Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-10
Soldiers Home Department.
IJ.p. CAMPBELL, Edltor.l

~. p. CAMPBELL, Editor.l
Gen. w. q. Franklin, thu president of
the bnard of control of all the homes
for disabled volunteer soldiers has
agents employed in five of the largest
cities in the United States. paid for
looking wp, caring for and sending all
the decrepid old soldiers fousd d to the
nearest government homes without ex-
pense to themselves. We take great
pride in mentioning this fact for it
shows plainly that this nation is not
ungvatcful to the old boys who saved
and defended itin the war Of the rebel
lion. What nation could do more?
What nation, too, would do less?
How unexpected, how the more graf
flying, to Gen. John NJ. Palmer, senator
from Illinois, cup and doing battle"
for the rights of his old comrades in the
senate of the United States; in line
with and alongside of Gen. Joseph
Hawley of Connecticut. Surely he
finds it hard to cut the "gordian knot"
to sever the "mystic tie" that binds the
interest of one old sol,lier to that of an
other. We believe many more will be
found in this democratic congress like
him before this pension reduction farce
is over.
Great Judas, does any sentient man
or woman in all this glorious land Of
plenty believe for one moment that the
democratic party. now in the full con-
troll of the government, will attempt to
make paupers of five hundred thousand
of its brave, old and decrepid defend
ers and their wives. by robbing them of
their pensions. We don't believe it for
one moment. / tell you, when they
eliminate $l2O,OOo,OO0 the amount
proposed-from the circulation at one
fell and mad swoop, they wreck the
finances and business interests of the
whole country at at The same time.
| s'Ie heard voice we do not hear
| That said he must not stay.
! He saw Il hand we do not see,
! That becfoned him away"
I And poor little BILLY Spencer has
gone from among his old comrades, let
us hope to i. bitter and brighter home.
The deceased was member of Co. III,
Eleventh Kentucky cavalry, serving
throughout Kenturky. Tennessee, and
northern Georgia and Alabama. His
former home was in Maysville, Mason
county, NY. lie was the youngest Of
our members, being only lG at the date
of his admission to the home, Dec. H.,
1892 After funeral services in our
chapel at p. IN. of the 5th inst, he was
borne TO the Hot Springs cemetery and
laid away by his comrades, with tender
hands and loving hearts, III the soldiers
block. Only forty-six!
'sOh, short breathcd music dying OH the tongue,
Ere half the mystic caatiele of life be sung
\ watch is being established ut the
nome for the ni.htly protection of its
members, and further for that of the
mails building and its surroundings.
Col. Cloagh, our president came down
Tuesday evening aMd spent the foilow-
ing day al the home looking over and
through things generally. preparatory
to making IL clean up of all our affairs
at the home for the end OF our fiscal
year, which comes .n March Sth inst.
The members of this home are
pleased TO acknowledge a box of such
articles rs are indispensable to theil
welfare, from w. n. G. at Yankton
and also one from some source of Web
ster. The letters of Transmission from
these corps are rep!ete with such words
of cheer and comfort that it will always
remain a question unsolved it tho "grey
mare isn't after all, the better horse ol
the two"
Two letters from Capt. Lucas, who i:
now in Washington. have been received
at the home. giving graphic accounts o.
the great unwasled" there a, the III
auguration ceremonies. lie says they
are hungry, and OH SO dry.
1t looks like tough job, just now. t.
get a section of artillery for our uss
Dut CapC. MegrtW declares lie VIII haV'
the morning and evening guns here i
he has to get every citizen of Ho
Springs on his bond with the Unite,
States government TO secure them
Then indeed will Hot Springs have
boom.
Comrade Allen o. lJnderlill, Co.
ll6th New York infantry. was admit
ted on the 5th to membership in th
home, and hereafter is one of us. III
y is sensible to accept of such tine OF
: prrtunities as the state gratui iousl