JAMES FOWLER SIMMONS

For fifteen or twenty years, the militia trainings have been mostly a farce, nothing but an exhibition of rags, caps, and broomsticks. And with the exception of a few ... volunteer companies, the militia are not to be relied on.

For fifteen or twenty years, the militia trainings have been mostly a farce, nothing but an exhibition of rags, caps, and broomsticks. And with the exception of a few ... volunteer companies, the militia are not to be relied on.