Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-26
Copperhead Venom.

Grand army men are very much in
terested in the following letter writ.
ten by Capt. Frederick Whitaker OF
Port Chester, Westchester county,
coming out for Blaine. The captain
was lifelong Democrat, and was
president of Cleveland aud Hen
bricks club. He was commanding
officer o. one of the best cavalry COM
panies that went from the state of
New York TO aid in the preservation
of the union. His command was CON-
pany A. Fifth New York Volunteers.
John II. Fellows, Democratic assist
ant district attorney of New York
and colonel IN the rebel army, is the
"chief agent" referred to in Captain
Whit;aker's letter. The text of the
letter, which is addressed to the West
chester Record, is ss follows:
MOUNT VERNON, n. Y, Aug. %,
1884 Editor Westchester County
Record. When an honest man finds
himself deceived in his most cherished
convictions, and compelled TO change
them in his heart, he has but one
course TO pursue, If his actions effect
others however slightly. He must ac-
knowledge his error public'y and take
The consequences.
| ] have been a Democratic since
entered the field of active politics.
helped TO organize the fret Cleveland
and Hendricks club in Ibis town, and
was invited TO make the opening
speech of the campaign nj the rstifica-
ton meeting held in this village the
2Sth of July last.
The scene 1 witnessed At that meet
ing has made such an indelible impress
| sion on my mind that am compelled,
after pause for fill and careful re-
| Fiction, to make the public declara-
ton that, "from henceforth leave the
Democratic party, ~ ut present con-
stituted, forever"
NV reasons for this determination
are these:
/. AT the first meeting held in this
town in the interests of Mr.. Cleye-
land, Democrats of this place publicly
his-ed, without rebuke from the chair
or any one else, the sacred name of
Abraham Lincoln. and united TO drive
from the platform. with every mark
of insult and contempt, u uuion SOL
ultf. tDtIhlt2 VI ttf1 tfNt ia
order TO do honor to gentleman
whose best efforts were directed dur
ing that war TO the destruction of that
union.
IL. The Chief agent in the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Cleveland at Chicago. how
the chief speaker in his canvass ia this
state, is a prominent rebel agent; and
everything tends TO show that, in the
event Of Mr.. Cleveland's election, he
will be surrounded by rebel advisers
and rebel influences.
Ill. One of ibe leading spirits In the
organization of Ike .'indepenGent Re-
publican Club in this town is rebel
officer.
Nv. The chairman If the Democratic
Town committee in this town has pub
licly declared, without Dntradiction
from Democrats, that The Grand Ar
nv must take back seat, now the war
i. over"
Ia view of these facts, and others
that will be made known if occasion
arises, the choice in the campaign APP
pears to lie between James q. Blaine
"a Union man with all his faults-and
q renewal of the spirit OF Jefferson |
Davis. who. with all his undoubted
personal honesty, is to-day an unre-
pentant rebel, who sought TO destroy |
his country once amp would like to re-
peat the attempt if he dared.
For the personal discourtesy shown
TO myself on the occasion above re-
ferred to. | cherish no resentment
whatever. have not met Democrat
since that night who has not express
ed his sorrow and anger at the outrage
at that meeting, as far as
he was personally concerned.
But have not met enc who was
willing to join in an attempt to de-