The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-29
VETS DESP|SE HIM,
Grand Army Men Indignant
Over the Boston Invi-
tation to OresteS
Cleveland.
HE WAS FORCED ON THEM.
They Doubt if Mr.. Cleveland il
Really Mayor, and They Know
He has No Other Claim to Re-
spect.

he Has No Other Claim to Re-
spect.
It is extremely probable that His Fraud.
ulency Orestes Cleveland will not visit
the national encampment Of the Grand
Army at Boston, or, at any rate, IL he
should have the assurance to visit the
"Hub" at that time. 1t will not be as the
guest of Van Houten Post, of this city.
True, an invitation has been extended
to the de facto occupant of the
Mayors office, but SO many mem
bers of the Post have objected 50
strenously to the invitation that there isa
strong possibility that it will be recalled.
The Grand Army. as is well known, is .
secret organization, and it is usually a
difficult matter to ascertain what trans
pires behind the closed doors of the post
room, but the Indignation of many of the
old veterans at the insult which they con-
slider has been flung at the post. has over
come their usual discretion, and much Of
the proceedings relative to the invitation
has come to light.
At recent meeting Of the Post when
the plans for the trip of the Post to the
national encampment were under discus
sion, it was thought it would be grace
full thing to invite Governor Albeit to
visit Boston as guest of the Post. This
met the hearty appreciation of the vets,
and the motion to invite the Governor
was carried with enthusiasm.
GEN. RAMSAY INVITES HIS FRAUDULENCY.
General John Ramsay, it is said, then
moved that an invitation be extended to
Orestes Cleveland. This proposition was
not received with the degree Of enthusi-
asm which greeted the resolution to in
yite the Governor. It was argued that
Cleveland was copperhead during
the Rebellion, and that his record
on the questions of the war
was not such as it should be. In reply
the very few friends OF Cleveland at IL the
meeting said that it was not the man
that the Post recognized in it's invitation,
for no one cared two cents for him, but it
was the Office of chief magistrate OF the
city which they desired to honor.
1t was getting late and many Of the
comrades desired to get away and the
piausibility os this specious argument
deceived great many Of the veterans
and the motion.to invite Cleveland was
carried
Since then. however, the comrades
had time to think the matter over, and
the invitation to invite his fraudulency
has appeared to several who were there
in it's true light, and in consequence
there has arisen a most vigorous kick
against the presence of His Fraudulency
at the national encampment as the guest
of the Post. Even if his copper
head record could be overlooked the
kickers argue it is not the proper thing
under the circumstances to invite Rim as
the Chief Magistrate of the city. He is
under cloud. they say, and it is ex-
tremely doubtful If he is the Chief Magis-
ira te and will not have to soon vacate
ho ~ oh
have no legal right.
CLEvELAND's PRESENCE AN INSULT.
To take man against whom there are
not only serious allegations, but such
damaging testimony as has been pro-
duced before Supreme Court Commis-
sioner Romaine and parade him before
the municipal authorities of Boston and
the National Encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic as the chief mag
istrate of Jersey City, the kickers argue,
would be an insult to Jersey City
and Boston, for which the Post cannot
afford to be responsible. The kickers
Will, therefore, make u strenuous euOrb 60
have the invitation to His Fraudulency
reconsidered at the next meeting of the
Post which will be held on Friday even
ing, and the fair name of the Post saved
the ignominy which will attach to it OF
parading before the municipality of Bos-
ton and the assembled veterans Of the
country man with such war record as
that of Orestes Cleveland.
If there are any members Of Van
Honten Post who have any doubts OF the
impropriety of taking Cleveland to
Boston as the Posts guests, THE JERSEY
CITy NEWS has some important informa-
tion concerning His Fraudulency's
career which it will publish tomorrow
and set those doubts at rest forever.
Position Is Everything.
Weeping Spouse:-'I shall erect
monument to you dearest, when you are
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