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

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Representatives. Aud what did they
do? They concluded to take Folks
offer, that as Prescott, no was fire.
man, had served in the army, he
should come over here and be put on
the soldiers roll and that Holt, who
had been q soldier in an Independent
military company in Boston, should
perform the duties of Prescott on the
soldiers roll. Prescott must still act
as fireman, but he might use Holt as
his substitute.
All, but that will not do; Prescott
will then draw $1,000 salary. And
here comes In the New England econ
omy. What shall be done about it?
Oh, we will fix that all up. The cal
airy of Prescott on the soldiers roll is
81 200; the fireman's pay 10 $500; the
laborer's pay is $3.50; we will add all
three OF the salaries together, and
then we will divide the total by three
and that will give $40 each. And in
that way the whole quota Of al New
England will be perfectly adjusted.
Laughter. tits just to say that Mr..
Phelps, of Connecticut, in . speech
Monday evening, denies the state
ment of Mr.. Polk as to his part In the
play.
They notified the Doorkeeper, Mr..
Polk. and Mr.. Polk said: Amen,
gentlemen it is as you say, and not as
| say. And the New England states
men were fully and completely justi-
fed. They had got their soldier on
the soldiers Toll.
Oh, one-legged democrats, march,
ing up to the polls to vote for my
friend from Connecticut, Mr.. Lam
ders. Oh, one-armed democratic
soldiers, fighting all day long in the
beautiful old city of Portsmouth for
my friend from New Hampshire,
Mr.. Jones.] The next time you hob
BILE along up to the polls, ask the Con-
gressmen you vote for how their rab-
bit hunt for crippled soldier ended
thus lamely. [Great laughter So
much for New England.
What comes next? I will not take
delegation by delegation now shall
not have time. There was vacancy
on the soldiers roll, and q gallant
horse marine stepped forward for the
place, [laughter;l William s. Dulin.
Crippled? No. Disabled? No.
Democrat9 Yes, every time. Great
laughter. You served, suppose, in
the Union Army2 No, sir; in the
Navy. You look quite young ; when
did you enlist in the Navy? In 1869,
as apothecary's clerk. IRENE wed
laughter.
Oh, you democrats, who are bound
to fill up this soldiers roll with Grip
pied and disabled soldiers, where did
you find Dulin, who was almost y
babe at his mothers breast when the
war broke out? Could not you find
one wounded democratic soldier P
Were you reduced to this maritime
druggist
William NJ. Patton. Crippled P
No. Disabled? No. Democrat
Yes. Confederate Yes. Alb, then,
you democrats cannot find q crippled
and disabled Union democratic SOL
der, and you resorted to the confed-
eracy. Well, gentlemen, fyou can
not succeed any better than you did
in your grand hunt through old New
England for crippled and disabled
democratic soldiers, thank God, you
turned your eyes to the confederacy
where you can find thousands and
hundreds of thousands of poor. bro.
ken, crippled soldiers Of the confeder.
acy. blame you not for going face
about, after such luck as that.
James &. Knight was q soldier; in
1861 "sprained his ankle" while drill.
ing. Served until 1854 after he had
sprained his ankle A crippl@ and
disabled democratic soldier
T. j. Larry never soldier, al ways
q democrat; put on the crippled and
disabled soldiers roll
Herman j. Scheellies you will find
his testimony on page Ito. Were you
in any way crippled or disabled P
No, not by wounds received had g
fever, Laughter, and was discharg,
ed. Since the war have you been in
tolerably good health? Well, have
suffered ever since. particularly from
the asthma. Laughter What
business have you followed? have
been in the General Land Office
The doctor in Wisconsin told me
ought to 60 to warmer climate-te
cure the asthma, suppose. In wha1
capacity were you in the Land Office
First-class clerk. I went there il
1866 and was discharged in 1867.
Mr.. FRYE. 1 thank the gentleman
from Ohio, and dislike to trespasi
upon his time, but desire very much
to complete this roll of Crippled and
disabled Union democratic soldiers
Now 60 on to Michael G. Flame.
gan, laughter ION tho soldiers
roll"
Question. Were you a soldier in
the United States Army during the
war of the rebellion?
Answer. Yes, sir; I was sworn in
for ninety days, in Pennsylvania,
armed and equipped, in the Thirty.
ninth Pennsylvania State Militia,
Company q, Captain Samuel Harri-
son. We were sworn in for ninety
days service when Lee came into
Pennsylvania. I was out also previ-
Gus to that, in 1862, but they decided
that the troops would not 60 out Of
the State; but i am sure We were
sworn in and mustered, and l have
got copy Of the muster-r0ll.
Q. But you did not 60 out Of the
State in 1862?
| A. No, sir.
@. Where were you during the
ninety days?
A. Around Chambersburgh and
down by Greencastle some went out
of the State and some did not.
q. Your command, then, did not
meet the enemy?
A. No, sir.
By Mr.. MORGAN:
z. You we're not disabled. of
course2
A. No, sir; was not wounded,
but have had disease for some
years.
Laughter.
Now, sir, have no doubt there are
hundred thousand democrats who
have been diseased tor q good many
years. Renewed laughter Who
can blame Polk for overrunning in
his appointments If every diseased
democrat is to 60 on the soldiers roll
Why, 1 always thought disease with
that party was chronic.
next come to tho case Of John r.
Bennett-a soldier of the Mexican
war, who received flesh-wound in
that war-a good soldier, have NO
doubt, but having no more right on
the soldiers roll than have ; neither
crippled nor disabled nor pretending
to be.
Another man on the soldiers roll
was Isaac T. Moore-never in the ar
my at all only . democrat Anoth-
er man on this roll is James P. AL.
cock--a first-class soldier, no doubt,
but not disabled. never asking for 3
pension. Rogers also was on the roll.
He never was disabled, never Grip
pied, was not in the army at all, but
was democrat. Remember I am
taking this from the sw orn testimony
before the committee. have not
time to read the evidence.
Another man on this roll was c. r.
Faulkner an old man, with nothing
to show that he was CRIPPLED or SOL
der, and nobody knew that he was
crippled. Swint was put on in place
Of Holman's one-legged soldier, who
had been here for years. There was
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