St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-18
AN INDIGNANT SON.
Sensational Speech Before the
Society Of the Army Of
the Tennessee.
Gen. Sherman'S Clerical Son
Inveighs Against Labor
Organizations.
Granite Cutters Will Not Let
His Fathers Monument
Be Moved.
Gen. C. M. Dodge Chosen as
President Of the So
ciety.

ST. LOUIS. Nov. little Army of tno
Tennessee was called to arms today.
1t is not the voice of "Old Tecumseh"
that summons from the retirement of n
quarter of a century the conquerors of
Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge
and Savannah, but that of his clerical
son, who appeals to the old command OF
his father to rescue from tine possession
of labor organizations the monument OF
Gen. Sherman.
A new theme is the subject of ami
mated discussion among the survivors
of the Army of Tennessee today, and
the martial split that pervaded the
march from Atlanta to the sea Is rekin.
died in the hearts of the old veterans
that are assembled here in annual re-
union. 1t was not the voice OF the
church. although the garb of the Church
Of Rome clothed the speaker, but the
passionate tones of son rebuking the
indignity offered the memory of his
father that aroused the survivors OF 1864
to heroic Indignation scarcely exceed
ed by
The Boom of Cannon
upon Fort Sumter in 1861. tail came
about in the ordinary proceedings of
the reunion, but in quite an unexpected
way. The Society of the Army of the
Tennessee had Just been called to order
and at the suggestion Of one of those
grizzly veterans who not unnaturally
regard the sons of their eX-commander
as the wards of the society, Rev. Il. T..
Sherman was Invited to address the
meeting. The truthful clergyman Of
the church OF Rome, attired in the con-
ventiOnal garb of his order, spoke q few
mi M al
ton which the children of Gen. Sher-
man entertained for the survivors of his
fathers old command, and then turned
his remarks to the monument which the
family is providing for the tomb Of the
dead general, but which is delayed by
the refusal of the striking granite cut
tiers at Westerly. Conn, to allow it to
be removed to the West. In a voice
sad, but passlonately indignant, he said:
"Just about the time the work was
finished strike occurred in the granite
quarries in the East, and
The Finished Monument
stands there now; and there is no power
in this country, in state or nation, to
move ito move that monument from
the hands of the union" f
A feeling of suppressed indigna-
ton swept over the audience, and the
feeling of sympathy was quickly per-
ceptble to the son, and, with his arm
extended over the assemblage and his
whole frame quivering with emotion, lie
continued:
"They will not consent to let us have
1t moved, and only know one way TO
get it, ana that is to organize one of his
old regiments and go there and take,t
by force. | do wish this society to know
that 1t is not any neglect of his sons or
his family. We owe it to you, who be-
long to the same military family, to say
that we have not been negligent for
day, and that we feel sad and mortified
that in our country, which you have
made so free. we cannot even move our
fathers tombstone from the spot where
these workmen hold it enclosed. There
Is a power, then, even higher and
stronger than the power that you con-
quered, and our generation has yet to
meet the problem of cOnquering, or at
least subduing to law, that great
power"
Greeted with Applause.
There was a dead silence for mo-
ment as the speaker concluded, and
then there was burst OF applause
which swelled into military cheer fol
the spirited son of the old commander,
the stenographic report or Father Sher
mans remarks be Inscribed in the rec
ord of proceedings. and few minute.
later meeting of the SHERMAN mOnu
ment committee" was called. What
transpired at that meeting the events OF
the future must tell, for its members
are as mute as the sentinels Of recon.
noiteriug army.
The representatives reports of the
committees appointed yesterday were
called for. The committee on officers
for the ensuing year reported as fol-
lows: For president, Gen. q. NJ. Dodge;
recording secretary. Gen. G. Cable; cor
responding secretary, Gen. A. Hickell-
loOper; treasurer, Gen. Nj. f. Force;
vice presidents, Gen. A. l.. Chetlain,
Gen. ID. f. Henderson, Col. .. l.. Jack
son, Maj Charles Hepp, Col. William b.
Keller, Capt. A. l.. Ogg, Capt Y ispa-
sian, Mai. Warner, Gen. L. V. Mullen
burg, Gen. A. c. Ducal, Maj. Leo ROs-
slclan, Capt w. X. Hodges and Capt. j.
ID. Vega. The report was adopted.
The committee on orator reported that
it had selected Gen. ID. b. Henderson,
with Gen. Poe, of Detroit, as alternate.
Chicago was selected as the place for
next meeting, but no time was specified.