New-York tribune., 1876-04-08
THE PEOPLES CANVASS.
SOLDIERS AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

9 SOLDIERS AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
A COMMENT on RESOLUTIONS OF THE SYRACUSE
CoNvENnoN-How CRIPPLED UNION SOLDIER
WAS TREATED BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: One of the resolutions adopted at the
Syracuse Convention recently calls attention to the
wicke mess OF the Democrats in the House Of Rep
resentatves, who removed from Office some veteran sol
diers who had been wounded in the for the Union
The extent of this wrong am not advised Of
crcdiby informed that the number Il persons thus
removed eight and that they had been in Office many
years 1t might be worth while for the gentlemen who
IN holy anger and pious groi let their Indignation
In the resolution erred to, - look at Chapter VII OF
the Gospel according 10 ST. Matthew especially verses s.
a. and s. the last OF which thus: "T0Ou hypocTite
first cast out the beam out Of thine own
eye, and then shalt thou clearly TO
cast ont the mote out of thy brothers eye"
To make this admonition applicable propose to briefly
state the story Of one Richard EGgcwOrth When the
war broke out in 1861 EdgewOrth was prosperous
mechanic sober and Industrious; had a wife and chill
dren, earning decent living, was in the prime on
life, healthy and hearty; InSh bv birth, Protestant IN re-
gion Rcpnblican in politics He enlisted private
in May 1861. No bountics were paid then. He served
until the campaign on the Peninsula IN the summer OF
wounded in the right arm ana Il was necessarily anp
tated near the shoulder That was the end ot Edse-
wOrtn's us, fTilneSs soldier or mechanic Some time
artcrwar he appointed to the position OF messelser
IN the NewYoik Custom-honse and for seven years per
formed the duties OF the place 10 the satisfaction oi MS
sup,rOlS ,,,
In 1870 Roscoe COnkling became the cOntIOHcr anu
dispenser Fed raj patronage In the state OF 0k
by the grace of Grant In 1s72 the people Of the United
States had decide whether hey preferred 70 nave pre-
side over them L. :. Grant Horace Greeley In the
Summer 1872 discovered or suspected by one
Michael Crcgn, who, under tine supervision Of the non
Isaac II. Bailey, was tue authorized manager OF tHe
irregular" Republican party machine IN the ANllh
Assembly District Of NcwIOrk, IN which poor LdS'-
worth resided, that the man wasn't sound lie
was removed from his place. lie asked why; or course
a poor devil of q messenger couldn't see the Collector,
but he did his secretary, aud learned
that he removed for being opposed To the Aulh MS
tration" There appeal Mr.. Crcgan is now clerk
OF a court 10y appointment Of Democratic JUICE
elected by a combination of Republicans and ant-lam-
many Democrats in the interest OF reform tiSc-
worth has thus far managed to pck up "a mueh ora Nv
ing lie earned by uettcred man VINO mas one
hand work with. He may have To starye. A0!cIbod-
with all their members and facuies, ma tht
times bard The manned nave kcener sense Ol WI'I
hard times Why tell this story just nov because
il illustration OF the system winch ior Grant
benefit sta ted nearly SIX years ago ana calleu oul
with RELENTLESS VgOr by Roscoe COnkng ahd MS agents
md appoitecs for the management OF the Eepublcdh
party in this state This is of many incidents OI Ike
Character which induced the writer TO become
Aeo-I York. March y, 1876. "A LibfhAL'