Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-03-02
ATTENTION COMRADES !
EAST CANTON, Pa, Feb. Is, 50

EAST CANTON, Pa, Feb. Is, 50.
Believing that the time has come
when the soldier should be heard in his
own defense, I will venture to call the
long roll, and summons the soldiers to
rally around the old flag again. The bat
teries our enemies are again belching
forth; not upon Fort Sumpter, but
against the honor, integrity and just
rights of every soldier in the land. |
can stand it no longer, and make this
earnest appeal to my former comrades,
and at the same time propose TO charge
upon the enemies siege guns, the Trib.
tue, Herald, Times end all the other bat
teries which are trained in the interest
of the money kings, against the soldier
and his constitutional rights. Read the
following from the National Platform of
the Republican party if you please Mr..
TiJuRe and Mr.. TuHcs. "The pensions
promised should be extinguished by
the full payment ofevery dollar thereof" "
And then meet If you dare n private
soldier on your own chosen ground.
"You assume that the soldier has re-
ceived all that was his due" and / say
to you individually and collectively that
you lie, and here is my first proof. We
were promised thirteen dollars per
month, but the cowardly ours whose
dirty work you are now doing depreci.
ated the currency so that we did not re-
ceive one half that amount, and you
know it If you know anything. While
the soldier was at the front facing death
to save the nation, Wall Street Buzzards
were trying to rob the nation. You
say that we have received all that the
nation owed u.s." Again ! cay you lie.
| was promised one hundred dollars
bounty, and have not received one cent.
"You say that the Arrears act was
a terrible injustice, enabling the soldier
to defraud the Government" | was
honorably discharged from the service
nineteen years ago yesterday, and have
furnished evidence sufficient If justice
were done, to consign fully two thirds
of the creatures whose interests you
serve in attacking the soldier to life ser.
vice in States Prison, and have not re
ceived pension yet. "You say the sol.
dier aims to defraud the Government"
When you will furnish the proof TOR
every dollar paid to the soldier obtain
ed by fraudulent means will furnish
proof of Thousands, yea millions that
have been put into tho pockets Of your
masters by special legislation. which by
the way is q polite, genteel way of rob.
bing the people OF their land, and the
money rung out of them by taxation.
Any legislation in the interest Of those
who employ you to attack us is the very
auintessence Of statesmanship. But
any in the interest OF the men who laid
ell they had upon their country's altar,
arouses your patriotic loyal blood above
white heat. would not be surprised
If you were creating this great smoke,
to draw the attention OF tho public to
us soldiers while your employers walk
into congress for another big steal. But
remember. some Of US are on picket
watching every move. You are putting
up pitifui howl. all at once. Tor the
poor overburdened taxpayer; al,ogcth
er too thin gentlemen, we think that we
understand that little game. You no
doubt would like to decrease the reve.
nues 80 that IL should be impossible 10
pay us just have enough however to
pay big fat salaries to officers and let
shyIocks keep busy clipping coupons.
The men who would try to defraud
the soldier ou. Of bis just dues, should
have the mark of Cain and Benedict
Arnold both stamped upon his brow.