St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-22
PALMER'S ADDRESS.
Considerable Space Devoted to
the Louisville Difficulty.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-Commander-
in-Chief Palmer then read his annual
address, in which he said, among other
things:
Comrades: The national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie brings together representatives of
the soldiers from all over the loyal land.
There is scarcely battlefield of that
great civil contest but has representa-
tives here today. Within its ranks are
men of all political parties and religious
creeds. The differences in rank which
the army reflected are lost in the equal
tiles of free and common citizenship.
The dominating thought is patriotism.
Its principles appeal to patriots OF every
name and party.
I'VE cherish no feelings of luminosity
or revenge against the men of the
South. l know | speak the sentiments
of every true soldier when | say what
ever pride we have in the past, what
ever pride we brought back from the
battlefeldS, we joyfully laid it aside
ppon one altar and gladly merged the
title OF soldier into greater one-that
of American citizen. During my visit
to the department encampment in
Augusta, Ga, met many eX-Confeder-
ate soldiers from whom l received a
those who were bravest III the field have
a greater love of justice and right than
those who remained in the rear in the
hour of danger, and | was glad to take
the hand of any brave Confederate SOL
der who accepted the generous terms of
the surrender at AppomattoX, and today
respects the flag of the nation and the
emblem Of a reunited people and re-
united country"
After referring at some length to the
difficulties encountered in the course of
his term of Office, he spoke as follows
upon the Louisiana and Mississippi af-
fair:
Il had hoped that the action of the
twenty fifth national encampment at
Detroit would have settled all existing
differences in this department, and |
would be relieved from the I'M
pleasant dist urbances encountered
by my predecessors. Up to
the time of this meeting my
predecessors had kindly exercised dis
cretionary power and permitted posts
from to II To make their reports and
pay their dues direct to national head
quarters. But the decision OF the ma
tional encampment OIL this point was
emphatic, ana no shadow or uncertainty
any longer remained. ~
POSTS from 8 TO 17reported to national
headquarters that at the annual meeting
of the department of Louisiana and Mis-
siSsippi held in the month of February.
they were refused Omission or repre-
sentati0n, although they were rendered
and declined. The attention of the de-
partment commander was called to the
rules of the order and he was directed
to recognize the posts. He declined
to do so, and an order was issued
from the headquarters of the depart
ment of Louisiana and Mississippi by
the department commander, stating that
the cOmmander-In-chief had ordered
posts from 9 to IL recognized. This
order the council OF administration,
under full sense of the gravity of the
act, and aware of the possible conse-
quence of its refusal to comply, directed
that it could not conscientiousiy obey,
and the department confirmed its az
ton.
April 25, in Special Orders No. 5.
suspended the department commander
and placed in command Senior Vice
Commander Durkee, with Instructions
to recognize the posts from TO II aud
report to these headquarters not later
than May -. Under date of May II, he
acknowledged receipt of the order and
said: No application mas been made
since the meeting in February from
Posts 8 co II. Should they make arpli-
cation, L will report my artion.'
''COmrade DurGee having failed to