Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-19
WHY SLOW
TO ENLIST.
Give the South southern
Leaders and They WIN
lie n Strong Power In
American-Spain War.

The question frequently asked
since volunteers we're called for
in why the South and West are
so slow To enlists Why the
companies are not already ill.
ed 7 IL is easily answered.
Only few DAYS since Senators
Money and Wilson gave their
colleagues the Eey that unlock.
ed the secret. These great see.
iiOns we regret 10 say, are get.
ting none Of the officers. YET are
expected to furnish their pro
rata of fighters. Unfortunately.
the President has appointed a
large number of young. inexpe.
rienced men 10 the most respOn.
sible positions over the heads
of some of the most tried and
reliable soldier commanders in
the Union. Are the Southern
and Western soldiers any less
patriotic, because forsoOth they
refuse To trust their property
and their lives, Gods most
precious gifts, TO the judgment
of such Inspector Generals as
John Jacob Asto-. Chas. A.
Whittier Of New York. aud Cur.
It's Guild, Jr., Of Mass, or such
Asst. Adgt. Generals as Jas. q.
Blaine, Jr-, w. B. Allison, Jr..
Iowa; John A. Logan Jr., ILL.,:
Russell Harrison. +. VI. Alger
Jr. Of Mich; W. l.. Bowdre and
1rskine Hewitt. New York {.
What are the recommendations
of these men. Have they ever
seen active service i'm the camp
or on the battle field! DO they
know aught Of military tactics I,
Have they done otherwise than
wear their silk stockings and
"caper nimbly in a ladies cham.
Der to the lacivious musings of
the lutte = No. they are the
sons of their fathers. Their
appointments are the result of
political pulls.
Jas. q. Blaine. Sr.. deceased
Was an able statesman. orator
and historian. Jas. q Blain,
Jr.. is a shallow, drunken, black
T very black sheep of an honored
; Hook. John A. Logan Is the
son Of "A man who made a gal
. liant soldier. but the son is n.
, great "A ehump as ever carried a
. brazsn cheek into Washington
: or To a Cars coronation. From
, the best information obtainabl,
all the others named are non
entities of the most pronounced
) type. Gen. Mosby. one of IN,
best calvary soldiers in III,
civil war. and a leader especi
/. ally adapted to the prcscnt wal
d was told on making his applica.
+ tion, by Gen. Miles. Ito Sc,
q your senator Mosby YER,
e properly referred him to hi.
' war record as his only endorse
G ment.
I Senator Money. nor any 9th
! er representative in either house
: of Congress has any desire Ia
be the least sectional at this
n time especially, nor will they
I hamper the administration by
e undue. useless criticism. BuI
1 on the contrary will do all they
:, can TO aid the President and
/. MS advisers, and in pointing
e out the derelictions of the said
: advisors and Gen. Miles, a rreaI
: Kindness isthereby shown. and
z that this advice should be heed
e ed and accepted in the same
E spirit as rendered We sincerely
2 hope. The majority OF In,
+ Southern people can forget that
> 1t was Gen. Miles who forced
D the chains on jefferson Davis
: It's fallen yet beloved hero: al.
: though they believed this in.
, dignity should have been spare d
an old, weak. fallen. and secure.
+ ~ imprisoned chiettan. Again
Gen. Miles military career ha,
! been almost a complete failure.
: lie has been promoted lineally,
/ that is by his superlors being
T retired or by death.
When such experienced sol.
diers as Gems. stephen ID. Lee.
: Bob Taylor and hundreds of
] others too numerous to mention
are recognized and the strong.
/ est and Oldest given commits.
sions, the South and the West
VIII respond as becomes a
brave, patriotic, noble people.
who know no South, East, West
or North. But for the sake Of
heaven do not place such pso-
pie under the command of dudes
and underlings.
Stephen ID. Lee, graduate of
West Point, four years a Gene.
raj IN the greatest civil war Of
modern or ancient times un.
der Jas. &. Blaine Jr., and John
A. Logan Jr. Words fail us
our peu halts, staggers aud falls.