Ellsworth American., 1878-04-11


Pc r' 'sed as messengers. pages and labor
=. 10 eNca~s of the number allowed by law,
.lNn odd per>ons-tbai he did tals with fu
new dse thsi such eNce.> Nas without war
rsui oi isN and that d. continued 10 employ
. ll.t ~ '.-~ afsr thr toumiitec On Account,
I l+3 refused ru 'usiiN hi sets
q. ihst yr to p lfe daY iu the present ses-
SOU be- has Kept rsous in service whose
usrne> we've nai on any roll aud persons whose
.tt .r> had been Strirk n from the roll. pr~ms-
iur hem that they would I've paid by resolve of
ne House.
s. That he employed 81 pages. or double
the humber provided by law during the extra
session. but made NJ roll for hut half that
number. and 10 pay the Others masle uP tcti-
liou, roll for tie recess between the extra snd
regular sessions.
T. That he filled places on the soldiers roll
which the law require. shalt he filed with men
Who served in the Union srmv. with men who
had never been in the army. Snd In one tn
sisnce with = boy who was not born n, the
close OF the war.
5. That he allowed employe. to hire sub>ti-
'utes. 10 whom they paid but out-tiith Of their
ruEular salaries.
q That he "created an cf,icc~ at high Sal
sry for the purpose of making provision for =
gentleman who could not sccept $3.50 year
because lit would not support him.
:. That his pay rolls were msde up frauiu-
'tutly. by which meu were deprived Of their
pay. and others who performed service were
compelled 10 WELD 10 3 eut.down.
:. That he wss engaged in the lobby IN The
last Congress. and employed a man whom be
knew "a BE- engaged 10 lobbying scheme
through the House.
SPEECH OF CONGRESSMAN FRYE.
-DeliveIed in House Of Representatives
| April 81. on the rrpori of committee TO dis
charge Doorkeeper Polk.
Mr. FENE.-some considerable time ago !
had occasion 10 call the attention Of lhi. House
TO what was known as the soldiers roll. Now
think every man on this door knows what
the soldiers roll was- IL was roll 81 iourtef
men receiving the highest p~y Tor that class OF
service received by any men in the employment
Of This House. 10 wit, SI-2Oo year. They
were 10 be crippled and disabled dion sol-
dier>." And during five or siN congresses you
could sce them 81 every door around that gal
lery men without arms, men with oue lex.
men entirely crippled and Disabled. whom ''the
wayfar. ng man though fool" looking upon
wouidrccugutzc at once A. "crippled and di.a-
bled soldicrs." And, siT. take il that no man
,du hesitate enc moment IN deter mining neither
or not man i a crippled aud disabled soldier.
neither or not be /, emitted 10 go upon ihis
roll. We here knew them. honorcd them. aud
tried 20 repay them tot their great services aud
comususate tbem in part for their sacrincss-
We'll. sir / ,aw one after auother of these
soldiers disappearing. | saw abc-bodied men
taking their places | saw the rCcord ui tn aI-
preparation biIis changing aud dropping Grip
Ilvl." dropping disabled dropping GRIP
Pied ana Al~AbI"I l mon ~olllFAN AHA
called upou the House 10 know what Il meant.
wh,ther it wAs the purpose OF the committee
on Appropriations o. ID sway with the law
creating the crippled znd disabled -old Her
roU. And demand Of them. r that Wa thclr
purpose. 80 snuoUnsc Il Ike men. do awsy
viii the crippled soldiers roll save their S3s1
extra paw. and Vu' IN their Psrr- Ahle-hodied
men. iisj uciiy stated Il he time u wa no
question of politics with me and ~A, lie 1
feSily willing. ~. morc. that ! expected. The
g n ana HTa.
20 remove tIe crippled aud dI.abled soldiers oi
the republican faith aud pat IN ;helr place
crippled and disabled soldiers O ihc democrAi-
lc faith. Az. more, went further. laid
30 not personally object 20 your displsctug
thee soldiers and even putting on that ruli
eriap;ed and disabled coute,irraiss.
NOW ,ir. Mr. PolA. ia hi, testimony. say-
thai IN thls matter OF crippled and disabled
soldiers h~ think there may se a great dcsl
81 sentiment. But, sir. g. not look upon Il
- sentiment Thee men are q. able 90 PER
form the duties assigned 10 them a, ab!t-b'dicd
sucn src They have suffered where sbe-bol-
led men have not: and ! saN, unless the law j
rer.aic,i. It j. high oon~cio niiou.. oNerpow-
g-5l- duty upon the democrats Of TIE House.
j. u Va. UPON The n publican oi the Hou>r, 10
pat upon ihe,roll. men who have been soldiers,
snsn who hSYr bccn cripped and d., abled IN
the service Of the country.
when called The aiteHtlun Of the House to
thi.. twenty men arose on the democrAilc ,lde
- 20 Aastff tNfl AAts ga
-. we Will keep up ihe crippled aud dis'
ahed soldiers roll, We will turn out your r.
