New-York tribune., 1894-10-23

only they be lifted up upon its ruins, ana the
multitude lued to dangerous slumber by perhdious
caioing. or by their own somnolent dreamngs may
II not Informed ani aroused, suffer and even aid
for time the traitors work. True patriots should
hc the watchm.n on the battlements TO observe the
enemy and to arouse the people, tenSnns snSTas
as s'crct fus r TO- nar,v uI p,pIy qny si9s t9s
party. and t. vote FOR country against party when
a1ol have no fears for America. because. as
have SAID pat my confidence IN American patriot
AMI ,hcy seem to Doe f6r while oOlivious Of public
duty. rut AZ a given moment they rise IN the.r
might AMI they save the country. II vii always
be- 50 ana those who calculate otherwise are
~ / cast my eyes over this notable gathering.
! remark In It feature which Is snsularly char-
You. the pravest Of Americas brave deienIeriSxas
indeed were all her war lesons- are men Oh diiler- @
nit me TO say. passant, that although when
seek and meet true American put no question AS as
church OF which | am a representative. that the
sons of that Church are here in full proportion.
The population Of America il most complex; men
have come to her from every other land: her cti-
fact and the country accepts H. She demands that
An who live her soil and are protected py her
demand this. beyond this She proclaiins the sacred
right Of liberty he ndKidua wn0 arT I1eS nCL m
This rlght Of liberty FOR his felloW-citzens is no
true son of America. and he should quickly ME
himself away from her shores.
BOOMERANG FOR DEMOCRACY.
Soldiers the country intrusts to you the defence
~ truc Americanlsm. Danish from the social and
poI,tico lie Of the country all strife of race ana
cr,ed Allow but the test-Americanisn-ioy-
atty to the public veal on the battlefield ana al
the polls For myself predict dismal failure ,, TO
Iand: predict the death OF the political party
which makes use of scctarlan n2reu T.nr, ~ rs i1p o
mn its own cause or 10 lower the cause OF Hs Vp
moments Kclsious pr, judice is a boonerang, which
returns upon him VINO aunSne5 as IT. hoen roisei and
In n there is often. believe. more politics t man
nj tnets for ohcc-these must ever be, and these
alone the conditions whch ue'Yt,,ii i ~ m,es
".n's' ,nte In this matter MS I'm all other Iues-
IONS Of American citizenship the veteran s%3iicrs %
viii be the In the pathway OF nui 1t i,t hiisi
IT, ,he morning the Legion transictt Il I'he pusl.
ness Foriy-tVc new members were eS' So az
the roll now contains %5 our oi apo' So it n meda
Of honor for conspicuous examples OF herosir tme he
III mrs % i've Years ago that the legion organized
In addition the orSinnl memoetS the'T b - sor go
SV,",a ra,,or Thre, are chosen not by prlmogeni-
tnrr as in the Loyal Legion but through nomlna-
Non ne their parents. whose death they are pro-
W. p,, - =, the nrst class II there are no sons
dlughter is eligible though the Hangn'ybs tb nnIerts
iiscusscI yesterday was the proposition to organize
local comsnard"rirs - ,, nc follows.
Commander General Charles T. SoiS, nhSor, NeT-
York; senior vice-eomnailder S0lond. Sorneus
Cronln. L. $ y. chaplain. L. = Morton New, ,ih.9Ipp h9pk
| X.
| comma nacr presided The acting adgutant WAS T.
| X Mindil Tor his father, General g. W. Mindii.
THE NEW COMMANDER.
| General Coils the commander. tor many
wears Of Philadelphia has for the last twelve years
lived I'm this city. lie born In Ireland. and came
| 70 this country when boy. In 1873 he was ad-
mitted to the bar Upon the first call for troops he
enlisted and served sergeant major in the 18th
Rnnlmrrt OF Pennsylv mia Volunteers. Later he
,ecrnited A company of his own. called the Zouaves
A. Afrinue from the uniform which they wore
rhroughout the war General Coils had a fine rec
| ord Nth General Banks. In the Shenandoah Val
| lev he performed every Kind OF military service
! from building bridges to conducting outposts Sti
| later ne utted out the lli:h Pennsylvania Regiment
known AS the Coils Zouaves, and In charge AT
ther head I'm the battle of Frederick sburg ne DIS
nIaved such yalor that he rewarded by Con-
prsss with the Medal OF Honor. Since the war ne
| has been active In social and political life lie was
| seectei byAfhe Republicans to present the name or
| levi f. Motion before the Saratoga Convention.
| Among the members OF the Legion on hand Tor
the rncampment the dinner were John l.averty
limited states Navy; II. L. Orr. Phlladelphia; j. H.
LYMAN New-York: Sylvester II. Martin. Phadel-
| mia: W J.. Hnl United States Navy; Joseph Reed
Jersey CITY; ~ D. Preston. Philadelphia; J. Stabel
| Washington; Frank Whitman. Boston; {. NJ Belts
PHILADELPHIA; Andrew Davidson, Albany; Thomas
| Corcoran New-York Alexander Comstock. New
| York. - -, ,, i.
| To-day the Legion will go to see the animals at
| Hagenbecks In the afternoon and IN the evening
| TO Ccmstocks Minstrels at st. JameBs Hail.