The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-24
VETERAN ECHOES.
Sentiments of Ex-SOldters Expressed
by Members of the Loyal Legion.

On Tuesday an unusual number of ex-
soldiers who reside outside the city were
in town during the afternoon and evening
In knots, Cuban affairs were commented
on, but not in warlike spirit. lone flag
is enough said one Of them who was
four years working his way from private
to captain, when he saw the procession
carrying the Cuban flag beside the stars
and stripes. 1--WE are too big and too old
to buster was remark that seemed to
express the general feeling.
II read everything that has the name
of Lincoln and Grant attached to it, even
if an advertisement" said Captain Myers,
of Anderson. THEY are greater with the
years.
Il have been reading the testimony in
the trial of General Fitz John Porter as a
judge" said Judge Chase, of Logansport.
Il began it assured that his conviction
was just, and 1 ended with the feeling that
the man had been convicted without par
ticle of evidence that would be accepted as
such by a court of justice. There were able
men on the court, but the feeling was
against Porter because of the quite general
opinion that he could have helped General
Pope. Porter was undoubtedly the ablest
soldier in the Army of the Potomac at that
time. l did not accept General Grants ex-
oneration, but decided upon the testimony
upon which he was convicted"
THE Twenty-sixth Indiana always got
there" said Mayor Balsley, of Seymour
at the Legion meeting; when Gen. Banks
horseback and the Twenty sixth on foot
were plotting Stonewall Jackson up the
shenandoah valley, the Twenty-stxth
afoot was the first IL the race to reach a
place of safety" Only those men who be-
longed to tirst-ciass regiments will talk
that way.
place in Columbia, S. c., where 1 was held
as prisoner" said Judge Hadley, "a dozen
ex-Confederates came to me and gave
me the most cordial welcome of my life
They took me over the grounds of the old
prison, and, to entertain me- purchased beer
from one of the state dispensaries, which is
written documents
Speaking of the death of Father Corby, at
the Loyal Legion meeting. Rev DR.. Haines,
in knot of friends, spoke in unstinted
praise of the. American priests who We're
now controlling the Roman Catholic
Church Church IN this country They are in
most salutary influence
Closing the Loyal Legion meeting
Wednesday morning at 1890, Gen. Wallace
with the audience standing, proposed a
toast, prefacing it with remarks to the eff
feet that nothing was more to be depre-
Gated than the efforts in some quarters
to belittle the ability and particularly mill
tary ability, and resource of General Wash
ington. I'VE know" said he, chow our
armies. were fed and clothed, but can any
one tell me how the small armies which
George Washington led for seven years
were subsisted? To me it is a marvel and
| have not yet found any one to explain
it. 1t is eXplainable only upon the assump-
ton that Washington was one of the
worlds rare military geniuses. / propose
the memory of George Washington"
Il am not much of a Mckinley man. -
others, but believe in his Spanish policy
and if / didn't I'd support him. There can
be no partyism in such matters