New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-11-09
Banqueted
BY Officers.
The Commissioned Officers of the Twelfth Ten.
der Citizens a Banquet.
Feasting, Speeches and rlusic the Order of the
Evening.
Col. Bobleter Presented With Beautiful and
Costly Punch Bowl.

Friday evening the officers OF the
Twelfth Minnesota gave a banquet at
Turner Hall to the citizens of New Ulm.
About hundred soldiers and civilians
gathered about the tables, and 1t is not
exaggerating in the least to pronounce
1t the finest affair of the kind ever given
in New Ulm.
Music was furnished by a mandolin
club from the Twelfth, the tables were
beautifully decorated with lighted can
dies and flowers and the supper served
by prominent young ladies of New Ulm.
Col. Jos. Bobleter acted as POSTMASTER.
He briefly referred to the hospitable
manner in which the regiment had been
received in New Ulm and concluded
with thanking the citizens, on the part
of the officers, for the manner in which
they had put themselves out in the regi-
ment's behalf.
The speaking was opened with a toast
on ''The President and his Conduct of
the War;" This was responded to by
Editor Green.
Capt. Morgan, tie mastering out Off
Ger, talked on the Irregular Army" The
Captain recalled his experiences at San
Juan Hill. He said he hal started out
to distinguish himself, but found out be-
fore the battle was over that it was i'm
possible to do so for the simple reason
that every other man engaged was bent
on doing the same thing. He concluded
with all argument in favor of Increasing
the regular army to at least one hundred
thousand men.
Major Wright was called upon to re
respond to "The Volunteer Army" The
Major is pleasing speaker and his short
talk was one of the best of the evening.
His eulogy of the men who had left the
various walks of life to defend the flag
was really eloquent. He agreed with
Capt. Morgan in larger standing army,
not like the burdensome armies Of En-
rope, but one in keeping with the prog
ress Of the nation.
Civil and Military Authorities,
One of the most thoughtful addresses
made during the banquet was that by
Judge Weber on 1.-The Civil and Mill
tary Authorities"
We present it here as given because of
its instructive value. 1t was as follows:
It is provision of the constitution of
this state and, in substance, of other
states and of the United States, that ev-
cry person is entitled to certain reme-
dy in the laws for all Injuries or wrongs
which lie may receive in his person, prop
erty or character; he ought to obtain
justice freely and without purchase, com-
pletely and without denial, promptly
and without delay, comfortably to the
laws. The duty is imposed upon the
civil authorities, and sometimes upon
the military authorities, to secure these
rights to every person. When the rights
of any person are invaded or denied his
first remedy is by an application to the
courts. Everything human is fallible,
and it cannot be claimed and is not
claimed that the courts are an exception
TO this rule. Cases can no doubt be
found IN both state and federal courts
IN which parties have failed to secure
their just rights. But any man of un-
prejudiced mind who is familiar with the
decisions of the state and federal courts
will bear testimony that generally cases
are decided in accordance with law and
justice, and that the poor and unfo1tu-
nate are protected equally with those
who are possessed of wealth and power
The common cry of demagogues that
corporations and persons of wealth are
favored by courts and juries is totally
without foundation. The late dec;son O
the United States Supreme Court agains
the combined action of 81 railroads tina
they are bound by the provisions of tn
antitrust law, is an instance.
In ordinary cases sheriffs and marshal
are able to enforce the orders, judgment
and DEGREES of courts, and, IN such cases
the military authorities have no dutie
in the premises to perform. There al
cases, however, where such officers al
unable to enforce the orders, Judgment
and DEGREES of courts. Sheriffs an
marshals are, of course, powerless agains
mobs; and here the military authorize
are required. This is the danger point t
American institutions. Macauley, IL
historian, referring to our institution
once wrote: 81 have long been convince