The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-29
NO DANAGK
T1LDEN's WAR BECORD.

eering success.
T1LDENs WAR BECORD.
His Treatm of a One-Leg-
ged Veteran wh0 Asked q
Slight r aVOr.
Especial dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. ]
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Sept. 81
The most sensational feature of
the great reunion in this city of
the Boys in Blue, has been the ex-
posture by Rev. E. w. Flower,
Episcopal minister, of Detroit, of
Sam Tilden's hatred for Union SOL
diers. The Rev. Mr.. Flower serv-
ed during the war as soldier in
the Eighth Michigan Infantry. At
Spottsylvania Court House, Virgin.
il, his left leg was shot off by the
rebels. Ia 1865 he was discharged
from the United States volunteer
army, and the same year was ap-
pointed to q clerkship in the Inter-
nal Revenue service at New York,
and afterwards transferred to the
custom service on the recomenda.
ton of Senator Chandler, of Michi-
gam 4H 4COI1 <AUOy cOHASOh nav
ing accidentally become President
of the United States, turned over to
Samuel j. Tilden, then Chairman of
the New York Democratic State
Committee, the Government patron
age; and that great reformer at
once removed ali of Mr.. Lincoln's
appointees and replaced them with
good, sound, reform Democrats.
Among others removed was Mr..
Flower. That gentlemsn's expert
ence with Mr.. Tilden is given in
the following letter to Mr.. Samuel
Post, Pension Agent at Detroit,
which was read last evening from
the balcony of the Bates House by
Senator Logan, of Illinois. Mr..
Flo wer was present during the
reading of the letter, and when
Senator Logan had concluded his
remarks, verified its1contents. Sub
sequentiy Mr.. Flower was vouched
for by the Hon. s. D Bingham
Chairman of the Michigan State
Republican Committee, aud Gen
Trobridge, Collector of the Port Of
Detroit. The reading of the letter
created tremendous excitement
among the veterans present, and il
the talk of the town to-day. The
following is - copy of the letter
the original Of which is in the pos
session of Col. VIM. A. GaVitt, O
the United States Treasury De
partment: A,-''
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. IS, 1876
Samuel Post, Esq.-My Dear Sir
Press of other matters demanding
my attention has caused me to de
lay putting in writing, as you de.
sired, the story I related to you Of
an interview ! once had with Sam
uel J. Tilden. the DemocrNtic can
didste for the Presidency.
The facts are as follows: In Feb
ruary, 1865, was discharged from
the United States volunteer arm
on account of having lost leg il
the line of duty during the war o
the rebellion.
1 was in the City Of New York
and in March of the same year
was appointed to q temporary clerk
ship in the Internal Revenue ser
vice. In June 1865, the Office o
Superintendent of. Exports ant
Drawbacks for the port of New
| York was created. 1 was endorsed
for an appointment in this Office b.
Hon Zsck Chandler and the lat
Judge LoDgyear, who knew m
personally.
i continued to perform the du
ties consigned me in this Office I'll
October, 1867. About that tim
Mr.. W. F. Warren, the Superiu
tendent (than whom q more IN
fiinching Republican, or man G
more uDimpeachable integrity an
business capacity never held Office
was removed by the late AndreV
johnson to make way for Dem
ocrat. suspected there would b
. difficulty in retaining my place, an,
: had q talk with the new Superb
tendent about the matter.
He told me that he wanted me T.
remain at my desk, but that
could not reappoint me withoT
the endorsement Of Samuel j. ii
lfen, then Chairman Of the Stat
Central Democratic. Committee
He gaV6 me 9 letter Of introdut
ton to Tilden, stating my qualify
cations, experience, etc., for til
place. sTai .-,ss
I called on the ''gFeat Reformer
(?) at his Office in Nassau street
think.) Mr.. Tilden read the lette
: and then asked me If was Q Dem
ocrst. I replied in the negstiv,
He inquired again, evil Yon vol
the Democratic ticket this fall an
work in your district for that pal
ty 2" I answered that ] could no
In sneering kind Of tone b
, asked me what claim I had on his
for the place.
/ stated in reply that I had az
] quired considerable valuable expC
rience in my peculiar branch Of th
Civil Service, that / had been In
strumental in detecting, on NOR
than one accession, attempted fraud
on the Government, thereby savin
the Government several thousand
OF dollars, aud that my work ha
been done in q satisfactory manner
/ Added to this l said: 81 fought {
sustain the Government uDde
which you are now living in peac
and prosperity, and suffered Ii
; loss Of q leg as you can see" I Wi
| there on crutches "Certainly
, might have chance of earning N
living in the Civil Service aftG
: this.
Il Mr.. Tilden Aew:: into q VioleI
passion. with the most terrible pr!
: family he cursed me for haVin
gone to the war said it served n
: right, and it was . pity hadu
lost both legsl He insulted Il
: memory of the heroic dead WI
s had fallen on our battle fields;
D tcursed the living Witnesses and Il
{ actors in that terrible struggle.
d Can any man who mas spaI
! of patriotism IN him vote to plal
o such ''Copperhead" in the Pres
9 Dental chair Of our glorions Unio
: eemented together by blood 81
unfaltersng devotion?
Yours truly, z. G. FLOWER.