Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-09
WEBSTER
WANTS TO
KNOW
Why the Grand Army CeH-
sured Prof. HaWley


the peace, an able writer Of signed
editorials in the salem Statesman, an
lopponent Of Statement No. ]. and an
ardent Grand Army man. He says, 10
a note to the Journal editors
l"tf Mr.. Hawlcy at any time said any.
thing publicly, either at Salem or else
where. which reflected adversely upon
the character Of John Brown or any
OF his family. there should be someone
who could remember sufficiently well
TO furnish it to the public. As a news
paper man you should satisfy yourself
of the truthfulness Of such assertions
before you publish them. As a veter.
an Of the Civil War who followed
John Browns body as Il went
marching on from the lakes 70 the
gulf, want 10 know what Mr. Hawley
said. 20 whom g was spoken. and the
occasion which called it forth. Will
you please publish the same that those
interested may know what they are up
againsti DAN WEBSTER"
Complying with the very courteous
request of Daniel Webster, the Jour
nal prints below the letter Of Com
mandcr Chapman of The Eugene Grand
Army post. and tho resolutions Of that
poet on Prof. Hawlcy's lecture. The
Journal knows nothing Of tho matter
but what appeared IN the Eugene pa
pcrs at the time. We do not remember
whether Prof. Hawley was invited 60
lecture before the Grand Army or how
Il came about that the Grand Army
took the matter upon itself 10 eensuTs
Prof Hawlcy Tor bis lecture. Great
strife was created az the time and II
vas only with diaieulty that the 0Tani
Army post 40 salem was kept from
taking similar action. That II was an /
error u Judgment rather than any De
sifo 70 hurt tho feelings Of the GTahd
Army veterans IL undoubtedly a fact
As requested By Daniel Webster We
pFint the action Of the Eugene Grand
Army post az the time. understahl'
Ing that Mr.. Webster is a friend aud
supporter Of Prof, Hawley. The lst
ieF and resolutions are as follows
Letter OF Commander Chapman.
Eugene, Oregon, March 3, isss.-El,
tor Eugene Registers Win you kindly
grant ono Of sheFman's bummeFs a IT.
10 space Ia your paper In defense Of
lohn Browhi / SAT directly Ia fFout
n Prof Hawley on tho evening of
February 20, and heard him deliver
lis sneveFto.befoFgotten lecture onJohn
lFoWn. II Johh was a thief. murder,
y and a TobbeT Why did the old sol
.iers erect a monument over his gravel
{ is the hFsi incident In my Teeollee
ion Of such thing ever being lone
( he died with a DE on his lips is IL
.ot a fact that Harriet Beecher Stowe
.id the SAME thing. as they We're both
working 20 burst asunder the chains
nd shaekles from a million human be-
ngs that were tightly bound IN dark,
ess aud in chainsi will ask II the
chool history OF today taught in our
ublie schools is the sane history that
'rof HaWley held high above his head
n that eyeningi IL 80, / would like 10
uggest that they an be gathered TO
ether in one huge pile and put aboard
man-of war and sent 20 Cuba 10 be
sed 20 generate steam for Uncle sam
think the young and rising genera.
lon should be taught a true history OF
be United States OF America aud dis
ard all books that are tainted with
reason. There was a time not many /,
ears ago when il would have been
ust as safe 10 huTFah for Abe Lneoln
D the south, or for Jeif Davis in the
.orth. as il would have been for
'Eofessor OF a university 20 stand in
he sacred pulpit Of a son Of a veter.
N (M. l. Rose. pastor OF the First
'hFistian chuFeh) and proclaim
o six or eight hundred people that
.ohn Brown Was an outlaw, a thief.
FaitOr, Fobber and murderer and died
With lie upon his lips. Below will
'e found the action taken by J. W. .
isary Post No. 2, G. A. r., depart
nent Of Oregon, and WOman's Relief ,
lorPs No. 4, Department OF Oregon
which were unanimously adopted
sespsetfully yours
f. +. CHAPMAN,
Commander J. w. Geary Post.
Resolutions of deary Post
Whereas. at free lecture delivered
4 lhn Nj rhri.lin.. .h....h "a Ia.