Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-20
CALLED VETERANS BUNS
Remark Credited to New York s
 Street Commissioner.
HIS CONTEMPT FOR G. A. R. MEN.

HIS CONTEMPT FOR G. A. R. MEN. Dr. Gibbs, Who Is n Grand Army Man Him. self and to Whom the Remark Was Ad. dressed. Threatens to Lick Colonel War ing at the First Favorable Opportunity.
 NEW YORK. April 2O.-The Sun today prints the following: Dr. John Wilson Gibbs. formerly of the health department, is veteran and C. X. R. man and conl- mander of tho F. D. Morgan post. Under tho former So called veterans bill Dr. Gibbs was appointed mrdical inspector. Then new law obtained, and it was de clarod that Dr. Gibbs could not hold his office. On Thursday Governor Morton signed the new VUtrranS hill making it mandnto ory on officials of city departments to give prcfrrsnCc tu veterans in making appointments. This may result iR tho re- appointment of DI. Gibbs.
 When he heard that tho bill had been signed. he felt very good over it, and yes tCrGay he went 10 tEc health department to tell his friends there the news. Prcsi- dent Charles G. Wilson, Secretary Elm mons Clark. CommiSsionrr Cyrus Edson, Street Cleaning Commissioner Waring and number of others were in tho room when Dr. Gihls entered, and the three members of tho health department eX- pressed their pleasure at the prospect of having tic Grctor with them again. Dr. EdSon, as he shook hands with Dr Gibbs, said:
 We shall sc2 you here soon again. I hoTc, doc:"r,"
 "Thank you" replied pr. Gibbs. II horC SD too an glad Uf the prospect of getting back. and still moro glad that at last the veterans will get their rights"
 Dr. kdson l. fl tho room at this moment, and Cul,nc! Waring who was sitting near the t.oor. remarked: (Whut follows is of course not a strn"Grarhic report, but is believed to he fAiIly accurately
 Wnr!nS Puts His Foot In It.
 Tho t1. \. R. men are becoming very aggressive
 iIv,i,!rmt Wilson. thinking that tho | commissioner did not know Dr. Gibbs, in troiU, od tho two men, mrntioning that the 'tHt tor Was q NVtcran. Culr mel Maring bowed. and Dr. Gibbs said:
 'i hcliuVu have met the gentleman be fore" "
 General Cark made somo remark. and thrI Colonel Waring repeated his first oh- $, ,rvatiou, wI,h rmhrlli,hmpnt Tho ti. \. R mrE are becoming very aggressive = altogether too aggressive. 1 They arc trying to force themselves upon tho different departments so that man l cannot appoint whom he thinks most fit. I have no sympathy with that sort of i thing"
 AreyOu G. A. R. man?'' asked Gibbs.
 No, l am not, and never had any de- sire to become ono, " responded the com 1 missioner.
 Almost every veteran of good rcputa- tion belongs to tho organization, " obscrv- ed tho doctor.
 "Wcll, l don't want anything to do with thrm,' rCtortod Colonel Waring. A Id lot uf drunken bums''-
 What" cried Gibbs jumping to his feet and advancing toward the other. What tho devil do you mean by that statement, sir? I'm a G A. k. man, and I'm proud of it. don't drink, and l m not bum. You don't dare"-
 Hold on, gentlemen interposed Gen eral Clark. "This is no place for discus sion of this kind"
 At the same time President Wilson put himself between the two mon and sug- gestod the propriety of moderation.
 All right gentlemen said Dr. Gibbs. ; 'Thero won't bo any trouble horo as-far as I'm concerned. But" ho added, turn ing to Colonel Waring you have tho ad- vantage of me in making that remark where l cannot rotaliate in the only fitting manner. Tho next timo I meet you in public, sir, l shall call you to account for , that"
 Colonel Waring didn't mean exactly all that he said. I'm sure" put in one of the others present. lilo spoke hastily"
 "Yos, said tho colonel "Of course I wouldn't say that all c. A. R. men are drunkards or worthless. but lot of them arc. No doubt some are respectable. and ! fir
 May Get Thrashed For It.
 II don't want any apology from you, " said Dr. Gibbs. You mako baseless at- tack on an organization that you probably couldn't get into if you tried, and hold you to what you said. The first time meet you on tho street I'll chastisc you. l regret, gentlemen. that this should have taken place Lcro. Good aftcrLoo
 Dr. Gibbs walked out leaving Colonel Waring looking rathor annoyed. When tho colonel left tho health department, some "f the others proceeded him. thinking that Dr. Gibbs might be around, but he wasn't Commissioner Waring is a me dium sized man. Dr. Gibbs is n large, very powerfully built man. an all around athlcto and an amateur boxer of note. When seen at his home last night, he ad- mittCd that he had had an alteration with Colonel Waring
 II am very rcgrotful about the matter, ' said ho. it is true that Colonel Waring said certain things about the Grand Ar my of the E'puhlic which considered in cXcusahlo. l Was provoked and rctortcd upon him. warning him that when next met him should call him to account fol his remarks.
 ''Is such still your intention?' asked tho reporter.
 II shall certainly hold him responsible for what he said on the occasion of Oul first meeting in public" " replied Dr. Gibb: emphatically You must excuse mo from saving anything further on the subject" "