The National tribune., 1884-05-22
ing, and unworthy men now enjoying the
heritage perpetuated by the blood and
suffering of these pensioners"
They Mean. Isnsinessf


They Mean Businessf
The arguments which THE TRIBUNE has
from time to time employed to arouse our
veterans to sense of the Importance of
taking an active part in the canvass pre-
liminary to the nomipation of presidential
candidates by the party conventions that
are shortly to be held at Chicago, have had
wholesome effect. Among the many hearty
responses that we have received is one
from Dir. James o. Spencer, of Salamanca,
n. Y, who writes us that at meet
ing Of veteran soldiers and sailors of Cat
taraugus county, held at that place on the
9Th inst, to give expression to their choice
OF presidential candidates, it was voted to
send two representatives to Chicago to exert
their influence in favor of the nomination
by the Republican convention of General
John A. Logan as the one, of all the various
candidates proposed, most likely to protect
and promote their interests. La accordance
with this determination, two of their num-
ber-James o. Spencer, of West Salamanca,
and James Fl. Locke, of Humphrey-were
elected as delegates, and two others-James
Butterfuss and FL. G. Bordman, of Sala-
manca-as alternates. 1t was, furthermore,
decided to also send representatives to Chi
Gage with view to securing the nomination
by the Democratic convention of some such
friend of the soldier as General Slocum or
General Rosecrans, their choice falling upon
j. III. McKibben and S. J. Beckwith, of
West Salamanca, with William Clark, OF
New York, and J. G. Spencer, of West Saia-
manca, as delegates.
Such, in substance, was the action taken
by these veterans to enforce the claims of
the soldier to the consideration of both po-
htical parties, and if their example were
followed by our veterans generally the effect
would be prodigious. Our correspondent
closes his letter by saying: We mean bust
ness" and it certainly looks like business.
Why should not our ex-soldiers, without
regard to their political affiliations, unite in
this way for the purpose of compelling the
nomination by each party of soldiers cam
didate? Of what consequence TO them is
the triumph of either party as compared
with the Importance OF electing to the
Presidency man who will see that section
1854 of the Revised Statutes is enforced in
appointments to the civil service and the
pension laws faithfully and promptly exc
cuted and in general give us a patriotic,
statesman-Eke administration? It is just
as much to the interest of veterans
with Republican preferences that the
Democratic party should nominate sol
dier for President as it is to that of vet
Grams with Democratic Ieanings that the
Republican party should put forward SOL
der as its nominee, and for that reason
they ought to use their combined influence,
| prior to the opening Of the campaign, to
compel the nomination of worthy candi-
dates. This involves no sacrifice of party
allegiance or loss of individual independ-
ence, for with two soldier candidates in the
field the soldier cannot fail to win.
And now, veterans, the dates set fer the
holding of these conventions are close at
hand and there is no time to be lost. See
to it that when they meet the soldier is not
unrepresented- Let his voice be heard
above the raging of the politicians, demand
ing that recognition to which his prowess in
war and long suffering in peace entitle him