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The National tribune., 1908-09-17
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UNDER THE RED PATCH. A story
of the 63d Pa. Published by the
SD Pa. Regimental Association at
Pittsburg, Pa. Compiled by Gill
bert Adams Hays.
/ This is an unusually well-conceived
and well-executed regimental history
full of human interest as to the forma-
ton of the regiment, its daily expert
ences in camp and on the march and
in battle and exact story of what it did
in its three years of most excellent
service. The SD Pa. was one of the
fighting regiments, and belonged 10
Graham's Brigade, Birney's Division.
Third Corps. Out of a total enrolment
of 1,341 it lost, killed and died of
wounds, 1856, or 1873 per cent, with 134
dying from other causes. 1t was taken
to the field by Col. Alexander Hays, Of
the Regular Army. to whose thoro
training it owed its high reputation.
Col. Hays rose to be a Brevet Major
General, and was killed in the Wilder
ness, where the regiment lost 191 of the
4S5 it took into battle. The 63d's proud
est claim is that out of a total of 33
flags taken by the Union army at Get
tysburg the command to which it be-
longed captured %. Among the inter-
esting features of the book is a state
ment as to the authorship of "Alls
Quiet Along the Potomac" This, 1t is
proved, was written by Capt. MacHenry,
of Co. G, on the f1y-leaf of a roster, and
is now in the regimental chest stored
at Washington, d. c. Another strong
feature is roster, said to be the only
one of its kind published, giving the
entire record of every man enrolled, in
Guiding date of enlistment. wounds. dis
charge. death and place of burial. There
are also number of interesting letters
from the front, including many from
Gen. Hays.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17
s.HLTn;LAKE CITY.

There was some disappointment that
the National Encampment chose Salt
Lake City, instead of Washington for
the next meeting place. but this will dis
appear. There Was no invitation from
Washington, and the citizens of the Ma
tional Capital, whose minds are occupied
with the coming Inauguration, could
hardly be Expected to enthuse over an
other great event the same year. Be
sides. it has only been six years since
Washington had National Encamp-
ment. There was some talk of st. Louis.
but st. Leuis is still suffering keenly
from the deficiency of some millions in
the Worlds Fair project. There are
several cities getting ready to invite the
National Encampment, but none of
them is quite ready. Pittsburg expects
US in 1911 to help dedicate her great
Memorial Building.
Salt Lake City was the only candidate.
and her invitation was given with an
earnestness and fervor that could
scarcely be resisted. Not only Salt Lake
City and Utah want us, but the whole
racine slope JOIN their cordial eager
ness. 1t will be a great event for the
new Mountain States, and we may ex-
pect that the whole country will turn
out to welcome US. not only at Salt Lake
City, but on all the way thither. The
people of the Rocky Mountains are in
tensely loyal They have enthusiastic
admiration for the American soldier,
and regard for the Grand Army of
the Republic as representative of the
noblest army that the world ever saw
mustered.
Besides. there are tens>of thousands
of veterans in the Rocky Mountains,
who went there after the war and built
great States out of the savage-haunted
wilderness. They will be given long
coveted opportunity to attend a National
Encampment before they die.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17
IS IT LEPROSY?
Recent Hysteria in Washington Over an
Alleged Leper.

There are diseases OF the human fam
lily more infectious and more to be
dreaded than leprosy. In the opinion OF
great many eminent physicians, and
some of them are not so sure that
Washington is not now having hysteria
over one of the more to be dreaded
diseases.
1t has been heralded to the world
that Washington has case of leprosy -
the real simon-pure article. In fact, il
would seem as tho Washington people
felt that they have something to con-
gratulate themselves over, and as for
the newspapers it has been great hot
weather stuff. and has made it easy
for even cub reporters to have first
page, top of column, next to pure read
ing matter" with now and then a scare
head.
After alRs said and done is the Wash
ingtou. case leprosy?
That is the question.
Health Officer Woodward. who was
away on his vacation when the alleged
Ieper. Early, made his appearance al
Salvation Army headquarters. has ce-
turned to the city, and after inspecting
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

Not the least astonishing thing in pol
itics is the way Judge Alton B. Parker
is coming to the front. Four years ago
he seemed as dead politically as Martin
Van Buren. Even as late as the Denver
Convention the bosslets thought SO. AT
the rate he is now going he will soon
ocratic leader Parker is one of the
men who learn from defeat. He was
sadly ignorant of politics when nomi-
mated for President, and made a hu-
initiating showing. This seems to have
made him determined to learn the
game, and he is learning it in way
that makes the old bosses sit up and
take notice.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17
RECEPTION TO COMMANDER-IN-
CHIEF MENUS.

