The National tribune., 1884-09-11
Our NeelIr Eknerlenoe Meesing.
THANKFUL FOR A LTTTLE-YEGLEcTED ARM
oRKERs-soLDIERs MUST FIGHT Fol


THANKFUL FOR LTTTLE-NEGLEcTED ARMY
woBKERs-soLDIERs MUST FIGHT FOR
THEMSELVES.
To TEE EDITOR: want 70 tell you that Ike
THE IRIBUKE very much. i am a pensioners
widew. and have one little daughter Our pension
is not enough, Of course, for us TO live and cothe
ourselves bui we are very thankful Tor IT, as
don't know shat ! should do without it-hlrs.
Nellie Earl Hanchett, Mns% Co.. Oak.
THE wTFE's SACRIFICE.
To THE EDITOR: / am not Of the sweet I6 class,
but almost three score years. / know what IL was
to be soldiers wife and let with two small chill
drcn to care for. When 10y husband enlisted
kept up good courage, for ] knew IT was good
cause. Tel the Soldiers Wife she Is not the
only who took in washing and did house
cleaning. for did. After my husband was wound
ed, which was June % 1854, at the Weldon Rail
read lhe was shot through his body, a long tune
passed before he was able 10 do anything, ana the
wound troubles him very much now. he draws
pension OF SO, which is great help TO us-Soldiers
Wife, Alexandria.
NEGLECTED ARMY WORKERS
To THE EDIroR: / am soldiers wife. My hus-
band is a veteran. was with him two years and
five months / served Iaundress and hospital
snatron paT1 OF the time. While he was in the
army his constitution was uaderni ned that helas
never been able 10 support his family. have done
washing and gone out nursing tall 1 feel broken
down myself. Ny husband applied Tor r pension
some time since bat never received any. II Is a
shame after adj these years OF toni Rnd suffering, to
ask so many foolish questions and take so much
when they know If Is established fact that boys
and young men and middle-aged men entered the
army in good health and came back a wreck Of
their former selves. am Disguised II was able
10 earn living for my husband and family would
not care about his pension. l read In The TRIB-
USE, think, that Gen. Sherman said If q man
was too careless or independent TO ask for pen
sion until after ali these years ne ought never to
trouble the Government" / say 1t Is a shame 10
give them the trouble to ask for what rightfuliy
belongs 10 them My husband looks anxIously for
TIE TRIBUNE every week. II is the best soldiers
paper we ever read.-Margaret Smith, Compton,
Los Angeles Co, Cal.
SOLDIERS MUST FIGHT FOR THEMSELVES.
To THE EDITOR: I, toe agree with Mrs II. T.
Bennet, and believe ell loyal American citizens
agree with her in regard 10 the citizens helping TO
take Of the that took their lives III their
hands and placed themselves between home friends
and the enemies OF our country; the men who went
forth 10 bsttle, knowing that before the day ended
many OF them would give their lives for their coun-
try; the men who fought and marched, sometimes
for weeks through Iaad and rain and cold, and
many nights during sl;ch campaigns lay down to
sleep without shelter blanket or overeoat
10 protect their sifiverlng bodies; the men
who did this, too. without urlner for So 3 cents
per dsy, when the Elen stayed at home were get
ting from Sl.53 20 $50 per day for doing the work
that the soldier might have been doing himself; the
men who today voting for men that promise
before every election TO give the soldier his dnes
but fail 10 do 4 because they are towards and dare
not Stand mp in the face OF opposition and face the
right IN times Of peace. J. too. say If these men
VIII do the soldier justice let Us to it that
ago the Grand Array of the Republic united its
forces and caused all enemies 10 trenbe and van
ish before them. and confades. we can we must,
we VIII do i agaiai-o. Bal, Co. d, 10th Ohio,
Morley, Mich
ANOTHER PLEA FOR SOLDIER PENsIogs
To TIE EDITOR: lsve the Union soldier and
the cause he maintained. and the country to-day,
in all IT. wealth. and glory. enjoying peace and
prosperity. with its large cities of commerce, its
grandeur and beauty its shining towers its great
name among all the nations Of tine earth its great
improvements, lis millions OF gold and silver and
everything connected with II 70 make II Nation
noted for its glory and reaowR. the boys IN blue
have made il what il Is by saving il in time OF
PERI and danger VIII moi saeh Nation this
q Nation that IS indebted TO the soldier boys for
what she is today-wiii she not give relief her
disabled boys who laid their lives its altar and
defended Il ii time Of danger? May the time soon
come when our suffering soldiers viii find relief
and support a8a protection IN the Nations arms,
and may Lac God of Nations give wisdom and
strength 90 tl8e leaders Of the Republic that such
laws may be enaced az VIII give relief to the now
many helpless. deserving soldiers.-J o. Wren,
Private, Co. I, I05d H., Bushnell. III.