The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

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post. IF they thought the invitation
should come from Acker post, they
were acting on the wrong basis. Mr.,
McCardy was simply given permission
to act as special representative in col
lecting funds for the monument, and
Acker post has had nothing further to
do with it.
HE secured all the subscriptions and
has done all the work incidental to Sc
curing the monument for st. Paul. He
issued all the invitations himself and
made all the other preparations. Ack-
e. post had nothing actively to do with
Il do not know of any i'll feeling be-
tween Acker post and Garfield post
which should cause such action. There
is none / am certain. Neither do
know of any bad feeling between Gar
field post and Nh. McCardy.
Eve supposed the G. A. r. of the city
were united on this monument. Why
all the relief corps are going to unite
and serve lunch to the marchers at
noon at Garfield posts hail."
The fact that the st. Paul companies
of the National guard will not be In the
parade caused decided stir at the
meeting of Acker posts and hot words
in denunciation of the militia flew
about the hall for several minutes be-
fore the status of the case was fully
explained.
1T is a shame. 1t is reflection on
the state to think that its national
guard should refuse to turn out when
a monument in memory of the old SOL
dierS is to be unveiled
Mr. McCardy explained his action in
the matter in statement similar to
the one he gave out to the papers yes
terday. That statement is:
Mccardv,e S%atanoenf
''As the chairman of the general COM
mlttee OF arrangements, / sent to Gov.
Van SAINT, commander-in- chief of the
National Guard of the State of Mime
sofa, an invitation to the national guard
to participate in parade next Friday.
Judge Jamison informs me that the
governor is absent from the city and that
he tthe judge had taken the matter up
with the adjutant general and some Of
fcers of the national guard He reports
to me that when the national guard is
ordered. out by the governor, then they
are paid per diem for the day; if order
ed out by the commanding officer of the
battalion in this city, as has been done
on several occasions heretofore, then no
per diem is paid.
Il am informed that because of the per
diem charge above noted. it is not deem
ed advisable by the executive department
to order out the guard, and for some rea-
son. of which l am not informed, the
commanding officer of the guard will not
order the guard out.
1T has been stated, however, if the
committee in charge of the dedication of
the monument would change the day of
dedication so that it would occur on Sun
day the guard would then participate.
This the committee does not see its way
clear to do. having made its arrange
ments for Friday. The speaker of the
day has been notified that Friday is the
day fixed, and will come a thousand miles
to make the address.
Personally T do NOT arprOya of ta wing
such ceremonies as the dedication of mon
uments and laying Of corner stones of
public buildings on Sunday. So there you
are;
1.-The legislature of the state of Mime
sofa declined at its last session to APP
propriate any money to build a soldiers
Vicksburg and now, when the boys and
their friends, without expense to the
s. te of Minnesota, have erected a monu-
ment to perpetuate the memory of the
Union soldiers and sailors of the war of
1861 to 1865 the great state of Minnesota
has no funds with which it may be Off
cially represented in a parade to do honor
to the achievements of the veterans Of
and on many other hard-fought fields" "
More IIIFeeIing.
1t was stated by some of the mem
bers that the ill-feeling known to exist
between the national guard and Mr..
McCardy might be the cause of the ac-
ton
The local officers of the national
guard deny this. Maj. c. T. Spear, in
command of the local infantry COM
panies, said last night:
"Our relations with the G. A. r. of
this city have always been very close
and satisfactory, and we desire them
to continue SO. If it is consistent for
the companies to turn out. they GER
tainly would. 1t is hard, on a week
day, to get any kind of a showing, be-
cause the men all work, and none of
them like to leave their duties to pa
rade.
Personal feelings do not in the least
enter into the matter. If 1T is was con-
sistent for the companies to turn out,
we certainly should, whether J. j. Nc
Cardy or anyone else was at the head.
Bue we are not able to-frst, because
it is on a week day, and, secondly, be-
cause We have no winter equipment.
Again, the method of inviting the
| national guard used by Mr.. McCardy
was entirely different from the one it
| is proper to follow, and the, one he has
| always followed before, If remem-
| Der correctly.
Invitation Was Indirect.
ct was entirely one of place for the
[ governor to call out the companies
/ Jul IL lilC lANllolAOll l1ou bCCA cAICliO-
| ed to me or the captains of the local
companies, they might have accepted in
| spite of the obstacles and turned out.
There would have been no question
| of per diem then. That is the usual GUS
tom. The local companies have a right
| to accept an invitation to participate in
a parade if they wish, and it is the
custom to always extend the invita-
ton directly to the companies or to
me as the local commander. Mr.. Nc
! Cardy has done this several times be-
| fore. His sending the invitation to the
| governor is something little original
Il have received no orders from Gen.
| Libbey to order out the companies, so
I suppose they won't be in the parade.
| But there is no personal feelings on
| our part, assure YOU
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