Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-28


Please act with regard to my appeal fol
signatures of influential mention.
That libraries may receive something
worthy for teachers protection.
Against unprincipled commended perse.
cution.
In hope, Miss --
Next is letter Of somewhat different
tenor. The writer, for some reason, seems
not to appreciate all the advantages Of the
"land OF the free and the home of the brave:'
want to resign my citizenship immedi.
ateIy, as soon as you will give me clear. l
want to and will go to Saxony. You nave
no law here. Yours, etc.
Occasionally it happens that the services
OF an interpreter are required, for even the
erudition of the Executive Department is
hardly equal to the translation of the Pol
ish, Welsh and semi Russian letters often
received. The German epistles appear too
frequently to cause much comment, while
some of the English communications stand
as much in need of an interpreter as any Of
the Polish effusions. Not a few of the let
ters are dated at some State lunatic ayslum.
AS rule, the managers of the asylums
allow the letters to be sent to the Governor
without interference, as it quiets the pa
tients.
Story of the Western Sister.
But it is not only from this State that
Governor Pattison receives letters. Here
STATE OF iowa.
Mr.. Bob Pattison,
DEAR sm-Please read the enclosed article.
You go to Sioux City and take care of your
sister or you may be waited upon py the
right kind of committee. This is from one
who knows you. This is written and piece
sent by an Iowa Justice of the Peace.
The inclosed "piece" to which reference is
made is column article in an Iowa journal
relating the story told by SiouxCity pauper.
She claims that she is step-sister of Gov
ernor Pattison. She was married when 16
years old, and soon after the Mexican war
broke out. She followed her husband to
the storming of Chapultepec, and then
'Betty Taylor and betty, you know, was
the daughter of General Zach Taylor
agreed that we'd charge too" She gives
graphic account, which heartless historians
have forgotten to chronicle, of how the
soldiers wavered and began to retreat, and
of how she seized the Stars and Stripes,
climbed upon the city wall, and by her
patriotism called back the fleeing troops and
won the dayl Her grievance against the
Governor of this Commonwealth is that he
kept for himself the 81, O00 900 which was
her rightful share of her fathers estate.
The communication was received only
about fortnight since. As yet the Gov
ernor has betrayed no fear of the ''commit-
tee" which is to visit him.
Annoyed by Mind Readers.
Governor Pattison's reputation must be
for Maryland individual who
desires assistance applies to him instead of
to Maryland's Chief Executive, He writes:
For years I have been annoyed by So
n lndr ,fv,d, 1a~r hAry Nnd
noyance and attempts on my life and liberty
TO the police. They were the cause of my
mothers death. My business is ruined, and
they are gloating and speoulating as to the
length OF time that will retain my senses.
All this in free and civilized country.
Must calmly sit down and allow these
people to drive me crazy? If you cannot DO
anything will you kindly send this to the
State Attorney General?
Here is yet another kind:
Allow me to beg pardon for approaching
governments detective. was very happy to
procure 80 good Republican votes for you
Turing your last campaign. I am q sober
Ind industrious man of middle age. have
iumber of dens Of counterfeiters. 1 hope
IBIS will meet with your earliest attention,
am Democrat in principle.
It is singular how many people in the |
state "made votes" for the Governor. Here |
s another of the same kind:
They have been talking IN favor Of nine
months school. II they send in petition |
ct me know, If you please. Then we will |
o pay 80 much tax. Saw you at our town |
he time you spoke there but could not get |
lose enough to talk to you. I made lot Of /
,otes for you. My boys didn't want to go to
vas no use but got them in line. If they
un you for President will do all can for
ou If you will send me present.
A Modest New Jersey Lawyer.
A lawyer from New Jersey sent Governor
'attison scores of closely written pages Of
egal cap, urging him to pardon a eli ent of
is s'unlawfully convicted of arson and
Alsely imprisoned at Philadelphia, the birth /
lace of liberty" A courteous reply was
ent, stating that even the Chief Executive
+ Pennsylvania was not omnipotent, and |
hat he had no authority whatever to inter-
ere in this matter. This letter acted like
uel to the flame, and the lawyer proceeded
o print pamphlet after pamphlet, reviewing
he evidence In the case of his client, heap
ng anathemas upon the Governor of New
ersey and claiming that he was involved
n an outrageous conspiracy to blast the
eputation of an honorable man. He winds
p his last pamphlet by insisting that
over is vested in Governor Pattison, did
e but choose to exert it. At the close of
his truly delectable document he has the
blowing paragraph printed in huge letters:
AFTER THOUGHT: Is this lawyer poll
cian, patriot and statesman second to
one in American 1t appears so by his reply
D Governor Pattison, Of Pennsylvania.
Truly the modesty of the nineteenth CEN
Try lawyer is overpowering. However, be-
IRE lapsing into silence, he hurled one more
pistle at the long-sufering Executive:
Two months ago I wrote the following cir.
ular for distribution:
"In my humble opinion Robert E. Pattison
IN, ii nominated, carry by decided major
y enough electoral votes to be the next
and he is great and good man
nd Democrat, the counterpart Of that en-
odiment of Democracy, Samuel j. Tilden,
he Democracy OF this country do not want
go to the grave Of defeat and attempt to
,surrect the dead. We want a real, living.
hoping man, and a genuine DEM
,rat, and that man is Robert e. Pattison,
I'D yiSsoTy Stlj perch upon our banners
1 hardly know, sir, whether now to be In
0ubt concerning the above Endorsement or
ok
Pattison rs Candidate.
More than one correspondent has some
ling to say about the Presidential chances
Robert E. Pattison, and one writes:
Win you please be so kind and do me the |
eat favor to support the Hon. Grover
evelan in the year '92, If he gets the nomin-
ion for our next President. know that
~, sir, have great influences in your own
ate and can do right smart for him. am,
r, yours respectfully, etc.
The old soldier occasionally comes to the
ont with modest bequest:
Will you please send me pass for Harris
!rg and return, and also s5 for expenses for
tending the fair, and oblige an
OLD SOLDIER III
An admirer sends the Governor the fol-
wing:
If Grover Cleveland be nominated by the