The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-03
l"H As LOST HIS BACKBONE
so Dudley Says About Harrison

sHA LOST HIS BACKBONE"
So Dudley Says About Harrison.
ANpERsox, April 24.-Ssm Van Pel',
4 prominent citizen OF this place and An
old soldier. Is sn applicant for posi-
ton as Indian agent At one Of the from.
tier posts Mr.. Van Pelt was . soldier
IN the late war and was . member OF
Col. w. w. Dudley's regiment. II may
be pertinent 10 remark than Mr.. van
Pelt IL . pensioner and drsws III per
month on the ground OF deafness
While in the service he was . member
of the Nineteenth Indiana regimental
band. and as such blew his horn with
great yslor. Since his return from the
army he has pursued his musical tastes,
and 10 now able TO tune violin win
harmonious exactness Since he has
been seized with the desire to become an
Indian agent be has written TO Dudley
and asked that distinguished boodler 70
ass:st him. In reply to the letter Mr.
Dudley sent back the following remark
able epistle:
| WAsHIxGToN, d. e.
! "MY DEAR SAM-Yours received.
need not tell you that Il would be very
gratifying 10 me 20 see you get me In
dian agency, knowing as do your spe
cial fitness for the place, aud your iaitn
ful service 10 your country In the hou'
Of her sorest need. But ! am sorry Il
saw that l viii! be unable 10 render 70,
any assistance whatever with the presi
dent.
4 "IIe has lost his backbone and is to-
cowartlIy TO be seen consulting with me
''Ifor the simple reason that the copper
heads and rebele Of Indiana have trump
led up lot Of charges against me. q
see ms entirely oblivious to the fact tha
lii was through my efforts that Indian
! " "a saved to him."
Y In concluding this remarkable lettel
Mr. Dudley again regrets his insbility !
lge, the presidential ear, so 90 TO help o.
N |oId friend sam" on 10 the goal Of b
. ambition.
III WAsHrNGToS, April 25.-The alIege
letter from Col. w. w. Dudley to San
: uel Van Pelt, an old army comrade ~
ing In Anderson, Ind. rs published he
n TO- day as special dispatch TO Chicas
paper from Anderson, was shown Ct
}. ,.lDudIey tonight. He pronounced u
glcIear, cold forgery;" ssid he had trl
2Igrsphed TO Van Pelt as soon as no saw
din the paper to-day, demanding that "
II Pei, give out for publication the iet'
,nl " hich he actually wrote, and added
. wrote only one and ] have preserved
erIcopy. Here IL is. While | don't care
Cd have my private letters published TO
9lworld. vet there IL nothing in this let
o. " hirh am ashamed Of. and while II =
o. ha-tily written in confidence % an
Ok friend. 1 would have no objection 10
nv president seeing 1t. l have asked no
nd ling from Gen. Harrison. and theref'
ali have nothing to complain Of. wish
N administration every succcss. and wo'
q. nor. II 1 could, cmbarrass II in any "
An out ot politics. and would not
a. cept any public Office. have recen
er- associated with me Mr. Charlss ID.
n. ver.oli. of New York, and Jerome CAl
Der of Philadelphia, and have decided 10
III. vote nv entire attention TO the prac
Tor law neither aeek nor would acc
ich any public Office
nld Following - the letter:
AL .wAsuuxGrox, D. G., April Is, lss!
~ ~ s. ID. Van PeIt, Anderson, Ind:
nv. .DEAR OLD Saviour good lette
Ter. The 26th of March | got in good u
nee but II found me absent. have receI
her returned from = trip 10 the south. wi
,sy. went on legal business, and had . &
'cat time, and a little rest from the crowd
last people who throng my Office from md
ghtIing until night, and from the noun
,uh lof letters which pile upon my deck es
pcts lday. Your letter got Into the
,er. where 1 rescued II tonight. and ! ha!
! auow 10 cav how much good Il has
nds me 10 hear from you again. Ther
,ent nothing I should like better than "a
,ur- something for you. sam, but am ~
tho vou greatly over-estim te my innue
,trv your old friend Reed has placed
! be nensiou IN nv hands, and an worI
' be away NJ II 10 get u soon.
|. I'll Perhaps there IL no one In the coul
be ~ho has done 50 much for Gen. Ha
son during the last twenty years
have. but because our democratic frie
down IN indianapolis have started
tier hue and cry on me. Brother ben
rot seem 10 feel that he can AFFORD 10
ognize me as an acquaintance, and
Get senueutly don't take dinner -
vhite house. ~ might he expected
have not been inside the white o.
ear since Cleveland's inauguration,
her over four years ago, but l viii ee
Ivcd something cannot be done littlo
Sun IN. and tell you what TO DO. II
the should not hear from me again, Sam
mar the next two months, don't be siar'
ten Sor there will be just as good cha
ecy, Two ~ onths hence -and little bett
the = there are now.
81 10 Give nv kind regards 10 oil the
A. Anderson and remember me al'
as your friend. 80 80 n,
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