New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-26
DEMOCRATS BOYCOTT A VE7ERAN.
TRYING TO INJUEE HIS BUSINESS BECAUSE HE
CAME OUT FOR HARRISON.


CAME OUT FOR HARRISON.
To editor The Tribune
Sir: ! Just in receipt of a communication
from Gloversville n. Y, my former homc disclosing
state OF things Of which tho public should be IN
formed. Among the many Democrats at Gloversville
who have been driven from their long allegiance
to that party by President Cleveland's policy OF
contempt for the Union soldier and ignorant adj
vocacy Of free trade Is man whose name has
repeatedly appeared In your columns William A. Lam
sing Mr. Lansing IS exsolder, who faithfully served
his three years In the war-a portion Of the time
In Libby Prfson-and when no came home had lost
his health in the hard service Of prolonged cavalry
raid in the Gulf States. Hc has since supported
the Democratic party, though maintaining honest
independence. He believed In prohibition, yet never
Joined the Third party. lie assisted actively In
the election Of Mr.. Cleveland, and believed that In
doing so he was pursuing patriotic course
Mr.. Lanslng'o loyalty first weakened by the
tone OF some of the pension vctoes, rather than by
the vetots themselves. Then the battefag ORDER
which so aroused the resentment of ex-solders. The
frcetrade message scarcely needed to show thai
Mr.. Cleveland heartily in accord with the southern
reac onary, yet dominant wing Of his party, II, In
deed, 1t has now any other wing. Mr.. Lansing
candldy stated In private conversation his dissent
from these freerade nti-soldter performances, but
the publicity given him in The Tribune and other
Some two weeks ago the ex-solders of Glovers-
Vile formed a Harrison, Morton and Miller cam
palgn club, starting with seventy four members, and
Including tho commanders of both posts, a Repub
lcan, the oher-until recenty-a Democrat. The
officers elected were, believe, all Democrats, Mr..
Lansing being Unanimously chosen major command
ing. This fact, IL would seem, has embittered
the party Of reform" that It's rage must find
preston.
Mr.. Lansing is a merchant tailor and flrnisher,
long established and obligng and faithful. lie is
scrupuousy careful of the feelings Of others, however
he may differ from them In opinion. While Democrat
he has always commanded the warmest friendship Of
Republicans. No Democrat can aege that his sever
ancc from the party Is due to any other motive than
regard for the principle of protection to American
labor for the justice to the soldier and for the
cause of temperance, yet The Gloversve Standard
evidence that concerted plan has been set going
TO boycott his business. Tho promoters of this
scheme may not be known as yet but that thorough
job is intended is shown by the fact that news of 10
has to Mr. Lansing from several different glove
shops at nearly the same time.
This would TO be sign Of desperation IN
an INSCRIPTIONS party 1t IS interesting to note
not pledged to sustain It, are raylng to the support
Of IFS intended victim. This Is not the first time that
b0ycotng has been practised In Gloversville by the
same party. Four years ago my own business there
laid under the ban for the slightest of causes
BY the Cleveland PhalanX.' I was both innocent
and ignorant OF the cause, and, am happy to say,
ignorant of the boycott itself, secretly was 1t
later by The msa prominent man In IT, l
doubt not that the present attempt Will be even
futile. B.
Arlington, ". j., Oct II, 1888.