The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-04-29

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MorristOwn Young Men Enroll For
Local Military Company.

story of the First War Demonstration in
Morristown- Resolution to Stand BY the
President-Prompt Enrolment of Mill
tary observation-disclosures of Patriots
Congressman Pitney Makes Ringing
speech-S -Stenographic Report of the Ad-
dress-Plan of Organization For Local
Company.
Morristown witnessed its first war
demonstration last Saturday evening.
In response to call for meeting to
organize local military company, Tor
bert Post headquarters on Washington
street was crowded to the doors and
many were forced to go away without
entrance. And had it been understood
that speeches and patriotic resolutions
were in order, the crowds about the
rooms and building would have been
multiplied many times. Isaac r. Pier
son called the meeting to order and H.
M. Dalrymple was named as chairman
and Frederick B. Cobbett secretary.
After brief patriotic remarks by the
chairman in keeping with the spirit of
the occasion, Major Dalrymple called
upon several veterans and other citizens
present for brief speeches. Among those
who responded were Major E. T. Hol-
brook, A. M Sherman. L. P. Hannas,
E. A. Doty and Alonzo Davis.
In keeping with the call of the meet
ing, the following resolutions were pre-
sented by I. R. Pierson:
Whereas In the pursuance of a wise and
humane policy, our nation finds itself COM
PEELED to appeal to arms to secure the cessa-
ton of a most inhuman war on the part of
the Spanish government in Cuba, and also, we
trust, to secure proper satisfaction and indem
nifty for the destruction of the Battleship
Maine and the murder Of 266 members of
her crew while in the friendly harbor of
Havana. therefore be it
Resolved, That we, citizens of Morristown
do hereby express our hearty approval of the
action of the President and Congress in the
step they have taken.
Resolved. That we pledge our hearty support
to the government in the conflict just inaug-
urated,
Resolved, That in order to be prepared for
whatever service we may be called upon to
perform we proceed to the formation of q
military organization. select proper officers.
and be instructed in military tactics.
immediately upon the opening of the
roll, there was great rush for the
pencil, and in the next few minutes
fifty six names were signed. A COM
mittee was then appointed to present a
plan of organization and find suitable
quarters for the company, to act with an
advisory committee of members of Tor
bert Post. The committees named are as
follows: @. Allen Baker, William Wood
ruff, William Hessey, w. M. Vance,
Seymour V. D. Everett, George j. Cory,
A. M. Sherman. Advisory Committee
Gilbert D. Young, E. A. Doty, William
Becker, L. P. Hannas, F. Muchmore.
After enrolment of names the meeting
was adjourned to Monday evening, and
the crowd passed out into the street,
where line was formed and headed by
George Grove, as color bearer, and an
inpromptu drum corps. March was
taken up about the Park and through
the principal city streets. While on the
march it became known to the leaders
that Congressman Pitney was in town
and, halting in front of his offices at the
Iron Bank Building, called for speech
from the Congressman. Mr.. Pitney
soon appeared on the steps and was
greeted with cheers, and cries of Speech
Speech" Removing his hat he spoke as
follows:
Ny FRIENDS: am at loss to under
stand why it is that you always expect
me to make speech. Voice from the
crowd: "Because you can do it,. y In my
opinion, this is not time for speech-mak-
ing, but time for action. 1t is easy in
a time like this to make a speech that
will stir the patriotic sentiment of the
people, but it is better manifestation of
patriotic sentiment that those of the peo-
pie, able and willing to do SO, volunteer
their services in the cause of their coun.
try; and that, understand, is what you
are expressing willingness to do. hope
that your reasonable desire will be graft
fed. MOrristown and Morris county can
funish as good Drawn and bone, and as
good brain, to fight in the cause of the
country as any other community in the
land. The time is not opportune for me
to enter into discussion of the causes
which have led our nation into this con-
fict, or of the results which will follow
its successful conclusion. 1T may be that
at some time in the future I may have
the opportunity to address my fellow-cit-
izens upon this subject. only want to
say now that we believe that the country
is right in this great conflict. Cheers \
We have been, those Of us who have been
in positions of responsibility, exceedingly
reluctant TO cast vote or take any action
which would precipitate this war. But
we believed that the welfare, the honor
of the country, and the respect that is
due to great nation like ours in the eyes
Of its own citizens and in the opinion of
the civilized world, demanded that the
conflict should open. In the cause of the
right, in the cause of humanity, in the
name of the honored sailors Of the battle
ship Maine, and in the name of civiliza-
tion, protesting against brutal outrages
which have continued for three years at
our verv threshold and which are no