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The State Encampment

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Parent Issue
Day
19
Month
August
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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In giving the clipplng last week about the ainnual state encamo nent of troops, frotn the Pinakney paper, Wie youms? men compo-iliig the Jiome compnny have taken what was saitl very muc'h to lveart, a,nd a-O a consequence they have re-ented it. The result is as usual. Those who (Hd not need the rebuke have beea liurt, and they fly the rescue f those wftto diii naad it. The Co-urier wishes to say ior our home oompany that it is composed of good priaicipled, honoratole, pare minded yoamg men, WÖM) are Jiot only a credit to the city but the state. Uut thiat dos not chaoige the purport of tihe article reprinted last week nor the fact that unless the state enca.Tnpmen'ts iare miproveil that these very younig men may suifer both in ■eputation nnd reality. Jt is for Phe benefit of such young mea that the article was printed. We do no't believe for instance tliat tih bagg:tge of the Amn Arbor .ompany contained Bevèral easks of liquor wflin it left here yeiterday, but vhe writer knows tbat the baggage oí n company that went at the ame time (lid. afl to the replies givcn belo",v, they are printed cheer.'ully. l'ho Hts, whether gi'ven to ör through the (ditr ö; the Courïer notwithstan linsf. T!h'e letter ot M:rj. Söule wöl liave weiislit, as all letters dö' where the wTiiber has the courage every true Baldier sliould have, to sisn his own ñamo. AU that he says abo-it the valué and courage and in-ed of these ferwop the Oouri'w has heretoíore eni, all 1 il'Ml'ril.V 80. ■But the Pínateney was talking oí .-i wrong iílvat many1 i eople of ine state, who ave not fanatïes rithOv, believe omglui t bc ri-htel, ii the toiterest o'i tiiese very troops. 'Ihe oallimig oí ñames, and Cíes use oí sarcasm may haTei eome effeCt, but it ne-vei' pasees for argumenrt, ansí selclo-m eerves to blind th& eyes o E the reader ito tbe real questtoa at issue. The only question hOre is, iï the) annual enenmpment i3 not conducted ae Et Öaouia "be ; ii there is drunjienuess, and conduct unbecoming tnie soldiers ty any pöftioin of t)hO troops, tliose in autho:ity Should put an end to it, a.nd not allow the wrong to fo on fixm year to year. thing, thls paper believes that the encampment should be held on the Hbate pai'b. at Mackinac away fi'om the crowd. ThiB chaose would be bette r not only íor tlie discipline, ibnïfc tor the reaL noldierly: experience tüiat the tro'op3 are eupposeil to (jet cmlt of tih.i'3 encampinent. An old soldier, uid onei wlio Baw hvee ye:ir:s oí hard iishtms says : jjb js the températe man who1 majíes ttw trac soldier. Tlie man who ilisgraces liimseli anil his oompany by getting dniak, is neatrly always tlie {■rat to drop out on tfhe march or in the baltle iield. If I was commaadant at th state encampment, any soldier who Was found under the influence of liquor, would ab once and peremptorily be dishonorablly discharped from service. That would end .all talji and all scandal, and protect the faithful and good soldier from the dlsgrace brcragtit upon all by tiie conduct of the few.". The communicatioas are as f ollows : Editor Oourier : The scathing article by the editor of the Pinckney Dispatch is a fair sample of ill-directed ignorance. He is probably one of those who visit the annual camp and loading himself with every possible example of misdemeanor that he sees or hears of, returns to his home [Contiuued on 4th page.] and publislies that which will draw itention to bis otberwise obscure sheet. He says that man y a young man who never touched a drop of liquor in li is üfe, lias gone to the encampment (bis first) and return a wreek and a disgrace to bis family. Is that not rather a short time to evolve a contirmed drunkard, Mr. Dispateh? A prominent citizen of Ann Arbor, one who was connected with the state troops for fourteen years, said that he never knew of a young man that was ruined by assochition with tlie troops, unless he had a good start before he enlisted. And the writer of tliis article, who bas seen several years service, (Continued on 8th page.) THE STATE ENCAMPMEHT (Continued from flrst page.) asserts that he has seeu more citizen intoxicated at camp than he ever saw among the soldiers. And there is no doubt that the disci pline and order enforced lias been mor strict each succeeding year. Of cours there is room for improvement, but i this not true of any organization ? As to the assertion in regard to the girls who visit the Camp being iu danger of being ruined, Mr. Dispatch knows not of what he speaks. There is a strict rule that is positively enforced, that no ladies are allowed in Camp at night. And there is no place where ladies can stay in the vicinity of the camp at night. Therefore a lady can make one visit of one day's duration only. Ask any enlisted man how much time he has to himself at camp and you will find that it is very little. His week at Camp is hard work. And he earns his pay. An innocent girl who is of sound mimi is as safe in Camp as in the village of Pinckney.

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Ann Arbor Courier