New-York tribune., 1894-10-29

M, VETERANS DEMOCRATIC AsSOCiAlloN
HAS LEFT THAT PARTY
,r.o co,d,ers Sailors and Sons Of Veterans Demo
o,,o Association of the state Of New-h ork naNe
sent out an open letter giving reasons why w g.,
sociation Joins the Republican party II says "
part: c -. ,be state Of
We are on the eve Of an election that VIII Will, pe cer ,n
,or,ont and we trust once and for all se.,e s ro, =
,taIn Questions some of which interest the hicb
erans soldiers marines ana tne,r You viii re-
are again pushed into pronihenJjv,' oil vour votes
member how since the war; nearly an yUu' n 70 the
were cast with the G. o. dnr}ns mi at that year owing
tn certain disafection with the RepuoCaii Vet
eraGs throughout the and the rs sTeat
against the G. O. r. took piSt.d piaSStc at seeing such
vets,sHS Wast turnover we thought that we wanted
change; well we got one IRON, IRON 'fd cnyernme We
Changed to virtually none From ve'e,hnS ,hny could
called to places of honor or %hele t ,ba 4lan no
earn perhaps "A living. il changed 10 'ne P'' ~
We saw change in the system for paving pen
,n. Se xrs saw Wholesale dropping of names from rom
h we saw grayhaired veterans lose
their pensions 's IN bEss saeR OF fair bemocas
We saw change from N0rthe5n tb South Fe 10 being
Hasin wneTe in fne the We change WheTe
party caucus was controlled by n, lawn others
a change: prosperous factories smut doWl' u'a pter
run on Quarter or half time And we see chans hneys
where the passing of Tarin biii Ca ca'iS io Wilson
@ IRON cbaiTnn of Ways and Means in Congress
dinner given by Enshmfgn it VINO mot pe better if
we could give him those congratulations, s,los,rod u
LOOKS m now W. ss ss If our votes will tell well as
in 1882 Never before have so many Peoprr ur cum
historv have SO many people suffered for the
necessares of life our party has SHOWN; uite
nresent leadership an utter incapaclty lot 'ahlns
charge of the Government and making i1s iawi ,,,
The party is divided upon oa al ySat Wants if we
except trade and cutting down ot Ppna DELAYED
| together until August - th'.'
months of valuable time was os' as III nad 10 the
reasonable demands Of the business intereSrs o r
United States Finally m9nstrOs %asts aeS Colonel La
mont discharged from the War Department iarge arg
number of veterans putting no nsard ornea Of that
rouresv Which was clearly their due. Veterans
votes elected Cleveland m&Kne a0 p0SS9h who has
n@w the honorable title of colonel by the grace OF
God; and N way where err no ua"s'' 0''''
surh u colonels and such veterans our party de-
One Of the most influential veterans Of this class ASS
is SoI0nel obert Gr1e G5rrcS safe ana Who
public opinion and furnishes men 10 MI Paccs a. -
NAV be requred-these men build up machine anu M
ask ms for votes-for what? That they ana their
coere of politicians may PIhsn ,nSo b0 foIinw them
agIee ed wisa i'm dine them the or bMd pfMf '0''
As YOU are well aware. there are two iac''0hs IN
the Democratic party who are for or atains' pe,i
payments of pensions. 1t is unnecessary to % ca.i
your attention to this fact when Mt 6 S'r'd.c Iocb
rem the South at once approved OF the measures
and all the country we saw the men Mio uui
drafts mutilating themselves 10 avod duty cf!ihs
fire in the rear ana Joining 1ne owEn win the
pension lists" We have seen comrades lose tneir
has been cognIzant OF the fact that widows and
orphans have rudely been deprived OF rev nohiS
Right. justice loyalty policy and common sense
were thrown to the winds Rule or ruin was the cry
OF some OF our would-be leaders. Mean" hiic souni
Democrats. who foresaw the result sefe
| ofrgs 10 In y.
counseors raised their voices against tils issq
hut hut it was OF no heen aV@I anntnned fna so SINCE
There was then no particular use Tor vetrrams @ % "s
| on again These men ask " for votes. for "nat M
| To st more damage the comrades and those mat
knowing that they Will do everything In their power
| 10 strike deadly blows at men who served IN me
war matter II 1t strikes down thelr own mn IN
What they II good Democratic veterans Die i
the dust? Remonsrance AGAINST such 9ourse ohty
brings out the reply. They have no business /" '
veterans. ...... .,,. ., ,,,,,
| defeat Democratic Congressn"n thus IemoNiIE on, one
| element Of hostility to oar organziton "" are
| March. 1898. have rdicucd our forces. can tahe a
back seat and sink forever into well-merited ob
| 1892 and forever scotch those men who out o.
power. can never again work to get sguare WIN WIN
| veterans The voices OF wives. widows and children
| left by old comrades call upon us TO 40 TINS
1t is time for party or policy. but the time ioi
this Administration amount to nothing
You have all heard Of the case Of General lisT
| ers cornrade who left his leg on the battlefield
OF Getty sburg and his head on the breastworks OF
the Democratic party OF 1892. Every man who De
sres to fair play is invited 10 consider thii
case and tell your friends
| Correspondence is solicited. and We hope tha
clubs can be formed in every polling place. not only
in New-York State. but every loyal State In the
! Union. | am. respectfully.
| HENRY ~ BROWN. Secretary.
| l65th ~ Y. Vol Infantry. 2d Duryea's Xouaves.
The officers OF the association are: Alexander Nc
| Alaney president. 93d NewYork Volunteer In
! fantry; James Riley first vice-presdent llth New
York Volunteer Infantry Ost Fire Zouaves); james
| McCrath. second vice president. 42d New-York Vol
| unteer Infantry (Tammany Regiment; James Ker
| rigan, treasurer. United States ship KcarsarGe
| James Frel. corresponding secretary, son Of vet
| eran of 800 NewYork Volunteer Infantry; Johr
Zeller sergeant at-arms 9th NeW-IOrk Volunteer
| Infantry Urish Rifles.