The National tribune., 1883-03-15
CALLING A HALT
On the Newspapers and Politicians that Abuse the
Soldier.

Soldier.
81 took the New York World for six years but
] could not stand being called fraud and shall
never be induced to take such paper again. am
Cripple, Ludlow, Vt.
1t is more than right and just that at the
brink of the grave and in the decline of life ex-
soldiers should he remembered by our law makers
and that something should he done TO give them
relief. o. Wren, Bardoiph, Ill.
"Inasmuch as every soldier who tries to obtain
pension by fraud is liable to punishment under
the law, it seems to me that law should he passed
to punish all who make false charges against the
soldier.'-Peter W. Shabe Bossardsville, Pa.
"I hope every ex-soldier will take TIE TRIBUNE,
not simply because ii is the friend Of the soldier but
because it supports the principles for winch he
fought. In fact. every lover of his Government
ought TO support TT J. Griffith, Chase, Kan.
Al want to see all deserving obtain pen
sions, which is just and right and will not read
amy paper that ISLANDERS them. Let THE lidIUNE
stick 10 the soldiers and they will stick 10 TIE
TRyBUNE.'-E. NJ. Townsend, Gilbertsvillc \. y.
at appears that some of those who sympatlized
with the South during the late still hostile
to the Union soldier. The fact calls to mind the
words of Jesus Father, forgive them, for they
know not what they do.'"-W. +. Curtis, Morrison,
Illinois,
Your valuable paper has visited my home
weekly for one year, and my only regret Il that l
did not receive "a copy sooner, for the first paper
convinced me that it WAS just what every soldier
should have. l bid you Godspeed, for | feel that
YOU are the right i'll the right place john ID.
Hall, kcndavle, Ind
''If the Union army had not been composed of
better stuff than the editors who ahIsing
the soldier male of, the Government to-day
would be in the hands cf rebels lfthe list of pen
sions is ever published ought to contain the mum;
Der of battles in which the pcnSioaer participated"
J. McLain, Grand Rapids, Ohio.
"A neighbor of mne-an old soIdier-Icnt me two
three numbers of TIE TRIBUNE, and | soon
found that it was the very paper that at had been been
wanting Tor several years. took the New crk
S1fli for or 81
several months ago that would drop it on account
of its hostility TO the soldier.'-John A. Fike, Ne
apolls ONO.
"Ih have been a subscriber to three of the news
papers which have been sluIring our eX-soldicrs,
namely the St Paul Pioneer Press, Chicago Nc'rs,
and New York Tribune, but have stopped taking
idea to publish list of the newspapers, also of
the Senators and Representatives. that abuse the
solder?"-J. w. Root Window, Mimi.
a would say To the old soldier who was advised
by his wife to make THE THIHINE his Bible, don't
do ii. If he S pcnsoncr he viii have occasion 50
refer often to the hook of Job in order to hnarWth
patience the snccrs of those who stayed at home,
had important business on oar northern frontier,
while c1-soldicrs We're fighting. a soldiers
Wife, Exeter, Ne.
''What we want is men like Logan at the head Of
the Nation. But Tor such statesmen he, what
would the country he to-day, and what would be
come of the thousands OF brave men who fought
its battles? | am glad to hear that our veterans
take such interest in TIE TRIBUNE. hope IL ClT-
cuaiion Will reach 10000 - ". 4. FuE,
Washington, ind.
Glow many of the editors who are now raising
the hue and cry against our pensioners served III
the Union army? 1t seems 10 me that every cN-
soldier should brand them aS towards, stop taking
the papers in which their ISLANDERS are published
and come out sIuarcly for the soldiers COM
nonsense paper-TEE NATIONAL TRIHUEE.
is reliable patriotic and loyal William II. Lester
Pa.
"I have just written to the editor of the Vermont
Farmer a;ilirg him not to insult Iae by sending me
of n
recent issue: Millions of dollars have been spent
in shameless river and harbur bills and pension
bills that mp hundreds OF millions OF dollars IN
giving pensions to men who have not the shadow
of just claim to the money .''-Subscriber, Waits
field, Vt.
Every Grand Army comrade should use his
whole influence 10 the effect of the SLAM
dcrS which such papers rs the Boston Herald, New
York Tribune, Illinois SfTie Grange NcirS Cape Ann
NIa-sl Bulletin, New York TRUTH &c, publish
inl, against our pensioners. We should make hot
for them. ! hope every cX-sodcr viii take THE
NATIoEAL TRIBUNE, and | shall do all can to sup
port it'-Jobn 4. Ieclham Portvi!le, y. y.
q / was a member of the Twentieth Maine was
wounded at Little Round Top AT Gettysburg, and
now draw six dollars month on account of that
wound. / should he proud to have my name posted
at every corner in town, with the amount OF pen
sion that / receive, if it would relieve Senator
Bcck's mind but only on condition that the name
of every Northern copperhcad should be posted III
just as conspicuous Il place. b. Heald, East
Summer, Maine.
Il have been Il close observer since the close of
the war; but have been unable 10 detect one IN
stance of pension being obtained through fraud.
Those who are so bitterly opposed TO our pension
obtaining what iS justly due them would have
been properly served had General Lees army 5",n
turned loose upon them, and that might very easily
have happened If our veterans had not fought ike
tigers at the battle of Gettysburg. fail 20 the
Justice of branding man a, a rascal simply because
hc seeks to obtain what under the law c j Justly
entitled to.'-W. ". Voorhees, Ecaman, Iowa.
should Senator Bccll's proposition to publish
the names of all pensioners in the newspapers be
adopted, there should he appended statement
giving the length of their service Ia the army. the
number Of battles in which they participated, the
length Of time that they were confined IN hospitals
southern prison pens. the promises which were
mudc to them by the Government, the names of
the Senators and Representatives who voted for
these subsidies, welt of those who voted
themselves back pay and the name of the President
who signed the bills, &c, Sewn. Wallace,
kCiso5kec, Wis.
"a I want TO say 10 the editors of .he newspapers
which raising this hue and cry against pen
sioE"rs that they viii not have our old soldiers
alone TO fight but thcir wives and daughters also.
Not long ago had Il conversation with venerable
lady WHO lost her son during the She told
me, with tcar-dimmcd eyes, Of the sOrr0wtulnc-S
had been to her, and she said she looking for
ward 10 happy meeting beyond this vale of tears.
could not help thinking that none made greater
sacrifices during the var jhan the patriotic mothers
of our country. Mrs >. II. Sticismey, Newport,