Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-10-19
I hc Grand Army Matter.


Eh'.-r Cuur rrpn1r Tho article touch.
irg tac Grand Army .n the W.ruuu,s a. sep
tsmhes s9 aai yuur endorsement ~ .t 800 Iast
vr'E.s issue, render % proper that 800 ausssJ
D" mad" thereto, and ia .a doing I dcs,rc 60
return 90 tho origin Of tto controversy. Ia
your iHfuo ~ sept, :, in an article pub.ishsi
90 your rIi,aria. page aHd side ty eide Nlta
your other editorials sou sby.
10 iho rUsi neither hy word or deed !s po..
"lt.ra approached or h.oacd. bui ,hc lusu.
"H"rz wuu 81 from place 90 pace 20 orFauta.
"u"a T0Ets. p" Ar" Informed. carry UltG lHsm
'N.agE.. with pr.a'si hraaluE-. ah.uH con.
'tain p.etg" 60 suppau and vote fur Drn.
~'ra' Beaver far Governor These pIsdrss
"aro indus,riau.ly circulated before the ar.
"Ehataatan nitlc u.u Poet. rrIrs ari every
"ru.s.n." effort l= Iaaio O. g,i old -..8sers io
'FHrT.rt and vot" fnf General Beaver ty
'sEsaiHs tAr laprrs-
s. much 'nr shat BE- stated upon .rf.-ua.
$500. Sos. sha aro iao moa nsalu.i vHam
t..r charge .s made Who arr 'aaar a.u g.
about 'rau p.ao" O. place o. ofgaafsa ssc Iss
Tuaia' Captain Austin C4uHu. acting as O.
uerhof ~ iHc National s'sH. tas held go
preliminary meeting. s1I to ard Dumfalrs
rrurE" , Hurla. Amos Muasn. Ioha . Cor.
$50. @ H TruB,T. s.. H. Williams. o AVA.
lame. -amas. saH.t and myself have Hsen
tHa meet ffsHaoai a'irriaria ~ tfo organ. "a.
H"a af Hss Poet. other rarHrsI.e have 81
tended aft.a srraosgs',au ~ tH.a 90 that Past.
iai '-'raa named age lha uurs most rIuae.y
aDfH,fiug ta 500 description ot those 'uho
So ffHm place 60 place 90 organize uos rosia"
Do usa against gs. therefore t.ai tHo charge
sac ma.e. aH4 ii .s raf s'T=aeo that H 90.
cited some feeling. A. uv urrc al saalr.guuy
acquainted si,h the Regulations of,Hc Urasr
nni 90 err through ignorance or thourhtsas-
urss
Nli you vcni nt,hcf ar8 pacing from
F'a'smrn, msi' urou Information. ta a1 as.
ssrfan. sou runarBrf
Tho 'fHih &c. lla' alb summer tsr msm.
'Isr- n' Gregg Post have been utoa hua g.
'aIvaBre tho interest of tho staarsft rsrdi-
"dtt0. Hs have no objection &e~
sr long 81 you bold As i1 your i-,ue 81
sept 20. that "uc .you. have nothing 60 take
hack or 70 explain nor have 'he denial.
changed our .yourI views upon Tho subject
% ui.i be impossible faf Tho parties herein.
h'fgro mentioned Co. reconcile your nr,n lon
uraB this subject ulih Suy sentiments ~
confidence ard esteem towards auy of their
numpsT. 90 'bs orig'usI article uu exceptions
arc made among tboso who 60 from p.soe TO
place % organize ucg Po4is." tut 90 she ron.
ifsfF your rsa4era aro rs formed tbAt tho
W"whsTs - Gregg Poet. iu particular, have
thu- lrcn usai a. suWM.r
sir Bes Posts vrrg organized during To
summer ! ass.sisi 81 the organization %
four 90 uii. e. Fleming. Howard, snou shoe
and Ccutro Hal. and I assert without fear of
contradiction lhat no pledge q . political
character was circulated either in or about
tho Poet room % either 81 these meetings
nor did ] ever see one ~ these pledges upon
such an occasion. OHiug 90 the largo nun.
bofs 60 10 mustered 81 vaa impossible 30
transact The business ordinarily done In the
ante rooms in tho limited space there ~
f1rIed and the body of The main rooms wero
used For The few moments that the candi.
dates for muster aeTe to the ante room there
vas neither time. srsce nor opportunity for
the circulation Of any paper Moreover
was in the suts.room n some Of these places
and as 90 the others have the assurance of
the comradeNSbo remained with the cand.
dates tina, nothing of The kind occurred. Tho
comrades Who organized Hileshorg Pos; are
equally emphatic ia their assertions that no
pledge vas circulated on shat occasion At
tho organization og The Post at Pine Grove
Grove Mills. Camrade wm. a. Fry vss tie
only member ~ Gregg Post pr, sent snd he.
! am confident. carried no such pledge. A.
70 this Poet / will spesk
We feel that No information affecting 30 ~
iuriously ,he welfare " our order, and the
character Of = number of iia members tor
wAom ve understand you to entertain senti.
meuis II confidence and esteem, should have
received credeuce with you, unless i's snihor
was willing 10 openly ass0me the fesponsi.
biliiy Tot u over bis own siFnstnro. add we
feel further hat il vas not The part " jour.
nal which aims to be fair reliable AMI palms
taking. to give publicity to q staGy Il tits
character, nay editorisly endorse ii. sithout
inquiriug 81 the parties affected whether
there vas any foundation for 1t. We ak m
mans name iot purposes of prosecntlon--hut
We have right 20 knov who it is that charges
Us with an unbecoming act. and upon what
particular facts he bascs his charge. II any
member q the Grand Army has committed
an act in violation Of CUB Regulations. We
esteem that man true friend 20 us. who
promptly brings u to the notice of our proper
authorities u, on The contrary, The member
has done nothing whioh renders him amen.
able TO Grand Army discipline, then neither
hss he done snghs for which, as msssbsr u
ths oratr. he should be criticised IN the pub-
DC press. II yonr Informant requested you
not 10 qaesa kim As authority. that alone
aheuid have made yeHepspiclUus o the truth
of bis story Il -. 81 hesitalss 70 assume
ule responsibility oFenfy. fof this slhudrr.
That fael Ahonld convince yon that you have