Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18

peace. and they received the benefits and emolu-
ments Of the positions they were then filing II
they saw ct to cast their lot with the army they
ought to be willing to take upon themselves the
incidents and burdens Of the army without asking
at the hands of congress Of The people Of this
country position on the retired list with a high
er grade simply and solely for the purpose OF en-
abling them to draw 81, 500 more salary per year
out Of the treasury Of the United States
desire to call the attention Of The committee
to the appointment Of brigadier genegas Of the
line. The first name ] sec is that OF GeneFsi :
r. Shafter, who was made brigadier general on
May 8, 1881, and win say believe served longer
in the capacity Of brigadier before be was retired
than any Of these gentlemen who were or have
been promoted since the present administration
came in. General Shaftor vas retired Oct G, 1900
find that General W NJ Graham was made
brgadicr general Of the line May %. 1897 and he
was retired Sept %. 1893
ind General James F. Wade was made a briga-
der general May 26. 1897. and he is now in the
service.
General John NJ Miner was made brigadier
general on May 26. 1897. and retired June Z, the
General Anson Mills was made brigadier gen
eral June 1e, 1897, and be was retired on the 22d
Of June, 1897.
! find that General c. H. Carlton was made a
brgadier general Of the line June 2s, 1897; that
he served his country in the. capacity Of briga-
dier general from June 2s 1897 to the 30th Of
June Of the same year.
General II. S Hawkins on the 2sth Of Septen-
ber, 1898. was made brigadier general and was
retired on the 4th day of October of the same year
General Jacob F. Kent was made a brigadier
yas refired which ,gas a. ,sas ~ - a.
was retired on the 18th day of October. ls9s
Result of One Vacancy.
want 10 say th;s. n .raors +t.s4 - ..o.-,a.,
as ,sc1 in sct, ,vav thst a. ~ -
cs;vad ,ror,otio -, ~ssso- - ~, ~,
vacaDev had aione been crested AID ,hsr no
general ,,ae ,,ro,ato5 ~ tt li,, - 49,;
s,,;er sneTsi ho oni oeta Is AZ
short time untu he stanned down and M snd
another was snnoirte,l 10 take his nlaca
General ~ q Worth was ngaaa a br;gsdisr non.
oral fet ~ Ieos and on tba OH 5a "a N,o,..
Der Of the same wear was retired General " NJ
Wherry was made brigadier general Ian 1879
and on Jan. is. 1859. he was p!aced upop the re.
tired list. General j II Patterson VA made .
brigadier general on the 18th of January. 1899.
and served in that capacity only till the 9th day
Of February Of the same wear. when he. too vas
placed upon the retired list
General William Sinclair was made a brigadier
general Feb s. 1859. served his country in that
rank for period Of Eve days. or until Feb. l3,
1890 when he was placed upon the retired list
General NJ P. Miller was made brigadicr general
March Is, 1890, and served as such only until
March q Of the same year, when he vas placed
on the retired list General T. " Sumner was
made brigadier general Of the lire March 27
1852 served in that capacity only till March SO
Of the sa.ne year, when he was placed upon the
retired list. General T. 81. Anderson was made a
brigadier general March 81, 1893; was placed on
the retired list Jan q, 1900
General FOR One Dox
General 4 e. N Pennington yyas made briya.
der general Oct lo 1890 and on the next day.
Oct Il. 1870, was placed upon The retired list,
eerai a es1i ,aaa 'ak ha;n *s as nTe a. o,asl sss,
fts Pennington was retired, and On the following
day, Oct. IS, 1899, placed upoa the retired
list General = u Carpenter vas taaae = bFlgs-
te' t ses'ds a., :. cae.s M E sn,. &. s.s 80 "a -
placed on the retired list oct ID 1860 esncraI
s. ovensliinc vas made brisaaieF general eet
y, lsss' and retiied oct y q iae easae seaF
e ro5 s = ~ rs al so. Il y.r ss
made brigadier general oct. %. 1850. and placed
upon The retired list Oct q Of the sazse year.
| ne, teo. sefsed N me eaiaei'y q efisauia gen
s. ,n9bt 20 la,ya throue tiis tapu list and
mention General L. II. Kellogg AMI General G. S
Carpenter. who have been promoted 70 The rank
o. bFisaoel genera aaa SON .ssFu a,ssa . sssy
nTomotrd r,lsr Ted =
As members have observed great many Of
these officers have been F9tired some On me next
.ay ~. ss atsar I,ri9
served only month | call attention 10 this mat
1 ter for the purpose Of showing that while our
friends the other side are proelaimiRg their pa
triotism they are at the same time getting for
| their friends all the high positions IN sight
Comes out For Bryan.
Tho newer of tersa and condensed
~ poNsi -
!
/ possessed by either speaker or writer
| The Pbiladelphia Times. Colonel Alex
i 5 xtsC,t.... ,s.. L. 40 ~ 41,o
ttiAoSt - :
most iaiiios's he" "spdPNts ~ eie .eAiiu'
/ 1t claims to be lndepehueht III poiltics.
/ In 1896 it supported Mckinley with
croa+ enthnsiastn apa enusammate
-. ~. 80.
4 aDiiity. It mas ieeeutis eoiiie out LoA
/ Bryan and gives It's reasons Tor the
4 faitb II hos In rho folloUiie vigorous
4 sas.1s,o, - :. IN ,..s,tb roafIinr and
lashiol II - ' "a - -,
/ committing 10 memory he WiiteI ~
d few words states the whole question
/ ghare 10 more mcat in tbis short edfto-
= -, 80 49,
alaA llidli ~ nl.sls
hours length. Considering the iocallty
1 where The Times is published. it is q
,,,x,,+ ,a,,,o II, = tla5 ,,4tcrancn aud clearly
A..
demonstrates III WhteH uilSctioH sle
wind is setting The Times says:
~. ,o.,s ,ro IN the suiien crisis that dl.
ytded the councils OF the inoeratic party 1t
seemed better TO The Times 10 sustain Mr. Nc.
Kinsy election as president raas' san @ t1s; sstS =
The b result sst has shown i to be wrong It is re-
/ pented and reeanted
All Of the evils and the peFils Of the % esllea
nepspissaa po,'S N, t,.e sr, n he
government seem threatened
A false economic system has resulted IN vast
combinations o. capital .Na' 'n'o'''F 'a-'',s'.-.
~ aaaesls an1 og ad ths assrsn ~ t adyr
lstration, representative Of one Of these great
trusts, is calling upon his fellow capitalistssioE
contributions 10 ouy another IT,; loer years ] ss,ss
sod !. Ia fslss -l1gssrs pyespsritr- sss' 80
The government thus controlled has found its
httest expression il schemes Of military conquest
lsfiaiisil ana sis .As - s
Fl the few over lie many, tie elevation Of money
above manhood
Ihe condition Is one mat "a. Inc country Mu;s 3
4 by reasserti9n ii the Democratic idea and the
| election Of a Democratic president
No one can ea,est;on the ability, the eaFnestness
the integrity Of the Democratic candidates. For
the rescae Of ali that has made America glorious
4 IN The mast and that can make her strong in the
! f,.tura Il is 4 d,4S ta s,.nnnrt their election.
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