The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-08-11
BEAVER AND the SOLDIERS.


1t seems that the Republican candi-
date for Governor has offended some or
his party, and especially those who were
as good soldiers as himself. On trying
to make political capital out of his mill
tary record. the falsity of some OF his
pretensions are exposed by the Belle
fonte Wdtcbnadn. an influential and re-
sponsible newspaper published at his
own home. From this it appears that,
like many other politicians, Beaver is
''the soldiers friend" when he has an
axe to grind.
The IV0tcbmdp says that until Beaver
became an anxious aspirant for the Office
of Governor he would never have any
thing to do with the Grand Army Of the
Republic. LAS soon as he became an
asplrant for Office he made application
and was admitted as a member, and a
number of gentlemen hereabOuts, who
were original members, strongly suspec-
ted at the time, that he entered it for
no other purpose than to try to use it
for his own political advancement. The
suspicious that were aroused when he
was first taken into the order have been
verified, and the members of that organ
lzatlon can know exactly why he enroll
ed himself as member and took the
pledges required by its constitution.
That he has any particular claim on
the members Of his old regiment. that
would secure their pledge to vote for
him, few Of them will admit. In the
service he was distant, autocratic and
dOmineering toward his men since his
return home hs has scarcely known or
recognized them. For number Of
years he has been leader of the Republi-
can party in the cOunty-recognized as
such by his party at home and treated
as such by officials abroad. His word
has been law to the Republican voters,
and his request would have secured the
appointment of any one he named 30
any position he desired him to occupy.
| We ask, what has he done for his old
soldiers or for any soldier that would
place them under obligations to him
now He has had the entire control of
the federal patronage now within the
county for the past four years. How
! many soldiers has he put in position
during that time ? With over fifty post
offices, revenue offices and other places
to ill, not five of them are presided over
by soldiers.
''The only soldiers we know of occu-
pying official positions within the coun-
ty are David Glenn, 4. Y. Miller. Capt
Vanvalin and Colonel Stewart. OF
these. Miller got his position through
the efforts of Ed. Blanchard. and Van
valin was appointed before Beaver took
any part in politics. He may have
signed Glenn's application for place and
we believe be secured Stewards appoint
ment of postmaster at the state college.
although to do so he was compelled to
! have removed a very estimable and de-
serving lady, who had filed the place
for many years. Outside of these, can
any one point to a single soldier occu-
pying paying position in Centre coun-
/ ty Beavers asking it would have Sc
cured for Capt. Bayard the post Office at
/ this place. Yet it, the best paying Of
flee in the county, is filed by Mr.. John
Johnston, who sOldiered less than the
writer Of this article, and that was
mighty little,
''Since his return from the army the
Democrats have had upon their ticket a
number of soldiers, and their cOmpeti-
! tors have mostly been civilians. In not
I a single instance did he vote for one of
( them. Last fall the Republicans of the
I county had two candidates for commits
( siOneTs-the one a soldier, the other a
/ civilian, and it is a notorious fact that
/ Gen. Beavers efforts and sympathies
I were thrown against the soldier, Camp
/ bell, a member of his own old regiment,
4 the 14Sth. aud in favor Of Mr.. Rankin,
/ who remained at home,
/ ''Such has been Mr.. Beavers record
/ of friendship for the support of soldiers
/ here at home. The soldiers of the cOun-
/ ty know it, the people know it, and
/ when we now hear that a large number
/ of Republican soldiers positively refuse
/ TO sign a pledge TO vote for him it is
/ neither strange nor unexpected, Intact
/ it would be exceedingly strange if il
| were otherwise" :"