The morning call., 1892-11-05
genuine HARRISON MENl.
They Rise Above the Local
Quagmire.
ARMY AND NAVY LEAGUE.
A Stirring Address TO Its Comrades by Quar-
termasteI-General Martin
Murray.

of the league and citizens In general
Comrades and fellow citizens, after
lapse Of four years we ale again called upon
to protect the principles for which so many
loyal lives shed their blood on the battle
fields Of our country or died an untimely
death in the rebel prisons of the South dur
ing the darkest days of our c0untry's his
tory.
The material that composed the defenders
OF those principles was of a different class
than the present rising generation
would have some believe. They were citi-
zens comprising all stations in life. The
doctor, the lawyer, the minister. the farmer.
the mechanic and every branch Of industry
was represented. The doctor left his pro-
fession, the lawyer left his practice. the
minister left his church, the farmer left his
farm, the mechanic left his trade. the father
left his wife aud family, and the young man
left his mother. and all determined on the
same resolution that the Union must and
should be preserved.
The triumph of the Union army estab-
lished that fact, and when Lee surrendered
at AppomattoX they gave up their arms and
returned 10 their speetve occupations aud
resolved that for eyermOre they would keep
in memory the action of the solid South or
Democratic party, who, while the Union
army was fighting to perpetuate Republican
principles. was enacting laws in Congress
TO cut off supplies from the Union army.
From the time the war closed it was nat
ural to suppose that it was the death-knell
of Democracy. but such Is not the case, for
the last thirty years we find it struggling for
a forlorn hope or lost cause which, strange
to say, still has some advocates. and while
they are to be admired for their per5istency
they are to be despised for the hypocritical
part which they ask the American people 10
approve.
Let us refer briefly to some of their ella inns
which the American people at the present
time are most interested IN. They want 10
throw open our markets for the reception Of
the products OF all the cheap labor Of Europe.
They want to makethis country receptacle
for all the surplus silver OF Europe and
thereby depreeiate its value like greenbacks
during the late war. They want to return
to the old system of banking We had during
the war, when the bank-note of one State
would not be accepted in another State and
every corporation issued its own money.
They want to Introduce system which thew
cunnlugly call "a tax fer revenue only,"
which means an indirect attack on all Amer
lean corporations, American capital and
American labor for the benefit OF foreign
corporations, foreign capital aud foreign
labur.
Those are few Of the hypocritical claims
OF the Democratic party which, in order TO
more cunnlngly carry out its plans makes
all kinds OF attacks, not only on the kepub-
llcan party but also on its leaders.
In order 10 more fully understand the
merits Of the Republican party it will be
necessary TO compare its action for tbs last
quarter of a century with the Democratic
party, and leave the result 10 your own in
telligenee for your action at the next elee-
tion.
When the Republican party first came
into power our Government was bankrupt,
the clouds OF war were lowering over our
head, We had but very little credit abroad,
our country was in a generally demoraIiZed
condition, and. TO add fuel TO The flame, sew
| eral Democratic States had already seeded
| from the Union, and. without any treasury,
/ without any army or navy. the Republican
| party was born 10 confront the Democracy
with lis solid South, with its bTeastwOrks
| with its rebel rams and ironclads. its rivers
aud harbors literally full Of torpedoes
These were not the only obstacles we had
| to contend against. We had 4 large num-
| ber Of Democratic cOpperheads in the North
TO deal with aud to such an extent that our
own State was on the point Of seeding
from the Union.
For four years the Republican party was
kept In state Of turmoil over the aggres-
sive action OF the Democracy. but thanks 10
the Republican party, Republican states
men, Republican patriotism and by the aid
OF Ericsson and John Roach we built
the Democratic South, but the whole world,
while the result of that war; which was
brought on by Democracy, was conducive
Of great coed, setting at rest Democracy,
the right OF States to secede from the
Union. the slavery question and many other
questions.
1t was also the cause Of saddling a debt
upon the nation that has taken a quar-
ter of a century to liquidate. and were it
not for the intelligence, patriotism and
n IA arfn
could have achieved such great results.
In the campaign OF 1884 the Democracy, in
their campaign speeches. claimed that the
Republican party was corrupt, and they
wanted an opportunity TO be elected in
order that they could see the books. Blaine
was defeated by Mr. Cleveland, and what
was the result? They found an overflow
ing treasury, and instead of circulating the
so-called surplus by creating an army or
navy TO protect our citizens abroad, or
building harbor defenses, or providing for
our rivers and harboEs. and thereby giving
employment Ia American labor, Cleveland
retires from Office and informs the American
people that taxation is so high that the
treasury is overflowDg.
1t has also been stated by Democratic
orators that Mr. Cleveland and the Demo-
cratic party are the friends of the soldier
Sueh Is not the case and never was Mr..
Cleveland vetoed more worthy pension bills
than all the other Presidents since the war.
ana " IS to be hoped that no old soldier will
ever be caught voting a Democratic ticket
on any such pretensions, but lest he might,
mere Is a special case for his consideration:
On June 20, 1884, John Hurley OF this city
and county, and late of Company g, Second
Massachusetts Cavalry, filed an application.
Tor pension. Mr.. Hurley was one of the
pest ana most trustworthy men ia the regi-
ment and one evening he was detailed ON
ydette duty on the banks of the Potomac
River. he was captured a prisoner by
some OF Whites guerriIlas. and after being
prisoner for fifteen months in Belle ISL
and, AndersOnville, Libby and other South
ern ,pigpens $50 called prisonsl, he was
paroled.
When he was paroIod he was such total
wreck from scuryy and rheumatism that he
had to be carried out on a sheet His claim
was prosecuted with all the promptness and
intelligence that was possible with the aid
OF senators Stanford, Hearst. Jones, Eel
ton, General Roseerans and Congressmen
Mehenns. Hid MORROW, Henley and others.
| Inc adJntant OF his regiment. e. NJ. Kinne
| wrote personal letter 10 General j. c.
Black, who was then Pension Commissioner
and receiving 500 per month pension.
stating that he was entitled to it and that it
was - shame he did not receive IT,
| After lapse OF five years, and having been
examined four times, the Democratic adj
| miaistraiion very generously allowed him
| the enormous sum OF 81 per month.
Comment on the above is unnecessary So
| much for the Democratic friendship for the
Union veterans.
Mr.. Cleveland and his Democratic admin
Istraton have not only shown by their acts
that they are no friends of the soldier, but
they have shown by their acts that they are
no friends Of American labor especially,
by Mr. Clevelapd's veto of the following
bills: "a bin to prevent the products Of
foreign convets from entering the United
States" "a bill to establish bureau of
labor statistics. ''the mechanics lien BILL"
"the five-cent car-fare BILL" ''the printers
bill, "the ten hours day bill," "the con-
vict prison labor bill" and many others, too
numerous TO mention.
In fact, the four years of Democratic ad-