Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-13
A VETERAN BOLTS THE HAT
A New York Republican Tired OF
Sham.

Sham.
A letter received at Democratic ma
tional headquarters yesterday, says the
New York World, caused much rejoic-
ing. Jimmie Oliver said there was joy
over another sinner who had repented.
1t was letter from lifelong Republi-
cana G. A. r. veteran and man who
is now holding Office. He is William
Green of Gloversville, N. Y, and he is
serving his second term as district at
torney of Fulton county. He was elected
to that position as a Republican. He
served with credit during the war and is
conspicuous in Grand Army organiza-
tions in this state.
The leaders at Democratic headquar-
ters were jubilant overt the letter. They
think it will have great influence among
the veterans, whom the Republicans
have always looked upon as their own.
The letter was brought to headquarters
by Secretary I. F. Reed, of the Veter-
ans Tariff Reform league, by whom it
was received.
1t says in part:
In reply to your favor of recent date,
I would state that before its receipt |
had fully decided to vote for the Demo
CT6IlC az thC ChcuibS SiSS
ton, and, according to my custom, had
openly declared that intention as soon
as it was formed.
My fret vote was given to Abraham
Lincoln, in 1860, and I have voted for
every presidential candidate of the Re-
publican party since that time. All
my prejudices and all my political am
bitions (if | have any, would retain
me in the same allegiance, but when
convictions are clear and positive there
is no place for any other considerations
whatever.
The Republican party OF 1860 was
| the exponent OF the grandest ideas and
| the most ennobling sentiments, but to
what aby email depths has it fallen in
there times 1t row stands for nothing
more than a corrupt and corruptlng
combination between plutocrats and pol
iticians to plundsr the people.
| | cannot deny that | have been mex
cusably slow to realize and admit tine
dangerous and demoralizing trend of
my party, and it would i'll become me to
| censure others for the same fault. But
| row it seems to me that anyone who has
eyes and is willing to use them must see
| that, so far as concerns it's controlling
powers, The Repu blican party is re-
| duced to two elements-frat.a a compare
| lively small number of very rich men,
who are willing to pay literally for
such legislation as will enable them to
levy tribute (the correct word is black
maiD upon all their fellow citizens and,
second, small number of politicians,
who are willing to sell such Legislation
for money with which voters may be
bribed and elections carried. And, as
if distrustiul of the potency of
corruption funds, however ample,
to permanently stife the voice of the
people, the last Republican house passed
bill (Which, thank God, was killed in
the senate) calculated and intended to
make every election hollow farce.
The Mckinley monstroslty in its
practical workings merely pliers part
OF our earnings, but the Lodge-Daven-
port infamy would rob us of our liber-
| ties.
The Republican politicians seek to
put us veterans in a most humiliatlng
position. They assume, and scarcely
take the trouble to spread decent veil
over the assumption, that they can bribe
with pensions. Now, surely, no sell
respecting veteran can accept pension
as gift, but only as a just right, amply
earned. The whole people, irrespective
of party, are willing to deal not only
Justly bnt generously with the veterans,
and the special championship arrogated
by Republican politicians is transpar-
ent fraud.
Indeed, the increased cost of living
which the Mckinley tariff imposes rests
with special severity upon the shoulders
OF our comrades, the vast majority OF
whom are poor men with small and con-
startly decreasing ability to earn a
| livelihood.
1t is concise but perfectly correct
| characterization of the whole pension
system, that it was devised and moulded
| by claim agents primarily in their own
interests and enacted by politicians to
catch votes