Commander-in-Ch H. NJ. Nevius
had glad homecoming at Red Bank
n. j., Sept. 10. The whole town.
beautiful little city of 6,000-came out
to greet him.
A procession marched thru the pril-
cipal streets, burning red lights and ex-
ploding fireworks. A meeting was held
in the City Hall. where addresses were
made. The hall was decorated with
flags.
The zoe paraders were headed by
Joseph T. Field as Grand Marshal Ir
the line were detachment of the Red
Rank Cavalry Troop, the Mayor and
Councilmen, borough officials, Arrow
smith Post, G. A R., Sons Of Veterans
battalion of the Young Mems Christian
Association and the Knights of Column
bus and various lodges and social or
ganizations.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

Everybody will rejoice that Comrade
Washington Gardner has won out
handsomely in the sharp campaign for
denomination for Congress in the Third
Michigan District. Tho he was vigor-
ously opposed by very able competi-
tor, Comrade Gardner won in the pri-
maries by about $500. The people of
Michigan are wise in knowing when
they have a good man to represent them
and in deciding to keep him where he
can render them good service. No man
in Congress has risen more rapidly in
the esteem of his colleagues than Rep
resentative Gardner, as is shown by his
important committee assignments. AS
his district usually gives about 5000
majority, he is safe for a return, and
the country is to be congratulated upon
the retention of SO valuable a man in
public life.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

The State of New Jersey is doing
much to properly memoriZe the gallant
work of Jerseymen during the civil war.
A fine granite tablet will be erected at
the Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania to
mark New Jerseys share in Hancock g
brilliant assault on the morning of May
IL, 1864. The 5th, 9Th. 18th, Sth and
11th N. J. were in McAllister's Brigade
of Motifs Division of the Second Corps
on that eventful morning, and after
capturing the first line of works rushed
on against the second, taking several
guns and a large number of prisoners.
With the rest of the corps the brigade
was forced back to the first line of
works, where it maintained itself
against the. masses repeatedly hurled
against it. New Jersey will also build
at Salem Church a monument 80 feet
high to commemorate the fighting of
Jerseymen in the Sixth Corps May 3-5,
1863. The 1st, I'd, Sd, 4th, 18th and 23d
N. J. were then in Brooks's Division, i'll
a brigade commanded successfully by
Henry w. Brown, VIM. H. Penrose and
Samuel l.. Buck; the 26th N. J.. was in
l.. A. Grants Brigade and Parsons New
Jersey Battery in the Artillery Brigade
of the First Division, Sixth Corps.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

The census taken this year of the
50,003, of which 1885 are white and
34.7S5 black and $50 yellow. There
are 2,55S white women, 10,06S black
women and % yellow women in the
population. Dividing according to ma
tionalities there are 6,937 Americans
and 1870 Spaniards. The bulk of the
population seems to come from the
West India Islands. mainly negro labor
ers, with S,41S from Jamaica, 6,4S3
from Barbados. 1878 from st. Lucia,
1887 from Martinique, with Hal Pan
amaIs and 2,271 Colombians. All the
other countries OF the world are repre-
sentcd by small numbers
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

A japanese is under surveillance for
around Boston. This is an unnecessary
alarm, as among the most remote things
in the world is a war with Japan If
there were war, sketches of the pres
ent condition of any of the forts on our
seacoast would be of little value to an
enemy The defenses. in the event of a
war. would chang so absolutely in few
days or weeks that any previous infor-
nation in regard to them would be of
the least possible value to an assailing
force.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

