Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-18
RIAINE.s WAR RECORD.

A talk on yesterday with Nj CONGLEToN,
an intelligent workingman from Buffalo,
the home Of Governor CLEVELAND, in addi-
ton to an assurance that our candidate
would carry the entire labor vote Of Western
New York, elected the information that
CLEVELAND would poll the soldier vote pref .
ty solidly in the Empire State. Mr.. Con
GLEroN says that Governor CLEVELAND IS
plain unpretensious man Of a jolly, genial,
accommodating disposition but man OF
wonderful will power and force OF charac-
ter. He is the pride ofthe laboring classes
Of Buffalo. because that he was poor day
laborer himself when a boy, that a ne grew
and advanced in social and political posi-
ton he did not forget the associates
of his earlier life but has always retained a
warm place in his affections for the CON
panions of his youth and for the class from
which he sprung. And today. said Mr.
CoxGLEToN. although he is the Governor
Of the greatest State Of the Union and the
candidate Of great party for the PreSiden-
cy. Mr. CLEVELAND will come back to But
falo among his old friends and will clasp
the hand Of the commOuest day labOrer on
the street Just as cordially as he would that
of the millionaire banker. That is the kind
of a man CLEVELAND is. W
But to revert to the soldier vote. CLEvE-
LAND recommended to the Legislature the
passage of a DILL providing for the burial
OF INDECENT soldiers to be paid out Of the
public treasury, and when it was passed
signed it. Through his efforts that is the
law in New York to-day. In addition to
that whenever Decoration Day comes
aronnd GRovER CLEvELANDs name always
appears first on the contribution list and
with the. largest amount of any man in Buff
falO to defray the expenses OF decorating
the graves of our dead soldiers. Yet CLEvE-
LAND is a poor man not worth over $4,000
On the other hand the soldiers remember
that through long legislative career both
in Maine and in the National Congress
JAMES G. BLAINE never interested himself
in any scheme to promote the interests Of
the soldiers The only two military events
to illumine BLAINE'S war record are that
he was partner in profitable contract
for supplying the government with arms,
and that he furnished substitute BLAINE
was the first man drafted in his district and
he hired a man named BEADFoRD for 5000
to go as his substitute, The substitute WAS
soon aherward arrested on criminal
charge and never went to the front. After
The war the town council Of Augusta re-
funded to Mr. BLAINE the $500 he paid for
his substitute, and he took it. Il am a
member of the Grand Army of the Re
public" concluded Mr.. COMPLETION, land
that is why we soldiers will support CLEvE.
LAND in preference to BLAINE, and if CLEvE-
LAND gets less than $4,000 majority in New
York you can set me down for natural
born fool.
This reminds US Of the story Of strap
ping big fellow who was pulled out of the
Mississippi river after steamboat explos.
ion.
Lose muchg' asked sympathizing by
stander
Il should say so, said the dripping Pill
grim.
Lost all my baggage"
Much Of it?'
well, (hesitatingly) there was pair Of
stockings and dirty shirt. " Then brighten.
ing up he added: But thank God, | saved
my war record" With which he pulled out
of his breast pocket, a very wet provost
marshal certi6cate-that he had furnished
a substitute.
That will be all lett Of BLAINE after the
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