The National tribune., 1910-08-11
THE LEE STATUE.

Fl. J. Shoulter writes: "It seems to me
that the discussion now going on relative to
E. Lee to remain In the Hall Of Fame In ou,'
NatiInal Capitol there is displayed any bit
brotherly feeling. especially among the
Grand Army Posts.
"As one who saw some service ihaving par
ticipated with my regiment. the 10th N. y,
In the battles Of Fredericksburg. Chancel-
i@ssy,lle @ssra Gettys6arg and the Wdsrnsfssd
Tor hfel. l hope Congress will allow the
statue to remain and show to the world the
same same generous spirit as exhibited by Gen.
drant to Gen. Lee at Appomn ttoS.
"As a man and rs n General. / am a great
admirer Of the late Gen. Robert L. Lee"
Comrade shoulter adds that he hopes to
mahder-in-C without opposition
Passed resolutions partly quoted:
we, the members OF Charles T. Foster
Post, AZ. Department OF Michigan, c.. A. r..
view with surprise and alarm the tendency
on the part of the people of this com
mon country to uphold treason aud TO give
it an honOred place by the side Of loyalty
ana patriotism, by placing In the Hall OF
tame the statue Of Gen. Robert r. Lee, he
whose name Is connected with treason and
all Its ramifcations
Treason Is a crime, not n mere difference
OF opinion. a nations life rests on the
patriotism tradson OF It's people If patriotism and
same pedestal OF fame. how will the people
judge who is the patriot and who is the
tiaItoT. 4 ne uef0S OF Robert II. Lee cannot
be blotted out-he challenged destiny and
defed the law Of his country He delib-
erately sealed his fate.
Resolutions were passed bv Mai A NJ
Harper Post, fSl, G.. A. r.. earnestly and
emphatically protesting against the placing
Of or the statue OF Gen. Robert f: Lee in the
Hall OF Fame ar Washington. u. e. John
Rinafa, Commander; W. L. Murdough. Ad-
ju'aat.
Cou-saa n II Saara onar. ,or- ,,ooa
suggestion in regard to the Lee statue when
he suggests that Virginia should rise to her
opportunity and in its stead place there
statue Of George II. Thomas. lie was yir-
ginan a West Point man. loyal man, and
will. ultimately. in my humble judgment be
rated the greatest soldier Of our rebellion
of mankind in that war. He never was
beaten. He was the only General who de-
sstroyed rebel army in the field He fought
have contended if he had been on the earth.
He was modest. unselffsh, loyal TO duty in
measure that makes Lees pretense Of
"dnty to" his native State pitifully far
clal-just in Virgina's action in her en-
deavor to place Lee in a class with Wash
lngton. Virginia has never produced man
filter than George Fl. Thomas to stand with
Washington in our Hall of Fame.
L. f. Johnston. Commander Of r. Cole
man Post. JOs. of Mount Vernon, H.. sends
in the following resolutions passed by his
Post:
1--WE learn with humiliation, shame and
regret that the State Of old Virginia has
placed the statue Of Robert f.. Lee in the
Hall OF Fame: therefore be 1t
Resolved. That. while we have longed
for the establishment Of harmony and good
feeling between the North and the South
we fail to see why the placing OF the statue
of the rebel who did the most harm during
the war Of the rebellion in the Hall of Fame
and the building of the monument to the
memory of the most degrading rebel the
world knows of (Wirzl. and who was up
than any other man, we cannot see why such
acts as these help in any way to put out
the fires of hatred between the two sections.
To accept the statue Of Lee would he lie
on Its face as to our honor and patriotism.
"The Grand Army. the Nation over, says,
NO rebel statue in Washington"
]. Fl. st. John. 18th Ohio, Lebanon, Ohio.
thinks that it is an insult to every loyal
citizen in this great country of ours TO place
the Lee statue in the Hall of Fame.
At a recent meeting of Garfield Post No |
s. Department of Minnesota, G. 4. r., strong |
resolutions were adopted fayoring the stand
taken by Senator Hepburn, of Idaho, in re-
United States Capitol, and the disloyal faunt- |
ing of the rebel flag in public parades and
The resolutions set forth the |
fact that Senator Hepburn showed himself a |
loyal citizen. true man proud of his CON |
and with the courage to declare
them.-siSned, Jas. Allen, Jas. ID. Wood, John
Gunther, Committee. a.
F. G. Rundlett, Of Lowell, Mass. writes in |
behalf of Senator Hepburn, 81 think every !
Union veteran should feel proud to know they /,