Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-05-21
For Sale BY ABBOTT BROS, PhiIIipsbuTg Kansas.

THERE is more hope of a fool than
man wise In his own conceit- This
applies to the men who persist In de-
elaring the Grand Army is political
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The HERALD supposes the above to
refer to it, so ''the hit bird Will fiut-
ter" The grandest organization the
world has ever known is the Grand
Army of the Republic, made up as it
is of men who at the risk of life and
limb, went forth TO battle for their
country. No loyal man has q word
to say derogatOry to the institution,
but the trouble with it is the same
as with all organizations, unworthy
men succeed in getting into leader
ship, and using their power for either
pecuniary or personal ends. These are
things that are criticised; not the or
der but some of the SO called leaders
who, when their actions are referred
to, Immediately cry stop thief" so
that the public attention viii be de-
tracted from them. The HERALD
does say that in numerous instances
Grand Army Posts, have been used
for personal purposes. As an exam
pie, the PhIllipsburg Post decided to
observe Memorial Day" and orders
to that effect are issued; but for some
reason or other, only the Dispatch is
favora1 with a oC,,v- fbo Hon., -. I
Democrat being ignored. Again, last
fall at the close of the ''Old Soldiers
Reunion" the HERALD asked for list
of the old soldiers in attendance, but
was informed that papers relating to
the Reunion were the property of the
'Phillipsburg Post" and if the list
was published, it would be IN the
Dispatch. Later on it was discover
ed that the Dispatch was ''out of
Sorts" and one-half of the copy was
given to this paper. And so on nu-
merous other instances might be
quoted
The Decoration Day exercises are
open to all, q. a. r. men, old soldiers
and citizens of all creeds and party;
and it does look as though orders for
that day should be published in all
the papers.
For some unaccountable reason out
Of 600 old soldiers, in this county, a
large number do not belong to the
Grand Army, and many who do, are
very luke warm in its support Com
mander Collins in his report at the
last q. a. r. Encampment, said:
AT a meeting of the council of adj
ministration held at Topeka Septem-
Der last, the subject being under
consideration, the following resolu-
ton was offered by Comrade May
and adopted:
THAT the department commander
reprimand IN a general order posts
which have been uwisely attempted
to prostitute the q. a Il. for politi-
cal PURPOSES. And further, that any
post in this department.. in the future,
violating the principles or the u A
II by attempting to use this order
for political purposes, the department
commander shall take immediate
steps to anul its charter"
Maj. Tom. Anderson of Topeka,
says: That but for the actions of
some comrades who were on the
ground, (at the Topeka reunion) it
would have been a financial success"
Noble Prentis adds his testimony in
a letter in the Kansas City Star of
some two weeks ago.
These men may be fools but they
stand high in Grand Army circles.
In conclusion the HERALD wishes to
say, that for the old soldier it has the
deepest love, and profoundest respect,
and stand ready to aid him in any
way possible; but at the same time it
reserves the right TO comment on all
tODics of general interest