Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-16
EX-UNION SOLDIERS.
The Herald Reporter Gets Down to
FigureS--DemOcratiC Love for
Veterans.
st. Joseph Herald.


ex-union soldiers whose names are en-
rolled upon the rosters of the adjutan
generals Office at the capitol II this city
TO these old soldiers Cor such of them a
are properly quaiifed) belong the fedora
offices of the state. It was the soldier
of the neutrality-suspicious. and Democrat
ic soldiers-who saved the Union, and
why should they not manage its affairs
Under Republican rule nearly all OF tn
offices in Kansas, of all kinds, have beef
held By ex-Union soldiers. After les
than two years of Democratic rule VIVA
do we find in this state? Are the ex-Uniol
soldiers the officers? Not much!
The Democratic press of Kansas ant
the Democratic orators of the state ar
daily crying that the Democratic party
has always been, is now and will evel
continue to be, the friend of the old Unior
soldiers. This, in view of all the facts, Is
a direct insult to the one hundred thOus
and ex-Union soldiers in Kansas. 1t is ;
monumental, awful lie to be
gin with. There isn't the remotest sem
blance of truth in the statement, and nc
one but an impudent clown, that evident
ly regards the old soldiers as lot OF .ig
would be guilty of making
such statement.
Let the reader pause a few moment!
and examine the facts and figures. Fig
ures won't lie, if Democrats do.
The writer has been to much trouble
and has devoted much time to gaining a
few facts bearing upon this friendship
of the Democratic party, and desires t.
present the records for examination
Twenty-one counties in Kansas have beer
heard from in regard to this wonderful
friendship, and 'it makes powerful good
readin'" for the old soldiers.
There is no going back on the returns.
A letter has been addressed to each coun-
ty with view of ascertaining for the
readers of the Herald the removals from
positions of honor and trust in Kansas,
and the appointments made by this Dem.
ocratic administration. In many instances
the names of those removed and those ap.
pointed are given. In several of the
counties the details are incomplete, but
the facts are there all the same.
Reports from twenty-one counties
which is a fifth of the counties of the
state, are herewith presented as follows
Clay county-This is one of the excep.
tons. At Clay Center, the principal
town in the county, union soldier was
and a union soldier appointed
postmaster.
Cloud county-The postoffices in this
seem to have all been held by CT.
villains, and hence no removals are an
Crawford county-N. W. Dresie, postal
clerk between Girard and Chanute, one
armed soldier, was removed, and w. j..
hittekinG, a soldier Democrat, never
was appointed; John Viets, an
eX- Union soldier, postmaster at Helper,
was removed, and j. L. Didlake, civil
ian Democrat, appointed; Ira Boyle,
ex-Union soldier, postmaster at Walnut,
removed, and James Ceilings, civilian
appointed; Charles L. Russell,
ex-Union soldier, postmaster at Arcadia,
and John s. FINLEY, civilian
Democrat, appointed; A. j. Georgia, ex-
Union soldier, postmaster at PittSburg,
IS succeeded by A. E. Nan, civilian; Geo.
w. Brown, who ran off to Canada to es-
cape the draft, was appointed postmaster
at Cherokee. He is called the Canadian
Decatur county-This county has Jared
we'll at the hands Of the present admins
ration, and there have been no removals.
Doniphan county-The postoffices of
Doniphau county are all filed by civilian
Democrats. Mr.. Leland, the postmaster
1t Troy, was an old soldier, and is sue
,eeded by a civilian Democrat.
Elk county-Mrs. Sue A. TRULY, the
widow of an old Union soldier, was re-
moved from the postoffice at Elk Falls to
yive place to a Kentucky Democrat
famed George Fain. It is not known
whether Fain was in the rebel army or
lot, but from report he is probably too
much of coward to have been in any
lrmy that had fighting for it's object. At
Irenola ID. M. Reid, an old Union soldier,
vas removed, and L. B. Hatcher, an
awful mean Iowa copperhead, appointed.
1t Howard Ga presidential ofice) A.
Reynolds was removed for offensive par
and J. r. Hall, a Virginia
ebel, appointed. Hall was not in the
ebel army, being under age, but he often
his regrets at not having been
BORN earlier so he could have been. All
lis relatives, however, served in the Con-
ederate army.
At Longton and Oak Valley the Re-
publican postmasters were removed, but
u no instance, so far as could be learned,
las single Union soldier been appointed.
Graham county-"The Democrats are
emoving every old soldier-even the
title postmasters." At Millbrook G.
an ex-Union soldier, was re-
noFed from the Office of postmaster, and
". b. Anderson. civilian Democrat,
vas appointed. q. t. Fletcher, postmas-
er at Nicodemus, an ex-Union soldier,
vas removed and A. n. Harper, a civilian
Democrat, was appointed. At Hill City
Mrs. T. j. Garrett, an old soldiers widow,
vas removed from the postoffice and Miss
Kate Lane, civilian Democrats daugh-
er, was appointed.
Leavenworth county--John Mckee, ex-
Union soldier, postmaster at Leaven-
worth, removed and Frank T. Lynch,
civilian Democrat, appointed. John c.
ex- Union soldier, who attained
he rank of colonel, removed from the
,ffice of United States revenue collector,
nd Nelson F: Acers, a civilian Demo-
rat, appointed.
Linn county--The postmaster at Blue
Mound was good citizen who had held
he office for many years. He was re-
moved and "good Democrat who was
ecently arrested for violating the prohib-
tory law, was appointed. The postmas-
er at Pleasanton was an old soldier who
vas bounced. and civilian Democrat
appointed. At Mound City the postmas-
er vas an old soldier, who was bounced,
md butterput Democrat put in his
place. At Farlipville the postmaster,
John ID. McRae, an ex- Union soldier and
/ very estimable citizen, was removed and
IN ex-Copfederate soldier who served