The National tribune., 1910-06-16
LEE STATUE.
The Wonder is If Anybody Wants it
in the National Capitol.

The Wonder is If Anybody Wants it
| in the National Capitol.
Gen. Quincy Gilmore Circle. No 55,
Ladies' of the G.. a. r. Department of
New York. has taken decisive action
| against the dedication of statue to
Gen. Robert f. Lee in the Hall of
| Fame. The Circle holds that the Hall
| of Fame stands for the American ideal
Of patriotism. loyalty and our coun-
try's Flag, and no traitor should stand
| beside our beloved heroes, who saved
| our Flag and our country; therefore.
let the voice of Congress vote against
the acceptance of the statue.-Elizabeth
Arbuckle Monks, President.
At a recent meeting of Thomas Riddle
| Post, No. 230, of Leroy, Ill, a dis
cussion of the recent capers in the
State of Virginia and Washington, d.
| G., in regard to the acceptance Of the
Lee Statue by Congress. arose and
| strong resolutions were adopted pro-
testing against the acceptance of the
statue, in which 1t was stated "if the
| Hall of Fame is to be soiled and
smrched with a statue of Lee in rebel
uniform. said statue should be swiped
out of 1t, demolished and thrown into
the Potomac River. We. the members
of the Grand Army of the Republic Of
Leroy, ILL.,, believe in making treason
odious and not honorable" le."-John S.
| Harper, 7. F. Hamand, William Colaw,
| Committee; Joseph G.. Gilmore, Com
mander; John P. Melchi. Adjutant.
| ]. A Sweet Co. D. 31st N. Y, Grape
Vile. n. Y. says that he has no OBJ
lection to the statues of Robert E.
Lee and JEFF Davis being placed in the
Hall of Fame, providing that they are
taken for just what they are; that is
that placard be placed around their
necks. stating that Lee deserted his
FlagIand country and Joined a band Of
rebels; that jeff Davis died as he lived.
an arch traitor.
J. @. Hoagland, Three Bridges, N. J.,
writes: Il think that the statues of Lee
and Wirz should be set up where the
Andersonville Prison was and then be
shot full of holes for the thousands of
our comrades who were wounded and
who died there" Comrade Hoagland
heartily lndorses The National Tribune
pension bill. and says in closing his let
ter" We all say John McElroy for
Commander-in-Chief Of the G. A. R."
William Anderson. Co. A. 10th W.
Va, Crawford. W. Va. says: II think
a milestone should be tied to the statue
Of Robert e. Lee, gather all the Con-
| federate flags In a bunch, and cast
them into the Atlantic Ocean,"
Russell Post, No. TT. Department of
Nebraska, q. A. r.. sets forth in its
resolution protesting against the accept
ance Of the Lee statue. that while
we are willing to forgive. we would
not exalt as examples for future genera
tions to emulate the arch enemies of
all we hold dear as citizens of this
great Republic. and that while we can
forgive our enemies. we cannot forget
1 bot Low, II
| tage perpetuated only by lofty examples
of patriotism, as exhibited by Lincoln,
Grant, Sherman. Sheridan, and a host
of others who fell at the front And
that respect and devotion to the Flag
and our beloved country can never be
promoted in the minds and hearts of
the people by making conspicuous
heroes OF those whose only claim to
notoriety was their inglorious failure
to destroy the best Government ever
| Instituted among men."-O H Durand
Commander; e. A. Yontz. AdJutant.
Here is one lone. lorn man who IA
yors the statue. What the comrades
| Will do to him is aplenty, If they could
get hold Of him.
M. c. Lamprey. of Washington, D. c.,
says: Il have noticed with deep regret
that several Posts Of the q. A. R. have
sent protests to Congress against re-
tanning the statue of Gen. Robert e.
Lee in Statuary Hall. Whether one
side was wholly to blame in the late
civil war is net the question. The sim
pie question Is. are We willing that when
we, who were active participants In this
| war, have been mustered out there
shall be left behind any sting that shall
| foster bitterness in the hearts of any
last remnant of bitterness die out even
| sectionE For one, 1 hope to see the
before this generation passes from the
stage of action" The comrade then
| goes on to say: Should we not despise
the Southern veterans, il they ever for
get to honor the men who led them in
| the fiercest conflict of modern time,
| many of whom lost their all in that
service for the Confederacy? That
the statue will remain 1 have not the
slightest doubt"
AT a joint meeting of G. A. R. Posts
Nos. 100 and 271. of Manhattan, Kan,
recently, hot resolutions were adopted
regarding the placing of the Lee Statue
in the Hall of Fame. The resolutions
profess the profoundest admiration for
the Generalship of Lee and the soldier
ly bearing Of his followers, but they de-
clare Lee gully of treason, and for this
reason his statue should be excluded
from the National Hall OF Fame.
j. f. Gipple, Grandview. iowa, says
that after the little unpleasantness from
VI " % was maze OulOuS,
but ii seems to him that the time has
come when it is made glorious. as Is
made manifest by the erection of mon
uments to such creatures as WirZ and
placing the rebel uniform on the statue
of Gen. Robert +. Lee and putting it
In the Capitol And last, but not least
the Haunting of the flag of treason in the
faces of Union soldiers and veterans
He says that the hope of the Republic
rests upon one country, one nation,
and one flag, and he wishes that the
foundation might seem more secure. |
Comrade Gipple is one of the boys who |
stood in that little skirmish at Shiloh |
in the hornets nest and was captured |
BY the rebs and ate of their corn bread |
for two months, when he was luckily |
paroled. He was a member of the Sth |
Iowa. and is now 20 years old ana |
would Ike to join the st. Cloud Colony |
only that he believes that he is too old |
to take up pioneer i'fc again. He ends |
his letter by declaring that he is for |