Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-08

Chief Goblin aald I'm
part As comrades % the granJ
Army OF the Republic. We can look
over tue events OF the year just past
Win feelings OF conRratuiatlon ara
Just pride. TO our fellow soldiers and
sailors OF the present era We extend
our congratulations as heartily AZ ID
IL In our power 10 do 70. recognizing.
~ We DO. that q Ir organization and
our teachings during the last thirty
years have been effective In prepare
tion FOR this glorious result.
To our esteemed oomradc, President
Mckinley. and his secretary OF war. our
past oommander-ln-chief II. A. Algcr,
We have given our individual and or
Eanised support la the ariuous duties
Impose upon them. Never In tho
worlds history has there been an oc-
caHion when the experience OF leaders
In national strife rendered them 40
thoroughly competent 10 meet the DIM
eulileh encountered.
THE congratulations OF the Grand
Army 81 the Republic, aye, OF the ma
ilon, arc due them and from this pres
cnt cncampinsnt there should 20 for
ward no uncertain words Ra 90 our
united support 60 the government In
solving the difficulty problems yet be-
fore them. Confident are we that the
result viii Justify the supreme faith
which we rcpose In these our comrades
and through their efforts we believe
the nation win continue under tbs
providence Of Almighty God 20 the
higher position which he has evidently
designated for H."
Gen. Goblin combattod the proposl-
tlon 20 change the rules OF the Grand
Army 30 as 20 admit into membership
the soldiers OF the war with spain.
lie said;
They will. doubtless. n they have
not already done so, organize a So
ciety OF their own, hut there can be M
merit In their becoming members %
our organization founded under differ
ent auspices and haxed entirely upon
different principles. When the Grand
ARM Of tho Rrpuhlio has fulfilled ia
mission Il should cease 20 exist"
lie continued. at has been urged
hy well meaning comrades 10 propose
the return OF the flags captured during
the war, presumably 10 the states re-
Gently IN rebellion. l cannot but depre-
cate any agitation OF this question. Tina
action o. the confederate veterans
cnmr Of New York scented 20 suggest
a method which viii end all discussion
and satisfy those gentlemen who con-
tlnually rccur 20 this subject Their
resolution presents for the conslderh-
ZION OF the NAlANMN ANNAWA ANNNN FfHNH
aud others the proposition that build
Ing be erected az Washington under
appropriate legislation OF Congress 20
be- a national depository In which not
only tho captured flags but all such
emblems and trophies of each side as
may be offered from any quarter should
properly be collected aud lodged for
their careful preservation and identifi-
cation. II n IL desirable 90 TAXI any
stems relative 10 this matter THIS Is tho
most satisfactory solution OF the en-
tire question and n properly arranged
This disposition might be judiclous
measure. n would at all events pre-
vent the continual presentation OF THIS
matter 20 the public and keep the mass
whore they belong, under the control
OF the government OF the uhlteN
States" ..
In the South, The enmmandcr-ln-ehlet
said: IN the South the greeting or
who participated In
many NJ our camp hrea,was exceeding
IN agreeable and was preliminary to
the devotion 90 country and nag mani
tested In their response 90 the call or
the President. one feature. however.
which could not but impress me II the
fact that the color line stu exists.
There are many oolurcd soldiers In
some OF the departments laborlng under
great disadvantage Tho race proJu-
dice remains and the chnsm seems TO
De- widening; Il seems impossible to
overcome, and for it can only express