State Senator Owen Cassidy ruefully
learned last week how little use the
American people have for a man with
out convictions. He did not know how
to vote on the anti-gambling bill, and
asked instructions from his Representa-
tive in Washington. The telegraph OPP
orator is charged with having put a
mot" in the instructions, so that the
Senator voted the opposite way from
what he was instructed, and defeated
the BILL Upon the next trial Cassidy
again in the opposition, and desper-
ately sick man, had to rise from his
bed, at peril to his life, to make the
bill succeed. A candidate for renomi-
nation, Cassidy only received rs per
cent Of the Y0tes.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

The Brotherhood of Locomotive, En-
giDeers is by far the best managed and
most conservative of the Labor Unions.
and has not had a strike for many
years. Its members are probably the
best paid of any class of employees. and
they do not receive a cent too much.
Such is their prosperity, and so wei!
z have they taken care of their funds that
they are now about to build sky
scraper. to cost 81, 900 900, in Cleveland
for permanent headquarters.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

IL the report Of a surgical operation
in New York be true. 1t is the most
wonderful tr-iumph-of surgery for years.
A blind man ha sheen restored to sight
by grating a portion of the cornea from
the eye of a rabbit upon his eye He is
said to now be able to see many things
and to go out unattended. Surgery has
done some wonderful things. but moth
ing so important to humanity as this,
and We can only hope that the reports
of the success are not exaggerated.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17
THE MAINE ELECTION.

The returns from the Maine election
ly than the results of any previous State
election for many years. 1t is the first
election of Importance in this campaign,
and its results have a deep significance.
| What that significance is each student
will interpret largely his own way. 1t
| must be said that the inevitable tenn
perance question has been the most po-
tent factor in the Maine campaign. How
| far has it modified the Presidential fea-
lures? That is the question. A great
portion of the Maine people have held
that Statewide prohibition is a failure.
This portion is made up of Democrats
and Republicans alike, and at the last
candidates for Governor was an avowed
advocate of resubmission of the pro-
hibition clause in the Constitution to
the people. He was outnumbered in
the convention, and strict Prohibition
ist nominated. Unquestionably this sent
many of his supporters temporarily over
to the Democratic camp to voice their
protest. The Democratic candidate was
an avowed resuhmissionist, and thus
gained not only the full voting strength
of his party, but of those Republicans
who favored that appeal to the people
There was no other way in which they
could make their wishes understood
This undoubtedly accounts for the re-
duced plurality the Republican candi-
date received, tho it will not account FOR
the smallness of the majorities the can
didates for Congress received in their
several districts.
The Republicans claim with much
reason that comparison should not be
made between the vote this year and
the vote in Presidential years, but that
the comparison is just with the last
Gubernatorial election. In 1904 Roose-
welt had majority of 26,S16, but in the
last State election the Republican can
didate was elected by only S,064, as
against 100 which Bert NJ. Fernald,
the Republican candidate for Governor
received over Obadiah Gardner 1t must
be said also that the Democrats made
an unusually good selection of candi-
date Mr.. Gardner is universally known
thruout the State, highly esteemed and
very strong with the farmers and labor
ing men. He had made much reputa-
tion as the Master of the State Grange,
Patrons of Industry, and had other
strong elements of popularity. The
large increase in the Democratic
strength in both branches of the Legis-
llature may be safely attributed to the
widespread dissatisfaction with the op-
ieration of the temperance laws. Not
only are the people dissatisfied with pro-
.hibition, but they are still more dissatis-
fed with the manner in which the law
has been carried out by the officials who
receive salaries for ii. Recent legisla-.
ton put special force at work to exe-
cute the prohibition laws, but these men
have not fulfilled expectations, and it is
openly charged that the so-called Stur-
gis law has been mainly effective in Civ
ing number of men places at good
salaries where they do nothing. The
result greatly encourages the Demo-
Gratis, and will wake up the Republicans
to the necessity of hard work IL they
expect to carry the Presidential and
Congressional elections.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17
AN IMPORTANT WHISKY DECISION

