The Washington herald., 1907-06-12
MEN AND THINGS.
A Tribute to Brave soldiers.

AEthute 10 brave sOfutcEss
While a few radicals on both sides con-
tinue to fight the civil war all ovei
again at more or less regular intervals
indications of the perfect understanding
between most Northerners and South
erners are constantly being brought tc
light Recently there was erected a
monument commemorative Of the serv-
ices of the Twenty-third New Jersey
Volunteer Infantry in. the battle of Salem
Church, Va, May q. 1853 and on one
Of its plates appeared the following "Tc
the brave Alabama boys. our opponents
on this field OF battle, whose memory We
honor. this tablet is dedicated" Hilary
Abner Herbert. formerly Secretary of
the Navy under Cleveland. and now a
resident Of this city, was the last colonel
Of the Eighth Alabama, which bore the
brunt Of the fighting against the New
Jersey troops. When he read the news
paper reports Of the tribute which the
surviving New Jerseyites had paid the
Alabama soldiers. Col. Herbert wrote
Gen. E. Burd Grubb, who now lives AT
Edgewater, n. j.. expressing the warm
est gratitude and appreciation of the act.
The letter overfowed with feeling and
sentiment and with tributes to the brav-
cry Of the New Jersey troops, and Gen.
Grubb's answer was in a similar vein.
While we knew" said the New Jersey
veteran, among other things, that Gen.
Cadmus Wilson had noted in his report
how CALAMITY Lieut. Col Hilary A. Her
bert rallied and fought the Eighth Ala
bama after a disabling wound to Col.
Royston, We did not know that our coun-
try was indebted for distinguished serv-
ices as Secretary Of the Navy 10 the
officer whose final line Of battle we could
not break through" The New Jersey or
ganization is the first 10 inscribe on a
monument erected to its own dead a
special tribute 10 those who were its
antagonists on the particular field marked
by the monument
Coler and the Newspapers.
Bird S. Coler, president Of the borough
Of Brooklyn, and for many years a figure
Of some prominence in New York city
politics. is engaged in a merry war with
the newspapers Of the greater city. and
particularly with those Of Brooklyn. His
complaint is that the press has not
treated him fairly. and has gone to the
extreme OF misrepresenting his position
with reference 10 various questions Of in
terest 10 the community. particularly
those affecting taxes street improve
ments. &c. IN order 10 get the square
deal' which he alleges is denied him by
the papers, Mr.. Coler has established a
bulletin board service. one Of his first
bulletins was promulgated for the pur-
pose Of convincing annoyed citizens that
he was not responsible for street con-
ditions. After citing some figures show
ing that the board Of estimates allow
ance for street repairs was only about
1900 per square mile in Brooklyn. as
against nearly 5000 I'm Manhattan and
more than N0e10 in the Bronx, the bull
letin concluded. We have no influence
with the board Of estimates. Have you2"
on certain market, the day the new ar
rangement went into effect. appeared this
notice from the president. The board OF
estimates refused. on June .. 10 repair
this market az my request" Mr. Coler's
friends assert that only by this means
can be make his attitude known to the
people, as the papers either suppress his
statements OF garhle them As for the
papers. they are resentful. and inclined
20 f3ceti0usneSs. The Brooklyn Eagle.
for example. publishes a cartoon repre-
se1ting one Of the Coler bulletins com
posed almost exclusively Of the first per
sonal pronoun.