Vuh,icaus. but We vii put crippled and Dis
4blrl democratic soldiers il their places"
>ir, made no objection 10 that Thank God
there wa LOYALTY enough iu the demo~rA'I i
party at THE Norih - seui thousands, ay. ten'
and iwenties Of thousands .oi democrat, int
the service Of the cDuairE, aud they i-usni AM
4, honor Il 90, more. the soldiers OF the re
publican faith who wen. into the army, and nt
word either on this Goo-, no word OF mine OF
the stump or elsewhere. shall ever be uttered
z.Ainst the loyzl democrat who forgot his par
IL and remembered bis patriotism; who. u
spite Of his party and against ihe policy of IL
, leader, backe1 on the aTInoT and went torn
10 battle for hls country.
How. SIT. dii the democratic sjde Of ths
, House carry cut thai proposition made ON III,
il5or on that occasion: Dsd they put IN criP
: Piled and disabled democratic -. p.d.rr-t | eal
: lbe atieutiou OF the House 10 the testimony %
Mr.. rolk Oh page -. ! commence vita New
b Eugiznd. because there were dcmocraiic sol
= dlers crippled aud disabled frlm New Eug
land.
90 through bcE valleys, over her mouBtai a.
through her hsml.t-. her villages, her eitie.
You can fad know. crippled AMI disabe'
democratic soldiers-Ay. thousands oi them
" ere they found!
The New England delegation has Away
ac,ec g. unit, teaying out Massachusetts.
and they agree! among themselves 10 cisirl
button Of The appointment ApportIoncd 10 then
A. one delegation; that i, the member. from
New Hampshire and Connecticut - agreed.
, sn speaking. Of course. Of the dsmOcrai.c dele
CATION from those stAtes- ln readlu.tlng II.
. iO!l, pot down Mr.. Holt 10 20 on the 80.
? der roll. Mr.. Prescott was doing duty OF
the roll up TO the iOlh. and II the reas.embin
( Of Ceagre>s, On the 10Th, ! sai1 10 Mr.. Pre-
p colt; They insist upon iioh having III
place; can't give but - many places 70 Nes
= England, and only enc on The soldiers rol
c and they insist upon bis shaVing the best place.
Now TO turn TO page oI. Mr.. Holt ~As o
ths Wiines, stand
I Question. NOu have been soldier
,. Answer. ies, az.
q. How long have you been iG the service
i 4. Three year,.
- Q. As an enlisted soldier from Mas.scbu
segis,
n What di1 tha, mean. What did Holt mea
when be replied in that WAY: lie meant thl
be had been a soldier in the Army Of the | mite
States. fighting for his country for three year
- from Massachusetts,, or he meant nothing.
y Now turn 10 page Gj. lie Wa again on ,h
e stsud:
/. Is Mr.. Cox:
= Question. Seeing that the matter has bee
q referred 10, VIII ask ,ou to stsIe what va
!, your military service IN the nion Army du
Ing the war OF the rebelli0ns
Answer. | did Lot do any. l belonged ;
N an Independent company in Boston.
Now Holt to-day i in the enplsy Of the den
ocrAiic party Of this House. botwith-tAndlr
I. that be oommitied-in spirit, al any rSie-pe
jury. and every man on th=i committee al
every man in this House, knows that In spir
be committed perjury. When tie w,s pi
- upon that roll he either deceived the memb-
from Connecticut and New Hampshire or el
e he deceived Mr.. Polk, and thu, got himse
~ put on the soldiers roll. /. il worthy of II
4. demOcrs &c party 10 keep that man from tn
o. time 10 this in the employ Of the House: |.
= New England democracy TO DO sos
on. you New England statesman. could yC
pot bunting al over the democratic Tanks
= soldiers in al New England. nnd single cri
. pied and disabled democratic soldier, Al
were you compelled 10 take this man. Hc
which served three yesrs in an independe
rd company in Bostoui Lsughterl Nhat b.
become Of your prOmisesf Were they ropes
2" sands
y Nix. FISLEY.-Wil the gentleman yield
!. ne for Qaestiou'
D. MR. FRYE. have but short time, and
vii not Yield 10 anybody.
Iwani TO say further that Mr.. Polk inform
the statesmen from New EsglsDd that VI
as Holt must 90 of the roll. d.they held 4 me-
IN ing They Were terribly exercised. Tn
be consulted as 10 WHIST should be done upon II