The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-26
ORIGINALLY FROM OHIO
Three Distinguished Generals oil
the Late War.
GRANT, SHERMAN AND SHERIDAN.

Assotiatton ht new hOFk-
General Aiser the Right Man m the
Right Piace-Michigan Could Raise AN
Army of 10000 Men IT Needed.
Washington. April Ex-senator Bur-
rows has returned from New York,
where he went on Saturday last TO at
tend a banquet which WIS given by the
Grant Monument association, in the
anniversary of the birth of General
Grant. He responded to the toast
Grant" and delivered a characteristic
cally eloquent grafton. He spoke feel
ingly of the fact that majority of the
soldiers of Michigan served under
Grant and that he led them to vic
tory in the west; and that afterwards,
when Grant went to Washington to as
sumo command of all of the armies, he
found Michigan men in the Army OF
the Potomac, and them, also, he led to
victory.
The senator commented upon the
fact that the great soldiers of the fed
eral armies. those who attained high
est rank and greatest distinction, came
from the west, and that the only SOL
diers attaining the rank of lieutenant
general, and Of general, came original
ly from the state of Ohio. They were
Grant, Sherman and Sheridan. This
singular fact was forcefully stated and
attracted great attention, because few
We're aware OF it,
Character of Grant.
Concerning the character of General
Grant, the senator said: His chief
characteristic was self-confidence. He
never moved his armies until after due
elaboration he reached conclusions. and
then he went forward with absolute
confidence in his plans, and in his own
resources. Even on that dreadful Sun
day afternoon, at Pittsburg Landing
when others were planning how to re-
cross the river at night, Grant remained
imperturbable. He said to Sherman:
Our batteries are now impregnable.
We can hold our own. Buell. will be
up tomorrow, and we will drive the
enemy from the field
Probably no other general since Ma
poleon had such ample self-confidence.
He studied his plans and believed in
his own judgment. Moreover, he i'm
parted his spirit to the common SOL
diers, and they were willing to follow
wherever he desired to lead. The armies
under him imbibed the spirit of self
confidence"
II celebrated Grants birthday by re-
naming at my post of duty in this
city," says Secretary Alger. There was
a great deal of eloquent speaking
throughout the country on Grant
birthday, around the banquet tables
in our great cities, and under ordinary
circumstances l should have been glad
to have been one of the participants.
But General Grant was not a man of
| words. He was man of action. There
fore Thoughts that under such circum-
| stances 1t would be more becoming In
me, as secretary of war. to attend to
the vast public duties now resting upon
the military arm of the federal govern
| ment."
Alger Works Indefatigably.
General Ayers friends, and the peo-
| pie generally in Michigan, will be
pleased to know that the Wolverine
cabinet officer has entirely recovered his
| health and has almost wholly regained
! his strength. There is no official in the
war department who does more actual
work than the secretary himself, and
| in addition to the labor performed he
bears the great weight of responsibility
! for the proper conduct of the depart
! ment. General Alger can accomplish
| more with the war department proba-
| bly, than any other civilian secretary
! could accomplish under existing circum-
| stances The war department bureaus
| are in charge of the regular army off,
| GERS and upon them the secretary is
| obliged to rely for detailed informa-
| ton. Inasmuch as General Alger is a
| military man and quickly grasps the
meaning of every report made to him,
| the chiefs of the bureaus hold him in
high esteem and take great pains to
| keep him well informed.
Senator Mcmillan says: II should
fudge from the letters received by me
| that II would not be difficult for the
| state of Michigan to quickly raise an
/ army of $4,000 men. and IL 1t were re-
quired l believe What within a month
| the state of Michigan alone would be
| able to send to the field an army of
| 10000 men. In other words, our state
| alone could raise troops enough to con-
quer Cuba"
Overlooking with Patriotism.
Congressmen Shower says: THE pat
| riotism in my district Is overlooking.
| Judging from conversations which
have had with. other congressman from
our state. / presume that the patriotic
| sentiment Is rampant from the southern
| boarder TO the northern coast. / think
| II would be well for you to call atten-
| ton to the fact that on every warlike
| roll call concerning Cuban resolutions
| and proposed amendments, the Michi-
gan men voted solidly for Cuban inde-
| pendence."
I'VE must have additional revenue for
| the expenses of the government" says
| Congressman Hamilton THE commit
| tee on ways and means will soon bring
| in an emergency tariff bill for that pur-
pose. They viii impose tax of 81 adj
ditional per barrel on beer, and every
| fellow who drains his glass will be
helping 10 defray the cost of the war.
| There Will he a largely increased tax
on cigarettes and every callow youth
| who is committing suicide by using the
| sinking cigarettes will be dying in the
act of adding revenues to his country's
| treasury.
There will also be a war tax on re-
| tail tobacco dealers. Tobacco in all
forms will be taxed. The nasty fellow
who chews tobacco and splits on the
ma rlor Garnet will be paving additional