The blenders" and "rectifiers," who
make imitation whisky out of Peoria
alcohol, have received a. Knockout blow
from Circuit Judge Humphrey, at
Springfield, ILL.,, who decides that 'whis-
ky must have "age and natural color
ing" We confess to being greatly
pleased with this. Not that we care a
copper between the ring which is mak-
ing the "old-fashioned sour mash, fire.
distilled whisky" and the other ring
which is initiating the product with di-
luted Peoria alcohol, coloring matter
and artificial fiave1s. They are both
very bad, with no difference In their
badness. There is just as much of the
devil in the oId-fashipned liquor as in
the new. It is the alcoholic content in
each which2doesl the evil work, and the
high-priced Kentucky whisky is just as
evil as the cheaper product Of the
blenders land ,"rectifiers' tubs. But
the decision will carry confusion into
the ranks of the largest, the wealthiest
and most 'audacious gang of liquor
makers in the, country. Fully 30 per
ecaS Va tiiS sWHbSftyTs SOfu III the country
is of the imitation variety, and it will be
a distinct gain to temperance if this is
not allowed to masquerade as whisky.
Men will now know that they are drink
ing manufactured stuff, and it will deter
many of them.
We confess TO having had some fears
as to the view the higher courts would
take. The courts pay great regard to
popular customs and language, and the
manufacture and sale of imitation whis-
Ky has SO enormously overpassed that
of genuine whisky for many years that
there was a likelihood that the courts
might recognize 1t as whisky, just as
they recognize as Portland cement"
material that has never been within
thousands of miles of Portland, Eng
land, and as "sardines' little fish caught
on the coast Of Maine, 5000 miles from
the Island of Sardinia.
The case will probably go to the Su-
preme Court, as the makers of imita-
ton whisky have too many million dol.
lars involved to give up the fight this
easily. The decision of the Circuit Judge
gives us, however, strong hopes Of what
will be that of the Supreme Tribunal
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

The Charleston News-Courier wants
South Carolina to raise 100000 for the
Bryan campaign fund. 1t says that it
only lacks $4,000 of this, as $4,000 has
been collected so far The News-C Courier
reminds us of the boy who said that
when he got the rabbit he was after and
two more he would have three.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

The outbreak of cholera in st. Peters
burg sharpens anew the old grievance of
Germany against Russia, that her filth
and misgovernment endangers Ger
many's health and business prosperity.
The Germans complain that Russia is
the same sort of menace to them as
Cuba was to the United States when it
was breeding ground for yellow fever.
Cholera is a filth disease that can be
prevented by the proper sanitation, and
the Germans are not little angry that
every wear they should be torn up by
cholera imported from Russia,
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

Gov. Hughes seems to be giving Bryan
more trouble just now than any other
Republican on the stump. Hughes:
shots search Bryan,s rhetorical panoply
and Bryan lodges, and cannot Strike
back effectively
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

Secretary Root and Gov. Hughes put
squarely at Bryan what The National
Tribune has been teaching for years;
that is. if the people of any State wish
all they have to do is to say so. There
is no necessity whatever for a cumbrous
and costly constitutional amendment
Several States have already begun elect
ing their Senators by a popular vote
and the rest can whenever they want to-
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

Somehow. John Temple Graves Is not
making the stir on the stump expected
Of him. John Temple Graves only rings
Gut loudly on a negro riot, or some local
squabbie. When really big artillery be-
gins his pop-gun cannot make itself no.
ficed
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

Premier KatZura gives the Japanese
some cold but extremely salutary advice
that the great National duty is economy.
and they should show their patriotism
in this as strongly as in war. We re-
member having heard talk of this kind
from our own leaders after our war,
thing from box of matches to a mar
riage license
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

The keen German manufacturers are
not losing a point in their struggle for
business. The American agricultural
machinery is copied as rapidly as pos
sible in the machines offered European
farmers.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

The newspapers which are not domi-
mated by the counting room are begin
ming TO give Tom Lawson vicious stabs
where it will do him the most harm.
They are denouncing his advertisements
as downright swindiins schemes, con-
cocJed upon the basis that the American
public is largely composed of suckers.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

Both the campaign committees are
agreed upon one thing, and that is that
a desirable citizen is man with a
wad of money that he is willing to con-
tribute and is not afraid of publicity.
And he is as scarce as he is desirable.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

