chief adv ises this the
executive officers refrain from lniorsing
appeals for contributions for any purpose.
however worthy. except those expressly
named Ia the objects OF the order. Neter-
ans are apt 10 be strongly Influenced bv such
Indor sefnents IL is recomm IN led that
congress be appealed to to provide for tho
ma ntenance Of ut. McGregor cottage. The
q. A. has been paying the expenses be-
cause no one else assumed them
1.-The argu ment IN favor OF service pension
Legislation has been urged upon congress
without avail bur under the disability pen
sion bill about l.000 pensions arc now being
allowed per day. and Will be unit il the docket
OF applications 10 substantially cleared The
number who thought the bill too liberal Is
rapidly diminishing as the act becomes bet
ter understood.
The com mander ln.chie f reco fnmends that
the Legislation giving preference In the civil
service to discharged soldiers be amended
% ~ to recognize the idea Of service apart
| from discharge or disability.
Comrades. our order has not reached it,
high water mark. neither In numbers nor In
glory or power. In cuitivating fraternity
and charity II works on tine same lines with
some other organizations but there IS an
other basic principle o. our order which 10.
In sense AZ least pee uliar TO lt-it - the
broad principle OF loyalty. Here We provoke
criticism. and on the ground that there - no
di=loyaity now. True. no class section IS
engaged in disloyal acts: bur. as il well
known. there men here and there
throughout the land who adhere
TO the pcrniclous doctrine that scce--
sion By state j. right. and
therefore resistance TO attempted coercion
T. not dSloyalty or rebellion. The iron heel
~
! Of overt action based npon this doctrine.
f! when. in the next Instance. threat was
1 carried into effect. Il required the scourge
| OF war aud rivers 81 blood 20 suppress II. A
| third effect ls not likely 70 appear aga in in
1 the south. iiecause Il Is not cone eivable how
the interests Of that section can be 80 al
vantareonsiy situated a. they Mrc within
the Union. But the doctrine permezte- the
1 political literature Of the country. The seed
| took deep root In the disciples OF Calhoun
and others who iabored 20 plantit A. our
| country extends rs borders. and sections
become antagonistlc in Interest. We can sag
| that another effort may not be made some-
| where. 50 long a. tAls danger exists. how
! ever remotely. the work of the q. A. r. 10
| not finished. No organ zatlon since the war
| ha- done 80 much for the country. especial
| " in laying deep the foundations OF future
security. as the O. A. X ItappeaIs to every
| loyal hand that drew q blade or carried
| done his full duty as citizen unless he has
| given the order the benefit Of his comrado-
| ship In H.
I'm closing desire TO renew the express
sion Of gratitude which made a year ago for
the great honor you conferred upon me.
Having intended 20 wrong no one. and hav-
ing received no sffront from anyone. say
20 one and all. from the deepest rece sses OF
my heart. thank You. and God bless you"
A. prelude to the address o. the com.
mander-l in chief. quartettc rendered sew
eral war songs. In on- Of them was inter
poiatei tls. line. There will be no fusion
~ the blue and the grey. as we 20 marching
On" AT this suggestion the delegates arose
en- masse and chcered vocIferously. NO
fusion In ours" shouted . man IN the gal
lcry. and the ground foor cheered again
TX President Hayes, Gov. ifovey OF Indiana,
ex Gov. Ai2er of Michigan and ex Gov
Ogie-by 81 Illinois came upon the platform
at this juncture and were warmly received.
In behalf u the comrades from Ne
braska Col CARLSON presented to
the commander n-chlef a silver gavei and
a magnificent stand o; flowers, while Col
Duffield. OF Detroit presented 'bu-Iness
gavel." made out ~ remains OF the old fort
which was brought 20 the surface while
cxcavating asite for the new post ONCE.
The address OF the comma nder. In Ief
was listened 20 with close attention. Al.
plause greeted his declaration that tile
colorcd organizations should he recognized