National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-07-10

Breakfast Table Letter to the President.
Mr.. PRESIDENT: You have welded the
executive power OF the republic for sixteen
months. In that time your administration has
been denounced by Democrats as Mugwump
as Republican, and q civil service humbug.
oftentimes, it has been boldly stated that you
could not obtain the vote in convention or at
the polls of single Democratic state.
To-day there is scarcely Democratic men,
Der of either branch of Congress who dares
oppose your will. You are the master OF the
situation. They bend the knee and lick the
hand that holds executive power and patron
age. Those who desire to be returned know
that 1t is necessary for success to receive your
Endorsement. The want of experience aud
political intelligence, as well as the low level
of Democratic politics, has made the neces-
sity for one.man power, and you have
been elected by the Democratic members OF
the Senate and the House to fill the position.
AS evidence, she corridors of the hotels of this
city were filled by Democrats who boldly de-
nounced your administration, This is all
changed now. They follow the lead of the
sagaeious Sam Randall. who was the first man
of note 10 inform the country that you would
| be your own successor.
You can send in your vetoes to Congress
without fear. You have won the support of
the solid south by your policy, which is just
being inaugurated by vetoing pension bills for
invalid soldiers, or their widows. Ifyou desire
proof, read the speech of Gen. Grosvenor, OF
Ohio, upon your veto of the bill granting a
pension to Sally Ann Bradley There was not
dry eye ON the Republican side of the House
during the delivery OF this pathetic
and remarkable speech, which is printed
in this issue. Please read 1t, and
then consider that one hundred aud
eleven members voted against Its reference
! to a committee and one hundred and twenty
one Democrats in abject silence voted to
coRsign 1t To oblivion. This vote is q practical
case could be made In equity and good con.
science, or mako more powerful appeal to
the hearts and pride Of the loyal soldlery of
the land Yet, your party voted that the poor
widow, at 20 years of age, who had furnished
four brave, patriotic sons TO the Union army,
two Of them killed in battle, the others
wounded and maImed for life, should remain
in county poorhouse In the state of Ohio,
There is but one element in the Democratic
party that dehes you, On the 9Th OF July the
Society OF Tammany, founded in 1850, whose
motto H., Civil liberty, the glory Of man."
celebrated the 10th anniversary OF American
independence, The grand saohem, the sach-
ems of the various tribes and their braves,
with the counsel OF the old fathers, retired
members forming q connecting link of the
traditions OF the order, all constituting an as.
sembly GOOO strong, heard the reading OF
your letter in silence, while the letter
OF Samuel Jones Tilden, and especially that
Of Gov. Hill, was received with resounding
cheers that made the building fairly tremble.
In this, you have a contrast between the pluck
OF the legislator seeking patronage, and the
courage of the people unawed by 1t.
As you now wear the crown, in 'sS you eau
play the Cesar
The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,.