New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-09
GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENT.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GATHERING IN
CINCINNATI
HEARTY CHEERS FOR sECRETARr ALoER-
COLONEL JAMES A. SEXTON ELEcTED CON-
MANDERIN.cHIEV--TO MEET NEXT
YEAR ~ PHILADELPHIA.

Cincinnati. Sept. s-The real business o: INC
th!rty.second annual encompment OF Tho W. a. d.
and Of It's auxil!ar!es began to-day aftsr 'hrss
DAYS OF preliminary demonstration. The business
sessions were. however. Interrupted by parade Oh
civic and Industrial organizations In tho afternoon
following the labor, naval and Grand Army pa
rades on the three preceding days THIS parade
included the non:s OF ell lines OF manufacturers nha
dealers and was the mos. entertaining OF MI '"e
demonstrations. /, WAS In celebration OF peace Il
jubilee day. This demonstration was fo!!o"ea oy
high carnival all over tho city.
There were abou, twelve hundred National oe!e-
gates present when the encampment proper was
called 10 order at Music Hall al 10 a. H. WIN
Charles Wentze officer OF the DAY Inc "ei-
coming address was delivered by Governor bus"-
nell OF Ohio with supplemental ADDRESS oy Jus
tav Tafek OF Cincinnati. and by NJ. l. lhgaHs'
chairman Of the Citizens Committee and president
OF the big Four and the Chesapeake and ONO
RAILWAYS In hts response Comma nder-in-Chief j.
T. q Goblin referred eoquenty 10 the attractions or
the week and the lavish entertainment OF the ciu-
gems OF Cincinnati
MATTERS BEFORE THE ENCAMPMENI.
The encampment viii have much Work IN con-
sidering the proposed revision Of the r''udI anu
slsc IN considering propositions for smslgamduon
II Ia believed that the proposition to make those
who participated in The Hspsno-A merican war ell
rble viii not prevail. as the latter-day soldiers
will want n separate organization. There Is more
sentiment IN favo~ Of uniting those who fought on
different sides In the same VAR. and a re'onuoh
will he offered inviting the Confederate veterans
20 meet with the Grand Army Of The Repubhc next
year The Missouri delegation viii probably pre-
sen. the resolution that State was about equally
divided In the Civil War II no Joint encampment
fs arranged It is proposed to have fraternal dele
gates sent from one encampment 30 the other
When the annual reporis were being read. es-
peciallv General Ciobns. there was cousderahle
cheering a. the mention OF president Mckinney :
name but when the name II Secretary Alser vas
mentioned in connection with the recent war 'her"
was an uprosrious demonstration IN his FAVOR
After the reports had been referred 10 their re-
epective committees many resolutions were o.
fered specifically indorsing the administration OF
General Alger in the War Department ihe tenn
per OF the encampment $ shown to-day Indicated
that the resolutions will indorse the management
Of the recent war
A resolution was introduced - have the school
histories use the tern, the war between the States
instead Of "the War Of the Rebellion II Is prob
able that resolutions will be adopted providing
To- the use Of the term war for the preserF&-
zion of the Union" There also viii b an effort
made TO secure representation for co'oreo men IN
the National Encampmenf
COMMANDER GoBINs ADDRESS
IN his annual address Commander-in- chief Goblin
ea'd IN part.
We can LOOK over the events cf tho tust passed
with feelings OF congratulations and just pride.
Seen eana su Po With more n,oentous events and
the result 10 US as Sat Nc coysrnments Of the
" or our esteemed ccmrsde. President William Nc
kinney and his Secretary of War our past corr
mandsr-in.chief r. a. Aleer. we have given our m
dydua and OTsan7Ss4 in in the the Mo3 S
tory has there been an occasion when ne ex,
psrsnce ot cempaten 70 meet the ANTIQUITIES
countered Our people are pro1eroay peach nor
lion of them are more than the men VINO ~
personal experience have PIePa,sa there Was no
deisv no hesitancy In responding and to-day there
are no regrets, no division Of sentiment as 10 me
performed the arduou. duties Of Their tmportant tan.
positions The an ol me are fd due hem
and from this present nj mere SneIe sur ~
forward no unssrtain WDrs Saving the dcut PROB
lens yet before them.
40 RETURN OF CONFEDERATE FLAGS
Vt hes been urged by well-meaning comrades 70
propose the return Of the flags captured IN the war
presumably 10 the States recently In rebellion l
cannot hut deprecate any agitation OF This qnes-
zion. We have never recognized the proposition
,bs1 the War OF the Rebellion was war between
the States: it was war for the mon ana inc
Union today s Of al the state Ih@ 81 aie s ora
those who batiled for IT'S life and supremacy A..
capture. zap 9eion and Is much the property
state as Of any other. and Of the individual mem
bers of all Of them No State has right 70 CAIN
or hold specific articles belonging 10 the Natlona
Government. Whatevcf may nave beeh past SonIl
tIons the present behods sectional lines dbsolutey
dostroved and the men of all the States following
one flag in battle line. shoulder 70 shoulder
let the flags remain where they are as me best
possible place Of Tepose for them and what they
represented At that tine nov so nearly ioiso,te No.
unWjse Grand Army men have no desire 10 re
vive any feelings save those which brave men can
higher appreciation of the sodierly qualities OF all
the men who batted with or against us IN Inc Gays
Tbe action Of the Confederate Veterans Camp OF
New-York seemed TO suggest method winch VIII
end all discussion and satisfy those VINO cohuludly
recur TO this subject Their resolution presents
for the consideration OF me Tari9 ha I hdnr he
erected at Washington under appToPrs ,egiS
ton Of Congress b TO be np MauSn aes but all Such
emblems and trophies OF each side az ni N o nc
Fl from 0o s t STdIher r ae
Identification. s,.,. r.,a,,vo N
mis- mailer this is the mos; satisfactory solution
Of the entire aueStiSn and Rf0psf
would al all events. prevent the continual pre-
sentation Of this natter TO the public and keep
w, we nass %neln OF the United States.
/ conhde you again the mpot,a1t, DUTY yfts
rsnidiy marching TO the sunset and ere many
years will be only ~ cS suG nd Sc
yoted TO their feilow-man will I'll history S
for succeeding T liens w Wor almost
pleted we can lay aside the mantle when we
b.sUre worn with the assurance that as soldiers
and citizens We have been true 20 our country and
Gag and confident IN the ability or the American
neople TO govern themselves and DEFY the world.
Ks we behold the Nation that we preserved as a
Linton OF ali the States facing new problems con,
frontaa with new possibilities. let us unite with all
the ardor and zeal which we brought with us from
Appomatox In every enort 10 susan the present
authorities uphold the flag and advance the Gov
ernment.
MEMBERSHIP OF TIE ORDER.
The report OF the Acknowledgement. Thomas J.
Stewart contained the following figures TO the
membership:
The members In good standing June 80. 1897, num-
bered 2le a5s The gain in the year was Iv mus
ter 1880 transfer, 42.1; reinstatement. l.sN; from
delinquent reports i65l Total, 80 45S. The losses
were: BY death. 1855: honorable discharge. 1880:
transfer, 44.l: suspension c5093 dlshonoraoe dis
charge. 49, by delinQuen. reports, IO: by surren-