The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-12
AGAN'S FORMER LAPSE.


RoneiI 3. Roosevelt. former minister 10
H@Hand al vice president OF the Empsrs
STATE Socsy. Sons OF tho Anerioan Reso-
tuition, hasmade public a letter which Ia
received Tam Gen. Eagan last July. IN
answer % \ open letter which Mr. Ross.
VET rad acFessed to the secretary az tas
Sons OF the american Revolution, in whrA
ne advised sat an exposure he mads q,
the methods Y certain contractors ana q
some 81 thoSscOnnected with the eomma-
sary deparinat. Whereupon. az the al.
loving 'ettSr soes. Gen. Eagan began 10
labor under aIis.iai mental excitement:
War Depar Amt. Office Commissesry Of
subsistence, Wilmington. july ~ tsss-4
S-f-onty todlyin fact. this minute rave
seen your GlaoslCal, infamous. scandal.
Gus, false; hbeios letter addressed 10 VIII
ia, lam W, my sseretary, Of the sons Of
propose 10 let All liar, whatever his po-
sitson OF Nhateye society be may belong
te, escape The juscensure that all right
minded people "i4teaf upon him when
whittier and falsitie. This is bad enotga
~ itself, hut when ixoes - far as 10 az
cuse some Of the nkt honorable men IN
the army or out or ltahd sllege that they
are corrupt, a. YOU tne done In this let
ter. then II passes ntience and yegs
status or standing aTAsthe society yoa be-
tong 10 can prove ~ excuse whatever.
, yoa must bear the ssseauences, and
mean you shall.
an 6enouncing your vster as a sd<sus
OF fRlsehoosfS, in deTlousug you Us Tar.
an Hnmitigated and trfasDsls lar one who
sjirs up the whole coEsrs with his lies
aud brings misery and we TO the relatives
~ sp.diers at the front Y his hes. who
quotes his position as foasr minister 10
Holland and vice rreSt8snef the EDlsdre
State Society. SofSs Of the merican Rsso-
luton 10 give himself efraeter and "a
al
censuFe | demand from vi an apology
for your letter, though lwil willingly
await the investigation whic you Suggest,
bat IL you DO not cause thainv.xtsvnsidn
% be made. and yoeI do noapologize for
your Infamous fa!Sehosls. shall bEtns
suit against Sou 'n New Ycs and prove
what | now charge you 20 be
= wish - adj that II you sre my age
| s'hould make II my business personally
Wreak upon you the cha~ttse IA, yOu te-
serve, fer I dn no. heiieve the II wfthta
the confines OF this country fOF any boty
else so low and vile ~ n maggho would
make such infamousy falls charges
against ulefi VINO are do.dg ths best, do
iug Il successfully. doing Il fbr fhaa
you ever @aw done. better than IA would
admit If you saw and knew ID.
You say among ether thsngto make
your statement bear out the sersanee u
truth. to convince and worry thyffe, the
sister. the brother The 'othtr nj ths
father % ghe man a. the front. Oh sin ons
case = lieutenant cosonsi wrote toe thar
he has had nothing but hardtk and
bacon since ho has been before ssfiaza
/ defy you - produce the letter N tAins
Ing this statement, and IL YOU fE shalt
prove me statement - be an nn'tgnfrd
fslsehooJ and hold the officer resSsSsble
The proper criticism Of m Officer . not
Justify falsf.hO0tia ~ whole cloth.
My anger and Indignation "a a be-
catsYs Of tbf distress wanio7dy 'tn n1p;n-
ION solely for uetofic'Y fpy yourself MN
by you To relatives u soldiers al th'@csll
and vo14r co1ft ntrtih'u effort 20 takegHy
the rr,tiea tiEns of mem tbe iitchsg O! foss
shoga you are not ~ n tie
CHARLES T.. EAt,A
"Cornnissa-y General ri Sui@is'er's