The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-09-18
FOR PREsIDEN
JAMES c. BLAINE.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
JOHN A. LOGAN,
OF ILLINOIS,
The Prog. Age and the Union Soldier
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECIOE,
Electors at Large,


That the Prog. Age should be thoroughly
dissatisfied with the result of the Maine clec-
ton Is rot matter of wonder. And Vet that
paper is credited with helping to increase the
republican majority. We felt assured that the
speeches and writings of tie editor of the Age
Tor Tree trade, free ships, no schools and no
pensions, would make Republican votes: but
we hardly expected Republican gain of 1900
III Waldo county as the result of his efforts
The wrath of the Age seem, to be tierccst
against the soldiers. 1t says they voted gcner-
ally the Republican ticket. Well why not :
They know that the Republican party stood By
them while. with brave John A. Logan, thev
were flShtlng for the Union, and that no small
portion Of the Northern Democracy, led bv
Hendricks and such he, We're cheering on
the Southern rebel Democrats to continue the
1ght. They know, too that the Democratic
party is led to-day by the men who en,leayored
to destroy the national life, and whom they
have met in battle, aud that should the Dem
ocracy regain power at the Federal Capital. it
would simply be the renstating Of the old reb-
Ell political cohorts. They know that they must
look TO the Republican party alone for The re-
cognlllon due their patriotic services ana sacri-
hces The action of the Democratic House on
the Mexican pension bill last winter is sutfi-
cient to show the anmus of that party toward
the Union soldier. If any doubt existed is TO
this fact the Age removes it by declaring that
because The soldiers generally have voted with
the Republican party the Democracy should
s'and against any further granting Of pensions
TO them.
The Age says: "Our Representative in Con-
gress has been no less industrious in wheed-
ling that class of voters 0he Soldiers) into the
Republican party" MIR. MiIliken declares that
he has simply called up and urged IA lust and
speedy consideration of the pension claims Of
every sick and wounded soldier and soldiers
widow and orphans aud dependent father ana
mother that has been sent to him and that he
proposes to continue to do this is long as he re-
main, IN Congress, the Prog. Age and the Dem
ocraic party notwithstanding; and. moreover,
he will favor certain wholesome improvements
IN the pension laws, which Justice to the soldier
demands.
When the Southern Democracy now as then
the controlling element of the Democratic
party, rose in armed rebellion. the Government
called Tor men and money. The men respond
ed, went to the front, encountered the perils
and hardships of terrible war. and received
but a small compensation for the services thew
rendered. The money needed to carry on the
war was borrowed. Since the war the soldier
rs much as the civilian, has been helping 10
pay this borrowed money. Mann soldier has
pald IN taxes 10 the government since the war
closed several times the amount received for
his services in the army. Neither he nor fhc
Rcpubllcan party-of which he makes nearly
as large 4 part as do the eX-rebels of the Demo-
cratic party-want to rob he treasury nor to
have placed on the pension rolls names which
do not justly belong there.
The veterans of the Union armies are grow
ing Old. Many Of them are suffering from
hard>hlps undergone and wounds received in
their country'> service. Yet the AGE threatens
that they shall be cut of from the pension
they so richly deserve because they refuse TO
vote With the party that fought them in front
from the South and in rear from the North
from 1861 to 1860. But these veterans have
stood many hotter fire than is now lcyeled
at them from the columns of The Age, and that
paper Is simply wasting its ammpnition. The
continue TO vote they fought.