Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-25
DEPEW ANSWERED
Latest Development in the Saliva.
tion Army Quarrel.
THAT PROTEST OF NEW YORK NEH.
Reply of Bssmwell Beoth, In the Absence
Of the Oid Ceserai. TO IT'S Representstions
Puts Baiiiagton snd His wife In Pesi-
tion of Open and Defiant Rebsiiioa saa
Insuboriinasioa to the wsil.Known Laws
of Their Ovganixsston.

of Their Orgsnissstss.
NEw YORK. Feb. 25.-Brnmwell Booth,
on Feb. 10, mailed n long letter to Chaun.
e,y VI. Dcpew In reply to Depew's letter
OF protest as chairman Of mass meeting
held in New York against tho removal Of
Commander and Mrs Ballington Booth.
The letter is as follows:
"DEAE Srr,-I have to acknowledRe the
receipt of the letter Of tho ID Of February
signed by yourself and other gentlemen
and addressed 10 General Booth. Iaas.
much as considerable delay must needs
occur before the general can reply by let.
Ter 10 yours, owing to his absence In the
o,st, and seeing that I have already OBJ
tainod from tho gcnernl-to whom have
cablcd an cpitome OF tho resolutions
which arr embodied in yours-telegrnph
Instructions ~ to his views On the matter
generally, it seems 60 me that It would
only be courteous that should cndeavor
Mt once 70 explain them ON his behalf 50
far ns ] am able to do 90.
Have Becn Croakers BEFORE
"And desire. first Of ali, to point out
that this change [thc relief Of Bailington
and Mrs BOOTH Is In entire harmony
with the system and practice Of tho army
sincc its inauguration. Indeed, but for
tho operation Of this rule Of periodical re-
moyal from ono command to another
Commander and Mrs. Baliington
Booth would not have been appointed
to tho United states nc all.
think you will admit that the large meas q.
urr of success which has been attained by
the army Is In itself proof that the anti.
cpations Of disaster, which have nearly
always found expression when our sue.
ccssful commissioners werc removing,
have bccn groundiess. These removals
have always been made, thcy have always
been deprecated and often vigorously op.
why tho Chanses Are Made.
"But why such changcs2 Not only
for the sake of the direct ndvantagcs-thc
positive good-which the United States
aud ether countries have already
g,ncd, but In order to secure tho utmost
devotion to the principles which tho army
has been raised up to enforce, and 70 avoid
any such exclusive confidence In. or at
tlchmcnt to. individuals as your mernor-
iils convey II Is, believe am safe in
saying, much the same consideration as
has led an overwhelming majority Of
your statesmen to object to third terms
And the general feels himself all
the more bound To this principle and to
IT. equal application In casc where mem.
bcrs OF his own family arc involved.
Booths Not Privileged saivatIouists.
"it would be gravcly and Immediately
destructive to confidence In the whole nd.
minstration Of tho army II 1t could up.
pear ms though to DO his son privileged
any man, on that account, to obtain for
himself % morc agreeable position or q
greater popularity than others no less do
voted AMI experienced could attain. Ex.
pcdicncy. rs we'll as the universal sense OF
justice, demands that 1t should bc made
impossible to doubt tho impartiality oi
tho general In these great appointments.