Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-09-18

out at Chicago. fighting the Hon. John R.
! Mclean, trying TO get a Thurman delega-
non out there at the Democratic National
Convention, but he didn't succeed; nor did
ne get on the committee on resolutions,
either. Laughter.l l will read another
letter:
CLARKsBURGH, w. VA, Aug. q, 1884.
Hon. 7. ID. Taylor:
My DEAR SIR have your favor OF
ZOth inst. In reply l desire to say that |
was present in the House of Representatives
| July 9th 1884, when YOU made your remarks
| on the Mexican pension bill, as amended by
the Senate. l had been talking with you on
the probabilities of passing said bill on said
day, and knew of your intention to speak on
| the subject in favor of said bill. if YOU could
obtain the floor for that purpose. l remem-
Der when Gen. Brown yielded the floor to
you, when you commenced speaking and
the fact that an extension of time was grant
ed you. l was near you during the time
you were speaking, listening to your remarks,
and remember the line of argument you fol-
lowed.
have examined the Record of Aug. .
and find printed therein the remarks YOU
then submitted,-that is. on July 9Th. l do
not mean to say, that you used the precise
language reported in the " Record" but
can say that l find the substance of what
you then said, and the argument you then
used, printed in the "Recofd of said date;
and further, cannot see that you have omit
ted from said printed remarks anything you
then said.
You were always earnest, active and at
tentive, in reference to pension matters and
the interests of the soldier
Most truly,
n. GoFF, il.
Gen. Golf is a brave man, whom the Dem
ocratic soldiers of West Virginia sent to
Congress from a Democratic State He
was in Hayes cabinet and he is known all
over the country as a man of the highest
character.
What member of Congress will say that
of Gen. Warnerf r. That settles itI"l
Here is another letter:
KENroN, O., Aug. %, 1884.
Friend Taylor:
l see by the papers that you are to have a
Joint discussion with Gen. Warner upon the
merits of the Senate amendments to the H.
B. pensioning the Mexican soldiers, and
that he denies that you ever made speech
upon the bill while the same was under con-
sideration in the House. Before he gets
through with his campaign, he will no doubt
deny that he ever opposed the passage of the
bill in the House. Now l heard you make
portion of that speech, and obtain leave to
extend aud print further remarks in support
of the bill.
He opposed the bill at every step, and
even went so far as to come over on the Re-
publican side of the House, and try to per-
L. i a.. L. II
so much in earnest in my desire to have the
bill passed, that 1 told him that if he did not
return to his own side of the House, would
rise to question of personal privilege and
denounce his methods on the floor of the
House. He would manage to record his
vote in such way as to avoid exposure
His opposition to the bill was open and un-
disguised, and hope you will puncture him
to the quick. He did more to defeat the bill
than any Democrat on the floor from the
North. Very truly,
]. S. ROBINSON.
Gen. Robinson is the Republican candi-
date for Secretary of State, and was one of
the bravest and truest soldiers of the war;
And here is telegram:
BANGOR, MAINE, Aug. 26, 1884
Hon. =. d. Taylor:
HOl Onlt Ulu near your dDle speech IN
the House, July 5, on the Mexican pension
bill, but you repeatedly and powerfully
championed the cause of the pensioners at
other times during the session. General
Warner was regarded as a most persistent
obstructor of pension legislation, and his ab-
sence from a pension session was always
hailed with satisfaction by those seeking JUS
tice for disabled veterans and their depend
ents. &. A. BoUTELLE.
How does that sound in my own home, in
the hearing of my neighbors and friends,
and of the soldiers of the Union army?
["Bullyp and "Not good for Warner"]
Hadn't he better write another letter?
["Right you arep and "He had better take
back what he wroteP'] But he attempts to
make capital out of the fact that this is
dated August 1.
hold in my hand letter from the Hon.
s. P. Rounds, the Government Printer,
dated August %, in which he says that he
(Rounds) is responsible for the delay in the
publication of this speech that the manu-
script was delivered in his Office on July II,
the same week the speech was delivered in
Congress, and that he held it back because
divers others had taken "leave to print" on
the same day, and he was waiting to gather
them in. [''Another guerrilla"] Yes, true
enough; who is carrying on guerrilla war
fare now? The Hon. s. p. Rounds is the
Government Printer. He prints these
Records. 1t is his duty to follow the law
and not to be imposed upon. Why, the gen
tleman has given me too much credit. He
has made me out too smart. He has made
me get ahead of Democratic House Of
Representatives, and he makes out that
have some means at my command utterly
unknown to him! Laughter and applause.
| hold in my hand two Congressional
Records. One is of July z, and the other is
of July 8.
The Congressional Record of July Z, '84,
page 1914, reads as follows:
Mr.. Brozyn of Zndiana-I yield the resi-
due of my time to the gentleman FROM Ohio
(Mr. Joseph D. Taylor).
Mr.. Toseth d. Iaylor-Mr. Speaker,
how much is there remaining of the gentle
mans time?
The Sbeakey-Three minutes.
Mr.. sfosePh d. TayLOr-I will ask an
extension of three minutes, as L am not in
the habit of talking very much.
The Sbeakey-If there be no objection
the gentleman will be allowed to occupy six
minutes.
There was no objection.
Mr.. Joseph d. Taylor addressed the
House. His remarks will appear here
after.]
The Congressional Record of July 8, 'S4,
page 1907, reads as follows:
"Mr. Joseph D. Taylor asked and OBJ
tanned unanimous consent to extend in the
Record the remarks made by him on the
Mexican war pension bill"
The one says that l spoke six minutes,
and on the next day, the last day of Con-
gress, the other Record says that l had
"leave to extend" my remarks, without any
limit or qualification whatever. [Applause.
MR.. ROUNDS LETTER.
OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC PRINTER, I
WAsHINGToN, D. c., Aug. p, 'S4 !
Hon. =. d. Taylor, M. c., Cambridge, o.:
DEAR SIR-In reply to your inquiry in
regard to the facts as to the publication of
your sI,eech ON the Mexican war pensions,
find from the Record that portion of it
was delivered on the 9th of last July, and
leave to extend remarks in the Congressional
Record was unanimously given by the House
on July Z, and that you furnished this Office
the copy on the 11th of July. Inasmuch as
there were several other speeches by different
members for which leave to print had been
given-the copy for which had not then been
furnished this ofice-I ordered the last num-
Der of the Record to be withheld until the
1st of August, in order to get in as many of
them as possible. Your speech will be found
Z n