The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-03-23

Blackburn. When the man who was to b,
hung refused to say anything he stepped
forward and said that IL the prisoner hat
no objection he would say few words OF
the tariff. When he commenced, he said
the noted men generally moved and thi
was no exception for the Governor and Rev
and Rev. Gardner had just departed. The
soldiers stood together not simply becaus,
they did so during the war. but they wer,
able to excuse the faults of their cOmrade.
better than any others; they were an ex
ceedingly charitable lot OF men. Cavalry
infantry. artillery or sharpshooters: Rot
ter-dam Dutch, Amsterdam Dutch OF
other-Dutch-they were all Dutch: SC
with the soldiers, the technical branch name
made no difference-they were all soldiers
when they came together. They recognized
each other more easily than the man who
unacquainted with the telephone, was tC
speak with his wife, when bolt of light.
ming sent him senseless to the corner, and
although he had not believed he could talk
with his wife fifteen miles away, when he
came to he said. ''Yes, that's her." So with
the comrades, they recognized each other.
Mr.. Allen condemned in strong terms the
present administration, concluding with IL
would rather be one of a poor widows five
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wear the little brown button than to be one
that sat on dry goods box and whitfield
and damned the union and was now presi-
dent" Lincoln-whO loved you as you love
your wives-cOmprehended and by wisdom
given by God, conducted the nation to victo-
ry and placed the old soldiers names on an
eternal roll of honor.
Singing by the chorus followed Capt.
Aliens address and this was followed by
GEN. o. A. JAMES,
to whom in great measure was due the
credit OF securing for Owosso the 1894 meet
ing of the encampment and he was given a
deserved reception. He had promised
everything, even good weather and he
thought that even that was coming around
all right. He was pleased at the large turn
out OF the boys and knew that year by year
as the locks grew whittier and the ranks thin
ner the patriotic spirit was stronger and the
comradeship more dear. The vets were
waiting for James song poetry and when he
finally struck Shouting the Battle Cry of
Freedom" roar of enthusiasm was heard as
the chorus was taken up and the amory
rang with the joyful songs and it appeared
that the people, as the teacher didn't give
a." how much noise they made.
A song by the chorus closed the evenings
AT THE CHURCH.
At the Congregational church. where the
second campfire was to be held a crowd of
happy Grand Army men and women began
to pour In at quarter to eight and in a
very short time filed the church and even
all extra chairs which could be brought,
were filed almost before they had touched
the floor. K. o. Dewey presided and the
exercises were opened with the stirring song
Marching through Georgia" which was
well rendered by the Grand Army Chorus.
JUDGE C. d. LONG.
Judge Long, of the Supreme Court of
Michigan, was the first speaker and though
he had lost an arm in brave service, said he
never attempted to address such a body of
his comrades without feeling as certain
young soldier in Col. Grants regiment pro-
fessed to when he was being urged to the
front with the words: "You are soldier.
Don't be baby" The young man, terrified
by the roar of his first battle, replied: "No,
but / wish were one, girl baby at that"
The Judge spoke of the growth of the
country previous to '6l, but said some were
not satisfied that this should be land of
Of the free. The yalor displayed on famous
European battle fields could not excel the
valor displayed in our own land. All of
the suffering was not in the field. The
mothers and wives of soldiers suffered more
than the soldiers themselves. The Judge
asked if it was strange that such comrade-
ship existed among the q. A. r. and said
here was not another organization in the
world where such fraternity was exhibited.
For thirty years the country had believed
m these men, Congress had believed in
hem, but now it was changed and they
must be looked upon as frauds. The United
States was not in advance of other nations
n pensi0ning her soldiers. England,
France and even pagan nations have done
he same, but now man was raised up
Who was greater than all who went before
him and thousands had been cut Off. 'I'ye
been having some fun with the commission
,r of pensions myself" was the way the
Judge spoke of his own pension and as
,esult of the fight he had made for himself
md his comrades, some four thousand pen
ioners had been restored. The audience
,heered warmly as the Judge made his
POINTS and announced that he was not
through with the fight yet but would stick
o the principal and flight 1t out on that
inc, IL 1t took all summer"
MISS MAUD GATES.
Miss Gates gave pleasant war time reci-
alton which was heartily applauded.
JUDGE s. b. DABoLL.
Judge Daboll, Of st. Johns, was next in
roJuced and in humorous vein told of
he strange fate which usually befell him at
n encampment. The committee, for good
eas0ns he presumed, would fail to put him
n the regular program and then just as he
,as getting ready to 60 to the big place and
ear the good speakers, they would come to
i'm and ask him to speak at an overflow
leeting as he expressed probably reassuring
nat he was better than no one at all. He
Dit in an especially delicate position then
5 he stood there circuit judge, while
representative of the supreme bench sat be-
ind him. He said that he too should say
few words about pensions, and took for |
is text newspaper clipping which stated |
nat owing chiefly to suspensions surplus
{ SIS, 600, 900 had accumulated from the
ension appropriations and had been turned |
yer to the general fund. The Judge grew
ghteously indignant as he spoke of the vir- |
Ial classification by the administration of |
4 pensioners as frauds and said Owosso |
as full of just such frauds and the plat
,rm there was full of them. The speaker |