The Washington times., 1894-10-21

I field, but on this occasion We feel constrained
TO draw a deep line of distinction between the
+ professional soldier and the real soldier: be-
tween the honest com plant of the real soldier
and the vail Of the ''cOfTee-eOoIer' ana small
political demagOgue, who has suddenly lost
his grip on his tOO-prolOnged hold upon the
public teat.
OF the 5000 veterans and alleged veterans
in the departments Of this city there is large
I percentage Of the latter class. and il is prin-
/ cipally this class that makes the parade Of
I brass buttons. bronze badges. and gold hat
I cords, and who have been so bravely holding
down the rebellion since the close Of the war
and who. in fact, never fred a gun nor saw
/ the enemy
/ In this connection we will say that in our
interviews at the departments we learned that
1t was the purpose OF the appointing power to
look ar the Army record of soldiers in Office
and applying for Ofice. and where an alleged
soldier claimed recognition, to consider him
as civilian only. or not az al.
As specimen of the alleged soldier we sub
nit as part OF our report paper with this,
relative 70 one Nathan King, now holding a
preferred place in the Bureau OF Printing
and Engraving, which shows said King to
have been mutineer and deserter.
In conclusion. your committee is fully sat-
istied that this administration is treating
the ex-sOldlers as literally and fairly as any
administration that has preceiediit. and the
cry raised by a few discharged soldiers has
no justification or excuse, and it is raised for
political effect in the interest Of the partv TO
which nearly all the professional soldiers
belong.
B. F. Clayton, VI. II. Whitney, H c. Brad
ley, J. 7. Thompson, I. G. Allen. S. S. Yoder,
Walter f. Halleck, and Rodney S. Yedder,
committee.
DISCHARGED BY wASAMAKER.
Accompanying the report was a list of ex-
Union soldiers discharged from the Post-of-
fee Department by Mr.. Wanamaker during
Harrison's administration, as follows:
J. A. Brown, NJ. NJ. Comstock. Fred Hig-
gins, f. NJ. schell, Joseph HUFF, Thomas
Quigley. Samuel Stradley, William F. Nc
Coy, +. T. Stoops, J. F. AIbro, j. J. McCord,
". V. Lucas, F. 2. Heebner. W. L. Walters.
George S. Keeeh, o. P. Mccullough, and R.
K. Winning.
1t was stated also that these men all served
their country faithfully from three to twenty
years. and were crippled TO a greater or less
extent, and were not superseded By ex-
Union soldiers in each instance. There have
been under the present administration to
date eleven discharges, and there are now
eleven ex-soldiers on the watch force.
The associations meeting last evening was
conducted on strictly business lines. A
sgeech on political lines made by Mr.. Wyatt,
OF Virginia, enliysned the opening E5ceaAA~
tzlgs.
Mr.. Wyatt was introduced as member Of
the Virginia Democratic Association and as
he had Just rsturned from his State he con-
tributed OF his stock of good cheer He as
sured his auditors that Virginia will return
ten Democratic Congressman in November,
''let come what will, was heartily applsudsd,
and his invitation to the Interstate body to
attend the banquet to be given by his Stats
association, next Friday evening. at No. so
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, also excited
a responsive echo.
a resolution was adopted requesting the
city papers and every other papel in the
United States to copy the foregoing report OF
the committee on departmental dismissels.
Considerable routine business was transacted,
among other things being the appointment OF
committee to see that voters who are IN
able to pay their way home to vote are fur
nished with transportation. Subscriptions
were received also for campaign purposes,
the amount aggregating 500.