How the English language is grow
fnSi Soon it will be necessary to ask
when man announces that he has
come from somewhere, How? Walked,
horsed, trolleyed, rallied or aviSted?"
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

While the Wright brothers have pro
duced machine that will actually fly
it viii be years of weary trials. dis
heartening failures and accidents ant
drain of money before the real practica
airship comes.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

Even Russell Sage, shrewd old money
grabber that he was, got caught fire.
t4siensly, as the discovery of more than
$1,000, 600 of worthless securities among
his assets abundantly testifes.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

President Diaz is going to run for re-
election under the simple republican
forms prevailing in Mexico. All he has
to do is to send out an order to each
Governor to cast the unanimous vote of
his State for Senior Porfirio Diaz-
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

A Jewish colony is to be started on
the James River. about so miles below
Richmond. That is a splendid country.
All that it needs is industry and thu 1T
to make it blossom like the rose.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17
WASHINGTON, D. c., SEPT. II, 1908
NOTICE.

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Always state whether renewal or new
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When you renew from another pos
office give former address as we'll
When change of address is desired L,
sure to give former address,
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

Generally Tom Johnson can make his
pofisics help his business, but sometimes
they are separated by Il bridgeless de-
ficiency. and then politics has to suffer
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

John D. Rockefeller confessed the
other day, Il am a miserable sinner -
Alas! this was not in court, but in a
prayer meeting.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

= The Dutch have postponed until No
venlber the jolt they are going to give
Castro. The Dutch are generally slow,
but when they get there, Oh, myl
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

The Emperor of China is dying. As
Carlyle would say, not only the En-
peror, but the Empire of China is dy-
ing.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

TIE airship In make accessible
many places az the Western prairies
when the Fall rains begin and the VIM
ter breakup occurs.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

Mr.. Bryan's claim that the farmer has
been neglected does not seem to fit in
at all well with corn at 80 cents bushel
in Chicago. A few years ago Western
farmers were glad to get 20 cents q
bushel.
The National tribune., 1908-09-17
4 cnrious Calculation.

When England declared war against
the Dutch in 1865 the. Republic issued
proclamation announcing the amount.
of recompense- which would be awarded
to soldiers wounded in the service of
their country, as follows:
The National tribune., 1908-09-17

While the English pass for the most
absolutely sensible people in the world
there has never been a worse case of
fysteria anywhere than the mob which
rioted over the Roman Catholic process
sion, and the possibility of the host be-
ing carried at the head of the process
sion. Several old penal laws were resur-
rected, in order to prevent the carrying
of the Host, and the Roman Catholic
and good sense in deferring to the ex-
citement of the mob. Less excuse for
a mob and for intense feeling can hard
ly be imagined, and there worked up
into a great National question a matter
Of the least possible consequence and
one that in this country would have
passed off with hardly comment This
shows what persecution and repression
will do. In this country IL all the pre-
lates in the Roman Catholic Church
chose to appear upon the streets in their
splendid robes and to carry the Host
with them they would certainly be
treated with the utmost respect by all,
'U AuottCh| uo" ihttiC tnC SpCCldlOTS
might believes fhIit, and anyone who at
tempted tos4nteffere would be. roughly
handled by the police. as he should be.
1t would annothing more to us than
a parade OF the aMasons or the knights
of Pythias or OF solemn procession
of any church, % Our people would re-
spect thoseswho Joined in the procession
from the sincerity of their motives and
beliefs. anq giYs to them the quiet re-
spect which they would demand for
themselves iif dhey chose to go into a
similar procession to make public
avowal of their peculiar religious belief.
That would besall there would be Of it.
Representative Butler Ames, of Mas
sachusetts, who comes from an ancestry
which approves him to the public mind,
his grandfather having been Gen. Ben
jamin +. Butler and his father Maj
Gen. lAdelbert Ames, appears in a new
roll. For some months he has been at
work upon an airship of his own devils
ing. and for which he received a patent
last Spring. He put in the Summer at
hard work upon it, and now has 1t in a
shape for public exhibition.