The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-09-09

soldier they gave fifty cents where dol
lar was d,ie, and to the bondholder q
dollar where fifty cents was owed. A
bill equalzing bounties was passed by
the help OF Democrats, and Gen. Grant
vetoed it with the same pen with which
he doubled his own salary. [Great SEN
sation.l -
They had Time TO p iss salary grabs and
land grabs. They had time togive away |
l62 .000, 900 of acres OF public domain to
railroad corperations-enou 10 give a |
farm OF 160 acres TO million of soldiers. |
They had time 10 pass laws by which |
regular army officers should receive 5000 |
month on the retired list, while the
disabled soldier should receive only IS. |
| They have paid 10 naval officers since the |
war more than 100. 600 900 of dollars.
What did You do for the disabled soldier
| in the last Congress? Nothing at all.
| Sensation. And now what has the
present Congress done?
But must read another sentence or
two. :'Mr Chairman ~ quote from
Mr.. Taylor'so Speech" The last thing
that my colleague General Warner did
before starting for Chicago was to make
an earnest speech against the passage OF
this BILL" Was that true? 1t was not
true. Cloud applause) I made speech
against the fourteen day Mexican amend
ment. addressing Mr.. Taylor.l In
| nv absence you said you would net
ouote what | said. Why did Won not
ouote what I did say7 Voices. che
canse he didn't want to.u) He goes on
to saw that was chairman of the select
committee on payment of pensions,
NJ bonntv and hack nav. To which was
raforrad tho most imnortant LEGISLATION
"a tho session topcb;n9 the soldiers and
/ tbe;r denendent narents. and farther on
he saws: "It seems 10 nave been de-
termined from the opening OF this ses-
sion to this hour, that no bill in the in
terest of the Union soldiers should be-
come law. referring to the committee
Of which | am chairman" and that
end was accomplished not by open and
frank opposition but by stealth and cow
ardice." Is there any truth in that?
There is not. Applause. Would you
have said that addressing Mr.. Taylorlin
my presence IN the House! Was 1t
honorable to print that in the Record
three weeks alter Congress had adjourn
J ed? On! 1t taxes courage, does IL, 10
, say such things OF one when he is abb
sent? That may be, but 1t Is the same
kind OF courage which the guerrilla man.
! ifests when, from some safe Judgement,
he discharges his piece against an unsus-
pectlng victim. tureat applause IL IS
the KIND OF courage whlch Inc crafty say
age maniies's wheh' from SAFE AMBUSH
he hurls MS poisoned shait at an enemy
and strikes MIN unawares, ana llen win
scalp In manu- poasts Oh ms courage at
the war dance. 10 wrl.e GU. Mhas you you
AneW,mae M wa, NOV ',uo' s.N auu pus ~ n 'n1
hecoro .n,ee ~eeHs a.,oi Oons' coo nau q.
: adjourned: Oh, IL TOOK courage, ala II,
10 90 that
/ did have the courage to stand on my
side Of the House and vote against bills
which | considered were not right, and l
dared to vote my convictions. Now, sir,
3 did you utter in the House q word which
have read? or others which shall
read? Did you speak word of this in
{ the House in the hearing of any MEM
!. ber? No, sir, YOU did not. When mem
g bers obtainleaye to print, it is with the
8 understanding that they shall make no
!. personal attacks OF that kind, and that
e they shallt not misrepresent others or
e falsify the Record. Then alter Congress
has adjourned, and there is no opportun-
a ity to make reply until after Congress
meets again-and especially ws had
9 both received nominations, and were
e about to participate in canvass, that
4 such a speech should have been made
b and sent out at Government expense, all
b over this district-I ask whether that is
q not an abuse OF the privilege OF the House
= that no other member would have been
q gniIty of. and which no honorable gen.
: tIaman wonid have been ouiIty of. Tre.
4 mendans cbeersl
: Now. as to some OF the matters con.
: tanned in the speech-whether what has
n been stated in that pretended speech,
! that we did nothing, is true or false
= Whatber we renorfed Int one Hill. and
that Of M ;mnortance. "a trueo And by
n the wav I wonld like 10 have him tell
: ns what his objections to that bill is
= wben he comos 10 replv. Now. 10 what
he saws as to The repoftinG bat one bill
truaS No II is NOT. One bill amending
tba law rela,;no tn the claim agents. fees
A has already passed and is a law; another
q h;iI hin hoe bean renorted 10 The Honse
. Now when Won nrinted that statement
in the heard there was bill which had
haen n,atnred EIlb the aid Of the Com.
= Z m;ss;oner of Pensions. embracing every
9 ieatnre Of the Senate amendments to The
) Mav;oan b;lj eycent one. This hill had
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