Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-20

was suspended while so absent II would
doubtless tend TO reform the service. No
service, no pay.
Crown OF Curses.
Drunkenness Is the crowning curse OF the
home. the camp or country. There is no
sensible need for 1t, and the vile custom
Is continued under an old fogy idea and
supers i,ion that there is a medical value
in alcohol not found elsewhere. but scenca
has condemned 1t for many years, and
really 1t is the worst poison known, II we
Judge by its deadly ravages in humanity.
Its use should be strictly prohibited "a tho
army and navy. The late remarkable vic
tory OF Atbara In the Souian. achieved
against tremendous odds. is a case in point.
where the cool intrepidity and staying quail
ties Of the Highland regiments especially.
and the precise and effective fire OF the
troops generally under General Sir Herbert
Kitchener nearly annihilated an exceedingly
brave and dangerous enemy. The British
troops had not tasted liquor for many
months and had frequently marched. under
a burning tropical sun, thirty miles with
out tasting water. and hence their signal
ability to make groggy. outstand and knock
out fierce, fanatcal and desperate foe.
The world Is moving on, and srog was
not in it, when the swift, decisive, peerless
victories OF Admirals Dewey and Sampson
annhilated the Spanish fleets, astonishing
and electrifying the world, but Instead true
American patriotism and hatred OF tyranny
inspired and fred the hearts and heroism
Of the brave, brainy men behind the guns.
l believe that good camp sites can be Sc
lected In Chickamauga park to accommodate
an army Of 100,0 900 men, and there Is an
adequate supply OF good water and plenty OF
timber for fuel on the adjacent mountain
ranges. l am glad that the government
wns the park OF Chickamauga and contin-
ues to improve 1t. 1t Is a beautiful loca-
tlon for a camping ground or for plcnics or
| pleasure parties. and l should Judge as
healthy Us any locality in that region, pos
| sibly with the exception of the plateau upon
| Lookout mountain lying adjacent, where the
temperature is mild and healthful through
| out the year. Point Lookout rises to
| height Of $500 feet and overhangs the Ten
1essee river at Moccasin bend. 1t was at
| his point that Fighting Joe Hooker scaled
| the craggy heights and surprised a de-
sachment Of General Bragg's army. Here
| view OF seven states of the union is OBJ
tained, and here magnificent panorama
| of beautiful scenery and landscape Is pre-
sented. The scenery In Chickamauga park
| Is fine and charming, grand forest trees,
meanderlng creeks and numerous springs OF
| CLEAR SpuThllliS Wutei, hiaus
lofty monuments and tablets Of stone and
| iron marking the various battlefelds where,
| In April, 1868. two mighty armies ciashed
| and fought with furious, fratricidal strife.
| strewing the CORY ground with $500 OF
| their dead. Amid scenes like these, hal
| lowed by memories OF the heroic dead.
| there Is an omnipresent inspiration to the
living soldiers Of Camp Thomas today to
emulate their stern valor and deeds OF dar-
| .ng; to be strong and quit themselves like
| men, to endure hardships like soldiers, TO
| remember the Maine. and their righteous
| mission In aid of outraged, oppressed and
| starving humanity.
| yellow Journals and Loyalty.
The patriotism and loyalty Of the press
that would pilfer and peddfe, at 2 cents a
| peddle, the private plans OF the govern
| ment and thereby bear the news to the
enemy and thwart the execution Of warlike
movements and prolong the war to the un-
| necessary increase of expense, sickness and
! death, is toe questionable to be above sus-
| plcion and is most surely criminal Of
! tense.
The brazen effrontery with which the
yellow Journals" have attacked the admin
istration as to the conduct of the war with
Spain Is a species of coarse, low political
cunning, ever ready to slander and libel
temporary, nasty notoriety and the money
that Is in It, The rights Of every Amer
lean, under the constitution and law, are
sacred and should not be injured or
abridged--and, for the protection of charac-
ter, which is sacred for the preservation OF
peace which is priceless, and for the per-
petuity of justice that must be upheld, this
rabid running amuck Of vicious press mer-
its vigorous treatment and deserves as
prompt action and swift judgment as the
crazy career of mad dog upon the crowded
street. Wise and good presidents always
select good cabinets OF assistants and ad-
yisers Thus did Washington, Lincoln,
Grant, and SO did Mckinley. or why would
the people wherever he visited crowd and
crush and scramble In their intense eager
ness to be forever honored by a magnetic
grasp OF his manly hand. or even a glimpse
Of his noble face? But even Mckinley and
his cabinet have been maligned and SIAN
dered, and for what? Simply for doing
their duty nobly and well and for fifteen
10 twenty hours day to smash saucy Spain,
while labor union men were criticising,
l,grumbling and striking at working even
'nine or ten hours q day. II there Is an
officer in the United States army that knows
! his duties better or Is more conscientious
In their performance than Colonel j. e..
Lee, assistant QdartermaSter general, ana
chief quartermaster Department OF the Gulf.
| cannot now name him. A tireless worker.
, a kindly, prompt and energetic officer and
tower OF strength in the army for two
/ score years. At the battle Of Perryville.
KY, union soldiers scrambled and struggled
o siake their thirst from pond, the sur
face Of which was largely covered by frog
spawn and bloated carcasses Of dead mules |;
! but Colonel Lee, at Camp Thomas. furnished
water filters to filter water from the clear
| springs and creeks Of Chickanauga park
to satisfy the dainty tastes OF the sons OF
I suoh warrior sres. and even he has been the
/ subject OF false accusation and slanderous
attack from pompous. undignihed officials.
A who sadly disgraced their epaulets SO briefly
worn in the service of a few months.
fell confident that the searchlight OF
history will fully vindicate the acts of the
I administration and grateful people will
tender their hearty thanks and gratitude
for patriotic and heroic services rendered.
, With liberty and humanity as the watch
word and inspiration. victory has been alike
1 honorable to our army and navy and to the
counsels OF our country. o! Tempora! o.
Moses! when will republics cease to abuse
, their best servants? MAJOR GLASCOTT.