The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-26
THE MONUMENT AGAIN.

The Hostility of the Union Veteran Legion
to the Perversion Illustrated
It IL we'll known that the nual National
Encampmcnt Of the Union Veteran Legion
will be held in this city Oct. IL and 13 The
committee of the Indianapolis Camp 10 at
work making arrangements for the enter
tainment of the representatives of this
body of veterans in manner betting the
city of Indianapolis. Oae of the designs
of the executive committee, of which Capt.
j. Nj. PAYER is chairman. is to have q
souvenir badge" and o special committee.
of winch Col &c. shaw 10 chairman. was
created to attend to the matter. Being
called upon for o report of progress Chair
man Shaw responded In q letter to the ex-
ecutive committee, which is of interest be-
cause it touches on much more important
topic and shows the drift of sentiments on
Of the letter is as follows:
Contract has been made for the delegate metal
badge. But as the committee was instructed TO
have all the badges made with the model OF the
State soldiers and sailors monument struck on
that structure from Its original purpose, many
of our own members have declared they would
not wear q badge with the monument engraved
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should be persisted IN by the authorities We
had invited the national encampment here and
one Of the inducements offered was that they
would meet IN the presence of the finest mOnu-
ment yet erected TO common crate the sacrifices
Of the soldiers and sailors who died that the
Union might live. You know We have been
tainted In letters from our Eastern comrades
already with the assertion that the monument Is
being erected to commemorate several different
epochs in our States history OF small moment,
upon an equality with the memory and tribute
to our late comrades of the war of 1851 to 1868.
We have already incurred the expense OF the
Autograph stone. and your committee will await
the decision OF the State commissioners the tirst
of next month, before we involve the encamp-
ment with $3.50 to $500 expense for badges that
would be dead loss, because II our own MEM
bers will not use them with that emblem on
then, 1T certainly would not be in good taste to
offer them to our visiting comrades as O token.
For myself. have no doubt but the commits
siOners will remove the Objectionable figures and
return to the original design, as directed by the
Grand Army Of the Republic. whose agents they
are, as well to carry out their comrades will, as
TO economically expend the State appropriation,
made at the request OF the living Union soldiers
OF Indiana and their friends
In q six weeks discussion there has been no
sentiment developed among old soldiers. or the
general public, compared with the well nigh
unanimous protest against the perversion at
tempted. The president tComrade Langsdale)
said at the public meeting held in the state az
ricultural-room, on the Cd inst "You win all be
satisfied with the action Of the board" which
was greeted with applause And there can be
but little doubt that at the meeting next month
prompt action will be taken to restore the mon
ument to its original design and. purpose, after
which there is ample time to complete our SOU
venirs And trust the chairman and comrades
of the executive committee will approve OF our
delay.