Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-06

and the saloons and the cigar stores and the
livery stables. who viii get the money spent
here. shall be required to paw these expenses.
IL is all right enongh. but it destroys the whole
dignity and grandeur Of this sort Of an occa-
| sion.
1 trust and believe that men will come here
who were in both the armies; that they will
come from Virginia. just across the river; that
they will come from Kentucky. my native
state; that they will come here and be received
and welcomed as friends and not 10 be rejected
as enemies. That is the way il strikes me.
THE CASE OF CHICAGO.
No one had any trouble in understanding
Senator Dawes. He said: II has been argued
against the provision AZ it was inserted BY the
Senate in the bill that this was the concern Of
the District alone, that the District solicited
this meeting. that it held out the idea that il
was such an object to the District that IL would
gladly defray all the expense. and that what
over advantage 1t was was a money-making
! operation, and that Injured to the District IL
that is all there to it ii il pretty small bust
ness. II all there is TO this meeting of the
Grand Army here on this occasion is the amount
of pocket money that will result from il II is
| pretty small business.
never myself could see any distinction he
| tween this and another enterprise except on a
| larger scale. which was solicited, 1 believe. by
! the city of New York, the city Of St Louis the
city OF Chicago and some other cities l be-
!ieve they all held out the inducement that if we
would have the Columbian fair in their cities
there should not be a dollar of expense to the
United States. They went, / suppose some
what on the ground that they were going to
make heap Of money out Of il, and yet every
one OF us knew how it would be. All Of us are
exceedingly anxious; as President woolsey said
OF another matter, we ''show uncommon anxi-
ETY. in our party platform to see which Of us
as national parties will put our hands INTO the
treasury Of the United States the deepest
toward contributing to an exhibition in Chicago
that Chicago raised heaven and earth to obtain
there, and promised everybody that it should
be done without expense to anybody but Chi
cago, and Chicago is going to reap all the ben
eft of it. What is the distinction in principle?
We believe that that great exhibition there Is
and all over the country, though not in dollars
and cents distributed around.
Because Of this meeting Of the Grand Army
of the Republic here in this city and the amount
of money that is to be left here. and because we
do not expect to gather all that into the treas
ury Of the United States. shall We, who, as to
all things else, have engaged to pay one-half Of
the expenses Of this District. whether for paving
the streets, erecting a monument or supporting
charity. say that there is something hidden
something we cannot well express ourselves. or
do not want to exprees-as to why this particu-
lar thing shall be distinguished from all others.
and that not only shall the expense be saddled
upon the District alone. and one-half of the
property in the District shall pay this expendi-
ture, because the District wanted to have it here?
That is all there is to this question.
If anybody can show me any difference in
principle between this and what we are vieing
with each other to do in respect to the great eX-
position might change my vote.
| SENATOR GALLINGERs VIEW.
Senator Gallinger said he listened with in
.terest to the remarks Of Senator Kyle, but he
evidently was not converted. Very likely,
said Senator Gallinger. if this were an original
proposition, SO far as the relative amount Of the
appropriation to come from the funds of the
District and from the national treasury is con-.
cerned, might well agree with him. But as
the Senator from Iowa Mr.. Allison) has well
said, all through our legislation this matter Of
paying one-half Of the expense from the national
treasury and one-hslf from the treasury of the
exception, and L confess that / cannot see in
this particular case any reason why Congress
should depart from that custom, 80 well estab-
lished almost as to be law.
| The Senator from South Dakota called atten-
ton likewise to the circumstance that this
| money was not to go at all to the soldiers who
are to come here: that they we're TO get no part
| of it. l have found no one who has estimated
that less than 100 900 soldiers will be in the city
Of Washington at the approaching encampment.
and as the appropriation is only S100, 900 l can
not for the life OF me understand how that
money may be used for the direct benefit of
these soldiers. At best it would be only 81 for
each individual.
We all know what this money is going to be
used for, and SO far as l am informed it Is to be
used for proper and legitimate purposes. 1t
Will be used. as believe, to enhance the COM
fort Of the old soldiers and make their stay in
| Washington more agreeable and profitable than
| it otherwise could be.
The Senator from South Dakota made the
suggestion that in other places where these en-
pQyv ranfo har hnap haIa thn
| voted from the treasures of the cities. Mr..
| President, that has not always been the case.
There have been instances where the state legis-
lature has made an appropriation, and properly
SO as look at it, corresponding to the appro-
| priation that is proposed to be made from the
national treasury in this instance.
l confess to the hope that the Senate may
adhere to the position it has taken in this mat
ter. certainly for the present, and that we may
insist that S1cO, 900 shall be appropriated for
this purpose, so patriotic and proper in
itself. and that we may not, i'll making tins ap-
preparation. depart from the usual custom that
has obtained for the country at large to bear
one-hslf of the expense, which they are doing
in every other appropriation of this character
that is made by Congress.
SENATOR SANDERS SPEAKS PLAINLY.
Senator Sanders evidently was not pleased
with the turn affairs had taken. IF we are GO
ing to do something in the name of patriotism -
sald he, II think We ought not to do it in the
spirit of Shylock. As l understand the prin-
cipal purpose is to express in this appropria-
ton the nations gratitude to her defenders If
ANYBODY has sat down and undertaken to figure
out who will be the pecunisrv benefciaries of
the presence in this city of 200 900 old soldiers
next fall. and has undertaken to apportion the
expense of bidding them welcome and making
them comfortable while here. am very thank
| full that no was around with his kodak to
take the picture of that man as he WAS figuring
to see how much the shoemakers should con-
tribute. how much the various tobacconists
ought to contribute and how much the various
hotel and restaurant keepers ought to contrib
ute. That mans statue should not be perpet-
uated either in bronze or marble. 1t is not in
such spirit that that 1 mention this sub
ject. 1t is to say to those men who not only
took their lives in their hands. bat who ex-
pended what was best OF their lives in
defense Of the integrity of the re-
public, that SO long as they survive the
nation does not forget them and will not forget
them. This is not matter that appeals any
more strongly to those of us who were their
comrades who are to assemble here than il does
| to those who were in the army upon the other
side. 1t is to strengthen in the human heart
the sentiment of patriotism. II we are going
| to give tithes of anise. mint and cummin, better
for us had il never been mentioned in these halls
| The Lord loveth O cheerful giyer and so