Show THEN AND NOW A few years ago the malice of the local ring was turned against that good old man and true soldier Col De Trobriand He refused to be anything else than the soldier he Iwas unbiased without partisanship and walked strictly and uprightly in the path of duty as commander of the Thirteenth U S Infantry at that time stationed at Camp Douglas An effort was made to have him to take sides against the Mormons Mor-mons in the controversy than being waged as nowand to throw the weight of his influence as a military officer against the Saints He understood his duty too well and had too high regard re-gard for the honor of a soldier and i the character of the American army to allow himself to be used in the manner suggested The result was that the antiMormon schemers here succeeded in having the gallant old colonel ordered to another fort whither L0 was accompanied by a couple of companies and his staff while the command com-mand of Camp Douglas and of the regi men was left with the lieutenant coorel W have not forgotten how the desperate clique of anti Mormon adventurers including some of the Federal Fed-eral officials rejoiced and were jubilant over Ue Trobriands removal from Douglas Doug-las It was not a promotion or advancement ad-vancement in his case but a rebuke It was then urged that the order Was almost equivalent to a disgrace of the colonel it being stated that it was a reflection re-flection upon the ability and integrity of a colonel to be deprived of the active command of his regiment Hit were anything but a compliment advancement to take Colonel De Tro briand from his regiment and give the command to the lieutenantcolonelwhat is it to send ColMcCook off with couple I of companies and turn the command of the regiment over to his lieutenant Bljuc7 Ho wdoes the first strike you 7 |