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bhtIuAa SUTAD AGAINST

For several years 40 ,Gor, h,, been anu
ally made ~ Congress 10 pas, bill 4 wing
small peLsiou to tie soidisrs Of the var
OF lei2 The policy Of giving psu.isus be.
been reeosoiIei by Congress ia the case II
The soldiers VI tie R,foiution-s rd the sf.
Tort has been recently made. With . gr,,ter
prospect o! succcss COW than ever before, TO
extend the 6satusiy 50 ~ 10 embrace the
lev scattered survivors Of the last war With
Great Briiiau.
The Argumeut in favor-of the PROPOSE ion
vas the same IS had been successfully en-.
pi"yed Ia u. case 81 The pension t. the col
diers II the var Of Indspendsuce. Mos, Of
these soldiers, 70 both vars, lad sacrificed
personal comfort and c. se for the purpose u
rep ing an Invading enemy. They fought
10 obtain political l.b,rty in q c frst place.
nni 10 $. cure aud perp.ius,e i; 10 the SECOND
IasIe Nas scarcely more Il .,eriiee or #
danger N Tie var Of the Revolution than 10
that "sseoui var Il Independence, Which
CO uoed aud sauct e., i the hrsi. 4 crate.
iul ecuuiry had already provided sgAiss,
thc 'nhusion OF vent aud Poverty upon the
l'aIih stones Of the men OF tae Revolution.
aui as these were is>t dssppsaring- oily
one, here aud there. reminding rs a mouu.
meui OF Revolutionary glory IL seemed be
httins that the NatIo1 nos rich aud power
fai, SHOULD bes'o~ upon tue soldiers 4 1912
the same measure Of Jusuee - had been
freely accorded to the pIoueer champions VI
LtLtIlJ ga ias saT u ,U
y eiIi having tnis oljee. in vie~ vas in.
rodGerd At the last session OF Congress
AMI St0ight TO test tote ia the House 81
Fitscuia ives few days sgo. Ii passed
N.Hs - L.. D. a
to eae. ~ this overwhelming as ority did
toe lower House a CcDgrc.s EceoybIro the
services OF tie soldiers " 1912. aId ii cir
claims uPon The gra:!tu4s aud justice IT the
La,i1u
bu;, among the negatives vo Is We fud
the tame OF joins LITCHUn tie Den oer.tic
candidate for Governor Of Eirginu. In
truth, We huc. IL the same cat, CORY. the
whole Democratic del'ga,iol from Virginia
sIeeep. Powell all Hopkia, - T. .muuJ-on
aud Citutus being tb-eni Nine Of the
eleven Virginia member. present., Mr. Let
eher among tie rest, refused 10 give al 10
sieIiheaut piitsIcs to scc,he the d,cliuiu.
years 1t the men who fought a, Lundys
Lane AMI New Orleans AID 'kippe~l aud
other places tfst Ners Illustrated By lie
valor sni dyed with the b! ypl If Amrr.sag
- ~, ~ 'SS St'vS4 war 81 lNdt lenactte
The t.l. give. The trlfirs suu Il ninety,
s'x doisrs a year ~ ~. tie fugyiviug sol.
dIeTs ot the war Of -l.. Who served t.e.Ye
'S"'as-soTtnty i've CC.larsA year to those
Nto s,Trtrel sn months aud lly dollar.
to those who served iwo mouths. Tho b,ue
IL u tie act extend. to tue vii Tvs Of those
Who 10 not 1--we. This ia small enough al.
wall adult aud yet. small asst Is. v, dud
the Democratic candidate Tor Governor uf
NTGiln refusing even Ihis Iuconsii rAh,e
sho" VI gratitude to the few sc4ii,tc,! sur
NiVoTs Of tie last war with GrcA, Bfl,iaa
lhe bill hasyei to pass the ordeal Of Ihe
Senate sGi tue Executive II u q ou,I he.
eoms law, lie, 1t not b, lor-o;iyn Stat il
III! % become, bot With tie approval, tu; 10
spite Of the opposition Of the DczocEAric
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