Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09
THE TRUTH WILL COME.
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1t is unnecessary to quote more OF this letter.
Enough has been given to prove to honest, un-
preudiced people that some most damnabe
crimes have been committed against the nations
defenders by men high in authority. This let
ter proves that the administration papers are
making mighty effort to cover up the dark
deeds of these traitors. They fear that if the
people learn the truth they will arise in their
might and wipe the foul Republican blot off
the otherwise white page.
We could fill the columns of the AGITAToR
each week with the stories of the wrongs in
Acted upon our boys, and then not tell half
We are receipt of letter from an old friend,
which gives an account of the experience of an
Anderson county soldier boy (who shall be
nameless. This boy enlisted in Garrett, and
was sent to Chickamauga. His health left him
and he was sent to the hospital twice. The sec
ond time, he got out of bed and ran away, to
SAVE HIS LIFE. The hospital physician fol-
lowed him and would have taken him back,
but an officer (well known in Garnett) inter-
fered and he was not taken back. The young
soldier said the sick were terribly neglected.
some of them hy-blown, and he knew the only
safety was to get out of the hospital, into fresh
air. This is no dream or fairy story, but the
naked, unvarnished truth.
And this, remember, is only one case in a
great many.
1t is useless to try to disguise the truth-t is
bound to come to the surface.
Ex-Secretary John Sherman says: 81 cam
not see how there can be any mistake or mis-
representation as to the condition of affairs
among our soldiers in Santiago or in the camps.
The official reports, the statements of resposble
officers of the men who suffered i'll that CAM
paign are all to the same efect--that there
was horrible suffering and great loss of life re-
sulting from inadequate provision for the care
of the SIGH and wounded, and that suitable food
was not provided for those whose condition Of
health would not admit of their eating army
rations They were short medicines and
suitable food and did not have surgeons enough
to perform the services which the condition of
the army demanded.
"The whole story is too horrible to talk about
and there can be no possible excuse offered.
cannot undertake to say what individual author
ity is responsible, but the facts themselves are
monstrous, and whether the fault lies with
officers in the field, those in the department or
the secretary of war himself, the responsibility
should be fixed and the person responsible
should be severely punished.
1t was known that there was to be battle;
our army was sent there tor that purpose and it
was nothing shor: of criminal to neglect those
necessary preparations for the wounded and
sick and to provide for the sustenance of the
army.
Gan investigation should be had at once and
an example should be made of those responsible.
The president might order an investigation,
but doubt whether, ithe matter can be ade-
quately dealt with except by congress.
"The persons responsible should be i'm
peached and congress alone has the power of
impeachment
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