Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-10-19

the article" which n course yau do 20 to1g
hs you eonced your infofmnnCs name. a. I
also h your privilege
II any member 81 tho Grand Army uisl.ai
g. ns" the order for political purpose BE-
would rnfsuc a strange way n doing 10 vs.
seeking {" pledge "A candidate prior TO mus.
ter knowing ful we'll that be would probably
rcpel tho candidate not only from the plr.
pDse sought but from the order itsef !fany
Grand Army man MAS seeking % uss the
order as aforesaid. is II not strange lhat h.
should prepare pledge 10 be- signed roiry
~ members 81 ono Regiment Lieut. BE.
C-uncy 10 oudcsyorng 70 un.te thr member
- Gen. beavers old EeR't 10 support of ihrir
Old commander this iil, land bis pledge
plainly =hDss that u So attended solely fsf
turgiyors of the lts,h T. " has done ratt.
ing 30 merit your snscrr. Hc is bui fa.Ios.ry
ll tan fauiatrps 81 the solJler+ Who iu Ia-r
attempted ta form Hancock Veteran Bat
tai'iou' aud had your hearty support Rt tle
time. l!n has not used The Grand Army fgr
iH" iutthoraBco of bic project. Iic attended
o. fhc organization of bat one q the Elk new
Ta-ts and did not take one of the pledges ~
that meeting nor Was one seen there. The
organization oi new Posu b. not confined 20
Centre county nor 90 Pouna. h. ue charao.
tor aud slime - the order are becoming rsl
tor uUier-tsnf more auI Nor" ~ cur com.
rados.iu-afms are dcsIfous o' sharing DO i.s
r.casuTcr and LAHORE. Of cour-c ths order .s
900 more p,rs,st'Y than b. the Masonic Oriar
or ins odd F.'IosE. but u I- a sauro" q plea.
Fur' sad 80 'furs benefit % go member.
and 90 .s not strange that the soldiers ~
place 'fAo Howard or sHav.hoe numbering
probably forty or aHy within q radius ~ a
frs m.i,- prefer % have Pa.f % their aaH
which they rsH regularly attend. Time u.l.
iof ahe,nrf "0ur.hAf Of these Hss P.s's
Ni.. be- uuhsard 81 20 lcss ihaH slE maai.a
after the November election
SaN aa 60 ihc faris about tho Organization
~ the Poet ~ Pine Grove Mills. % Wa %.
gau.7.I ty CnuraIer Thcn. r. Christ Erd
Aa-un ,urta. asAstoi by member from
L'mout Pos, ] have in my possessiou tho
written statement of fourteen charter NON.
ter. ~ the Pine Grove Mile Po-l lnc'uiing
a. least tire. rtaYuoh Democrats that no pa.
per Of O. political character Ws4 rfcscnted o.
any member oi their Poet ~ C0mfaIe Caflu
or ugn s'.sr visiting rsHynf1 have 'hc
AFFIDAVIT ot Chaa. Smith aud D. W. N.Isf
commander a1d quarirrfpasier of said Pa.i
.tao .ata'r Democrat that tho articles Iu
tho urEs"EA1 and NlrgrE,s are uupErrautrI
tE iao 'ari.. and that after dUiEsHt inquiry
tao only foundation tHey can find for sacH
o.afgo- .s ftat q. " -hiFory. AusE netuh'r
oi i'o liE.H b g., aa4 wt0 VA never con.
%. sod u.,4 t.c Grand Army natl be- joined
hr Poet Of Pine Grove. iHs night Of .t- organ.
iaa..a ha4 hsH one o. those l{sfh r.e.grs
far come umo prior 20 the aragaa.aai.aB. and
iaa 'fsw slime to time 90 Do met members af
tho lg-fh J.. s.. solicited their flgHaiUr.s. Hat
tea, whatever HT -Hlysry dii .u The ms.sr
ra- open and ai-ays.I,earI and hsd ~ rs',f.
cass 90 tho GRAND Army End that Wr -htrcry
las uoi used The "raui Army 'ar political
lHrpaer4 : hayo the affidavit o' Gc1'sa
Ush,r..uF .montiaus1 i1 She Wa7ruE,s. ar-
t.Io 81 -sp.oubsr s.th. taa, hs never stEurI
priEs ol thr character Indicated .le a.4
unf serve 10 the lgssh j.. " nor uas as ever
rtsst G. sIF1 ono. uA' DO opened iha rHara-
ra ulsHi abe I.si was organized and fs-
fa'nel 'o lock them ur, ard thAt b" neither
saH aay man s.Ea rHrh a pledge Htr E.rh o
pledge circulated. That hc sas iHo y|,ugs
tD re- AH.veys paszass.aH, not 90 ttr Poet
t8i un '.e Ha.fs leailng 60 tte arto.-aum.
LHl Ho sss neither asking signature nor r.r.
oa'aarE H 'ar signature Mr HshrfHaEs
impression 81. trsi come ono ln the Huie. room
uHa HaI beard thsi Eblysry had sa5h paper
asked fa aro l; and ihsi Wa hoe sh.yrty
came to czbibtii Wm. ,. Beberlar 80 er-
member 0f tho lt.th T.. ;. and . Democrat
bad taal evening 10 puruauco Of a deiegm..
nation pres .olaly formed signed ssid pledge
iH samples store. ana ihis sction hsI suat.
e-rd come little interest and probably loI t1
tHr a5ah ir zee tho paper on the part Of 5 me
oae In she room. Nr -hIrsry Wa not
D, that time a member Of the Grand Army.
BOT hsi he been cannot see 'fam tho iarta
a. gather them, hoe he has, in tho sIiri riirst
degree, iH'fnEsd uFoa the Regulations af
orr order
should ho glad to have you pub4sh these
sTtiAti,, a7d statements in igIl. tBi fear
should iTesspass TOO grcss.y upon your umc
and space. shall. hawersT. take pleasure
IN eEhihtanEtbSm 70 you.
one smsdyii. however I do ask you 70 pat.
Hsh in fdla Itis iha, ofMr Eager.in reply 10
tha charge In the WkTruu,~ of sept - and
copied n your issue of oct Q, that he pre-.
senisd q pledge IN the posi.room kt Pine
Grove immediately after conclusion of the
hn.insss and sought TO obtain sigHziures
thereto. !, - follows.
"Ssaf-s Canafv, 81
George n baRer. being duly sworn df.
"pgscs and says that he resides in College
township. and is member of Capt Robert
~. Forster Post No. lg7, Dept Of Pa Gtaad
army of tho Republic. and il, 20 for a. hc
"Enovs. the only person Of said name 10 CeB.
tire county. That he has read an article in
the urNooHaTfc wArcBNaN of Sept. p. lssz
Gin which he is mentioned as having pre-.
"scuted pledge binding the sighers 10 vote
"for Gen. Beaver for G0vernor, At oT imne.
"diaiely after the adjournment of = Post
meeting and that said srticIe % far as u re-
"lstos 60 himself is wholly incorrect aud uB-
"trge That he never At any meeting Of any
"rost. ~ st aaV time or place whatsrer. pre-.
"sented such pledge or sny paper Of like
character, 20 any pcrfon iahemsosssr. TINT r.
"nce hal anu sHeh pieigs ~ pope &. ~ ,ssss.
"'o.'p NJ carf fof Oaf saiusts. and that Tire only
"tine he ever Eav such a paper. vas when he
"signed one himself st Lemont, n his oan
"frce viii and that he never saw such paper
'in any Postroom or ante.room n any Post
''of t',e grsni Army n the Republic"
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