The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-11-03

one of the gubernatorial Yorktown
party. From long letter written by
him to the Lansing Republican the fol-
lowing extracts are made:
am democrat, politically opposed
to Gov. Jerome, yet In the interest OF
truth and justice ! feel that I must
brand as untrue many things written
about him In relation to the Yorktown
celebration. In this connection It can
not be Inappropriate to mention my
own treatment. From first to last, al
though a democrat received only the
kindest and most courteous attention
from him. In the delegation were many
of the most distinguished and patriotic
sons of Michigan"
After describing the railroad trip
from Jackson to Yorktown he continues:
ARRIVED at Yorktown we went into
camp prepared for us by the United
States troops - soldiers and civilians
alike. One tent was assigned to two
civilians. The only furniture was q
bundle of straw. The soldiers had cots,
blankets, and commissary as good as
could be provided. The Governors
headquarters were at the head Of the
camp-plain, comfortable quarters, no
more, no less. The governors of some
Of the states had quarters like the sa-
traps Of Persia. Nothing stronger than
water could be found In the tent of the
governor Of Michigan"
Again we quote: "During our stay at
Yorktown called often at headquarters.
| saw much of the governor. He filed
his thigh office" well. Among so many
governors, criticism was INDUCED In.
q o,iy
for dignified department, executive
ability, affable, geDtemanly bearing,
our executive was the peer Of any of
them. He was hard worker, and I
know that he took pride and deep
interest in the welfare and success of
the troops under his command"
Mr.. Forster then continues to effect
ually answer complaints made on the
part Of few Of the Michigan soldiers in
attendance, and concludes his letter In
the following words:
"In conclusion l must reiterate that
/ think Governor Jerome In Yorktown
was unjustly assailed and most grossly
misrepresented. From my own obser-
vations-and had good Opportunities-
/ am ready to endorse what heard Gov
ernor Blackburn Of Kentucky say of him,
namely,-'I know Of no more amiable
gentleman than Governor Jerome.'"
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS.
to it's honor promptly defended Gov
ernor Jerome from the attacks made
upon him, and said:
"The discussion of Governor Je-
rome's conduct on the Yorktown trip
has been so exclusively republican, and
the adverse criticism has been so evil
IDENTIFY prompted by factional hostility
in his own party, that the Free Press
has not felt called upon heretofore to
interfere. But when a journal like the
Hastings Banner so grossly misrepre-
sents the governor as to speak of his
registering boisterousness,' and of his
making the night hideOus with festiv-
ities' on the Yorktown expedition, it Is
impossible to refrain from characteriz-
ing the attack as utterly indefensible,
uafo,0aded and bIdckglnr1Iy. Governor
JerOme's conduct on the Yorktown ex-
cursion throughout was that of gen.
tleman fully conscious of the fact that
he would be accepted as the represent
alive Of a great and important state,
and determined to uphold, as far as he
could, the states honor and dignity.
That he did uphold 1t Is shown by the
good name which Michigan left at
| Yorktown and In the remembrance of
| the representatives from other states
who came in contact with the governor,
the military, and the civic delegation
THE SAGINAW COURIER,
long the leading democratic paper of
| the Saginaw valley, says of this attack
on Governor Jerome:
"The opponents of Governor Jerome,
both republican and democratic, are In
| desperate straits for material when
they resort to the fabrication that he
conducted himself in an unbecOlning
manner at Yorktown or any other
place, and the Courier is pleased to
quote the words Of Judge Boynton,
| editor Of the Detroit Free Press, one of
| the party who went to Yorktown with
Governor Jerome and the Michigan del
egation."
| GEN. A. T. NC REYNOLDS
of Grand Rapids. democrat, and one
of the gallant veterans of the Mexican
war as we'll as Of the union army In the
war of the great rebellion in an indig-
nant letter to the Allegan Journal In
reply to this charge says:
resolving Michigan at the Yorktown
cen nniai had every opportunity of
observing the governors department
from the time we left Jackson by rail
for Washington, while at Washington
and on the steamer to Yorktown, as
well as during my stay at the latter
point, until the evening prior to the
close of the centennial ceremonies, when
/ left for Washington on my return in
advance Of the governor. occupied a
tent in the front line adjacent to the
one occupied by the governor as head
quarters Of the Michigan delegation,
there being but one tent between, thus
giving me ample opportunity to wit
ness the movements at headquarters /;
and hesitate not to say that while EN-
route and at Washington and at York
town, the governor, by act and word,
evinced an anxious desire for the con-
venience, the comfort and enjoyment Of
the delegation. | regret exceedingly
that any representatives Of Michigan
on the occasion should have felt called
upon by reason Of any personal annoy
ance, to have given vent to their spleen
by assailing the governor through the
press for real or fancied wrongs that
the governor was no more responsible
for than or any other of the visitors"
COL. F. w. SWIFT,
formerly postmaster at Detroit, who
was also at Yorktown, In relation to