Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-02
The Democratic Party the Grand
Army.

Army.
In the latter part of August James f.
Brown, Of Washington, delivered a speech
III Montgomery County, Nd, which con
tanned an atroclOuS attack upon the Grand
Army of the Republic. This is the way
in which Mr.. or0Wn aSSaied the boys III
blue, according to the Montgomery Press:
The Republican party and the Harrison adj
ministratiOn are responsible for every dollar
that is paid those who played soldier thirty
years ago and who still pride themselves on
their york at that time The Grand Army is
Il dangerous and corrupt political organinS-
tion, always ready TO defend with bayOuet the
unconstitutional aE10s dirty work of the pa1ty
that feeds them.
These lnercenary warriors these pauper sol
diers, these hangers on aud around the lead
ers of the Harrison party. [ understand are
soon to he housed and fed in Washington CITY,.
They are to be entertained upon a large SUM
OF money which they and the Republican
members in the Senate -sObbied" through
Congress- The parks and pablo squares are
also to bGpeserved fog the defenders OF the
negro, whose vote Is always for sale wherever
he resides, and the respectable people are
asked to open their homes to- them
In the capital of the nation these men arctic
hold high carnival at the expense Of you and
me and others whose constitutional rights
they abridged 1t wa* created by the Repu3e-
lican party for conquest, and, as in the past
Is still utilized to further the scheme of that
corrupt organization.
This coarse and. HnjuStifiable ASSAULT
upon the, brave ana constant men who
rlsked th&ir lives, foe the Union has never
been resented by tbs Democratic Central
Committee of the District of Columbia. of
which NlG BeOWn Is member. His fla
grant OtfenSe against Justice and patriotism
is now nqarly two months old, so that it is
fair to assume the committee does not pur-
pose 20 take any notice OF 1t! Perhaps his
fellow members agR with Mr.. Brown IN
his uncCmmOnly bad opinion Of the Grand
Army, or perhaps Ghey think that Yilitica-
ton OF American soldiers is too small
matter 10 require their attention. Ii the
cOmmltsee had realizing sense of what it
owed to public SeRsLment, long befODa this
it would have expelled Brown, Or st all
events would have put itself on record as
disappearing the shameless sentiments to
which, he has given utterance. Bat 1t
chooses to do nothing, and hence Is to be
adjudged guilty of cOndonlng his black
guardlSm and treason against TRUTH
Does the Democratic National Commit
tee ALSO agree With Mr.. BROWNE Does
that body regaEd the Grand Army of the
Republic as "a dangerous and cCggapt pO-
litical organization ~ Does 1t hold that
our veterans are fairly characterized as
''mGrcenary warriors" 'pauper soldiers"
.hangers-on,' men engaged in dirty
Work. for a consideration? These queS-
lions are in order. If the committee can
Faithfully answer them in the negative,
then what is to be said Of Its neglect to
Geal WIN MI. Brown case IL III should
insist upon it he would be compelled to
send IN his resignation and retire from the
Washington committee in short order.
! Why, then, does the National Democratic
| Committee leave Mr.. Brown alone? Is the
Grand Army of the Republic, in all it inn
plies Of unselfiSh, patriotic service, en-
titled to no consideration at its hands?
| L he committee, of course, was organized
for the purpose OF dong all it can to pro-
mote the best interests of the Democratic
party. Can 1t be that fidelity TO that party
is cOnSiStent-aS the committee looks at 1t
with ignoring or Snubblng the veterans
! Just so long as Brown sticks, these leading
! questions Will be pertinent.
Unfortunately tor the Democracy, this
! incident uOeS not stand alone. 1t has
company Of the same sort. So much COM
! pany, in fact, that Gen. SickleS and Con-
| gresham BOurke Cochran both assured
! the Chicago convention which nominated
! Mr.. Cleveland that the soldiers of this
state could not be induced to support him.
These soldiers do not accuse Mr.. CleVe-
land of having wantingly abused and in
suited them after the manner of Commit
teeman Brown But they do charge that
he used his great power as President in
! such manner as to show thrt he was not
to be regarded as their true and steadfaSt
friend. -Nel0 York Tribune.