The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-06-07

TO whether Mai. Gen. Frederick Dent
Grant, who died few weeks ago. had
right togbe considered a veteran or
the Civil war. Grant was under fire
in the sixties. but It has been held
that he obtained that distinction only
because or his somewhat adventurous
boy spirit which led MIN TO wander
| away from his fathers headquarters
to be made the target Tor some scat.
tering shots Of the enemy. The
younger Grant was not sworn into the
service during the Civil war.
Four lieutenant generals are car
ried on the retired rolls of the United
. States army The ranking officer
whose name appears there is Nelson
A. Miles. One year ago General Miles,
n years old, was thrown from his
horse while riding on the Potomac
driveway. lie was badly hurt and for
time fear was entertained that he
might not recover. but today be 10 up
and about, and apparently Is tit for
another campaign. II such were neces.
sary. against either the Sioux, the
Nez Perees, the Arapahoes, the kio-
was. the Pawnees. the Cheyennes.
the Biackfeet or the Apaches, for with
| the braves OF every one OF these tribes
the general has measured cunning and
strength.
j Chafee's Bravery AZ Santiago,
Adna n. Chaffee Is a lieutenant
general on the retired list, ranking be
tween Generals s. 3. M. Young and
John G. Bates. His civilian garb can
not hide the soldier figure. and II the
evidence OF form were not there, Chat
fees face would show that most OF
\ his life had been spent In the open.
and moreover In position OF COM
mand
/ When he was colonel Ghafree was
In command at one part or the field In
front Of Santiago where the bullets
were flying thick enough to make the
situation uncomfortable. Captain Lee,
a British army officer who had been
sent to Cuba to watch the operations
OF the war. and who OF course was
noncombatant, wrote a story about
the fight In which he said that moth
4 ing was more magnificent than the
courage Of Col A, X. Chaffee on that
i occasion, Everybody under orders ex,
cept Chance took such cover as could
be obtalned The colonel turned TO
Captain Ice, who seemed reluctant TO
consider that seeking cover was the
proper thing. and said; You had
better set something in front OF you.
There IL no use being killed Mt this
stage OF the game" Lee took to cover,
but In telling the story nc added:
= noticed that Chaffoe refused to FOL.
low his own advice"
"Moral" Bills Annoy Them.
Occasionally congress urges that II
4 must must he excused for not doing
more legislative work because time
IL lost by listening 10 active persons
who are pressing for the passage OF
moral measures" or course this
plea is more or less pleasantly hu.
m0rous. but the country probably has
no adequate idea Of the immense num-
Der Of moral reforms that congress
Ii asked to bring about by proper leg.
lslatiou each year.
II is a sad mistake to suppose that
tho only Washington lobbyist Is the
gentleman who would safeguard the
interests Of capital and whose check
book Is as conveniently placed as his
handkerchief, Organizations closely
allied with the churches have their
lobbyists in the corridors and, while
II may involve a statement hard to
be believed by some people, II must
be said In truth that as a rule their
lobby Il more powerful than the one
which would make for immortality,
There Is certain reform bureau
at work so constantly that Its labors
may he said to be continuous, which
at one time had eight bills In con.
gress OF which II was urging the pas.
sage, bills, to use the bureaus own
words. which were intended Ito make
the laws Of Christ to some degree the
laws OF this world" This one bureau
at one time had endorsed and com.
mended 10 churches and reform socie,
ties for support" legislative measures
to remove the federal shield in inter-
state commerce from Original pack.
ages" imported into the dry" terri,
tory; to prohibit Interstate transmits
sion of race gambling odds and bets;
to prohibit interstate transportation
and description of prize fights; to pro-
htbtt Sunday toll and traffic In the
District of Columbia; to prohibit sa.
looms In Hawaii: to prohibit United
States district attorneys from engag.
ing In private practice; to forbid
liquor In ships and buildings used by
the United States government. and TO
restrain traffic in opium,
Fear Reform Movements.
Now here was reform bureau that
had undertaken good deal, II was
power and Is u power, II must be
understood that criticism of all kinds
has been directed at members of the
organization from time to time, but
criticism does not seem TO have at.
fected the spirit or the mental and
! bodily activities OF the reformers,
Congress is always afRaid OF reform
movement Now this does not mean