Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-07-27
PATRIOT RESOLUTIONS.
Passed by the G. "A. II. Meeting at
Mitchell, 8. ID.

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The following are the resolutions
which we're adopted by the G. A. r.
encampment held in Mitchell recently.
When they we're presented to the
convention a rising vote was taken on
their adoption, and with two excep-
tions every old soldier stood upon his
feet.
The resolutions are as follows:
We congratulate our beloved country
,non tho successful termination of the
Spanish Cuban war begun and prose-
cuted in behalf of suffering, oppressed
and outraged humanity. We rejoice
that our flag was not only bow of
promise to the poor ignorant Cuban
and Porto Rican while struggling to
break the shackles of tyranny and OPP
preston, but became the badge OF
kindness. good law, order and pros
perity to the we'll meaning and peace
ably inclined and restraint, menace
and terror to the lawless and vicious!
We refer with pride to the fact that
the nations of the world recognize and
concede the wholly disinterested and
high motives of our government in all
it's acts toward the islands OF the sea
and the Orient. We rejoice that 1t
was our countrymen who carried to the
benirhted and superstitious speople of
the archipelago the message OF Tree
dom. demanding of them no price or
pledge other than loyalty to wholesome
and lust laws. respect for the rights
of property and person, the sacredness
of the home, the support and patronage
of the public school, liberty OF con-
cience in religion and the practice OF
industry. economy and manly indie
pendence.
We declare that wherever our flag
is lawfully raised and unfurled 1t
shall stay. We believe in ou- country
as against all others therefore belt
Resolved, that we thank the soldiers
of the Spanish American war for their
unselfish service and their heroism
and glory in their achievements. Es-
pecially are we proud of 1.-THE First
South Dakota Infantry.
Resolved, That we are thankful that
we have lived to see the day come
when the sons of the Union and Con-
federate soldier stood side by side on
the field of battle in upholding our
common flag. Side by side they fought
the nations's battles for the deliver
ance of oppressed mankind. Side by
side they fell in the storm of battle
mingling their blood together to enrich
the soil out of which the tree of liberty
grows, which our comrades established
forever at Appomatox.
Resolved that we most earnestly re-
quest our senators and representatives
in congress not to relax their efforts to
the establishment of a soldiers Nation
al Sanitarium at Hot Springs and that
the committee appointed by this de-
partment to labor for that purpose be
continued in office another year.
Your committee have been supplied
with much information and many COM
plants relative to the Soldiers Home
and it's management. This department
of the G. A. II. was the originator and
promoter of the work of building OF
the Soldiers Home i'll this state. Its
treasury bore the expense OF the pre-
liminary and necessary work of secur-
lining needed legislation by an inditfer-
ent legislature and hostile governor.
We declare that the inception and
purpose of building the Home was to
help the dependent, the iniirm and the
sick veterans of the civil war; we be-
lieve now that all such men should have
the moral and legal right to be admitted
within it's doors and be maintained and
kept as long as they are not mcorrig-
IDLY law breaking in their conduct and
department.. That all members are
entitled to kind treatment. and charity
for their Weaknesses: that the Home
was built and is maintained for the eN-
press purpose of caring for those who
are incapable and unable to care for
themselves.
We dis claim any desire or intention
of interfering or hampering the legal
management of the Home in any man
ner. but we demand that our comrades
who are members of the institution
shall be justly and fairly dealt with and
when offences against the rules are
committed that the mantle of charity
shall extend to their weaknesses.
We distinctly and positively disavow
any sympathy with law breakers or
willful yiolators of the rules of the
III ONE, nor would we palliate the rea-
sonable punishment of any member for
such violations. Therefore be it
Resolved, That we deplore the fact
that many good and faithful soldiers
in time of war, are reported as denied
the privilege and right of membership