Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-25
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mittee to which It had been handed diff
fered as to it's propriety: The. Trainer
of the resolution afterward himself;
presented 1t. 1t came after an unfor-
tunate attempt OF the governor at the
camp fire the preceding evening to just
ify the appointment Of Jas. Rush Lin
coin to brigadier- generalship in the
Spanish american war. The governor
did not have the time he usueally ex-
ponds upon Jury and perhaps because
his jurors were interested In the case
he failed to secure verdict. That the
U. v. U. was infiamed there is no ques-
ton. I doubt, however, II the matter
had not been preached the night pre-
vious, whether any one would have re-
Cured to the old sore which was fresh
in the minds of nearly all the veterans
of the sixties, a year ago. The resolu-
ton / moved to amend by striking out
all reference to the matter of insult"
wherever 1t occurs in the Shaw resolu-
ton. The amendment was carried. Az
ter its amendment the motion was put
and carried, there being quite a number
of dissenting votes. This ended a sub
ject which many regard as mistake
all around.
Yours Truly
j. B. ALBROOK.
Following Is an abstract of the gov
ernors speech. which seems to have
aroused the Union Veterans ire:
Governor Shaw in an impressive way
told the story of Gen. Lincoln's life and
enumerated the reasons for his appoint
ment. Lincoln Wore the gray in 81. He
was boy of is then and he was vir-
gilman. He fought for what he believed
was right. He was not right He was
wrong and we we're right, eternally
fright, but Lincoln was true to the state
in which he had been reared and to the
principles instilled in him from the
cradle. He learned his mistake, he saw
where he and his people We're wrong be-
fore the conflict was over. but harassed
by doubts and fears and uncertain what
was right and what to do he stayed I'M
/ til the end Then he went home and
said goodbye to his people. He came
north and has given his life to army
work. He has been an honorable, up
right and efficient military officer.
He put down an Instruction, has
reared two sons to belief in the cause
that was right. and has sent them to
war to fight for their nation and their
I flag. One of them few years ago he
put at a gatling gun on the platform of
a gravel car in the rear of a train and
backed him down into mob that
Threatened destruction to the citizens
and militia. He made him target for
their bullets.
Governor Shaw told how Lincoln
came TO him with tears in his eyes after
he was appointed and said he would be
only too glad to perish in this war, for
then he would feel he might have per-
! haps indicated himself for the time
when, in his ignorance, he had fought
against the flag of liberty, justice and
right.
The governor then made a strong plea
for tolerance and generosity. His words
were strong and sympathetic, but when
he finished there We're still evidences of
dissatisfaction. The old cause is Still
Itoo fresh in the hearts of the union sol
diers. They can not forget that Lincoln
thad turned against the flag. be the con-
Iditions what they might.
Some of the Iowa boys who We're In
the last war We're talking about it yes
lterday morning. Their sentiments are
VERY different They resented Governor
Shaw even offering an explanation fol
1.-The appointment. They say that every
imam in the four regiments would have
2 followed j. Rush Lincoln anywhere he
went I'VE only wish he had been made
a major general they said He de-
served it,"