The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-12

appIcat1on made out and given to Pri-
vate Secretary Mannix, and that he
should tell Mannix to place if on ton of
.ne Vlher applications, so as to be first
tTTacneo. The affidavit then saws:
EGstls then asked BersIey if he ever
D peioEged to the "OId Coffee Coolers"
1jtti icy then asked Eustis to make it a
49, palmer, he did not understand
N WH1t ne meant by the word "COffee
coolers" Eustis then asked RereieV
- ire ll1u ever been an old soldier. Rer-
Siey SAID, fortunately or unfortunately
taNe peeh' and that he would not
oehy IL Tor any position Eustfs could
give MIN, nor any other position on fine
race or Gods green earth. HE -,
record was the one thing he waS any aimiy
or. Eustfs said, You need not MT ~
your application, 1 must draw the Iina
somewhere. l will not put on any more
old soldiers" Kirkham says that he
Bersley, was simply barred because he
was an old soldier and fought for his
country.
Comrade Bersley himself, adds his
sworn statement confirming the Kirk
ham charges. When he had declared,
as Kirkham affirms, Eustis said: you
need not put in your application.
must draw the line somewhere, and I
nave resolved not to appoint any old
soldiers" II was thus debarred !" de-
O-N~@
appointment to a position where
could earn livelihood, simply for the
reason that 1 had fought to preserve
the Union"
To these declarations are added the
case OF Eustis siding with the street
railway company, with reference to
games, races and gambling on Me-
mortal day, in parts Of the city, on the
park territory, contiguous to the GEM
eter1es, where the memorial services
were to be conducted. It was Memorial
day, 1894, and the memorial committee
or the posts had labored with the park
board to withdraw the privileges for
racing under such circumstances. 1.-THE
board" says the statement, seemed
inclined to grant the request, where
upon Mr.. Eustis, being mayor and
member Of the park board, appeared
and for twenty minutes or more Vehe-
mently opposed the change requested,
ard by his speech and influence, and
by his own vote, caused the motion to
withdraw permission for said races to
be lost, and, by reason Of Mr. Eustis'
action, the bicycle races took place,
While our memorial exercises were oc-
curing in the cemetery adjoining, to
the great annoyance and humiliation
Of all who were reverentIy participant
ing in said services All Of which we
are prepared to sustain by record and
aff1daVits."
Thus, as in the case of the street
railway transfer ordinance, Mr.. Eustis
was on the side Of the street railway
company, whose agents efforts before
the park board against the change, Mr..
Eustis so earnestly supported, regard
less of the feelings and sentiments
of the old soldiers
The address also includes the action
Of last Saturday night, by the Union
veteran league. whose resolutions de-
nouncing Eustis, and calling on all to
aid in his defeat, were published by
The G b e Sunday last.
Thus 1t will be seen that the infor.
nation furnished by The Glob OF
this important movement. and this
Republican bolt, is sustained by the
final action Of the different bodies The
old soldiers have made good all that
they promised from the record and
by the affidavits they promised to pro-
duce. However, the portion with re-
gard to treatment of old soldiers is
not all, by any means, and there Is
more to come, in due time, Of the
official record of Eustis, all of which
will be duly presented. The publica-
tiQn will make a sensation in the state.
The issue commences with enough,
some 10000, to place a copy, as will be
done, in the hands Of each member
Of the soldier organizations Of the
state.
FeOple desiring copies can nave them
on application to the officers, at the
club headquarters, 319 Hennepin ave-
nue., Minneapolis.
Committees Of the club were on the
fair grounds yesterday, distributing
the address to all old soldiers The
old soldiers mean business, and one
of the committee reports that he per-
sonally saw more than a dozen old
soldiers take off and throw away their
EuStiS buttons when informed Of the
matter and given the address.