Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-10

commence with New England, be.
cause there were democratic soldiers
crippled aud disabled from New Eng
land.
Go through her valleys, over her
mountains, through her hamlete, hel
villages, her cities, you can find,
know, crippled and disabled demo.
cratic soldiers-ay, thousands Of them
We're they foundf
Now turn to page 81. Mr.. Hol,
was on the witness stand:
Question.-You have been sol.
dier.
Answer.-Yes, sir.
Glow long had you been in the
service?
A-Three years. ...-.
Q.-As an enlisted soldier from
Massachusetts,?
Ayes, sir.
What did that mean? What did
Holt mean when he replied in that
way? He meant that he had been q
soldier in the Army of the United
States, fighting for his country for
three years, from Massachusetts,, or he
meant nothing.
Now turn to page 65. He was
again on the stand:
By Mr.. Cox:
Question. Seeing that the matter
has been referred to, will ask you
to state what was your military SER
vice in the Union army during the
war of the rebellion
Answer. l did not do any. 1 be.
longed to an independent company
10 Boston.
Now Holt to-day lie in the employ
OF the democratic party Of this House,
Notwithstanding that he committed
in spirit, at any rate-perjury, and
every man ON that committee and
every man in this House knows that
in spirit he committed perjury.
When he was put upon that roll he
either deceived the members from
Connecticut and New Hampshire or
else he deceived Mr.. Polk, and thus
got himself put on the soldiers roll.
liz 1t worthy of the democratic party
to keep that man from that time to
this in the employ of the House? lie
it New England democracy 10 do
SO!
Oh, you New England statesmen,
could you not, hunting all over the
democratic ranks OF soldiers in all
New England, find single crippled
and disabled democratic soldier, and
were you compelled to take this man
Holt who served three years in an in
dependent company in Boston
Laughter.1 What had become of
your promises? Were they ropes of
sand 4
l want to say further that Mr.. Polk
informed the statesmen from New
England that Mr.. Holt must go of
the roll, and they held a meeting.
They were terribly exercised. They
consulted as to what should be done
upon this quota to which New Eng
land was entitled. What was the
quota2 One fireman, one laborer,
one soldier! Glorious old New Eng
land, stick for your quotal To be
sure, You have not single chairman
ship, but you have q quota" Meet
together and consult about your quo
to. To be surc, each Of you repre-.
sents one hundred and fifty thousand
people. To be sure, each of you rep
resents millions of capital. To be
sure, your arc interested more than
any other part of the country in great
financial questions. To be sure, the
tariff is matter of life and death to
the industries of your districts. But,
for Gods sake, gentlemen, forget A.
nance, forget the tariff, and stick to
your quota of three employees
What does Polk further say?
l did make out . partial roll with
Q few names, putting Prescott's name
on the soldiers roll, from the LIST to
the 10th of January, and certified It.
1 went Immediately, that same day,
to Judge Phelps and Mr.. Landera,
members from Connecticut, and said
to them, II can't put Holt ON the SOL
diers' roll there must be some other
arrangement made; you must find
me soldier to 70 on there" They
were . good deal perturbed and an
noyed about il, and they said, "Wait,
let US see /; let US fix something" The
same day I notified Mr.. Prescott that
Mr.. Holt could not 60 on the soldiers
roll, but inasmuch % Holt was there
ON the floor and more suited to the
place than Prescott, ! thought some
arrangement would be made soon by
which they both, perhaps, could get
on the roll. In tho meantime l had
stated in writing to Judge Phelps and
Mr.. Landers, "The best can do Tor
you is to give you one man on the
soldiers roll. l will appoint Pres
colt on the soldiers roll for you, and
will appoint Holt on the firemen's
roll, and Mcdonnell on the laborers'
roll !" and knowing that they had be.
fore pooled the salaries of Prescott
and Mcdonnell, / said, "Now, that is
the best l can do for you and you can
do just as you please with it." They
got together and they came and in
formed me that they would make
these men pool their salaries so % to
give an equal division to each, and
they asked me II / would consent to