The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-25
VETERANS PROTECTIVE UNION.
Old Soldiers Are Preparing to Form
an Organization.

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Organization.
A number Of old soldiers have issued a
call for a meeting to form Veterans Pro-
tective Union. 1t has been signed by $50
veterans in Marion county.
Anything political in this?H was asked
OF one OF the men who signed the call.
Nothing whatever" was the reply. 'The
signers. as you Will see, belong to both
parties and some Of them are active in one
or the other OF them"
What IS the object Of the movement
simply to combine all the veterans for
MISUNDERSTANDING and nothing more A
number Of very smart young men in both
parties are saying that it is time for the old
soldier TO quit, and that if he has not the
good sense to keep out of politics we will
teach him AS we have not combined TO
ask any office for anybody and as few vet
Grams are aspirants, we have become weary
of this sort Of talk. We have been making
list of these smart young men, some OF
whom are the sons Of veterans, and we
propose to attend to them should either
party nominate them.
More than that. and more important,
we propose to more and more look out for
the employment and we'll being of the vet
Grams who are now getting old TO 90 TINS
no fight Will be made on any body; put II
We can help il no veteran Of good habits
shall so to the pOorhouse. If one has pub
lie employment we do not propose to stand
by and see him forced out by some able
bodied person who has lots of cheek and
gall. Look over that list OF names. There
are some Of the best known veterans in
the county. The paper was not circulated
until yesterday, but every veteran 10 whom
II has been presented has signed it. Some
time next week a meeting will be held in
Grand Army Hall TO organize. No one has
any reason to fear this organization eX-
cept those who are declaring that the fact
of having been soldier is q reason why
man should not be an aspirant or take an
active part in political affairs.
ut IS probably highly offensive TO the
young persons who have country to-day
because the veterans gave three or four
years or the best part or their lives to
die of and be done with it; but many of Us
have conscientious scruples regarding sui
eide. so they must put up with US until we
are regularly called.
Others whose names are appended TO the
call assert that the movement is not in the
interest Of any candidate or for the purpose
OF pushing soldier candidates but simply
10 take care that veterans are not diScrim-
mated against
History of Strengths Regiment.
During the past week a committee of the
Fifty-first Indiana Regiment have spent
several days in revising the five hundred
pages or manuscript which has been pre-
pared by Major Hartpence. OF Harrison.
o. as the history OF that notable command.
The members present were Major W. NJ.
Cochran, Colonel Scarce. Of Danville; Capt
Holden of Peru: Major Hartpence. Capt.
d. w. Hamilton and Marion Fitch. Of In
dianapols; Mr.. Wicker, OF Falkland. end
John II. Smith. The history of the regi-
ment will b published during the year.
The meeting Of Thomas Post next Tues
day evening IS one OF special Importance,
as IL will be the last before the encamp-
nent
Louisville is not beating drums to get the
National Encampment OF the Grand Army