The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-03


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The Madison wis Josrnai Il in r.
c-ips Of the following letter from Cap
tain Hugh L1ris. IN whsch be iorsakes
the fcrnocratie communion and uni,es
his fortunes with the Republicans party.
Captain Lewis IL . ons-asmrd We cran.
who fought valian,iy through the ~v.
even after he Was crippled. and hiss
always bern up 10 this tim. . promi-
nenf and exceedingly active and snsu-
entail worker in DrmocsA;ic circles He
now holds = well-paid position in TIE
veteran messenger corps OF the National
House 81 Representatives and. |; 10 un-
d~erstooi. was r.crnily offered promo
ton. which he refused His motives for
change are .videaily. therefore. purely
Of . patriotic nature aud not emanAt
ing from PERSONAL considerations;
N.pT-ox. Wis. Jus~ 81 ~ Eixs-.. rcs
twenty-five years ] have n~~u an srtisv ,ness-
Der Of the D~mocssssc party. acSax ever thing
"a ray poser so rls~v IL Candidates In eca'roR
of the VARIOUS departments az roSereTnsat
Lnrnx nat eoossieraeAe pered sav.
marched Ia it pru-esssoo~ consrtbas~i ard
dpsur~s~l money FOE is Campaigns. a.~~1af-i
and t. en- Intimate with many OF ia t-sSer.
and rIea io The b.; 81 my ability sosne of 10.
hSrnt~ ofhcs& have aed the vass ard
dong. OF - saRrs and eoan.sAor.. vaschs-i
closely t;s general -car~~-ussrc ry~ntss Of
short rsns--dizc~tcd and ps,sl<ifn~a IL PRO
forms almost bs heart
should ] no; kpo~ ;hc Democratic parsys I
think ] Know 80 serref Sorkinss Is capAhfli-
know is true value To the citizen. i,s true
worth to the state
The coHdact and snsnctasions Of the
Democratic party have not Ai~a,s mt my
sppruval and I have openly go declared. as
oSVaSion aru-e. Sometimes ] had rzisSfytngs
concerninS the ncrr1ts Of teoee Who az
sums-i 10 he 70. oracies and high priests: and
nv faith IN The ability ct those whom the
world believed 10 t~ patriotic Ia eop~ With
those Who card ncthin. for Principle or
country vas not always Erin. Sometimes ton.
inspi,c of campaign enthusiasm and The rssrs
of party ties. I found m, .cif debating
whether the Democratic party. With 80 much
In 10 that i. Q D-inucrat. cDud not inior~~.
was the ono To b. fnliy in,ru,,ed ~ita toe
control and guidance OF the dc.sintes Of q
nation ~ mighty ~ ours Although Hops
had fhr~r contentious With Doubt. vet the
name of Democrat sounded sweet in my EAR.
and ! struggled on for success r~slly teises-
Ing that after eli victory would bring ca ia.
from the ahlees and truess svnerala. the
wi~est and NEST CONSCIENTIOUS Statesmen OF
ny party, In - hose hands pu hlic AFFAIR would
lie safe. the country prosperous. the people
contente-t and happy.
Last fail the long issrked-for and long
fought for victory came, The Democracy.
cha-tcn-d by many disasters Vas plArssi al
the head OF public AFFAIR.": the rssal trial of rs
virtues and stafcstnansnip which ! had Ell
gscfed would wipe out all my doubts had n
last come. Thrcc months cf that tral arc nov
before us. and what u miserable record 10 IL.
As"a new broom always sweeps clean" .o
the OPENING months Of the Cleveland Admin.
istration must tr scc~ptcd ~ mor- cautious
and conservative than any that Siil follow.
Yet what do We see, Instead of broad. pro-
Ire~sive ~s'atesmanship: instead of an honest.
healthy reform at the civil service: INSTEAD Of
experience: INSTEAD of n ci~an-eut and high
toned administrative policy wc have q long
series OF false Prct-nscs. demAgosy. person
alitv and hlundcr.
We ss-c appointed "a high osnccs
social IL not criminal outcarfs. and parfic.-
pators I'm election butcherics and frauds. enc
mic. at fair and free eisStton-. enemies az
our bcncficeni puhlicschooi system. former
and present enemies VI the un-
clesnsed OF treason. unrrrenfant. unr,cot-
structsd. aud with their DISABILITIES. ret upon
them. Can soldiers who left limh. on the
battlefield stand tbe-e things, Can they con
done and indorse them, ~ there tc any
sneh ! am not OF them wan, no NOR. II.
the present Administration In, aud I shall
nYhi still harics to gc' them out. They are
not the men to rule the country I'm this day Of
eniigh'enmens hna progress.
Look nt the vast system OF biackmall and
perjury i~naugurasrd by the ~fmA.fe Cen
eral Were affdsvtis for political purposes.
against trends and net.hbort, ever heard Of
bcforcy Were men ever before lfs<rls~i and
siandcrcd Al ~holcsai- by agent. 81 the Gov
ernfnenfr Was ihnrc ever n tim. when 81
many disrepufahsc appointments had fo t~ ~
v~r-sd fo satisfy public op4bsouy was there
ever before . time when ~ was . political
crime for q man io attend . caucus and vu;r
or speak his party convicfions.
No. And after the current four years I
trust the present r~ign Of fsl.chopsi.
ma>queradtng. sham. rrfrogre-sion and hiaeh.
mall VIII end forever.
This step OF mine 3. taken upon ro sudden
Impulse. II has been WEI! studied veil coo.
sidersi-ha- been growing upon me ,or sotpe
time
also fully upder~tsnd my humble position.
! DO not ~HJecf fo create a political res oi u,ion
nor throw the present administrator from
the track
After seeing the Democratic leaders rsaoss
In charge of the ship of state ! have lost fss,h
tu even their fair. ~esfber -eamsn.hsp. and.
therefore. Just a. my party ~ entering upon
an era of power and Tefrunagr. ! take coca
sion To hnnDuncc my convictions 80 that M
one can sfBpnEn my motives. Nor~ especially
n. ! shall no longer bc looked upon az an In
dor-er and defender Ut those things which !
shall d. no bearer Of false cspiorS. open to M
cbary. %: esp oisage ar co~arJicr.
LIT me bc fully under tod ! am no Demo
cratic kicking against dis~aptotnt-
meats OF f~ruifls-- offs..-<s-kinys. hut . Hu
and wish TO D. considered n full fss;S~d Re-
publican rad IN perfect eusnmunAon With tkr
kspubl can psrts-'h- only party capable %
properly governing thi. country srd fuisll
ing the manifest destiny Of ". people the
party that. after seeing them both tired. INST
nearly meets my approval and scsoris With
ms Convictions
fear no consequences. ash for no quarter.
cIp~-f no reward. hut ! I'm dcing ssfupiy
what I believe 70 De right woBsd rather
live on rpu-h and milk Nth a party that AZ
'sfnpt- to be fair. patriotic and honorable.
than - the grand moxuio of the prescns cro-d
OF biEckfnaii~r-. siandsrsrs. and disp-n~rs 81
patronage by means of falsehe-pf and false
pTe,essea ErsB LExIs.