Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-09-18
ONE DEMOCRAT WHO is NOT
FOR WARNER
From the Cambridge Democrat.

From the Cambridge Democrat.
BYEsvILLE, OHIO, Sept. 2, 1884.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT: AS a lifelong
Democrat and an ex-federal soldier, desire
to commend and endorse the fearless, bold
and manly stand taken by the Democrat, in
opposing the reelection of A. ]. Warner,
the land -grabber of So acres for the private
soldier and 500 for the general!
This man Warner, who injected "GREAT
APPLAUSE" into speech" which he never
deliveredoin the House of Congress at all,
but from the "safe ambush of the printing
house, under color of a speech in the House."
has the "gall" to come before the 1000 SOL
diers of this district and set himself up as
the true friend of the soldiers, their widows
and orphans. One would think that he was
the faithful and true friend of the soldiers
orphans to read of his persistent and malig-
nant opposition to the imbecile orphan,
Irene Baker, claim which was considered
so Just and meritorious that all the Southern
soldiers in Congress voted for it to a man,
and it became law despite Warmers oppo-
sition, and the poor imbecile girl thereby
gets her pension.
Again, this full-fedged brigadier tried to
have law passed by Congress giving the
private soldier but So acres of land and the
the same by the private soldier to forever
act as a bar to any future claim or benefit
from the government which by his valor,
patriotism, hardships, and sacrifices, has an
existence. Oh ! the idea, that Warner is
the friend of the humble defender of his
country Perish the thought Why don't
Gen. Warner set himself up as the cham
pion of the laboring man also? He ought to
do that, and then we could turn to the his
tory of his connection with the M. P. & c.
R. R., which would make interesting read
ing, especially to the farmers and business
men along the line of this road, who have
Just cause to remember Warner to their sor-
row. Well, they'll not forget him, and he'll
hear from them, and the soldiers too, on the
second Tuesday of October next.
In conclusion let me say that it is to the
interest of the soldiers of the Seventeenth
Congressional District of Ohio, that this
traitor to their interests be defeated and not
permitted TO again enter the legislative halls
of the nation, bearing the commission OF the
soldiers in his hand, authorizing him to de-
lay, obstruct, and pocket-as chairman of
committee on pensions, back pay and boun-
ties-every bill referred to his committee
which in any way could be of aid or assist
ance to the soldiers, their wives or little ones.
AS stated in the outset of this article, the
writer has been lifelong Democrat, and is
an ex-federal soldier who has no personal
acquaintance with Col. J. D. Taylor, but
who has watched his course in Congress,
and being fully acquainted with the interest
which he has manifested in behalf of the
soldiers and the wool growers of the country,
and approving his course on all public ques-
tons, affecting the public veal, he has con-
cluded to work and vote for his return to
Congress.
Mr.. Editor, here is one Democrat who
will stand by you in your opposition to the
return of this railroad wrecker to Congress.
ANDY.