The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-11-01


| CAPT. HowEY AND Hon. Ii S. HARRIS
| The National Tribune, the acknowledged
organ Of the soldiers of the late war,
weekly contains complaints or questions
from the old veterans in relation to the
Congressman from their districts.
Now we would ask the soldiers of this
district What has Henry s. Harris done
for them Has he at any time voted or
raised his voice in their favor? Did he
last winter procure any Of them an APP
pointment to fat office ?
On the contrary, he even when asked
for Congressional works by them treated
their request with silent contempt no
even taking time when the documents laid
by his side TO address them.
The cause of this disrespect can easily
be given. Henry s. Harris has no sym
pathy for the men who suffered the tolls
and braved the dangers Of the war. He
had no friends in it who lost life or limb
by it. Lie was too young when it occur
red to understand its causes or the spirit
that led us to take part. He is so tho
roughly selfish it took all his time and en-
ergies to promote the River and Harbor
steal whereby lie could further his own
interests. We shall probably never know
what these River and Harbor Congress-
men expected or received by way of dizzy
from contractors with principles like their
own. Is it policy, or is il right to vote
for such manp Certainly not.
In the person of Capt. b. +. Hewey we
, have candidate who, If elected will see
that justice is dora to our honest demands
SO far as lies in his power. lie is COM
rade, and bears in his bosom solderly
sympathy for those who stood alongside
him when the foes of the Union made
their fiercest charges.
He has witnessed the woes of camp.
march and field, and has u vivid remem-
brance of them.
The writer remembers seeing the Cap
tain on Burnside's mud march, when on
the return with two big knapsacks on his
back, the property Of worn-out privates,
trndgipg through mud knee deep, and by
voice and action encouraging the boys to
bold together till they reached camp.
Are any of you fools enough to believe
that Henry s. Harris patriotism is of
that kind of a stampa Do you believe
that he would soil his purple and fine
linen in that way for any cause except in
his own land would not he do that readily
even to the extent of corruption?) No, in
deed, he is incapable of approaching us,
or what we suffered for. Not many
mouths ago the writer saw the Captain at
work with lot OF men at his home, aud et
tho seven, six were old soldiers, some of
them having been in his employ ever since
they were soldiers together.
Now, comrades, 1t is duty We owe to
ourselves, our wives and children, our
comrades aud the cause we stood up for,
to support the Captain for Congress and
let us do as wo did when we charged at
Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, Gettys-
burg and the colors of our old comrade on
election day will CLEAN with the honor
aud brightness Of victory as they did at
Appomattox. Then, ut the Capitol we
shall have Il representative who will not
be check and .iowl with noted corruption
isis, but a man of honor and honesty, who
will fifty fill the place aud represent this
part OF New Jersey not with profit TO him
self but to his constituents.
One important thing had nearly for
gotten, wherein there is very great diff
ference between Capt. Howey and Mr..
Harris. The latter, after he had voted
for the River and llarbor bill and came
home and found that his action had been
almost unanimously dsapproved, had the
brass and hardihood to ask why his con
s.ituents did not let him know they were
opposed to II. Why did he not write and
ask us our opinion? He could easily found
out how we felt about it. Even his friend
Simerson, Of the Jo0raoi, could have
given him wise counsel
Now, if Capt. Howey had been in his
place, and he had any grave doubts about
the manner in which lie should act, he
would at once have put himself in com
munication with all classes OF his con
stituency and found out how they stood,
and would then exercised his best judy
ment in the matter--and ho is man that
always likes to hear the views of men of
both parties ON subjects that all are alike
interested in. A VETERAN,
LIST Brig, LIST Div. 9th Army Corps.