Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-11-01
They Want the Soldiers Vote.

For CorOReT-TIiOMAS THOMAS.
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They Want the Soldiers Vote.
The Democratic papers Of this district
have labored hard to prejudice the minds
of soldiers and their friends against Col.
Cobb, because he voted against the sol
ders' bounty bill of 800, after having
voted for the bill granting 10 them $500
They would be glad to convince the peo-
pie just now Gas they want votes that the
Democrats are friends to the soldiers. Let
us appeal to the record, and see bow they
favored the soldiers when they most need
ed aid and encouragement. In 1854. when
the soldiers were in the field, many of them
leaving families at home almost destitute,
there was an effor; made to increase their
monthly pay. For that purpose a mem
orial to Congress was sent from the Leg
islature of Wisconsin. After Ell umerating
the evils likely to result from divided
Union, and reviewing the varions agencies
used to strengthen our own force and re
ducc that of the rebels, the memorial pro-
ceeds:
Believing that ONE OF THE MEANS MOST
CLEARLY ADEQUATE 10 the rapid organization
Of armies sufficient those of The socalled
Southern Confederacy, Is AN INCREASE Of THE
PAY OF THE SOLDifR-the NEW RECRUIT as
well as the Tl,i ED VETERAN Of many ferceIy con
tested hattles-we wGud most respectfully repre-
seat TO your honorable body the necessity existing
nj OFT .xf Al,
United States, granting 10 com lnssioned
officers musicians. and piivaes sailors and marines
AN INCREASE OF THEIR MONTHLY WAGES.
The question in the senate being upon
the adoption of the memorial, it was read
third time, and passed by the following
vote
Those who voted in the Aft "mativc were
Messrs. Blair. Cameron Chandler, Ellis,
Harris, Hood, Kelsey, Ketchum Lawrence,
Littlcjohn, McDill, Pope Smith, Wcscott,
a. ii. Young, NJ. X. Tonng,-!6
Those who voted in the negative were
Messrs. Bohan, Clark, Earnest, Frost,
Thomas, Thorp, Vilas,--7.
Here was direct vote, in which the
members of the Senate had an opportunity
to express themselves upon the increase
of the monthly wages of soldiers, and we
ind every vote recorded against it that OF
Democrat-Ge L. Frost the member
from this county, among them Now we
find no fault with Mr. Frost for thus vo-
ing, for he was elected by those " no held
to the same views. He was representa-
+. tive man of his party. Ills vote on that
occasion met the approval of Joseph Lean,
E. B. Goodsell, Wm..T Henry, Wm. Fl.
Curry, John Heron, and every other can
didate on the ticket at This time with Mr.
Frost, who was then in the State Senate
and no one doubts that had Mr. Frost been
candidate for reelection the day after
he had cast that vote against increasing
the pay of The soldiers, every man Of them
would have voted for him.
What claim has George l.. Frost or any
other candidate Of his party upon the
soldiers for aid in putting them in Offices
that will place from fifty to hundred dol
they were opposed 70 the increase of the
soldiers pay while in the army What
claim have these men upon the votes of
those fathers who sent their sons to the
war TO receive but $l3 per month, whi.e
they were required to pay 81 per day for
hands 20 supply their places at home
With what grace can any of these men
ask the votes Of soldiers or the friends of
soldiers 10 place them in offices which
they desire to fill only for The profits they
afford?
Mr.. Frost, it is true, did the voting
( against the int rests of the soldiers, but he
is no more guilty than the Others on the
ticket with him. for he voted in accordance
with their wishes His vote was approved
by his party, and as reward for fidelity
to that party, he is again nominated for an
office that will put in his pocket very near
SO per month, should he he elected. The
Copperhcad party of this County have no
hope Of success except through the sol
diers. VIII they receive such aid, after
doing all in their power TO prevent the
soldiers receiving small addition to tie
scantv pay afforded by the Government?
We don't believe it. We believe that the
result of the election on the 9th of No
vember will convince The Copperheads
that soldiers have memories that cannot
be clonded by their persuasions a:.d fair
promises.
EVEN TIE DEAD Can WHIp THEM.--In
abiding 70 the Comprehend canard Of the
death OF Mr.. Hubbard, the Cedar Falls
Iowa) Gazette thinks they did well up
there 10 run in corpse over a Copper
head, and says If dead Republican ran
so well, what strides live one must take
SnEe enough, they are so radical in the
Northern part OF the State, that if a Radi-
cal candidate should really die, they would