National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-16
DAYTON SOLDIERS HOME.

A Very Remarkable Letter from Gen.
Rosecrans-Intriguing Against Con.
Patrick.
DAYTON, ONO, Aug. 1.-The congress
sional investigation Of the soldiers homo
Is finished. Gen. Patrick was the last
witness before the committee. He do.
nounced all tho testimony given against
him as untrue, and ut its completion in
troduced the following letters, which
created decided sensation in the COM
mittee:
WASHINGTON, D. G.. March 30, 1851 GESW.
j. FRANKLIN, Hartford, Conn.-Dedr General;
questionable strength OF the opposition to your
reelection for manager which Is due to the
opposition Of Gen. Patrick's government of the
Dayton home We are both your friends, and
valuable services. We see no good reason why
you should incur odiuIn on account Of that OPP
position. We desire you to assure us that you
will accede TO the wish9s of our democratic
and other colleagues, WI o arc warmly enlisted
In the feelings of the Opponents to Gen. Pat
ricks rule and who wish change. Murray, u
very candid and tudich'us member, and from
that district, says twin cost the democracy
from 500 10 1900 votes III the district to keep
Gen. Patrick. We want you to continue, and
to avoidth frictions which will reach ignition,
should continse u and it Is but air to regard the
feelings of those interested, as arc the parties
| alluded to-. had warm letter IN your favor
from Gen. Mcclellan TO- day, and have written
to the same effect as thls w, X. RosEcRANs.
HARTFORD, Conn, April 9, ls4.-Dsar Gen
| erdl: think that you have been misinformed
as to the opposition to Gen, Patrlck's governor
pointment there has been O struggle between
him, the local papers and the politicians of
| both parties about Dayton, as TO who shall run
the home. SO far he has held his own. as
sure you there is no truth in the statement that
| his career as governor is odious 10 the good
men OF the homo or 70 the decent inhabitants
OF the Montgomery district OF either party. At
the board meeting In September, at Dayton, l
| appointed committee TO investigate the
charges made in the Dayton papers. The COM
mittee called on the editors, all of whom
stated that they knew nothing against Patrick,
but published the stories as they come to them,
not vouching their truth. No decent mem.
| Der of the home made any accusation against
him. The committee were Mcmahon, Negley,
representative they tried to get him out. Now
the "slums' have him; they are at the same
game Murray is pledged to get me out, and
note that he Is interruptions In his efforts to
keep Patrick there will cost the democrats
| from 800 TO 1900 votes, There is no more truth
In the assertion than in that he made TO your
committee that one-third Of the hospital cases
| at the Dayton home are syphilitic. know
this. deny that Patrick is harsh governor
His heart is the softest of any man that know,
His status among the decent men OF the home
Is shown. by the fact that he was selected by
the Grand Army post of the home TO make the
Grafton on Feb. %. II does not surprise me
that among the 1900 men who have nothing
to do some should be found who are willing tc
make trouble for the governor and the board
of managers. ! appreciated this fact when
became president OF the board of managers
and the whole opposition to me comes from
local politicians q am sorry TO say from demo
Gratis iust now, who have been unable to MAKE
a political engine of the home hitherto. II
you believe Murray's statements think thai
they should be investigated. Why do you mo-
ask Col. Harris about these things2 He Is q
strong democrat, and Is local manager of thu
institution. Murrays statements should bS
taken for what they are worth. He Is too inter
ested in the result TO be a safe witness Know
ing Patrick and his accusers cannot enter
tain the idea OF advocating his dismissal unde
the present circumstances for q moment. HI
has done his duty like man in the face o
obstacles that would have broken down mos
be turned out OF my position on the unsup
ported statement OF man like Murray, pain
ful as 1t will be to be wounded in the house
my friends, / cannot consent 10 advocate Gen
Patrick's removal. The fact Is, It never oc
Cured to me that II you and slocum advo
Gated matter like this, Of tho nomination o
q democratic manager before the committee
you could not carry the committee with you
and the house, too, w. u. FRANKLIN.
Gen. Rosecrans admitted tho author
ship of the letter, but said 1t was o pri
vate letter sent to Gen. Franklin at tn,
instance Of the committee on military
affairs to see if Gen. Franklin, as a rela
tive Of Gen. Patrick's and president o
tho board Of managers, would be partia
to Gen. Patrick TO the extent of making
IL necessary for congress TO appoint SOM
one else president Of the board in order Il
promote justice. This matter of the vic
lation Of confidence has created grea
| aanaation In military circlaa