The advocate., 1894-10-17


such man 10 say nothing Of electinR such
ninOompOop Statesmsn as he TO the gov
eFnorship Of this commonwealth. Il shows
which way We are headed when Cy Leland
and his henChmen are allowed TO buy and
trade influence, or cut and dry the nomina-
ton Of any man; and any man who will
accept nomination ab the hands Of that
gang is no better than they, be it E. N.
Morrill, or any other man.
For these reasons we protest against his
nomination; and as She reasons are mot
changed at all by the fact Of his nomins-
tOn, we still protess against his election.
We can't do otherwise and be honest with
ourSelf. November will settle il. The cleo
ton Of Morrill, will be an Endorsement Of
the old gang, and will make future Fepub.
hCan victories more uncertain than ever.
Mark 10.
But this is not all. The Lesven-
worth Times ought also to be con-
sidered good republican authority,
and in March last it had the follow
ing which shows how Major Morrill,
esteemed the old soldiers in the SOL
diers' home:
A great many old soldiers, perhaps 100
are now in LeaVenWOFth living on charity,
eating and sleeping wherever they can, that
had to leave the home, and Major Morrill,,
as local manager, has been approached re-
gaEding the matter, and he informed them
IN his usual suave manner that he could do
nothing ROr them. Since the order of Gem
erRl franklin has been issued and since
Major Morrill, has refused to admit any
more old soldiers 30 the home, within the
last week, great many soldiers from
the regular army have been admitted for
the purpose Of taking the Kelley cure and
are quartered in the barracks and beds
heretofore assigned to the soldiers. The
old soldiers all like the regulars and no one
blames them, and we all believe they never
would have accepted the hospitality of the
home il they had understood the situation.
By what authority does Major Morrill,
refuse admittsnce TO old soldiers to the
home and admit the soldiers Of the regular
army and even citizens from the outside, TO
take the Kelley Curep Is il rightG Was
the home not built for the purpose Of tax
ing care Of the imbeOile, INDECENT, crippled,
sick old soldiers, or was it built for a re-
formatOry school, an advertisement for q
patent medicine, and to place one inter-
ested in it in q prominent position, to the
detrimOnt Of the old soldier, who, when he
has become a member, had left hope,
happiness and home behind2
Complaints had been made to Major MoP-
rill repeatedly Of the state of aft airs. he
formerly had the men notified in the dining
hall of his presence and those having COM
plants could appear before him. Some Of
them did complain and were put out Of the
home for doing 30, and finally his notices
got to be laughed at, and il was considered
that nobody but q crank would appear be-
fore him; in fact he was told that In my
presence in his bank, September z, 1892, by
IN old soldier.
Now We have not introduced a line
Of testimony that is not from repub-
licsn sources, and will not do so at
This time. We are satisfied to place
ihis testimony against the National
rribunes open letter and rest our
Ease upon it.
There is another record in which |
Major Morrill, is charged with COM
Delling inmates of the home to take
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