The sun., 1893-05-23
FARNHAM POST STANDSFIRM.
WILL LEAVE THE GRAND dRMT
RAINIER THAN RETRACE


For Its Assunption OF the Right 10 De.
nounce Abuses OF the Pension Laws Hts
Charter Ha. been Declared Annuiied ~
the snder-in.Cbier- Appeal Mag
he Made TO the National Enchmpncnt.
Farnham Post OF the Grand Army OF the Re-
public has lost its charter because IL adopted
and circulated. without tho approval OF the
department and national commanders" reso-
lutions favorinG radical reform OF the Pension
laws. But although deprived OF their &. A. IL.
charter. the Farnham Post members have not
lost littlo bit Of the fighting qualities which
distinguished them around those necks OF
woods where bullets were thickest in the un>
pleasant days They will not yield. because
they believe they are right: they will stick to
their principles in the matter OF pension re-
form II the g. A. r.. Is split In twain In the
struggle. and they will continue as an organi-
cation. preserving oCr respect. caring FOR
our sick. and visiting our comrades graves"
as n member OF the post said yesterday
National importance is given to the post and
Its views on pension matters By this loss OF its
charter. and. as the fight that seems probable
will extend to national q. A. II. circles. some
thing about the post and the cause OF the
present difficulty will be OF interest The
Furnham Post was organized In this city ton
years ago and now numbers 252 members.
forty. five Of whom are veterans OF Ellsworth's
Zouavcs. Most OF Its members are west side
residents. and most OF them were New York
boys when they went to the front in response
to the earliest call for troops. Col.
Loeser was the first commander OF tho
post. and served in that office for seven
years. He was succeeded by j. ]. Finn.
II has always been mutual benefit society In
fnct. II not In name. and now has a $4,000 sick
benefit fund In its treasury. Its views on PEN
sion laws have never been in accord with the
makers OF those laws. but it was only recently
that it formulated those views in manner
which brought On q conflict with higher au-
thority.
The post. on March =. adopted these resolu-
tions and gave them wide circulation:
Tps,,a, 1t apparent TO this post that recent
i'll considered speeches MADE in Congress In regard to
the Pension laws are calculated to serious injury
the regulations OF soldiers and sailors and to tho
TSs only sH',,lsa to gsn.a,ons are ar.
setyss oi Their s"Gnry are n from sHTnmE
done had saen wounds or dissbili,ies NOT been IL.
cured aud whose are such ar TO Justify
W.,.s: Ihs Grand Army Of ,he R,pn6.S, an IA a:sc. $50
ders ana sailors to take care OF themselves and each
w.. As much real patriotism may be snowney
puIutus On co"ihS W mex ueithse III
Rssr.s ina. any Old soldier or sailor who apple.
above forth the opinion Of ,nis post guilty Of
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revised as to make Them applicsbe only to such sol
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tho Grsha Arm Army ' Of the RsTnSs to take as
be m. s aS1 ", TIM ah sf ss1 @
t,sn charity fs.stnx organization and tool in the
upon the Earnnam Post to make retracton,
which tho post refused q to do & Then the rost
!n"s sa ss Hy
What happened then is set forth in the two
following communications:
nEApqUAR1Ers DEPARTMENT OF Exw YORK,
GRAND AEar or INK a,runLIc,
Noah sP;nas~ 2s Ssst tx
Day ., aaren Ss " regular ., III That M po.t
ff'r e % 'Ha Tnsa sspia es
Congress and posts Of the order without the approval
9. IS ~ "s"
70 the CONTAMINATION NJ OF The Depnr.msnt CImmanaer.
r and sysn an to
tie Colnel OF Admin: strait sdrissd lie Commander
N.~ n.rstor.. y virtue IN. authority vested in
asss
Of & sa4 Eoan ny or ss tS sRsp tor
thsIr wifa AMI persistent. I,sobedsnee Of orders. to
oss se S che osr 10 'hs 'ppf0'
LosiPH r. CLEAEr. Department Commander.
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The Council OF Administration OF the New
York State Department has adopted the fol-
mad. sHi @ @
Of late s sps made -
OF Inc country ths names Of many hose claim. were
Rsaa By ,a@ rHs
i've. @ astsna
despair: that the pension roll should be a"ro OF
Rear,d By this Council of Administration. represent.
the membership Of the Grand Army OF the Rerub-
nc or tho Department OF New York and knowing that
bsrenk The feelings and the OF the great
body ot Union soaier. Of the late war that We wei
came the os. rigid scrutiny OF tho pension roll and II
there are ne names Of frauds hpnearins thereon that
the shall DO stricEen OIL believing that grateful
an patriotic people oLeerfu " coneede that worthy
es'union soldiers. who III their declining years are
hc or Of nj ire Il
poser recognition from II nation preserved by their
yal0r.
Members OF the post who we're seen yester-
day expressed some surprise thnt the State
department had gone as far as these orders
indicate in showing disnpproval Of the posts
pension views. They expected q strong, con-
sure. but not disbandrnent. John J. Finn.
Commander Of tho post said that he could not
tell what action the most would take until after
It's meeting on Wednesday evening In Men
del's Casino. Ho was quite sure. however;
that the post would not retrnct its expressed
yiews. Tho resolutions which caused the
trouble were drawn by Past Commander
Charles Mex. Loeser. who was grad duated from
West Point in 1861. wont at once 70 the front
took the Coonelcy OF Ellsworth Zouaves, the
Eleventh Nav York EOluntAars. altar EllR.