The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-09-23


Dun WARRINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. d. Z Sept. 20, 1892.
Washington has never attempted 20
entertain so large . crowd - the one
now here In attendance upon the Nation
u encampment 81 the G.. A. II 0ut Il u
ioiug II we'll and In the main satistsctofi.
~, although there are sons complaints
of over charging on the part OF restsuf-
ant keepers. The city Is very hands"me-
~ decorated and more ptotusely than
ever before. Mr.. Harrison WAS kept
away BY The illness OF Mrs. Harrison.
and his place Is 10 be taken on the pro-
gramme BY NJ. Morton, who. ~ the
way, never smelt eunpowder IN battle
having been busy during The entire war
in his New York bank. amassing hi-
fortune. Ofcourse this has caused some
good nstured chA1ng among the old
soldiers. but they are here for good
time aud are apparently having Il.
One year ago, when Washington was
selected as the city to entertain this en-
campmeut, many prominent local demo-
crats feared that Il would he used BY the
republicans for political purposes. and
tor that reason declined for time To-
take any part 10 making preparations
for IL but they were assured that there
was to be no politics in II, and accept
ting that assurance they allowed them
selves 10 be put on the citizens' commit
tee and went to work with . will. and Il
Is no exageration TO say that The great
success OF The encampment 10 very large
|ly due to the work Of these democrats.
and 10 the money contributed by them
selves and their democratic friends.
But the old soldiers had hardly began
10 arrive in large numbers before these
democrats learned that Just q they had
a first feared the encampment Was to be
used 10 helm the republican party. No
blame for this Gao be attached to the re-
publican members Of the citizens' CON-
mittee: they have kept their promise
ana con fined themselves TO looking after
the com fort OF the city, = guests in : man
ner that il highly creditable 20 them, but
| Conqressmen and officials high up 10 the
Standardization. aided by the republican
national committee. have been and ere
now hard ct work trying to prejudice
democratic members Of The 6. A. r
/ against Mr.. Cleveland. To accomplish
this purpose thousands Of copies Of Z
pamphlef containing garbled extracts
4 from Mr.. Cleveland's pension veto mes.
sapes. are being slvly circulated among
them. and Z large NUN Der OF mem bers Of
the 6. A. r.. come Of them said 10 Be ia
i the.nav Of the national republican com
miftee, Ara continually harping on tht
aame su biect. In addition. there are I
number Of republican Senators and
Represe ntatiyee. chief among them BE-
linz Senator Proctor Of Vermont, who
~ s dug out OF obecurity and put q ths
head Of the war department BY Mr.. Hsr'
rison. Who are openly shouting about
sCleyeland's dislike for the old soldiers,
and doing their level best 70 create I
nre;udice against M. Cleveland. II il
iiuie abort ar disgusting that the en-.
lrsmnment. which should be only Z
n,esssrs renrion az the men who served
= she armv together. should Be used
/ - nol,sicans - further their own ends
- i I foul bIos mon what would other.
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