Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-05-25
ON ITS OWN HOOK
farnham Post an Inde-
pendent Organization.
ONE G. A. R. POST SIlENCEO
All on Account of the Hostility to
Present Pension Legislation.

NEW YORK, My 25.-Farnham Pos I
No. 5ls G a. Army, which has been dis
banded by the coulcil of administration,
has resolved 10 If into separate aud in
dependant orRl 4izition. The reorganiza-
tion tooA p ace at the regular meeting
Of the post last evening, and the name
of the new association be the Noah
L. Farnham independent Veterans No.
]. All the old fiicers were reelected,
and the post will now act untrammeled by
the rules of the Grand Army 1t will
turn out at the parades "a usual In uni
form. but without the old regalia.
Its first public appearance as an indepen-
dent organization will be on Decoration
day when the post will 90 To Woodlawn
cemetery, accompanied by the Catholic
Protectory band and decorate the graves Of
dead comrades there.
The post has been disbanded because on
March it nd ut, resolutions eondemning
the present pension system.
Forced to Retract Resolutions.
Ii is learned that the local Washington
post of the Grand Army has been silenced
by the central power of the Department of
New York more effectively than the Noah
l.. Farnham post
The Washington post, which is the
largest and most influential body i'm the
Grand Army, pissed resolutions similar to
those for which the Farnham post was ex-
PEELED. The Washington post is known to
be strongly opposed to ths present pension
laws and to the system adopted for their
administration, and since the punishment
of the Farnham post they have invited
many of the disbanded veterans to join
them.
The Farnham men, however, have asked
what have become of the resolutions
passed by the Washington post several
weeks ago These resolutions have been
quashed, and in the following manner
Immediately after their passage the Off
Ger at the Albany headquarters wrote
asking General Mcmahon
What His Post Meant
by adopting such resolutions, the spirit of
which he knew to he contrary to the policy
of the Grand Army. This remonstrance,
it seems, was sufficient, for the reply went
back that the obnoxious and inexpedient
action had been taken at a late hour Of a
lively session, aud it was suggested that
but for these conditions the action would
not have been so injudicious.
With this plea, it is said, went the prom
lse Oh relrdCllOn. Az tne next Ineetlng OF
the Washington post it was moved that
the resolution be reconsidered This mo
tion was laid on the table and there the
resolutions against pension abuses now are
and probably for some time will remain.
Many veterans say that majority of the
individual members of the organization
rs a whole are opposed to the pension sys-
tenn and are in sympathy with the Farm
ham post, but the control is in the hands of
Those who Know How to Use 1t
and who have definite and determined pur-
poses towards which to direct their power.
Colonel Charles Mex. Loesser, the past
commander of the disbanded post, said,
however, that no one had ever,realized the
perfection of the organization and of the
preparation of the Grand Army to meet
and defeat such n movement as that set on
foot by bis posts resolutions He added:
II have known for some time that the
claims agents were in power over US. 1t
was, may say, generally known through
out the organization. but neither / nor
anyone else believe Except such rs were
In the plot), appreciated the extent of that
pernicious influence until the late per-
formances have shown up the whole situa-
tionn