The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-11-02
The Democratic Party on tho Grand
Army.

The Democratic Party tho Grand
Army.
In the latter part of August James +.
Brown, of Washington, delivered speech
IN Montgomery County, Md, which con-
tanned an atrOcious attack upon the Grand
Army of the Republic. This is the way
in which Mr.. Brown assailed the boys IN
blue, according to the Montgomery Press
The Republican party and the Harrison adj
minis tration are responsible for every dollar
that Is paid those who played soldier thirty
years ago and who still pride themselves on
their work at that time. The Grand Army is
dangerous and corrupt political organiZa-
ton, always ready to defend with bayonet the
unconstitutional and dirty work OF the party
that feeds them.
These mercenary warriors. these pauper sol
diers, these hangers on and around the lead
ers of the Harrison party, L understand. are
soon to be housed and fed in Washington City.
They are TO be entertained upon large sum
members in the Senate 'lobbied" through
Congress. The parks and public squares are
also TO be reserved for 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 are to
hold high carnival at the expense of YOU and
me and others whose constitutional rights
they abridged. 1t was created by the Repub
lcan party for conquest, and, as in the past.
is still utilized to further the scheme of that
corrupt organization.
This coarse and unjustiiable assault
upon the brave and constant men who
risked their lives for the Union has never
been resented by the Democratic Central
Committee of the District of Columbia of
which Mr.. BeOwn is n member. Ills fla
grant offeDse against justice and patriotism
IS now nearly two months old, so that it is
fair to assume the committee does not pur-
pose TO take any notice of 1t! Perhaps his
fellow members agrte with Mr.. Brown In
his uncOmmOnly bad opinion of the Grand
Army, or perhaps they think that vilifica-
tion or American soldiers is too small a
matter TO require their attention. III the
committee had a realizing sense of what il
owed 10 public sentiment, long before this
it would have expelled Brown, or at all
events would have put itself on record as
disappearing the shameless sentiments to
which he has given utterance. But 1t
chooses to do nothing, and hence is to be
adjlldged guilty of condoning his black
guardlSm and treason against truth.
Does the Democratic National Commit
tee also agree with Mr.. Brown? Does
that body regard the Grand Army of the
Republic as "a dangerous and corrupt pO-
litical organization ~ Does 1t hold that
our veterans are fairly characterized as
''mercenary warriors" ''pauper soldiers"
"hangcrS-On," men engaged in 'dirty
work" for a consideration? These ques-
| tons are i'm order. If the committee can
trutn1uIly answer Incln III the negative,
then what is to be said of its neglect to
deal with Mr.. Browns case? If it should
insist upon it he would he 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, i'm all it inn
plies of unselfish, patriotic service. en-
titled to no consideration at its hands
1 he committee, of course, was organized
for the purpose of doing all il can to pro-
mote the best interests of the Democratic
party. Can II be that fidelity 70 that party
Is consistent-as the committee looks at il
with ignoring or snubbrng the veterans?
Just so long as Brown sticks, these leading
questions will be pertinent.
Unfortunately Tor the Democracy, this
incident uoes not stand alone. IL has
company of the same sort So much COM
pany, i'm 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 Nv. Cleve-
land of having wantngly abused and in
| suited them after the manner of Commit
teeman Brown. But they do charge that
he used his great power as President i'm
| such manner as 10 show thrt he was not
| 10 be regarded as their true and steadfsst
| friend.-NetU York Tribune.