The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-09
SEXTON IS COMMANDER
AND PHILADELPHIA SELECTED
FOR NEXT ENCAMPMENT.
General Goblin Delivers His Address
and Lauds Mckinley and Alger
to the Skies-Corporal Tanner
Makes An Attack Upon Pension
Commissioner Evans.

! Of Chicago, and the Other the location OF
the thirty-third annual encampment of
the G. A. r. at Philadelphia next year.
While heated contests were going on
inside of the guarded doors of the en-
campment. all the demonstrations on the
outside in the city were in accord with
| the peace Jubilee. The parade OF the civic
and Industrial organizations IN the AFTER
noon, with all the Illustrations OF peace
and prosperity and happiness tnat coulu
| be produced, was the most magnlncent
pageant ever witnessed in this city. IL is
estimated that there were 4O,VOO IN Ahe
and over half million spectators along
the line There were more people IN the
city today than at any time of the week
or any other day in the history Oh the
city.
Camp Sherman ablaze tonight with a
most elaborate display of fireworks, the
demonstrations are ended. but special en-
tertainments have been provided Tor TO-
morrow and tomorrow evening in eXcur-
sions on the river and special delights at
the summer resorts
The naval encampment elected only its
commander-in-chief today and will elect
its other officers tomorrow, adopt its reso-
lutions and attend to other business
The auxiliaries of the ladies elect their
officers tomorrow and complete their an
nual encampment-
ENCAAIPMENT OPENS.
There were about 12.O00 national dele
proper was called to order at Music Hall
at 10 am, with Charles Vented as oiii-
Ger of the day. The welcoming address
was delivered by Governor BnshIeH %, OF
Major Tafel of Cincinnati, M. +. ingalls,,
chairman of the citizens committee and
president of the Big -Four and Chesa-
General w. B. Melish.
In his response Commander-in-chief
Goblin referred eloquently to the attrac-
- lou f-h ~
tainment of the citizens of Cincinnati.
General Goblin wore the fine gold watch
and chain that had been presented 10
him at the campfire last night by MS
old comrades of the Forty-seventh Penn
sylvania regiment, and on the assembling
of the encampment he was presented with
a fine gavel made of historic timber
At the conclusion of these interesting
preliminaries the hall was cleared of all
but the members entitled to voice in
the proceedings, and in executive session
the reports were submitted.
GoBINs SPEECH.
Commander-in-chief Goblin said in part:
"As comrades of the Grand Army OF the
Republic, we can look over the events
of the year just passed with feelings OF
consratulatiOn and just pride. To our
fellow soldiers and sailors of the present
era we extend our congratulations as
heartily as il is in our power to do so,
recognizing. as we do, that our orSaniza-
ton and our teachings during the last
ton for this glorious result.
ITO our esteemed comrade, President
Mckinley. and his secretary OF war. our
past commander-in-chief, X A; Alger'
we have given our individual and organ
lied support in the arduOuS duties I'M
posed upon them. Never in the world
history has there been an occasion when
the experience Of leaders in national
strife rendered them so thoroughly COM
petent to meet the difficulties encoun-
tered. The congratulations of the Grand
Army of the Republic, aye, of the ma
ton, are due them, and from this pres
ent encampment there should go forward
no uncertain words as to our united sup
port to the government in solving the
difficult problems yet before them. Con-
fident are we that the result will justify
the supreme faith which we repose in
these, our comrades. and through their
efforts we believe the nation VIII con-
tinue. under the providence of Almighty
God, to the higher position which he has
evidently designed for it
General Goblin combated the Droposi-
ton TO change the rules of the Grand
Army so as to admit into membership
the soldiers of the war with Spain.
He continued: 1T has been urged by
welI-meanlng comrades to propose the re-
turn of the flags captured during the
war. presumably to the states recently
in rebellion. 1 cannot but deDrecate any
agitation of this question"
PENSION DEMANDS.
General Goblin discussed the pension
question at length. and said ''All that
the old soldier demands is that the eX-
istin- pension laws be administered with
justice and liberality, in accordance with
the intention Of the laws when enacted,
and which were made to provide for the
soldier and relieve his necessities TO the
full extent to which he is entitled. This
Is due him and this there should be no
caVil or question about his receiving
The commander-in-chief embodied in his
address a letter from Commissioner of
Pensions Evans, which contained the fol-
lowing figures: Number of pensioners on
agency rolls June 30, 1887. 976,0l4; originals
granted, included in report, not on rolls,
6,S52: reservations granted, included in re-
port, not on rolls, 1872 originals granted
In 1898, 81. go; reservations granted in 1898,
Dropped in ISIS: BY deaths 1864; by
re-marriage. 1868; by expiration minority,
2.I2l; by failure to claim, SO31; by other
on rolls June 80, 1898. IA; net in
crease for year, H,lUO; pensions. army
and navy paid in 1895, 4.65l. $50; fees
paid examining surgeons, 1911, 24s; agen-
cies, salaries and expenses, S555.629; bu-
reau, salaries and per diem, 1851, SCI.
Total, Sl49, 2G5, 741.
LOSS IN MEMBERSHIP.
The report of the adjutant general.
Thomas ]. Stewart. contained the fol-
lowing figures as TO membership: The
numbered 319, i56. The gain during the
year was, by muster in, 1880; transfer.
4,275; reinstatement, l2,6S7; from delin-
quent reports, 4,55l Total, s., 453. The
losses were, by death, 1888; honorable
discharge 1850; transfer, An; suspen-
sion. 250S3; dishonorable discharge, 165;
by delinquent reports, 7,0n; by surrender
of charter, 1O25. Total. 1896. So the
members in good standing June 80. 1885,
numbered sos, COS. The number of menu
bers remaining suspended at that date
was 36.6S. Reports received from de-
partments showed that $50 members
previously reported as suspended had
been dropped from the rolls. The amount
expended In charity during the year was
$17l, SO3. The revenues from the sale OF
supplies and per capita tax are decreas-
ing yearly. and ii is imperatively neceS-
sary that the expenses at national head
quarters be decreased, or the per capita
tax increased. Many of the posts are be-
coming reduced in membership, the in
firmities of age rendering comrades in
many instances less enthusiastic, meet
ings become less interesting, comrades
are soon suspended and the posts be-
come delinquent
WILL ENDORSE ALGER.
When the annual reports were being
siderable cheering at the mention of Pres
ident McKinley's name, but when the
name of Secretary Alger was mentioned
in connection with the recent war there
was an uproarous demonstration in mis-
favor. After the reports had been re-
ferred to the respective committees, many
resolutions were offered specifically en-
dorslng the administration of General Alg-
er in the war department. The temper OF
the encampment as shown today indicates
that the resolutions will endorse the man
ageTnent of the recent war.
A resolution was introduced to have the
school histories use the term of The War
Between the States instead Of The War
of the Rebellion. II Is quite likely that
resolutions will be adopted providing for
the use of the term War for the PreSer-
walton of the Union