, 1876-03-24
THE EQUALIZATION ELL.

TIE EQUALIZATION ELL.
To liz Ed.,or u Ths Ch,eopo Tribune,
CHICAGO, March 81 am \ veteran soldier Of
Tho 1Ate United Staten army. 1 served through
tho War Of tho 1sobollion, And should bavc dono
so had tho Eame tAstod Nifty years instead Of
four. went out With the lntcnt!on Of put
ting down armed resistance TO Tho ad-
t'lority Of tlle Government, whatsvsr
time or sacrifice It might require. mud
not 10 try 1t OH and thon blek down and go
home II the job proved to bo tough ono.
When Unolo Sam callod On LIS brave boys 10 re-
cnltat for Anoihar tdrce yoars,1 marched promptly
to Tho trout aud put my name whore 1t would do
bohst!ng, spirit, but 70 make the case clear to
even ho that runs. or course the country owes
me- "doht Of gratitude "for my patriotio behav-
ior, and Of courso tho grateful country will 1o-
prosents., That reminda me Of tho "EquaIlzs.
tion bill nov boioso Congress. As 1
vas very bravo and patriotic, and
ro.onlistedl in Tue tArkcst hour itho dark night,
Of favor on that. but do not come IN. b1y
comrAdo, bill TompkinB, does though-he go.s
a2Oo. Why does ho and why do not l 7 Because
whom wo wefo asked to ro-cnlies. Tompklna
enough 70 stay and nght it out. This is pro-
pouncod by all tho newspapers Of both parties
Just aud equitable Arrangement; but csu-
not SOC tho Justice aod equity nor the common
sssd .ha onpaas s''' pato'@ t ss eessa nssds
got s4U0 when ze-onlistcd7 Did not Tornpkins
ret what he considered Its equivalent.
and ,ut mererfresdom and sna safety' Wv;ny
Viewed az business transaction, tho Govcru-
mont onod neither of us anything, nor owes
US Anything now. Il 1t is the much-salIed-
can't figure out Low II iH TINT fho man who
deserted tho sinking ship Ia 10 Rot all tho out
ward tokous Of that Bano, wli'o the man who
stuck 70 his post. and helped 70 bring her
Il looks too much like putting q premium on
unfsithfuIness To tako vol with honorable
votors, aud do not think that Il will pay to pass
tho bill In its preaent shnpo. OF course Tomp-
kins thinks it-well. lucky 1t leaat, and 80 docs
Jim Anderson, who shot of two or three
fingers for the sako Of good warm corner Mt hia
own flreaidc. 10 will tho skodaddlcrg. bounty
jumpers, aud rsg-tag. generally. The clalm..
agents and sharks Of all aOrt9 aud sizes Will
come IN for bcnotlt, and It will become ono Of
tho standing loaks that Tho TEonsury 10 already
full Of, and thus lolp to breed corruption and
fraud with very little benet to tlioBe whom 1t Ia
ostcuaitly intended to boncat t,-nouo whatever to
those who moat deserve it. w.
y(ou) Al(usrs'r) c(ouE) A(nosa us).
10 thr Editor Of Ths CAfeaoo Trituhs:
CnuRcu or TIE MESSIAH, CHICAGO, March
23.-Tucslhy week as tho c!oao Of tho opening
aorvicoa Mt tho ErTipe Wouan's Refuge, In
,rn,c,, bv ,nv;tat.on bud ham tak,np nart q
"A - ,,., -. -. ~ r. -, :.
pe1aon cnsu"Ly "uAuo"a " no. Wv MN ioohoa
like gentleman md talknd lika Christian,
ca1ue up to mo and asked II ! would giyo asr-
rico aouo Sunday afternoon pt tho "Old Lat,os'
..s .a~,,;na =, onoo ,h.t + n.1 ,,ln,, w.
Aone' fopueu u oaso a.at J., aaa sAAon ,ut ~
service there, ono Sunday, when III Chicago last
| year. aud would willingly give Sunday after
noon again. Thereupon my intorEogalor booked
ever, to tho possibility OF sonie ono else boing
already secured, In which case my day might be
changed.
Tllin morning. nino days after, I received the
following comlnunioatton-a postcard with :
printed official heAding:-
YIN. G. A, nooMs, 10 ARCADE Counr, CHICAGO ILL.,,
hfnrch n, ls7t-pEAa SIN: ! AM obliged 10 with.
draw the appointment at the Old L1lfcs' Home for
should have been spared tue necesaty Of AenR8 thia
note: I9e .!, ao Eau sefse unaos
'A' =. 4, NoWToH. hiisaIopsiy i. III. c, A..
Such communication, coming from q public
Institution prec!ndes private tomonatsance. II
ean Only 20 mot ps pablto exposure. IhsH A.
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