The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-09-12
THE $1,000 BOUNTY JUNIPER
what Bingham Did Not DO.

We have already published an article,
eiriRe the history of the passage Of the
aa:uiy ii9, aud Biugham's action on the
m 'tic. Iii stated objection to the bin
wa thai lar a4- opposed TO the increase Of
trTy-u- ua-r-~snen. lie voted Ggdiist
the I'LL granting Bounty to soldiers and
psI - ia increase of pay, This action
speaks !oulcr thaa any words Mr.. Bingham
could utter. The readers viii r~ccollect what
Mr.. T r. ard otkc5s said on voting for the
i'll and ghcy VII r~cco!lect Biugham's 81
ience.
Mr. Hubbard of West Virginia. on the
passage of the bill Immediately made over
his extra salary to the Government, thus
showing while h was opposed to extra pay,
he was in favor Of bounty to soldiers.
Mr.. Ferry said, before the passage of the
bill, when he was telling the reasons he had
in voting for it.
Mr.. Ferry then said: Steadily l have vo,
ted against Increase Of pay to members Of
Congress, because | am opposed to any in
crease in the present condition Of our finan-
ces. Three times upon this very proppOsi-
ton has my vote been recorded against it.
Now it appears coupled with the increase
of bounty to our gallant soldiers. 1t may
be that the adoption ofthe report may hang
upon a single vote. The issue must be met.
II is bounty or no bounty to the soldiers that
must now be considered. Let me here reply
to 4 profered suggestion, hat member,
need not be so sensitive about voting them.
selves adequate pay, for their surplus eau
be distributed to the soldiers, that sugges-
ton shall reconcile my action. My vote
shall be fortified by acts. | therefore ask tC
change my vote, and will hold myself an
swcrable to heheneft of the soldiers to the
extent Of such surplus. | now vote AYE
But Il is appeal did not move Mr.. Bing-
ham. He remained firm against the sol,
diers, and on counting the vote it stood 81
for The bounty and 50 against it, 50 that
Mr.. Ferry's vote passed the bill.
Now, to show how consistent he has been,
we copy,,the following article from the Pitts
burgh Commercials
During the session of the Congressional
Convention of the Fourth District, Mich.
gan, at Grand Haven, after Mr.. Ferry had
received a unanimous denomination, Mr.. T..
D. Gilbert, President of the National Bank
at Grand Rapids, read a letter from Mr..
Ferry, dated August 4th, and which en-
closed a draft for $4,000, the amount of
his extra pay voted by Congress, and which
he desired should be used for the benefit of
the soldiers of the District, subject to the
disposal of this Convention. Mr.. Gilbert
also read his letter, acknowledging the re-
receipt Of the draft, and stated that in ac-
aordance with the request of Mr.. Ferry. he
had not made the fact of the donation known
until the Convention had made its nomina,
ton"
How does this action contract with the
action cf Mr., Bingham. Mr.. Ferry makes
over his extra pay to the soldier, while Mr..
Bingham outs his in his wallet with the
other $40, 600 he has received f ON the
government. His tears before the people
will only show more clearly his hypocrisy.
He will talk to the soldier asif he were his
best friend, but when action comes lie is
his enemy.
Let the soldiers "spot' the $500 bum.
ty jumper"