The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-04-07
.DALzELL ROORBACK.
An Attack on Quay as a Soldier
Has a Quick Reaction.
GRAND ARMY MEN INDIGNANT.

The Pittsburg Politician suffers Ir-
reparable Injury Through the
Stupidity of the Editor Of His
Philadelphia Organ.
The anti-Quay editor of his Philadel-
phia organ sprung a crushing BOOM
erang on John Dalzell the other day In
Gaping the climax of the most despica-
BILE species of guerilla campaigning ever
witnessed within the Republican party
in this state came virulent attack upon
Senator Quay's soldier record. Not only
the Beaver statesman, but his whole
regiment was assailed, AMI in a long
TRADE of Misrepresentation and abuse
of brave and gallant soldiers Dalzell was
done more harm than even his bitterest
enemies could wish him.
In this attempt to damage Colonel
Quay's reputation, to belittle his valiant
service on the field of battle, and to
hold him up to ridicule, this rabid Dal-
zell organ made terrible blunder. No
one appreciates this more than John
Dalzell himself. His more discrete
friends in Pittsburg were quick to see
the harm that had been done his cause.
They promptly sought to remedy the
damage already wrought and to en-
deavOr to stop further fools work i'll
that direction.
An Insult to Every Soldier.
Not content with maligning Colonel
Quay, the editor of this Dalzell organ
sneeringly quoted the word "Comrade'
in referring to the junior senator, as he
has been addressed by the members Of
his regiment, who have gallantly rallied
to his support. Prominent Grand Army
men, who have no interest whatever in
this political contest, declare this to be
an insult to all the members of that pa
triotic organization, who love to address
each other with the fraternal salute,
comrade
Rebuked from Their Own Ranks.
No more stinging rebuke could be
given to this sort of campaigning than
came from the editor of the Pittsburg
Times, the principal Republican paper
in Western Pennsylvania supporting
! Dalzell.
''No man who knows him Senator
Quay from having stood beside or be-
! fore him will believe that he was ever a
shirk or a coward" says the Pittsburg
Times. sit will avail no cause to sneer
at him as such, or to belittle his services
| during the war. The elbow touch be-
tween soldier and soldier is very close.
and such attacks as this are sure to
arouse them to warmer effort in his be-
half for it is unfair because, through
ignorance or suppression, it is by infer
ence, if not in direct statement, un-
truthful.
"Why the Press resorts to such methods
is not easy to understand, unless its real
purpose is to arouse a spirit of bitterness
between the followers of the two leading
candidates which will make the election
of either impossible, and thus open the
way for some other, who may be its real
candidate. If, for such a purpose as
this, it has set out thus early to pro
mote discord and create hatreds, on the
eve of struggle which will demand
from the Republican party the full
strength of union and harmonious effort
it has taken crooked path that can only
lead into dangers to the party without
honor or advantage to anybody"
Save Him From His Friends.
At the anti-Quay headquarters il
Pittsburg the publication in Dalzell'
Philadelphia organ created consterna
ton. Major Bryner, secretary of tn
organization, was quick to see the dam
aging effect such tactics would have t.
their cause. He knew the old soldier
throughout the state would resent cam
paigning of that character.
"That kind of an attack" said Majo
Byrner, filled with indignation at tn
stupidity of the author of the article
sis very short sighted piece of polit
ical policy. Our organization here doe
not approve of it. In fact, l can safel,
say that every member of the executiv
committee has denounced it"
Truly, should John Dalzen exclaim
"Save me from my fool friends!l