The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-22

Given an appropriation Of the nature
mentioned ($12 per MANI and the en-
campment expenses can be paid and a
balance of $3,02925 left over, which,
apportioned among the respective or
carnations. would give each one $151.46
per year for incidental expenses, rent,
| etc, and greatly relieve the burdens
| which are now being carried.
| Maybe it will emphasize the situa-
| ton by stating that when the quarter
| master sergeant of the batteries wants
| grease for the aXleS of his gun car
riages, or oil for his harness, he has
| to go down into his pocket or levy an
assessment on the men; when lights
are needed, collection is taken up for
OIL when the janitor isn't paid Eve
drill at the Exposition building), he
turns out the lamps, carts them into
| the house and leaves us in the dark.
Then it's another collection, or no drill.
I viii say right here we do not miss
any drills. but this constant digging
UP is getting wearisome.
Perhaps the estimates made above
are not absolutely correct. l have con-
suited no one about the matter; just
made my own figures, but if the state
will let me the contract, / will agree
to get the men there and back. feed
them and pay the expenses of horses
and five days pay at half rates, for
the amount, although / should not ex-
pect to make anything on the contract.
1 had a talk with the governor a few
days ago and he told me he was in
favor of doing something for the Ma
tional Guard. He will allude to its
wants very strongly in his message to
the next session. 1t may be that he
will send special message to the sem
ate and house upon this topic. He
feels very deeply upon the subject.
having made a study of it during the
past year Personal observation has
enabled him to perceive the difficulties
which surround us and through which
we plod. A pride in the institutions of
his state prompts him to bring the
matter before the legislature. You
may say for me- he said, that ] am
going, to do all I can for the National
Guard. 1t should be encouraged.
Adjutant General Cannon, in his re-
port to the governor, viii set out the
needs of the guard in detail, more
thoroughly than I have done in this
dissertation. He has the information
at hand with which to do this, while
the writer has nothing beyond per-
sonal experience with his own organ
ization, and fragmentary statements
made by officers and men. If the legis-
lature decides to make some appropri-
atoms for the benefit of the state
made in the code. The attendance at
drills can be augmented by a pro-
vision establishing fines for non-attend-
ance, without good excuse, as is done
in other states. The code commission
will make some needed recommends
lions on this point
1 learn from General Richard w
Young the commission will recommend
the fines be provided for non-attend-
a0cp the aOOIlnfS he hlU
small, and that nothing in the shape
of property or wages shall be exempt
after judgment shall be obtained. That
it is proposed TO punish by imprison-
ment soldier or officer who grossly
violates the rules of the guard, as is
done in nearly every state in the
Union. That dishonorable discharge
will debar man from holding office
in the state for a period of years. All
of which is eminently proper and
would have tendency to elevate the
standing of the guard. a man has no
business to enlist unless he intends to
obey the rules, but there are those who
do so for personal advantage accruing
from enlarged acquaintance and for the
standing it gives. Once he bids de-
fiance to his superiors it causes trouble.
Threaten him with dishonorable dis
charge and he laughs and says he
doesn't care; but if the law debars him
from holding civil Office for a term of
years and the same is published TO
the world, as it will be in such cases
the effect would be salutary indeed
Most men will not need such law
the esprit du corps is sufficient. It's
enactment will not affect them at all,
so there will be no excuse for not
passing it on the grounds that it OPP
presses good men, as the exceptions to