The National tribune., 1883-02-15
FACING THE FOE.
Our Veterans Keep Up the Fire on their Sian.


"since the war have been taking the Cincin-
natl Enquirer and thought, or tried to think it was
a good paper but the last number, which contains
an attack on pensioners has souTed on me. N. L.
| Ertts, Ralnsborough, Ohio.
| 81 was a subscriber to the Cincinnati Commercial
! up to last month, but when it came out squareiy
against the soldier | dropped it, and have since
been doing ali ! can TO countcract its opinions -
| I. D. Sheridan, Coal Works, Ohio.
81 would soon think of hosting rebel flag as
allow one of those newspapers which are SANDER
! ing ouI eX-soldiers to enter my house. Stand by
| The TRIBUNE comrades II will defend you against
these scrib5ers and triclsters. "-F. VI. Woodward
| Edna, no.
| while the Copperhead journals are bowling for
the publication of the pension list. would suggest
that THE TRIBUNE publish q list of ali papers that
oppose Legislation III the interest of our eXsoldiers
and that every veteran paste IT in his scrapbooll
for handy reference. III. j. Peck, New Haven,
Conn.
q" asked soldier the other day to subscribe for
! TIE TRIBUNE, but he said he could get the New
York San for the same price told him it was one
OF the soldiers bltterest enemies and he replied
that if that so, he thought he would subscribe
for THE TRIBUNE when his year was up.n-Charles
! Irons, Cassville, " j.
"Double-shot your guns with grape and canister.
! Give those snvelling ours those self-appontcd
watch-dogs the United States Treasury, who
are anxious for fat job of printing at the Gov
ernments expense, to understand that there are
those who do not bow at the beck and call of capt.
| tal."-M. B., Red Cloud, Neb.
when such papers as the New York Sun St
Louis Globe Democrat, and others of equal promi-
nence begin to assail the men who rislled their
lives to save the country, simply because they
claim their Just rights say it IS high time that
our old soldiers called halt and withdrew their
support from them."-David Ii. Myers, knobsville,
Pennsylvania.
81 am cripple, and il frequently happens that
while riding in the street-cars people rUdely josle
me and then abuse me with some such remark as
why don't you take your feet out of the way. Nat
uTally il makes me indignant but what right have
we to expect more consideration from the people,
when denounced by the press as pension
frauds?"-C. Z. Blackwell Brooklyn, y. Y.
at applied for pension five years ago and have
lust received an order from the Commissioner to
report for examination. Perhaps l would be con-
sidered fraud by the newspapers whose opinions
you publish in THE TRIBUNE because did not ap-
ply sooner for pension, but will reply by saying
that when returned from the war owned prop
erty the rent of which was sufficient TO support me
without any aid from the Government Since then
! have been cheated ont of my property w.
Davis, Central Bridge, n. Y.
"Iwould like to ask the editors of the Sum- Brat
tleboro Reforner, and other Democratic papers il
they have ever seen q loved father and ldolized
bTother-a boy only seventeen-start for the front
and if they have heard a mothers agonized prayer
for her boys safe return? She reads the news OF
the battle of Balls Bluff and finds his name among
those of the missing. Then comes the word that
ne is prisoner at Salisbury, \. G. Seven long,
dreary months after his capture he returns to
her-not the happy boy, but broken down man.
To-day he is not able to work, and too proud to
subject himself to surs by asking pension."-
This Soldiers Sister, Hoosick Falls, n. Y.
~ have fifty-two members in my Post, and think
only six have ever asked for a pension. i want
you to show up the following case: g. w. Moore
Past Adutant of this Post, enlisted in company T.
Sixty-ninth Ohio, September 5, 1861, first ser
geant OF his company. He was captured at Chicka-
inauga. and for eighteen months suffered all the
horrors of Belle Isle, Andersapyie, Florence, Dan
vile, &c. When he made prisoner he was in
line of promotion; when released he was still ser'
geant the second sergeant, who had the good
fortune OF not being taken prisoner, was captain
the position Moore would have undoubtedly had
Comrade Moore has never asked for pension.
could mention many just such cases; yet these
cowardly editors deride and vilify the brave men
who suffered all and lost ali that this country should
live."-G A. Nicholetts P. c., Vicksburg Post, 72
Humboldt, Kan.