Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-15
ON YNB OLD SOLDIERS.
r,e Tribune's Correspondent Writes
of the g. A. r. Veterans at
the Fair.
uola Smith Gets q Roast and the
Governments Pension Policy
Turned Over.
list .f Bismarckers Who are At the
Fair-30O North Dakotans
Last Week.

Eair-SUO. NOrtQ OakOCan0 "
Last Week.
Worlds Fair Letter.
JACKSON PARK, Sept. 1.-(Special Cor
respondence.)-Yesterday was a great
day at the fair and was only exceeded in
number Of those attending Independ-
ence and illinois days. Soldiers return
ing from the encampment at Indian
apolis we're at the fair in force and regis.
tered at the Illinois building to the ex-
tent of several thousand. Those attend.
ing the encampment from North Dakota
we're John D. Black, las, Pa; F.
Nichols, II, Wis; J. M. Patch, 2, Wis;
Mp. Gaffney, 20, Iowa; M. g. Gushing,
SPA; Jan s Carpenter, 86, New York;
c. A. Lounsberry, 20, Mich; H. r.
Claeves, GO, Pa; r. L. and Carr Cleve-
land, and Albert Roberts, Devils Lake;
AT. Price, Fargo, and j. P. Hammond,
IS, Ill.
The march was a long and tedious
one and yet the North Dakota boys stood
up under it in good shape with two ex-
c%eptions. They did not undertake it
and rejoiced when it was practically de-
termined never to march again. Thirty
years ago and for several years since the
war they found pleasure and took pride
in marching as they used to march, but
with few exceptions they can't do it any
more. They do not, however, lose in
terest in affairs, especially in matters
pertaining to their interests, and I am
sure If there is any truth in the old idea
that the oars of men who are talked
about burn, that Hoke Smiths were GER
tainly red hot for three days, for where
two or three old vets we're gathered to-
gether there was Hoke as a topic of con.
yersation and two were roasting him
while the other was nodding his ap-
proval. Mckinley, at the camp fire,
gave a genteel roast aid turned the
democratic party's pension policy over
and over again and roasted every feature
of it to a rich brown, while Governor
Fairchild took it up and basted and
roasted again, and each old vet, whether
democrat or republican not only ap-
proved in his heart, but joined in doing
a little roasting on his own account. As
Mckinley we'll expressed it they ask
nothing but what the law gives them,
but what they have gained under the
law they do not propose having taken
from them without an inquiry during
which they shall have the opportunity to
look their accusers in the face and to
defend themselves from their charges.
A telegram to the eject that the PEN
sion order had been further suspended
was received with laugh. Some of the
boys had been fooled into voting the
democratic ticket, but they had gotten
we'll. Ben Harrison was cheered when
ever he made his appearance, and from
early morning till very late at night
crowds hung about his home lying in
wait to greet him, some even camping
Tor the night on his door steps. 1t is
sad to reflect that some of those who
now show so much affection for him
we're instrumental in defeating him and
did not realize their mistake until an
e1'rebel was given charge of their PEN
sion roll and undertook to strike and
old strike the names of thousands from
inc pension roll without investigation,
without inquiry and without giving any
one an opportunity to defend their
claims. As Mckinley said: Tho worst
criminal on earth when charged with
fraud was given ar opportunity to be
heard before judgment was passed upon
alm' but not so the old soldiers.
VI course you have heard of the ter
slole disaster at Colehour, on the Penn
%sylVania, neal Chicago. Executive
Manager Dickey was on that train en-
route to Indianapolis, intending to 60
down and take dinner with comrades Of
dis own regiment, and return the same
evening. He did not go. His nerves
were badly shocked, but beyond that he
was uninjured, but saw death in a
thousand fold more terrible form than
mat presented to the soldier in battle.
The following Bismarck people have
oeen at the fair during the past week:
W. NJ. Scott and wife, Ella Cairns, Col.
T. L. Whitford, Blanche French, Walter
fraser, G. A. King, Nellie Mcdonald, r.
II. Jenny. G. Day, Frank Mack and wife,
Ella Mack, Clara Mason, r. H. Baldwin,
Ed M. Brown, Mrs. Frank Donnelly,
Mrs. ". B. Livermore, Henry Suttle and
vile, q. M. Dahl and wife, j. W. Gregg
and wife, Geo. M. Robinson.
The following are the arrivals from
Mandan: LIN. Gary, G. F. Mammalian,
Ia. Barth, Mrs. M. Bateman. 1
II A. Armstrong, Rube Noble, Judge
obrien, Doc Swanson, Geo. B. Clifford,
are among the other visitors from the
state. The arrivals for the week num-