The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-09
LEVEL IS TOO
HIGH FOR THEM
Union Veterans Union Objects to
: Judge Torrance's Plan Of Aid
to Confederates.
Gen. Robert G.. Dyrenforth Comes
Out in Strong Interview
in Opposition.
Mr.. Eddy Coming Home to Vote
Senator Jones Not Interested
in Mr.. spooner's Fight.
From The Journal B,sren,s, Room 10. POI
Building, Harrington. Z

Froe,, The Journal Barea,s. Room |f6. Poss
Washington, Sept. 9.-The first public
intimat1on of an organized effort to frus
trate Judge Torrance's plan for securing
aid from union veterans in building cot
tagc homes for confederates came to light
to-day in a published, interview with GEN
eral Robert G. Dyrenfor of this city,
COMMUNICATIVE chief OF the Union Vet
Grams Union, a Very strong. body of old
soldiers with branches ms an parts Of the
country. The Torrance proposition has
been discussed very generally among vet
Grams, of this city, and Sentiment as it
crystallizessi is seen ito Be divided. The
| conservative element of thee. A. r. stands
stubbornly in opposition to 1T The Union
Veterans Union is largely political body
| organized for securing the spoils of office,
and it includes most oftthet ultra radical
old soldier elements. lit opposes the Tor
| rance plan, and General Dryenforth says
the first duty of union men, If they have
spare means, is towards their own feeble
and impoverished comrades The inter-
view is couched ingsnarrow,. bitter and
partizan language. General Dyrenforth
fails utterly to comprehend the high level
to which Judge Torrance rose when he
wrote his famous circular letter. quote
a characteristic paragraph:
| L regard the suggestion as vicious.
There Is a spirit Of disloyalty tt. the old
Il
land, and it would be sad and shocking
to see this spirit extending among the
veterans toward each other, whereby one
would give for an institution existing by
reason OF an attempt to ruin our fair
land ere he would seek to extend neces-
sary aid to comrade." =. So -
| Il do not wish to be misunderstood So
far as knew there is not union veteran
| who has any feeling Of animosity toward
| any man who ever as soldier or as a CT
| villain endeaVored to support the so-called
southern ccnfederacy. I have many warm
| friends who were rebels but it is not as
rebels that they are now my friends. AS
rebels, they had to be pardoned, and par
don implies contrition. Lean see no con-
I triton where they form bodies to foster
tho cause Of their wrong doing and still
meet and march about Haunting the flag
of treason The rebellion is just as wrong
| to-day as it was in 1861. - think the
Union veterans had better give attention
to securing enforcement of the constitu.
| ton, to caring for,.jone another and tt
| getting proper recognition :, We do MOI
want any premium put upon rebellion
The Union Veterans Union will hold it,
annual meeting in this. city during the
"A. r. meeting and it's members ma.
be depended upon to oppose the Torrance
proposition vigorously.
Mr.. Jones Makes Denial
-L.. s...
l., Senator Jones. chairman of the demo
cratic national committee, denies stor,
recently published ,thatahe might take tn
stump In Wisconsin, in the interest Of tn
reelection Of Senator Spooner on the the
. Dry that it would be impossible to elect
! democratic senator in hhat STATE and tina
Spooner was the best republican for tn
place.. >'TheEstory isSAbsurd,;'4 said Sen
ator Jones, to-day. II have, a high re
} spect for Senator Spooner, but am no
now fighting republican battles:''- 't%!@
Mr.. Jones predicts that there will be-, n
tariff legislation in the near future.
Senator Roach's Funeral. - =
) The remains of Senator Roach, of Mort
f Dakota will arrive in Washington lat
this afternoon and be taken to the HON
5 Of his wife S sister, Miss Ella F. Larkir
Brief services will be held to-morro,
: morning in st. Patrick's church, followe
D by interment in the congressional GENE
= terry: There was high mass oyer the bod
8 in New York this morning in St. Ignatiu
: church., Eighty fourth street and Par
= avenue. ~l.."-'- -
:. Mr.. Eddy Coming Home. =
:, Congressman Frank Eddy expects t
= start for Minnesota Tomorrow 49,
II am going home" he said o-day, q
, order to vote at the first primary election
- but I shall not take any hand in tn
+ fight" e.. -.. 49,. .-
Il W w. Jermane