Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-26

the encampmcnt last week, went out OF his
way to say something complimentary OF
Grover Cleveland, and should not have been
surprised to find his remarks received with
disfavor There IL no name in America, not
excepting even that OF JcT Davis, more dis
tasteful TO Grand Army men than that OF
Grover Cleveland
The above appeared rs an editorial
paragraph In The Mineral Point
Tribune of last week. II the closing
sentence is true, then all The Demo-
crat has to say Is, 30 much the worse
for the Grand Army. But The Demo
crat holds the assertion to be false.
We are unwilling to believe that any
organization which processes 80 much
love for our country's flag, and whose
members risked their lives In de.
fence of that flag, would hold In
in reasonable contempt the constitut-
ed authority for which 1t stands. To
say that Grand Army men regard the
name of Grover Cleveland, president
of the United States, with greater dis.
favor than the name Of Jefferson
Davis, the traitor, Is libel upon and
an insult to every man worthy of the
name Of veteran. The words breathe
the very spirit of disloyalty. BY pop
ular majority of 395,592 over Benja-
jamin Harrison, his Republican oppo-
nent, Grover Cleveland was reelected
president Of these United States; and
there are millions of true and loyal
citizens today who regard him rs one
of the best and bravest presidents the
country has ever had; and among this
number are thousands of Grand Army
men. Did The Tribune editor realize
fully what he was doing when he
wrote as he didP During the war with
Mexico jeff Davis was loyal and
brave United States soldier; but his
later acts Of treason brought down
upon him the righteous indignation of
a patriotic people. His fate ought to
be warning TO the editor of The
Tribune and all Others who would
treat with light regard the President
Of the United States. President
Cleveland's official acts are proper
subjects for fearless. manly criticism,
But II the people are to be told that
the name Of the President Is to be
held In no higher favor than that of
jeff Davis, what will become of their
regard for the Presidents authority
Should u war ensue with some foreign
state or nation, regarding the COM
mander-in chief of the army and
navy as he does, where would The
Tribune man be found tightingi
Could he give loyal support to one
whom his partisan zeal might lead
him to look upon with less favor than
the traitor DavisP There were men
In the north during the war for the
preservation of the Union, who
heaped all manner of epithets upon
President Lincoln, just rs some over
jealous partisans today treat President
Cleveland. The trouble is with tn,
fault finders, and not with the Pres
idefft. The class Of politicians who
believe that the Republican party owr
the country and the flag, and tina
Democrats have no rights which Re
publicans are bound to respect, is no
80 numerous as before C!oyeland's frs
election to the presidency; but, rs evi
denced by the quotation Mt the heaC
of this article, the specie is not ye
wholly extinct. To treat with con
tempt those high in authority becaus,
they may not agree with us politically
is not good citizenship and 1t lead
up, or down, to speeches and act.
similar to those for which the Chicag,
anarchists were tried. The Tribun,
man certainly did not realize the fore,
Of his words, or how close they borde
upon prescribed utterances, as laugh
by the outcome Of the anarchists trial
or he would never have penned what h
did; for we believe he would no
Justify his words by his acts In a per
sonal insult to the President, If h
should, at any time, honor Minera
Point with visit.