The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-02-08
RETURNING THE FIRE.
How Our Veterans Repel Malicious Attacks on Their
Honor.

Comrades, stop supporting newspapers that are
opposing your interests. Let them know that you
can do without them now as you had to on the held
OF BATTLE. 5. Masse, Taylorsville, Ky.
81 am one of those Government teamsters who
caught a cold and sneezed my leg off above the
knee. i would advise all such persons as Senator
Beck not TO get in the way of such cold storm as
we faced in the Wilderness. Jerry Young, hyser-
ike, n. Y.
"a thief is the first to cry stop thief a great
fraud is always trying to expose the alleged fraud
OF others, and copper colored cur Is sure to call
for the record of a manned soldier. For shame on
the newspapers that question the heroism OF our
veterans. III. Nj. L., jerome, \. \.
My father received five wounds, lost the hear
ing of one entirely and at the second Bull Run
lost his leg. ! wish the Senators who are opposing
the $40 bill had been through a similar experience
They would then know what 1t was to suffer PAM
H Boot Spring City, Pa.
Tell virtuous Lawmakers that we have
stood hotter fire than having our names conspIcu-
ously posted up Mt our homes and while we feel 1t
to be blow Mt our liberties, yet we shall not dle
Perhaps it will prove boomerang to them."-A
harris, LenoXvillc, Pa.
81 have taken the New York Tribune for twelve
years, but shall not take it any more. / have no
use for paper that opposes the soldiers interests
L am q farmer, and there are many eX-Soldicrs IN
my northumberland intend to organize Grand
Army Post in Cochranton soon.'-Charles a. Lang,
Cochranton, Pa.
rs it possible that the newspapers of this country
are disposed to turn deaf ear to the soldier? so,
let every soldier in the country refuse to support
the newspapers that fail TO stand by them III Their
troubles. Let THE TRIBUNE take n firm stand, and
let our veterans give it their support. Something
then will have TO give way, and it won't be The
TRIBUNE."-N. F., Knobnoster, Mo.
PLEASE extend to Comradc Joseph Abrams, Cape
May, n. j.. vote Of thanks III behalf OF Elliott
Post, No. 255, Department of Ohio, for his we'll
directed broadside against the commodore of the
lightdraft navy the editor of the Chicago IribWnG
Comrade, let us hear from you again. Prank
Ridgley, Post commander; w. Ii. Kelly, adjutant,
brownsville, Ohio.
Keep up the fire on the enemy. AS Captain
Leatherbreeches said, they may dodge one, or
may dodge two, but they cannot dodge one-twO-
ree-tour-fve-six.' He used this expression
when he was feeling for the enemy. So cut your
fuses for Grant, Beck, editors politicians and all
Give them the benefit of your entire battery."-W.
Z. Maxey, Hodges Park, H.
II have been a reader of your paper for year
and am well pleased with it. 1t is the best sol
ders paper that have ever taken or that | ever
saw. have voted the Republican ticket ever since
1861 but hereafter shall only vote for candidates
who in favor of giving the soldier his rights be
they Republicans Democrats, GrccnbackcrS, or
Prohibitionists. F. 2. Bard, Mantau Station, o.
" 1t is my own experience that majority of those
who cry fraud are persons who patted us on the
back when the war began, and said, Go IN boys,
we VIII see that your mothers, wives, and children
are taken care Of How did they keep that prom
Use? Well, some of them got Government con-
tracts and got rid OF Their old goods by selling them
to our mothers wives, and children mt an advance
profit of from 400 to 800 per cent."-George A.
Bettcher, North Liberty, Ind.
Enclosed please find 50 for three new subscrib-
ers to The TRIBUNE making nine in all that have
sent you. THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is certainly the
paper for our eX-soldiers, and propose TO get all
the subscribers | can for It. The money in which
eX-soderS were paid was worth thirty-tve
cents on the dollar, and thousands OF us never got
any bounty. Under the circumstances, it is pretty
hard TO be stiGmatiZed as frauds and paupers. But
let the monopoly papers howl; though shall
be dead, our children will not, and they will
vindicate our memOry.'-John Beans, Rising City,
Neb
Il would like to make n proposition 10 the
editors OF the Boston Herald, or any of the papers
that slandering eX-sOIdierS. | will give
you Sl3 per month and a pension III ease you are
wounded, or, if you killed, a half pension to
your widow if YOU will let me have n shot mt you
alls you? Your knees are already knocking to-
gether and your face is pale rs death. You don't
want to take the risk. Why, that would be nothing
compared to the dangers we old soldiers had to
to pay those of us who lost leg in
battle! For shamel You are both coward and
an migrate. &C. NJ. Hatch, kingsburg, Cal
i was pleased on opening my TRIBUNE Sat
urday evening to see the replies of our cX-SOlderS
TO the sluring remarks of Grant, and the fearless
manner in which you. comrade, publish and COM
ment upon them. l have nothing to say in regard
to my own courage, but love and honor brave
man, and venture the assertion that your military
record VII bear the test Of the most critical eXami-
nation. A man who viii bravely stand up for the
soldier in spite of the opposition of Congress-
men, bOndhOlderS brokers, newspapers, and de-
mand his just rights should be supported by every
patriotic man and woman. COmradc, / ain proud
of you, and believe ] express the sentiments of
every true soldier in the Union. Fear not you
have behind you mighty army of veterans whose
courage has been tested and never found wanting"
L. III. Bailey Sharon Centre PA