The National tribune., 1910-07-07
The Lee Statue.

Abraham Lincoln Post. VI. Chicago. H.. in
its resolutions against the Lee Statue states
that the statue was intended for, ana is
an insult to every Union soldier, and every
loyal man. woman aud child of our country,
North or South. 1t is reflection on the
cause for which we fought, the flag under
which we fought and the uniform which we
wore.
II. w. Slocum Post, 3S, Dept of Okla.
raises its voice III earnest protest against
the Lee statue I'VE saved the nation when
we gave the best years of lives and saw
our comrades fall before the belching can
mons fire; we were not battling for honors
to be won for valor shown, but We're offer
ing our lives a sacrifice in liberiy's cause
for principles which would live throughout
dom's sanctuary has been unlocked and
therein pcdeStaled in high honor statue
mantled In the uniform OF high treason, our
blood boils in our tottering frames. and
protest and cry out "Shame. w. X. Car
roll. Commander: II. veatch, Adiutaut.
NJ. NJ. Crocker Post, 81. of Denver Colo.
has passed resolutions endorsing the senti:
ment voiced by Hon. Senator Hepburn, of
Idaho, both as to the rebel flag and the
placing of the statue OF Lee or any other
and one Flag" Is our mOttO.-Allen r.
Robinson Commander; b. f. Noll, Adjutant.
d. w. Smead, Sergeant, Co. d., Tooth
Ohio, and First Lieutenant. Co. f, 1st L. 5.
@. A, Essex Junction. VT, expresses his
sentiments in regard to Lee by saying: "A
brave soldier and as leader of armed men,
IL
patriots he stands here alone without
National honor, having deserted the Flag he
had sworn to defend and proved a traitor
to the great and noble nation that educated
him in the art of war"
Samuel Friend, Post 9, Of HALEY, Idaho.
says that all good citizens should support
has taken. There is nothing wrong in be-
ing generous with those who fought against
the Government and lost; but on the other
hand 1t is not right for them in return, 40
tor tl1a 91n nf hat tn si2f-
emily faunt the emblems of the lost cause
before the eyes Of the people of the United
States, and In fact the people OF the whole
world. as was the case at the jamestown
Exposition
q. w. Bates, of ArkadeIphia. Ark. says
In regard to the Lee statue: Who ever
is a great shame, that with a Republican
should be allowed"
v NJ Hodgson, of White Plains " Y,
writes to The National Tribune expressing
the sentiments of his Post as we'll as his
own in regard to the Lee statue. He says.
publican Senators who left their seats dur
Ing Senator Heyburn's speech. We every
now and then hear Of waiving the bloody
shirt again when any Union soldier truly
loyal man utters a word against the display
Of the rebel flag Where does the rebel Gen.
Lee come In anyway, save as man who
did more among the virginians than any
other to destroy the Union. II l were a
member of Congress If l did nothing else
I would do my utmost to have the Lee
statue removed and make 1t a felony to dis
play in public the old rebel banner"
Comrade Hodgson ends his interesting let
ter by saying of Comrade John McElroy:
''You are my choice, as well as the choice of
my Post, for National Commander"
d. w. Poole, of Cleveland, Ohio, earnestly
and emphatically protests against the dis
play Of the rebel flag on public occasions,
or in fact on any occasion. and thinks it
disgrace to the nation to have the Lee
statue in the Hall of Fame. He says: "Let
us never forget ourselves or allow our Off
spring to forget that treason can be spelled
in but one way, or mean anything else than
what Ii SPELLS"