The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-24
TO REFUTE A CALUMNY.
Gen. Dan Siokles Accepts a Unani-
meas Democratic Nomination
for Congress.
onoe Takes the Stump in Be-
half Of Cleveland and
Stevenson.
Notice Served on the Republican Commit
teo Ordering Them to Cease From
Llbeiing Him Further.

NEW IOhh Ous. EO--1eus lIHiliui IL.
Sickles spoke Saturday night in Harlem in
ex lanation of his spe eoh at Washington,
which has been coust fued to mean that he
would bolt the demoo alto nominations and
support Harrison. He said in tart: Il
spoke to my soldiers vt Washington, and
this is the foundation for all tho talk, the
night that President Harrison returned
with his sick wife. The men were disap
pointed because the president could not re-
ceive them as they had expected. said:
Comrades, You have been disappointed to.
day and l am sorry. You expected to be
received by the president but hs is at the
bedside of his sick wife. He has not for
gotten you and you must not forget him.
'"Ihat is what / said," continued the
speaker. Harrison WAS a brave soldier.
for saw him lead his man on to victory at
Resaoa and / say it now; and asked my
men to direct their secretary and chai man
to 90 up to the White house next day and
sLake hands with the president and extend
their sympathy to Linn in his trouble. If
| that makes Harrison man Of me. 80 lie it.
Harrison as comrnde is one thing, and as
| leader of a political party is another"
The most interesting and significant of
| tDo lNM" AOE GOuHIObn
was that of Gen. Daniel 4. Sickles. He
was nominated by ACCLAIM alton by the Tam
MANY organization of the Tenth district.
| Speaking of tho nomination Gen. Sickles
| said: II have several tunes in the pa8t
| been urged to return to congress-, but have
| always 'efused. This time, however. | felt
| constrained by the circumstances to accept,
| because l saw in my nominal on the oppor-
| tunity to quiet once for all the misrel re-
sentations of the republicans regarding my
alleged opposition 10 Cleveland. They
have studiously placed me in a hostile posi-
| tlon towR q the democratic national ticket
ana have twisted AL my utterances to suit
their own purposes.
I'm view OF this realized that only the
strongest possible action could refute their
continued assertions, and l think that
have taken this action in accepting the
nomination 80 kindly tendered me. l am
like soldier. I have enlisted and now go
to tho front. Any one cen talk, but when a
man takes part in the battle there can be
no further Dom for DOUBT as TO his convio-
tions. And this / moan to do from the
jump. l never do ANYTHING by halves, and
/ will conduct my nvnss on such lines M
will convince the most sk"ptical that l am
Tor Cleveland and Stevenson, first, last and
all tune. Will give oof OF my 10, atty.
II ~ here has been absolutely no excuse
ON the at ,rt for putsing me- in false
position toward the national ticket. 1t is
Cleveland. But this was simply on the
ground of exped1sncv. l considered that q
man who had carried the state time after
time, AS Hill has done, would be abso-
lut ely certain to carry it again. But pc =
sonally | have the highest regard for Cleve-
land, and during ali the years l have known
him ou relations have always been OF she
most pleasant character. And sinoc the
nomins ton think that he has consider
J ably Ut enQthsned his position. For in
stance his letter of acceptance shows thai
he is not the enemy OF the old soldier, n
the opposition have sought to make him
out. l ieea that section in his letter re-
! fe ring to the services of the men who
fought for the preservation of the union as
an acceptance OF the established policy OF
the government to ant liberal pension,
J TO the men who are entitled TO them.
think that his utterancea should be 30
copied as a declaration to this effect
Regarding his alleged uttorances agains
Cleveland made at the recent reunion o
the Third u my oorps at Washington. Gen
Sickles mad the following explanation
"Auy statement thtt cast reflections o.
any kind on Cleveland ae aR untrue ai
, they are unauthorized. unfortunately
there were no reporters present, and th'
story, passing ON mouth to mouth, grew
so that it became a generally accepted fac
that WAS opt o6td to the election OF Cleve
land and Stevenson. This imp ession was
ca etully sptehu py tne fepuo''ean in"n
ayers unit. suppose many OF my pc! soma
( friends hnve come to believe In it. Tht
cartoons that have been put out on the ele
waited railroads showing picture of m'
and the words underneath. No, no solde
will vote TO Cleveland! was only ou'
method by which the enemy sought TO pu
me in false light. esumebly to influence
some of my old com AIDES in arms. Nov
that have given absolute proof of m,
Loyalty to the democrato ticket, l hop,
that this sort of falsioation will bs
stop, ed. Through Gen. Butterfeid hav
sent word to the republican national com
mittte requesting that they refrain hero
after fom .ibeling me. and hope they will
comply"