The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-04

cratic party. He was member OF the
Democratic delegation from New York at
the Chicago national convention, and
when Bourke Cochran, in his speech
warning the Democratic party against the
nomination of Grover Cleveland, said that
there were 200,0 900 veterans of the Union
army in the state of New York no one OF
whom could be expected to vote for Cleve-
land, not only because of his pension rec
ord. but because he had chosen to send
a substitute to the war instead of obeying
the draft In person, Gen. Sickles dramat-
ically interrupted Mr.. Cochran by rising
and waving his crutch in the air and call
ing out: "No! MOL No Union soldier
can vote for Cleveland! I tell you, sir. the
old soldiers will not vote for Cleveland.
He cannot carry New York;"
At the recent reunion Of the Third
Army corps at Washington City on the
22d uit., Gen. Sickles in his speech to his
comrades said:
Go home and instruct your children and edu-
cate your neighbors on the principle that no
man who opposed the psnsioning of the Union
veterans OF the war Of the rebellion can hold
an office OF trust, honor and profit in the United
States
After the vote of sympathy with the
president on account of the illness Of Mrs.
Harrison, Gen. Sickles said:
Now that we have formally voted our SYM
patty, want to say to you personally that
esteem Benjamin Harrison highly both as
man and Q comrade. l have seen him at
Resaca and elsewhere unfinchingly leading
his regiment into the thickest Of the fight He
did not send 81 bstituts when the fight was
midst OF all his high duties he always finds
time to look after the wants OF needy comrades
and to sign their pension bills.
Gen. Sickles is q Democrat, but he can
not vote for Grover Cleveland against his
old comrade Of the Twentieth army corps,
Benjamin Harrison. There are hundreds
of veterans in this and other states who
feel as Gen. SickIes feels on this subject /;
the ballots of the veterans are not for
Grover Cleveland, as q rule, against Ben.
jamin Harrison.
Gen. Charles H. T. Coils, who COM
manded q brigade under Gen. Sickles,
wrote Gen. Sickles the following letter of
thanks:
SEPTEMBER q, 1892
Dear Gen Stckles: Your old comrades OF the
Army of the Potomac, who were fortunate
enough to hear your words last night at the
reunion of the Third corps in Washington City,
were greatly impressed by them and had hoped
they would be published In full that they might
reach the thousands who were absent
Your touching allusion to the domestic aflic.
ton OF our comrade, the president of the United
States, was characteristic of the affection you
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while your appeal to your audience to judge b.
tween the man who risked his life for the Union
and has ever since espoused the honest cause Of
the soldier, and the one who did neither one
nor the other, met with response which clearly
indicated how the veterans OF the Union army,
irrespective Of political ties. feel upon the sub
ject
vania regiments in your corps, thank you for
this manly and fearless expression of your
views; and beg Of you 70 put them in such
form that they may reach every man, and the
sons of every man, who has . loyal record to
defend against the slurs and disparagements Of
those who constituted the enemy in the rear
while We were at the 'front.' Very truly and
sincerely yours, CHARLES H. T. CoLLIA
Maj. Gen. Daniel E Sickles, U. g. A.
Gen. Sickles replied as follows:
Ever so many thanks for your kind estimate
OF what said. The men heard it and meant
It, and let us be content Yours truly,
Gen. Coils. D. Z. 6IcKLES
Gen. Sickles, It will be recalled, used Is
crutch vigorously at Chicago on the day of
the nomination to prevent some enthus-
iastic Michiganders from carrying Cleve-
land banner down the wigwam aisle past
the New York delegation.