The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-19
1t IS A POLITICAL SCHEME
And the Galveston lmmunes Arc the
Sufferers.
oIll0ANS ARE 10 De MUSTERED IN
In Place of the Texans Despite the
Fact TINT General Miles Wants TO
Keep Riches Men.
lloANs ARE 10 De MUSTERED IN

dsy, opens a field OF controversy which is
niohahiy uncqwalled By any regiment In
ehe whole country. The Galveston i'm
munes" have undoubtedly maize OF them
selves National issue. and no command
which VIII be retired from aeiive service
viii have a record OF vic.ssituies even ap-
preaching that Of this we'll known req ment.
Yesterday was the beginning OF the end
One OF the companies Of Colonel Riches
Texans. company u. uulier commaad OF
Captain Cooke. took special cars from camp
HSwiey at $50 p. M. and came to town
TO be examined by the regular army sur
scons sent 'frere by order Of Colonel Hare.
chid mastering officer for this district. tor
hnal discharge. The company reached town
at o'cloek and preceded by its bugler
corps mesch5ii from Twenty second and
Market streets To- The fremont hotel, where
inc physical examinations we're made by
the army sGrSoeas Most OF the men were
oil rsnt. and che work progressed very sat-
siaciorily
The advon; OF the mastering officers,
while not uneXpeotet by the officers and
enlisted mon, gave rise 10 much comllt NJ
at Camp nawley yesterday morning. Cw-
ing 10 the ups ana Towns the regiment hts
experienced for the past Two months. mucn
az the talk was not flatteriny TO the war
department. eiuecr In the ranks or In the !
officers row.
\ Pos, reporter visited the camp taiiy
In the day and found II exceedingly lively, |
not oaly from u military standpoint, Int
also from that Of comment, That there IS |
bug under the chip so far as tha 70 ri. |
mont Is concerned was quite evldcat. and |
as soon as the command IS finally musterel |
out there will be talk galore from both |
officers AM men regarding the troltmcnt |
they U.aNc rcce we'd at the hands OF the war
department
The general sentiment is that the rcgi-
ment is the victim of politics. ana that
| whatever my lave been its faults. 1t stands
| todcy as being desired by the commanding
| general OF the army for active service. ana
| that II Is being mustered out through the
! petty spite OF an incompetent department
| which is attempting 70 huilyrag Niles, ana
| is making this command one OF the bones
! az contention n the hSht.
| II seems THAI one Of the chief reasons for
| the figri against the Galveston mmunes ~
The fact that an Ohio regiment is DESTROYS
| OF rCT& ling Il. Backed by politicians who
are anxious TO extend pn,rona &c IN army
! commissions. this scheme has been ha,cnod
by those most interested, and n'drr,,&'on
has been received here tSat as soon as The
! nmures 20 cut the Ohio regiment WI
| 30 In This most extraordinary i.ta ~
rot wlthout good foundation. for not an
| officer OF the Galveston regiment was up
pointed from a political source, being
Gro en- directly by the enl stcd men ana
con mlssicned by President Mckinley. II
/ is quite cosy to see the FEASIBILITY Of this
nav scheme directed by Wash neton poll
t.claus and backed by administration poll
tic, for II means the appointment OF forty
ey commissioned officers. whose salaries
range from $500 10 $4,000 a year. Whether
the rapid mastering out o! the minutes,
as evidenced by yesterdays work, Is sig
nihcant, remains 10 be seen, but at al
events the work is being rushed, Rnd prob
abiy next week u see the last OF the now
famous n glmcut Of Texans
Some ~ ttn officers az camp yesterday
were aYerse to talking, willis others talked
freely one az uaem said: "Yes. ! hdN"
| hturd the rumor THAI We were 20 be re-
placed by IN Ohio crowd. hut know moth =
Ing rpfinlte about IT, The idea is ridicu-
lous, 4 that command Is Intended Tor IN
immune rtCin1ont, for whatever may De
said regarding immunes.' there Is no 6oube
that tbs regiment Of ours Is composed OF
men who are at Least dcciimated 10 fever
districts and 1t IS certainly better CON-
} mand for service in Cuba than any roel
ment could possibly be from the NortH' u
We are 10 te shelvea Tor a regiment IRON
Ohio II would seem that our fault has been
rot that we are Riches immuneF. pnt maj
we are not adm nstr2Non sppointces Gen.
eral Miles has said, and said openly. toa'
he des,rci to retain us IN service for strict
" military reazons; that our isuits nave
heen No worse than UOse OF many oolie'
regiments. Yet bis views and orders have
been OVER den and out we 20. 10 MAKE
ree m for another re S.menf Of lmmunfs iroii
phio! Shades OF the immune bli.--whS no
J, a regiment from Dakota or AiaakaF
= "Tac breakneck speed with Wn.ch we ~
. being Kicked out may be significant an
|
7, formed that the Oslo scheme Is well "a
:, rurt,A and il only fingers IN sta'd 9ul ne
- cause we are sim IN service Bdl u wa
mean much more when We are hgaiiy oel
for slrpu6y the New York Herald mas 'Akei
mn the cudgsl ia defense OF our posl'.ci
~r1 beforc ths matter Is ended the ifu'l
e about the Galveston .mmunes viii be sprsa
from one snl az the c0u1try 10 l1e oihe'
:. cnd tse guilty vii! not escape tle search
y Light Of Justice. Personally. neither Office
ia nor men care 10 remain, Tor We nave o."
- bunctdl srcm one position 10 an9tNar =
e of,en thar the esprit du corps has zee
n killed as doubtless our ENEMIES des Fc'
a but IL Is hard 10 XIII a natural indiGna iio
at such treatment csrceo!iF whch POI ut
: 3 apparent in every order tAe reg insns hl
- received for two months. and !, LOT ol'
y tcsi +hat we,Save not been properly ,Fsaue
h. The Galvextcn regiment was retFi,te
:, from the best blooi o! Texas. Il IS Col
=. ,y,roittan regiment. IL embraces msa irc'
T. ryerv nook and corner OF the state y
J. ofaeers have worked hard and cons-."f
!, ilousIy. The motives Of every nan vi
~ enro,ied his name from the huinbltst rT
yate 10 the command NJ oihser w're no.
5y az patriotism. for the command Was 6
4 sapized Immediately upon tle blowing !
"a ~ rhe batticshlp Maine, even hetpte i
original call for volunteers. Many 81 \
r,5st OF Us, 90 out OF service Doo-s- ih'
- ,yfen re went in. We nave reezivsi =
g nav hetweoa the siato we enrollei our nam
. ~ the date we Acasptei cur ,onm $50
rom The pre- ldenta ported Of six wsfa
we spent oar own mcney 10 mAAtaiA o
. comrsaics, and We are not rel nOarfci
a. The department ignores our 70 iS.i
. 10 adjust these matters. but pays ca
volunteer officers from the da.e OF in'
erroil,nert II listeas 10 reports 81 !tieNi
neteut army officers afill.a,ing wi.3 4
s-ees but kisses away with i-asi .
. ,us. rockies 70 MS laise statements Y
sunes that the Galveston irmu iss {
= kxhoily and entirely bad. and thea sancs
negro regiment 20 Sxatlago de C@0a. ~h'
record Of rlosing and . ssorbinees - a ~
iect OF common talk. Is this Justice.
There is little Doubt among tas oinc
. mat he regiment has been made pollti