Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-07-14
A COMRADES TRIBUTE.

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A COMRADES TRIBUTE.
Maior-General A. L. Pearson, of
/ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been
Republican since the organiza-
ton of that party. He joined the
Union army as a captain, and was
successfully promoted for gallantry
until he reached the rank of Major
/ General. In speech, at Han
cock ratification meeting, held at
Greensburgh, Pennsylvania, he
said:
l have been a lifelong Republ-
can. Since 1854, when the party
was first organized, | have been
one of its most ardent supporters,
although not a voter at that peri
Cd. | attended the recent Repub-
lican National Convention at Chi
cago as an alternate from Allegheny
| County. left before the nomina-
tons were made, and when the tele-
graph clicked the intelligence that
General Garfield was nominated 1t
filed me with intense disgust. |
commenced to think; | stopped
and thought on until the Demo
cratic National Convention met in
Cincinnati. l was sitting in the
United States court house at Pitts
burgh watching every dispatch
that came. When the dispatch
came announcing that my old
fellow-soldier, with whom | had
fought many hard battles, was
nominated, | arose and said: 81
am now prepared to say that am
for General Winfield Scott Hancock
for President"
If there are any Republican
soldiers present they will remem-
Der the battlefield OF Gettysburg,
Fredericksburg and Chancellors-
Vile and the heroic Hancock, and
as they remember him riding in
front of his troops, majestically
bowling while crossing the line,
they will say, 81 will cast my vote
for Hancock :"
; Gen Pearson has been the Penn
sylvania leader of the "Boys in
Blue" but on announcing his in
tention of supporting Hancock, he
sent the following to General
Grant:
Pittsburgh, Pas, July 3, 1850.
: To Gen. Z. S. Grant, Chairman Union
Veterans National Committee.
: DECENTRALIZATION seven years
: connection with the Veteran Ma
: tional Committee, over which you
r have the honor to preside, | an
!. compelled to tender my resignation
! as the member from Pennsylvania
= / have reluctantly come to the
conclusion that the influence of the
D great historic party is ended, anC
1 ought to end that those who pre-
e tend to keep up its organization
n are doing so for Office and gain
g and that its encouragement o
It sectional hate is constant menace
J, to the Union. No permanent is
s sues worthy of being called nation
e al issues divided the two parties
e Free trade and protection are
= alike the accident of localities, ant
e hence we find free trade Republi
@ cans in the West and East, will
:, protective Democrats in the Mid
IL die States. The entire issue
It that divides the two opposing
l. parties is the issue of hate ant
usurpation on the side of tn
. Republican with military dicta
tion at the polls. Against thi
u dangerous policy the Democrat
So party has arrayed itself and ha
a chosen as its standard-bearer tn
h gallant General Winfield Scot
= Hancock, who has placed himse
squarely on that issue by proclaim
, ing that the right OF trial by jury
the habeas corpus the liberty of tn
press, the freedom of speech
o. the natural rights of persons an
as the rights of property must b
DR. preserved. In choosing betwee
to these two parties ! cannot see ho'
a patriot can blunder. Surel
4, every soldier who fought wit
'i' Hancock to conquer peace wi
TX vote with him and for him to max
t, that peace efFectual and permi
/: nent. Entertaining the highei
respect for my fellow-committe'
u men, and earnestly hoping thu
c' they will view this important maj
d ter in the light that | do, and con
to the same conclusion, viz, to vol
for General Hancock,
] am very respectfully,
? Your obedient servant,
~ A. l.. PEARSON.