The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-19
HOW ABOUT THIs9
Mr.. Brown, You Have Made Some
Very RASH Statements.


Eat,or of the REPUBLICAN,.
SIN: The inclosed clipping are the
words uttered by Mr.. Brown. a mem
Der OF the Democratic Central Com
mlttee of the District OF Colum bia, and
Tho Is now stumping the State OF
Maryland and Will speak also In West
Virginia for the Democracy. Mr..
Brown IL, no doubt. put forward to
advocate the sentiment OF tho Demo-
cratic party in regard to the veterans
OF the q. A. R.. but In his enthusiasm
for Mr.. Cleveland he has been rather
indlscreet and said more than moro
cautious Democratic speakers dare
say. The speech was made at Ken
sington, Montgomery County, Nd,
recently and MIR. Brown use the fol.
lowing language. which was taken
down by the Montgomery Press, who
published the whole speech.
THE Republican party and the Har-
rlson administration 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 a dangerous
and corrupt political organization, al
ways ready to defend with bayonets
the unconstitutional and dirty work
or the party that feeds them.
These mercenary warriors. these
pauper soldiers, these hangers on
around the leaders Of the Harrison
party, l understand, are soon to be
housed and fed In Washington city.
They are to be entertained upon a
large sum Of money which they and
the Republican members OF the Sem
alto "lobbied" through Congress.
1.-The parks and public squares are
also to be reserved for these defenders
OF the negro. whose vote Is always for
sale wherever he resides, and the re-
specially people are sked to open
their homes to them.
I'm 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 Re-
publican party for conquest. and as
in the past is still utilized to further
the schemes Of that corrupt organiza-
tion."
Mr.. Brown, in branding the men
who compose the Grand Army of the
Republic as corrupt and mercenary
Warriors" no doubt voiced the senti-
ments OF large majority of the Demo-
cratic party, and came out sQuarely
with the truth in regard to the posi-
ton his party has taken with refer.
ence to the men who risked their lives
FOR the preservation of tile Union.
Can the thousands OF old soldiers who
have voted the Democratic ticket In
years past continue to vote this year
In the face of such utterances rs the
above from such a prominent repro.
sentative OF the Democracy Presi-
dent Harrison has never vetoed a pen.
sion bill, and Is also comrade and
shared the hardships OF the war with
them instead OF hiring a substitute
like "Clsve and Steve" did.
Mr.. Brown does not speak for him
self, but as representative of the
National Democratic organization, and
in the language OF that gallant old
veteran, General Daniel L.. Siclles, of
New York, the veterans of the war OF
the Rebellion who compose the Grand
Army are having their eyes opened
this year, and will not vote to place
In power tho men who brand them as
"corruptionists and paupers."
Now, Mr.. Editor, in regard to the
third paragraph of the above remarks
OF Mr.. Brown, that they are to 10
entertained upon large sum of mon-
ey, which they and tho Republican
members of the Senate 'lobbied"
through Congress. MIR. Brown when
he made tho above remark, uttered q
deliberate falsehood, as there was not
cent appropriated by the Democrat
ic House, although after the citizens
OF the District OF Columbia had raised
$50. 900 they asked Congress to appro-
pirate $4,000 more for the entertain
ment OF those old battle-soarred veter.
ans. The Republican Senate passed
the bill, but the Democratic House,
With its Immense majority. absolute
ly refused to do so, 80 the citizens
raised 1t themselves. So you see
how much the Democratic party loves
the veteaans,
TIE REPUBLICAN, / am glad to sea. Is
doing yeoman service for the grand
old party" Yours respectfully,
A SUBSCRIRER