Telegram-herald., 1886-04-22
tDMUADS AND HOAR f.
Called 10 Account oy a Com
mlttee OF Veterans.
THEY MAKE 4 VIGOROUS DEFENSE.
Accused o. 5asiaz tnaf ths Solder
tsas.aess ~as Ptafso Ouf T NJ,
Proaouncs the Ssory
Pure Fabrication

N .as4selos AnrH "a The 6lioxing
eorrespoadenee hss taken place between the
chairman 81 lae National geleran Rights
g a.sn sni SENATORS Eimaads 4ad Hoar r-.
speei.as tae rsseutlv p..blished reports of
the allefsnees oi these senator- ia executive
session. Bata senators we're placed la an
ausrlde 81 hostility toaard several susuend
ad ohio lntsFnal Revenue Coieetor. ex-
ln.on .olieFs. snd senator kimunds Na-
reported ~ have surprised bis kepubicia
flirn.is by declaring lhe soldier business
<ss about played out aud ng one 00t iem
asogaes attempted any longer ~ make
political .aplial BY appealing 20 the soldier
element NF HoaF Nas reported o. have
taken che sasue position. aud declared that
rAr Grand Array oi the kep4hllc bad he-
COME a. dangerous AZ Institution - the
Knights ai Labor sgd a. a political maChine
Kept men Nho Eere not willing to vote all
the money il the treasury Tor pensions in
a state of moral terrorism.
wA.lusasos Apru l3 $50 lion Geo. p ID
mauas tuu Aeo. MoaF aEsfiEa4S. The
Genera tnmMllfee of lne National veteran
sights niou ol = asnlnst9u have read lhe eu-
closed article. plbllsned u lhe >eS ork Herald
April .s is-o The Committee to uot believe the
speeches reportsd and Published % he your
speeches iu a secret sam rf the nifeI ,tues
senate lnerel.gs. lar committee onhe Veteran
Rights uinn especially request gOu - state
over guf4r signature sbetner Tie published
ports true The eommlltee requests you
lo tate Tar may De-
proper t0 do o EhaI was said by
f1u iu secret session affecting the soldiers
I'd she Iaic tnt Tie law referred - ia said
arfloi. fhe committee aiao respectfully request
q statement of your views 90 sections 20 and
ll "a n feFlssfi .gaf .tfs % the nlted -tafe~
tud ine act 9f $50. n reference to x Union sol
ilersi shea there shall ~ a redaefi0a pl She
ofcr n tne government employ. aad the duty of
iar heads If departments under tae Jaws made
snd PROS nied iur tle DcUrdl Of ex MON soldiers
and sailors. lAeir widows and orphans.
bq ORDER 0f the General Committee
Very respectfully
:. ODElL. Chairman
SENATE CHANHEa N .safSaroS. April n lsss.
lt s quite imprs, rlrabie fur any one la pualiC
.ife "a undertake io defend himself from misrep-
fescntafion and itiss reports appearing from time
lo slime iu che newspapers. and se have male % a
r4ic g. iske no notice ol such publications. The
deep gratitude aud harmony tnat Ne feel = due
to the soldier, ef ne Republic. and the high char
actef 81 goug srganlzstion iead2 o. reply 90
your notc 81 saying that the whole statement la
che Lsr.ea relating % ~ or - either 81 vs. is a
pure. unqualified ltlsehopd. both in sub
stance and iOrm fabricated ron nothing
clf the mind OF The writer aud utterly unworthy
81 attention la any quarter The statutes - which
yOa refer have always met nlily our approval. A.
- have recently on an important occasion pub
liciv declared by votes la The senate
fu haste. respectfully yours.
tiEo. r. EDAUNpe.
GEO. HOAk
TOW 3 Odeli. Ess chairman National Vet
~tsns Rights ui0n.