The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-21
STATE RIGHT TO SOLDIER Duty
IT'S ORDER or ANARCHY, LIEUT..
TANNER TELLS THE UNIONS.
Would They Have . National Guard Of
Plutocrats:-COrneiiu Vanderbilt En-.
ample Of the Good (1tizen-rraisr
for Him At llth Army Corps Dinner.

Tor Him NJ llth Army Corps Dinner.
The veterans Of the Eleventh Army
Corps Association had their annual dinner
last night at the Lafayette II, H. the new
name Of the old Brevoou House. and APP
plauded heartily some rmarks made by
Lieut.. Tanner OF the Twelfth Regiment
OF the National Guard IN regard TO the
Potter incident at Schenectady.
Gen. Stewart l.. Woodiord presided a,
the dinner. at which there were about
seventy-fve present. Only about a score
" these werr veterans o' the corps
Seated with Gen. Woe d ord at the head
table were Carl ScLurz. Gen. James
Grant wilson, Gen. Daniel f.. S.ckles, Gel
Horatio c. King. Gen. Orlando Smith
Gen. julius Stall, Col. A. G. haml!n. Gen
John T. Lockinsn and Major Jeweu Oh
OHIO.
Carl Schurz pa d a tribute in one Of the
Informal speeches to the memory Of Gen
Franz Sigel Lieut.. Tanner sad in part
Let me mention one incident that goes right
70 tie life Of the National Guard. within
expelled from a. labor union and Systematic
cally kert out Of work. because he did sol
d die, dgty D. and ess", duty IL 9uens
rro@ the GSsTd e n.Vi,ab bic Tesait F win R'i b.
tlht tht tudTu " vi w tnHut W OF UlOsr men
:nom thoughtless people call plutocIats.
either that viii happen or the Guard viii go
,ut Of existence altogether. and the Regular
trny must take ITS place.
Such action is patriotic New York State
las the same rignt TO require military service
as has TO levy and collect taxes: New
YORK state has the same right to require
military service a. It has to compel jury duty
r. 1t nas not that right, It is no longer State
e.tixen can debate, be he a union man or
non-iinion man 10 deny this comes dan
grrously near to anarchy.
simply holding on IN tim" Of peace TO- what
you veterans saved for us In time OF war.
and We , mean to, 70 hold on tight And some
We have a Monro" Doctrin" on the south OF
us: and a Philippine CO.. plicetion to the
and Will. these do not necessarily mean any
thing in the hohting line. they moan the posi-
hiiity, Of something in the 1ghtlns line. Dur;
existence We had four wars-an average OF
one war every TWENTY-FIVE years. Then we
wer. Isolated and alone; To-day We are a
generation ar. facing, The National Guard
s. not S, h S,s for s s,s s1s tho paen
building up Of the second line Of defence.
! could not give better example Of what a
than an oricsr in my. own regiment and my
own company. ! refer to Lieut.. Cornelius
Vanderbilt. And refs, to him |. soldier.
as being good soldier in spite OF his wealth.
He II a man who was born with fortune at his
feet. but he never forgot his duty to the STATE:
He belongs 10 what some people are pleased
ssn Si never ~, wor" ssopdSr strap, !.
work was At all times faithful. pnselhsh. able
and dignifed. And tonight he Ia calmly
and bravely facing death as n soldier should.
He Is far ont or the firing line and he is hrht-
.. hit to TIL ons Ana
above. who g. '-s such men In time OF need.
! can only hope He will ave now one who
has mea assured up to every Qualification OF
good citizen and a good National Guardsman.
Gen. Sickles, who followed Lieut. Tanner
said, regarding the Potter incident:
Every plutocrat In New York should be-
long TO the National Guard and show bis
atriotism. He should learn n " to leave town
too, on every patriotic holiday, as most Of
them do. ] hope that the Potter case will
admonish all friends OF order OF their dut '
to take part. in these organizations which
have as their main purpose the preserva-
ton OF order and the pcrpetuation OF our In
stitutions II the necessity should arise. II
the National Guard ever gets hard up for
recruits, III Join again myself.