The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-09-17
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follows:
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,,
WASHINGTON, April %, 1880.
DEAR SIR: Your favor was received.
| would most cheerfuHy introduce and
urge the passage of a bill, such rs you
suggest, but trith The present Democratic
house. pension 6iiis do not haze much
6toOT. 1t has become almost impossible
To get consideration OF such a bill at all,
and when considered its chance of pass
ing the house is very remote, and tie
rebel general iohO is at The head Of the
lie pension committee an the senate is stall
more dUerse 10 dtL0loiRg any such bills to
pass IL would not be at all probable,
| therefore, that the bill will be got
through. will confer with your
lirothcr. If he thinks there is anything
in the matter l will very cordially act in
the matter. Very truly,
F. L. BELTZHoovER.
K. w. CURRIDEN, Esq.
The letter, as may be imagined, caused
the utmost CONSERVATION among Demo
cratic editors, for it revealed the shame
less hypocrisy of their party IN asking
loyal men of the north, and especially
veterans of the war and their children,
| W NNNC lbl u ilstl lOA tuC VIM
would be the servant and tool of the
confederate brigadicrs in the house and
senate-and to support him merely be
cause he Is disguised in the national
uniform So violent were the squirm.
ings of the Democratic press over this
fatal admission on the part of the mem.
her from Pennsylvania that BeltZhooveI
finally concluded TO adopt the Wade
Hampton plan, and comes out pronounc
ing the letter To MIR. Curriden IAN infa
nous forgery" and denies IN the strong
est language its paternity.
But the Tribune, which has othel
specimens of the chirography of Beltz
hoover in its possession, publishes a ia,
simile of the Curriden letter and posta
card to Mr.. ALT II. Adams, from the
, same gentleman, and comparison
Ct the writing shows them To have beer
written by the sclfsame hand. In addi
ton, the Tribune publishes the follow
ing letter to Mr.. j. A. G. dinnick, 1
claim agent at York, Pa, containing
substantially the same statement en-
bodied in Beltzhoover's letter to Curri
den:
CARLISLE, Penn, Aug. IA, 1880.
Mr. ]. A. G. MINNIcH, York, Penn:
The Bill of Mrs. - is pending be,
fore the committee On pensions of thu
house. do not think the claim has
: been finally rejected by the pension
Office. The bill will be finally disposed
of next session. The last one scds a Ueri
bad one for pensions.
Very Truly,
+. +. BELTZHooyER.
In addition To the above proofs, Tri
bune correspondent while in York, in
terviewed number of prominent citi
Zens who had heard Beltzhoover give ex
preston tolthe.same opinion contained il
the above letters, and everything goes II
prove the genuineness of his admission!
in his letters Ia Messrs. Currinden ant
Minnich. The lie is fairly crammet
down Mr. Beltzhoover's throat. II,
wrote the letters and told the truth wEeI
he did il, and the truth is that under The
leadership of rebel generals in congress
the claims of Union soldiers will not bC
considered for moment Those same
rebel generals who have nominated Gen
Hancock and are asking Union soldier
TO vote for him because he was one him
self are plotting the capture of the ad
ministrltion as well as the national leg