New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-08

LOYALTY" AID PATRIOTISM TODAY
, DEFINITION WANTED OF WHAT THE ADMINS
TRAITOR MEANS by THE WORDS SOME
,-,,D,pfrs OLD AND $rW.

TRAITOR NtAN1 hi I'M '
EXAMPLES. OLD AND NEW.
tn the Editor OF The Tribune
sir. Many readers OK your paper In the SCUM
-, 81 pleased 10 learn what significance is
,.,.h.l 20 IN. word loyalty" AZ the present DAY
O., 49,. administrative departments NJ Washington.
, ,rooer definition % that too often perverted N'''
To- mad. necessary ~ President Cleveland expresses
r.rrot that tho long and activ" service OF Ne"'
,1,,i-,i Ne,l. should be furnished by the offence
=, ,.,,,., ,,h.. he knew. or nt least had good
- o., believe 10 De- fruo. stating iHni pa
,.,,,.r, ,,i loyalty were held AZ discount under
fnc presen, regime.
tt,t ,rer. b..n an oifcer % Mcalc's grit In com
,n,nt a, the Norfolk yari In he early DAYS o,
,.e, ,,s,.o. O., the old fossil McAuley. who had
only tears - shed over his traction D" "oH'N "''-
Admittedly have Incurred Ike censure from a KIN
,-.1 ,i.,inis,ra -HuchanAns-hut the establish
mont ny l.r his charge would not haF" been money
cor,hol hy traitors and In all probability ne Nou"
hay. been the means OF saving NUMBER OF ".''
states vessels a. we'll as other property Fo" "e'
struct.on. or from being afierwari used Dy inc
,.,rr.t.ra,as 20 overthrow the Gov'rnmrht
or, Atlanta Constitution" asserts that Mr..
,,.y.i,,d has more cause IN him for Impeachment
than had Andrew johnson IN W. AMI As II IN"
irony o., fate was following clos" upon MS i"o'-
.,,s p. stands in need to-day ~ protection IRON
his late friends for. rule even his special APP
u,,,t..s-s Secretary Hcrberts henchnen Included
are especially emphatic In their denuncintlons OPP
urobrious terms are commonly used and they 20
,, e., ear a. ., predict thai Mr.. Cleveland ""ill
t.,,,'.ss be tie nominee % the Republican party
~. 1904 for he viii De- v0mtci form Ike Jonah
from, the belly ~ the Democratic whale.
"A sam,le ~ the patriotism ana loyalty prevail
tn, IN Administration c.rcics-as viewed down III
,hc far souih-it Will suffice t. show that In less
than one month after the Inauguration ~ Mt Ceve-
and I'm 1899 notwth standing his pledges 10 certain
Grand Army Nrugwumps IN New-Yofx a crusade
,v,s started by Secretary Herbert against members
OF that organization and other Vron war veter-
ans regardless Of the laws Of Congress. regardless
OF civ Service rules and In total DISREGARD % every
Law of honor and decency. lie removed from Office
or employment every Union veteran In this vicinity.
with one exception. and this exception was made at
the requcs; 81 an ex-Confcderatc. who was lately
member II Congress and who had received "A favor
from the hands Of said veteran IN ny gone DAYS III
not "A single instance can 1t be alleged that the re-
mO,als were made for the good Of the service or
that the persons appointed to the positions thus
rendered vacant were In any one respect a. caia-
enable Secretary Herbert TO reward his friends per
sors whose distinctive qualifications ana claims on
special signal service to the Confederate cause.
as FOR instlnre. service on board the prvateer
Alabama. or In the Conway (MissourD outlaws ser
vice by assisting in the capture Of forts. magazine
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such are the records Of persons appointed by Sec
lion TO take the positions held by Union veterans.
and vet he objects being told that patriotism and
loyalty discount under his regime. Now.
a. I know YOU to be true friend Of the Union vet
cram | trust you will accede to our request by Civ
ing your views as the present definition of the
word I'm order to dspel our many doubts. for there
enough 10 call II only dream. MDCCCLNL
Pensacola. Fla. May %. 1895