The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-24
THEY WANT POSITIONS
Michigan Youth Secured Appoint.
ments in Army and Navy.
CONGRESSMAN HAMILTON PRAISED

H. Post VIII Care for Families of Men
Mt the Front-ConsoIidation of Govern
ment Laud Onices-PersonaI Mention
Other News from the Capital City.
Washington, May 24.-Where all of
the grabbers are grabbing, and where
the demand for honors and emoluments
Is unprecedented, there seems to be no
reason why the Michigan grabbers
should not grab as greedily as the most
greedy grabbers from other parts of
the country. James CT. Blaine OF
Maine is in his grave, but his son, James
G. Blaine. has been appointed captain
In the volunteer army. That being the
case there appeared to be no reason
why Russell Harrison, son of Benjamin
Harrison, who is living in Indiana,
should not be appointed a major in the
volunteer army. Toe sons of these dis
tlngulshed men being thus provided for
there was no reason why the son OF
Russell A. Alger of Michigan should
not be appointed a captain in the vol
unteer army, particularly when his ia
ther is secretary of war and has infiu-
ence enough to secure his appointment.
Consequently young Frederick Alger
will wear shoulder straps and be a
ccmmissary during this war.
By the same token Senator Mcmillan
has a nephew in the naval reserves,
Paul Bagley, son of the ex-governor,
has also received commission, and
Truman Newberry, son of ex-Congress-
man Newberry, also has been honored
,,tl
aires are mixed with the common peo-
| pie; all of them it is hoped having real
/, patriotic purposes in going to war.
! Found Congenial Positions.
| Moreover, in the naval reserve the
sons of the most distinguished and in
| fiuential men of Michigan have found
| congenial positions, and the war has
assumed a heightened and aristocratic
development Tremendous pressure has
been brought to bear upon the senators
ard representatives of Michigan to in
duce them to secure commissions fol
favorite sons, and our Wolverine states
men have been doing fairly well in thi.
matter.
This war began and will be conducted
on a high military plane. The civil
marily ito make men free" The result
of that conflict was that 100000 human
beings were made free. 1t is now in
tended that 100000 of oppressed PEG
pie in Cuba shall be made free as tn
result of this warfare. or all the oil
songs, so often sung in camp and Il
the field, there is one which was pop
ular generation ago and which is ap
plicable at present 1t is called "Th
Battle Hymn of the Republic" and tn
most popular verse is the following:
In the beauty of the lilies Christ wa
born across the sea,
With glory in His bosom which trans
figures you and me.
Since He died to make men holy, let I
die to make men free,
, AS we go marching on
Hamilton Complimented.
Representative Hamilton or Nile
/, | who Is serving his first term In col
: eress, has received many compliment
ON a srce, i delivered by him in Marc
on the .er resolution. The effort a
!. tracted considerable attention at II
] time and was brought to the notice
Q the Republican congressional campaie
. committee as stating the Repupnca
= doctrine on finance in a particular
= effective and popular manner 1t Wi
decided by Representative McCleary
Mir, esota. who is the head of the II
h erature committee, to distribute
h CT eech widely as a campaign documer
over 10000 copies have recently be-
I; sent TO Oregon, where there will be
- election for two representatives " Gu
fax
Roy Chaplin of Lansing was the luc
man out of a dozen candidates Tor I
|, position in the weather bureau at La
n sing, which pays $40 per month. All
" the candidates were good men ana
d chief finally selected Mr. Chapih
y senator Burrows secretary.
" Henry M. Rose, private secretary
- senator Burrows, arrived here on %
z, urdav. the 14th instant, and remain
n IN Washington during the past WEI
$. he came here primarily to consult w
25 senator Burrows concerning the ser
80 torial campaign. Mr. Rose is not OF
s, ,ha nrivate secretary but the conhds
5; tial friend of the junior senator fr
~ michigan and one of the best stroi
"a a. the entire political career OF Sena
az prrrovvs was the selection of this al
oor,netent. shrewd young man a
faithful friend for the position which
occupies and fills so creditably.
n The wife of Senator Burrows was
Z, ;tipg in New York during the past
20 weeks and is expected home In wa
" ineton within a few days. Her hea
n is very greatly improved and IT is pr
~ able that she will participate In ma
81: social functions before the maj
Is. iournment of congress.
TO- "The members Of the Detroit post,
cd r. did the handsome thing WI
d. thew resolved to take care or the Ia
pr uies Of men who have gone TO
nd front" said Mr.. William H. stone
sh Michigan at the National. Inc
25. Veterans of the civil war did this !
Id ssr;ss of gracefully worded resoluti'
RS. which wound up with a promise OF
K more donning their uniforms IL I
no .re at any time needed in our pres
p ,w struggle. There is no doubt or the
ep cerity of the pledges given oy u
aw Grand Army men. and 1T was 9
ed ,h,ng IN do. for when a man kne
to - leaving wife and children ben
.hat true hearts will look after q
W. can do his duty with hg
"a spirit" -