Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-15


i Hss ~ ssdial ruepsssteve De "esvs
In b>ueis M
Dso't thsve
TIE brave defender Of ~ 6ao -the u
LIANT supporter of the Unioo-eoo vstsssoo
Of the Republi-i What ho0ess they hen.
upon the9-vhse rewards they grant then!
The stsy Il home leagusrs, vho beloved
for var-sent every body to the 6cld, hut
themselves resolved 10 6ght forever, rath-
Or than yield single point-doing the re-
.olv,nr 1t home. however, the mobbing.
speculssine. thicvine ersw. hUw Willingly
tnev gave sp otiiees. snug pie -. fat pick
ings. snrcures, to the men Who had sworn
the blue T.
Didn't they
THY could't 40 too much for those wno
had fought from b II Hun u Richmend-
rom Atlanta TO North Carolina their graf.
i,ude va 90 overwhelming. They got ovss
their feelings mighty quisk
Didn't they:
And their Rump Conventions hon
syed words they had Tor the old ers-whv,
lard blsss ySu, hoy@ yoo thought they
werc in eaFnsst whsn The hypoeriticsl sk snks
t.ok pour hands in theirs, God tless, 4
you," aud squeessd out . fev crocodile
ears from the corners OF their eyes
Drln't you.
And ~hen their Congress, Of which there
uas only handful of thoss soppsshsads. y
hsvs bssa taught to hate. (sithsut rsa.on.)
either branch. you expected come little &C.
ksos ledesesns Of ths ssssics yss hed sen.
deed -4
Dsdn's youi
Hoe -shsy sAlked, ana talked, end TALKED !;
how they abus-d the President dav BY ~.
and wei after W +; how they voted al q
millions for lazy niggers and ffesdmsn's bu
r-sss-but you waited whh paeisnoe los
you knew that these noble solder admirers
and lovers would take caro- u you-
D,dn't yonf
I, came at last with q flourish Of trum :
pets, and . parade Of liberaii,y extra
Loantie--,o put heggarly nifty dolisrs OF
ono hundred dollars IN gseenbscks il your
several pockets, money bsavely earnea in
bsttlc,ti,ld., in military camps, in Southern
prsons, in hospitals where death struggled
~i,h life through many . weary day. hut
it was something
Wasn'tn!
And then whstr Why the members Of
the Runp had worked very hard their du>
ties had been very arduous- shrse thousapd
dollars vas trfls fos single session. eth
whisky st ~ high figure end Washington
sesaglios end mistrsscs so extremely ex
pensIve, and the custod,ans Of the purse Of
Uncle Sam voted themselves two theusand
dollars apiece extra, end seventeen months
back pay. Thoughtful on their part
Wasn'tn?
IAN right!" Soldiers began TO forward
the ir claiins-thst wss oil right, too, but,
curious yhenomenon-it was soon discovered
that Congress had really voted the money,
but, Extraordinary circimsta nee, had osg
lected to pr,vids any funds. 10 make any
appropsia Ton to meet the demands Of tn
soldiers Good juksl Why doa't you smile!
Funny, laughsbie, comical boys In blue
Wasn'thl
But 1oyai Coperesamen didn't meet with
any such rebuG-shers was money enough
In the treasury for shsm-thsy called away
in their wallets, their thousands VI dollars,
fllchcd, stolen, swindled from the treasury
iOs no services rendered-t7l2.O 900 70 3.
ftem he strong box Of Uncle Samue -
Sharp practical Cool proceeding! Neat
business Transaction
WAsn't Ms
The New York Tribune says the congress
siSual grab was ~ very unwise. cowardly
unp9iacipled act Which Isl very pleas
aut manifestation Of virtuous indignation
on the part Of the Tribune But it has
nothing to say against the aud, the deceit,
the meanncss pr.ciiced toward the 'boys in
blue
Not word
Of course you will 90 on trusting the
men who have done thls foul wrong 10 you !;
continue 10 curse 'coppcrhcads," revils
Dem"c,s ats, insult and naIign TRAITORS" and
ds'o,ai' : you love to be deceived, and
~ nd!ed and imposed upon. do you not >
Wha nothing To say
| Not . wJrdy
| lou ca vote, however and will do SO, ~
men, reemen, at home, too 40 at the bid
dug OF the petty syrants Who could once
give you the guard house and extra duty.
aud pivations for daring to exercise your
birtiirieht, fcailessly-or grant promotion.
honors and reward to those who would .ell
their surfaces, and do the will Of their tenn
porary m.sters
II is our opinion that in the fall elections
among those who will take IN active pert in
the defeat Of the Radicals ard che overthrow
Of tho he rump. gill bs found tens Of thou
esnds OF
"TnE RORs IN Bus! ~