The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-08-26

GEN. WARNER voted for every pension
measure before Congress that was calcu.
lated to benefit the condition of the SOL
diers of the late or any other war, To st
had justice to sustain it. There we're
bills before Congress, introduced 10 the
way Of buncombe, to ca oh votes, which
those who advocated their passage knew
would never become laws, that General
Warner refused to sustain because they
we're just such measures as we have sta.
ted Speeches were made in their favor
by demagogues, who knew their purposs
in doing so, and the people under4tood
their purpose and will rebuke them q
the proper time. Gen. Warner is the
true friend OF the soldiers. but never ha'
been guilty of advocating measures, de
cep,ive in their nature, that wau't
never avail them 3 single cent, for th,
purpose Of catching votes Wood.felc
Spirit.
Gen. Warner voted and spoke sgsins
the only pension bill likely to become
law that would have benefited the sol
diers OF Monroe County, who from lacl
Of evidence are now defrauded out o
their just dues, by the votes Of such sol
diers' friends as Gen. Warner has prov
ed to be- Let the Woodsfield Spiri
publish in full, the bill Gen. Warner vo
ted against, and let the soldier elemen
of Monroe County who depend upoI
that paper for information know exactl,
what 1t was that was so demagogical q
not to command his support. We ar
Of opinion the Spirit will not publish th
bill for fear it loses Warner hundred o.
more votes in Monroe.-Noble Co. Re
publican.
These statements are 10 keeping will
the Republican campaign as conducted
by a certain class of Republican news
papers. 1t is campaign of false pre-
lenses and representations.
The editor Of the Republican knows
il he knows anything, that wha. be states
above is not only Misrepresentation,
but an absolute false statement OF the
facts. General WARNER did not vote
and speak against any pension bill tha,
would have benefited the Union soldiers
Of Monroe County, or any other county
10 this district. But on the contrary, he
drew up, introduced and had passed the
only bill tha. would have enabled the
soldiers, "who from lack of evidence are
now defrauded out OF their just Dues -
to get pension, Aud in support of our
assertion, we refer to the Congregational
Record for April %. 1884, beginning on
page 3454-a synopsis OF the measure
and OF the Record was printed in our
last issue.
The bill We are asked to publish was
never acted on in the House, but is still
pending. This bill in its original form
was known as the Mexican Pension bill,
which passed the House early in the
spring, and came back from the Senate
late 10 the session, with several amend.
ments, some of them no doubt for po.
liticsl effect. The original Mexican
pension bill was opposed by General
WARNER from the first on the ground
that it unjustly Disseminated against the
Union soldier and In favor of the Mexi-
can soldier. The reasons for his oppo.
sition we're fully set out in his letter on
that subject printed in these columns
some months ago. Tue reas ,ns given
we're entirely satisfactory to the Union
soldier then. and are so still. His oppo.
sition to the amended bill returned from
the Senate was directed to the amend
ment In relation to the Mexican soldier
and to that alone. This amendment fur
ther Disseminated against the U MON sol.
der, for it proposed to give pension Of
aS month to every soldier who actually
served IA days 10 the war With Mexico.
and the provision is broal enough to In.
clude every soldier who enlisted in the
war. But no such provision was in the
bill for the Union soldier, and General
WARNER opposed this amendment, as be
did the original bill, for the reason that
it was unfair to the Union soldier.
But Why does not the Republicans pub.
lish this bill The fact is that several OF
the amendments incorporated in this bill
aud especially those which would give
the most urgent and speedy relief-are
the provisions contained in
General WARMERS bill which passed the
House months before Aud while Gen.
WARNER did oppose the Mexican amend
ment, and that only, he said Of the other
amendments to the bill: "The other
l am in favor Of, rs they
embrace substantially what have in.
dorsed and what this House has already
10 part passed upon"
Now, let US have the bill nv all means.