Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-29
WEBSTER CITY POST HITS
FROM SHOULDER ANENT
CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.
cUMMiNs CALLED DOWN
FOR ALLEGED SUPPORT
Red Hot Resolutions Against Appro.
priatins Money From National
Treasury to Perpetuate Lost Cause
AItho Praisine Valor and Heroism Of
Confederate SoIdiery.


Webster City, Nov. 29.-Winfie!d
Scott Post, No. &c, C. A. R, of this CITY,
is out with red hot resolution in op-
position to the bill of Senator Williams,
Of Mississippi. to appropriate $4,000
gu: of the national treasury TO erect Il
monument in one of the national ceme-
teries to commemorate the heToism Of
the confederate forces of the civil war
The resolutions "emphatically protest
against appropriating money from the
national treasury for monuments 20
perpetuate the lost cause" The local
post has been Informed that Senator
Cummins is to give this bill his active
support. Webster City old soldiers are
unable TO understand his attitude and
they further declare il is beyond our
comprehension that any loyal citizen of
our state and nation could be induced
to support such a measure.
No Uncertain Sound.
The resolutions adopted and spread
upon the records of the post, are III
part as follows:
1T appears from the congressional
proceedings of the late extra session
of congress that Senator Williams. OF
Mississippi. introduced q bill to appro-
pirate s125 900 from the national treas
ury TO erect a monument in one of the
ma tiona cemeteries, to commemorate
the heroiSm of the confederate forces
Of the civil war, and it further appears
that the bill is now pending, and that
our Senator Cummins is to give it his
active support.
THAT Senator Williams Should he
ambitious to perpetuate what seems to
us an undesirable fame is a matter OF
regret but that Senator Cumnins should
lend his support presents an enigma
beyond our ken. From commemorate
ing the heroism of the confedera te
troops to praisins the cause which they
fought. seems but step, and that step
should be taken by the Yancys. the
Rhetts and the descendants of the i'm
mortal Calhoun. That the confederate
troops showed great heroism is cheer
fully conceded and attested by every
home from Maine to the gulf.
1T has been the desire of the vet
Grams of both armies for the last half
century to forget. instead OF perpetu-
ating, the memory of that ill-starre6
IlerOlSHl tQdl attempted 10 CSSITOy ll!c
government. We, too, express our adj
miration for the bravery. the herois M
and the skill of the confederate forces.
But we most emphatically protest
against appropriating money from the
national treasury for monuments to
perpetuate the lost cause, and we fur
Their declare that it is beyond our COM
prehension that any loyal citizen Of our
state and nation could be induced to
support such a measure.
1T was further ordered that copy
Of these proceedings be forwarded to
Senator Cummins and a copy sent the
local press for publication.
"a. A. COOK, Commander.
"B MCCOY, Adujutant.'
The local post is also printing the
above proceedings and will mail a copy
to every Grand Army in the state. Local
veterans are very much wrought up
over the matter and expect Grand
Army men everywhere to use their in
fuence against the adoption Of the
Williams bill.