Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-01-20

My youngest brother was with the rough
riders and Roosevelt, went through the
war in Cuba, came home, succumbed to
fever, and now fills a soldiers grave. I.
have two boys in Manila. one Of whom
now lies in the hospital beng wounded
by a Spanish bullet. This is my, feeling
to the old soldier, and I rather take ex-
ceptions to the remarks of some of the
speakers. y I shall be strongly
in favor of this motion being indefinitely
and I think the unanimous
vote of this house with the exception of
a few old soldiers, all will vote in that
direction. .t 34r s6lfr
MI. McHarg: I was surprised upon en-
tering upon the floor of the housed to hear
an old soldier speaking against the in
definite postponement of this bill. ***
To say l am, opposed to any such meas
ure as this repeal is begging the ques-
ton. What do I see when l turn to this
law, and find "in each public department
and upon all public works of the state
and of the cities and villages therein
honorably discharged union soldiers and
sailors of the late war shall be prefer
red for appointment, and age loss of
limbs OF other physical impairments
which does not in fact ~incapacitate shall
not be deemed to disqualify them" * y
y We see here that they shall not be de-
barred, because of loss of limb and the
empty sleeve, that would rise and salute
the flag were it not physically ~incapaci-
tated, shall not disqualify. them. Mr..
Speaker, permit me to say this, that
while that empty sleeve remains by
their side, the sleeve that would rise
and salute the flag, let us say that next
to the Redeemer of Gods chosen people,
let III protect the heroes of Gods chosen
country.
Mr.. Stevens concluded an address by
saying:
I shall not detain the house. to make
remarks on this subject further than
that the hill was typewriter; for
another by one of the clerks of
this house in my office. While
the young man appreciated he
had not the privilege Of the floor he
made a speech upon this subject. He
was undoubtedly impressed with the
Importance of the subject for l found
on his desk what I consider the best
speech made upon the subject and which
| will read to you rs coming from one of
the young men, who when he becomes a
member of the house as I hope he some
day will, will be worthy of being listened
to. The speech in part is as follows:
MI. Speaker: I think it we'll to let
the law remain as it is at present there
by giving assurance to those men that
went forth to battle at their .country's
call, and who upheld this government in
the days of it's need, that their work,
their sacrifices, their heroism in the dark
days of 81 to IS have not been forgot.
ten; that a grateful nation remembers
the services SO rendered and will ever
hold it a sacred duty to extend to them
a helping hand in their declining years
and a just recognition of the services
they have performed and the sacrifices
they made at their country's call, and
this state can do it in no better way than
when, in the selection of it's public SER
wants it shall select those and give pre-
ferment to those who have responded to
their country's call in the hour of its
need, those men who went forth to bat
tic for her very existence, andI believe it
but a just recognition of the services
thus performed to give to them a place
and a voice in the affairs of a country
which they were ever ready to give up
their lives that it might live, and I be-
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ours, Will ever hold dear the
memory OF the boys in blue. u 3 X
shall we deny to the old soldier Or
sailor a slight preference over the youth
or TODAY! L think not. l think 1t but
right, but simple justice that their 10y
atty to their country in it's hour of need
should be recognized and not only rec
psh'zeu W. 1elhelnpeieu IN Il sunstah-
...i way aiiu III ~ uoins we VIII ~ d
that - @rateful nat;nn rem o"i ,nd
rewards lis heroes and in do,tb thnv
shall not no for1ottcn my
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