The National tribune., 1907-08-01
FOR CoaIMAHBEf-iN-caIEF
a Missouri Comraaa7 L r.:es tI,e Election
of Past Comaanlkie er ftha.ies &. Bur
ton.

II.
Editor National Tribune: Charles G.
Burton was BORN April 4. 1876. at
Cleveland, Ohio. Soon after his father
removed to Warren.I Ohio, where
Charles spent the days of his boyhood
and youth. He was sduSated in the pub
lie schools. n9-
On Sept. Z, 1861. he enlisted as q
private in Co. C. .aBtis Ohio. and was
discharged therefrpm Oct. %. 1862, By
reason of disabiiitNtWhich continued for
eight years. In April, 1864, he enlisted
in Co. \. Hist Ohio National Guards
and served for 11S days, being discharg-
ed with the regiment on expiration OF
service.
Two days after he was 16 he partici-
pated in the battle of Pittsburg Land
ing and in subsequent skirmishes end
ing in the evacuation ofsCorintl, Miss.
He WAS admitted to the bar at War
rem, Ohio. April, 1867. and in 1868 re-
moved to Missouri. where he has reSid-
ed at Nevada since May. 1871. In 1872
he was elected Circuit attorney, and in
1880 Circuit Judge, and in 1894 Mem
Der of Congress from the 18th Missouri
District. in each event overcoming an
overwhelming majority.
He has been coIurade of Gen. Joe
Bailey Post, Department of Missouri,
No. 26, since the reorganization of the
g A. r. in Missouri, and has been Com
mander of his Post and Member OF
Council of Administration, Judge Advo-
cate and Commander of the Department
of Missouri.
He served on the c. A r. National
Pension Committee for four years. dur
ing two of which he was Chairman. He
introduced at the National Encamp-
ment of 1903 the resolution for a Ser
~.
the Committee drafted the bill which
was enacted and known as
the McCumber Law and in connection
with Gen. John c. Black made an argu-
ment in support thereof before the
House and Senate Committees.
He was a member of the G.. \. r.
Pension Committee which Investigated
the administration of the Pension Bu-
reau under the management of n. Clay
Evans, and in connection with PaSI
Ell Torrence
drafted the report which was SUBMIT ed
to President Roosevelt resulting in the
of Comradc Eugene +
stantial change in the administration of
the pension laws.
Charles G. Burton has been faithful
to his home Post. faithful to his De-
partmelt and to the Order at large in
Il way that few comrades have surpass-
ed or equaled.
He is of the silver tongue. Memo
rial Day and Campiircs thruout the
West have been enraptured with his
words OF patriotic eloqnencc.
He has done much good in teaching
the higher dignity attached to the work
of the Union soldier and the comrades
uf the G. A. r.
No one who heard his reply to Gov.
Nash. Department Commander Taggart
and Mayor Johnson at the National En-
held at Cleveland, Ohio. in
1901, in the presence Of 10000 people
in their great auditorium. will forget
the eloquent words, with which he cloth
ed II the no1f objects is and md &ofh Of the G.
and the church. rEvefy little school
house that dots thSGpt3in or nestles in
the grove. is fort; every academy of
learning, college oTdunIYersity is gar
rison: every CHURCH, oil cathedral with
its spire pointing JheaVenward and its
men TO come and sit al the feet of Him
who taught as man ne'er taught be-
and every Cod fearing mother in all this
LAM. land. who; at her aSgyg3 SSwg3 i. home and her
of her boys and het girls the immuta-
bic principles of right and wrong. who
teaches her boys TO be clean, manly
men, and her Eirlssto lie pure. virtuous
women. who teaches them both to love
tifcir county, ljspi its G4g,sand to clnu-
late the virtues of lis heroes. living and
dead, ,--eyery such' Cod dtfearilg mother
is recruiting officer for the Grand
Army. that shall perpetuate the Re-
public
Comrade Burton Is careful and con-
servativc business man and will take
care of the finances Of our organization.
While gifted in speech. the things he
will say as Commander-in-Chief will al
ways be marked with wisdom. He is a
and will preside over
the Encampmen with such prudence as
Will guarantee expedition and fair OPP
to all.
He is in splendid physical condition.
All his faculties are buoyant and health
full and he Will use them with an eye
single to the best interests of the order
he loves and has so signally served. His
will be characterized by
in the dispatch of business
and by common sense methods.-Mis-
souri,. st. Louis. Mo