The National tribune., 1910-06-16
NO LEE IN TUE CAPITOL \
These comndes Support Senator Hey
Purn h Allie Has Done.

Unity Pof, III. Of Napa County,
CAL, sends greetings to Senator Hey
burn, apd qfpgrat1lates him upon his
strong, pAtN6tic light against having
the Lee statue placed in the Capitol. and
also for his fight against the bill pro-
vld1ng for the loansof Government tents
to the rebeh, which would be down.
| right insult to all old soldiers of the
civil war. Edward Kelly, Commander;
]. +. Long, Adjutant.
Pearson Post, 40s, of Colchester, Ill.
cesires to express4its gratitude to Sem
ator Heybu1n for his loyal and patriotic
address In behalf of the boys who wore
the blue, and who are just as anxious
now as ever to have one country and
one Flag. The members of the Post
protest against the placing of the statue
of Lee, clad as it is in the rebel gray,
in the Capitol of the Nation. A. New
land, Commander; ]. D. Fletcher, Ad-
jutant.
Henry Metcalf Post, 431, Department
OF PENNSYLVANIA, sends greetings to Sem
ator Hepburn in appreciation of his
manly address in the United States Sem
ate on Feb. Z, 1910. I'VE protest that
II Is a huge mistake to erect the statue
OF any rebel clothed in the rebel uni
form in the Capitol of this great Ma
ton, because it tends to foster and
encourage and put a prize on secession.
and we protest that consistency and
right demand that the statue of Gen.
Lee be forever removed out of the Dis
trict OF Columbia. Henry Brandes.
Commander; VIM. II. Meutzer, Adju
tant.
Frank E. Mills, of Middletown, N.
Y, says in praise of Senator Hepburn:
Il am glad there is some one 20 speak
for the old soldiers and not let every
thing they fought, suffered and died
for be insulted without word OF pro-
test
Carmi Post, 296. of Carmi, ILL.,, heart
lily indorses Senator Heyburn's speech
favoring the removal of the Lee statue
from the Hall of Fame, and deeply re-
grets that the United States Senators
voted to lend tents and other Govern
ment propery to be used at a rebel Re-
union, thereby lowering themselves in
the estimation of the people. L. NJ.
Cross, Commander; II. II. Stark, Ad-
jutant.
G. NJ. Howe, of Manhattan, Kan, says
in letter to the editor of The National
Tribune: II see you have already ex-
pressed your views in favor of Senator
Hepburn. Our doctrine out here is no
no rebel flag anywhere Let our err
ing brothers have as many tents as
they want if they will leave the flag of
secession out
D. w. Matthews, Past Commander of
Sedgwick Post, 10. Department of Ore
gon, G. A. r., sends in resolutions pass
ed by that Post fully indorsing the SEN
timents of Senator Hepburn, of Idaho,
and complimenting him upon his stanch
and patriotic stand against the loan of
Government tents TO the rebels and the
placing of the Lee statue in the Hall of
Fame.
James z. Bates, of Whitman. Mass,
heartily upholds the stand taken by
Senator Hepburn and goes on to say:
When Senator Hepburn asked anoth-
er Senator, who desired the loan of
Government property, if the Confeder-
ates were to wearrthe rebel uniform at
their Reunion, the quick reply was in
the affirmative. And again when asked
If il was their intention to carry the
rebel flag over the property of the Gov
ernment the disloyal reply was quickly
made: We always carry two flags
Here Is lingering treason for you in the
year 1910, openly avowed."
is the only man in the L. S. Senate who
protest to furnishing men clothed in
rebel garb. marching under a rebel flag.
with tents in order that they might
make demonstration to poison the