Show I 1 A in caknip R OF tilla gleaso allow M 0 a ord to correct an idea advanced by you in an editorial yes berday entitled A bombshell in camp 0 o so many do not understand this matter that it Is a duty to explain jeur treatment of tile subject is tem and her unobjectionable but you do not grup the true inward nose ot tile situation as it were the salt lake herald has a squib orr tile same subject but it in ate in its premises and they are both stupid and malicious and while I 1 pay my respects for a mo alent to that sheet you may draw enough of the to yourself to correct what I 1 believe to be an laup cent error on your part the 11 erald Is stupid when it says tait any grand army past took money from gen joseph B johnston and elected him a contributing member A contributing member has no reference to finance the is altogether maji clous when it calls colonel mageo the grand array boss of the grand army has no boas on earth nor in heaven or any lako berald is meddlesome when it says that it follow fairchild and attempt to palsy things over this foolish action on the part of gen and highly commendable proceeding post how does the wise know it was foolish for gen johnston to applys and commendable for the baker post to accept of his 7 ever read a grand amy post constitution T the fact is that a plainly written grand army statute adopted years ago de dares bat no man can be a member of any post who has borne arms against tiler lagand chati take irwill stand good in spite ba antl I 1 Itla repealed alen may dif feras to the wisdom of the condition but it Is nevertheless LAW and if the baker post has thrown out a loop to any one not entitled to full fellowship its cli Arter ought to be taken away from it maybe the law will some day be changed to admit the brave fellows who fought us and whose society will not disgrace any until it be amended we will continue to cultivate aach others friendship they bahat stay out but what would the grand amy be it made up of ex confederate soldiers every suggestion that balled it into existence would be perverted and its spirit emasculated of meaning the union and ex confederate soldiers will continue to get along nicely if such as the berald will only mind own business there Is a tio born on the battle field that Is growing stronger every aay Together the men of the north and south visit every year plowed field gand amise each otheola gallantry in the days when men were ironald iro nand human hearts were oak together they visit old re doubts and in each others arns tell of the time when tile very air was a magazine of death together on memorial day aboy garnish the grave of friech and foe flowers together they renew their allegiance tp a common country and swear by the only spotless flag on earth and together in one breath and with one mighty voice abe y beg that the salt lake kerald and all its kind will mind their own burshlem A |