The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-29

for him in the appointment Of congressional, de-
partmental and bureau officers Democratic pro-
LESSONS Of better times, better wages better ad-
ministration were also freely made during these
fourteen years.
At last the goal is wont Grover Cleveland is
declared President of the United States. The
change is made. But what of the great and
notable changes in Observation-Disclosures wonder.
working reforms2 The occupant OF the chair OF
state, the Democratic representative of the
promises OF fourteen years. aye. OF twenty years,
has occupied that position nearly one-half or MS
presidential term. and Democratic sincerity has
been exemplifed by the wholesale removal of
federal veterans in the departments and the
substitution of ex-confederates in their places
His vetoes of pension bills have abounded in
coarse and brutal insinuations and in insults to
soldiers of the Union. His every act has dem
onstrated that his object is to curry favor with
the solid South, to reward the section to which
he owes his election by preferring the represent
atives Of Rebellion to the boys who wore the
blue
Our last Congress. which frittered away eight
long months has failed utterly to fulfill single
pledge or to make an effort to redeem single
promise made TO the federal soldier during the
twenty years of begging for their votes But,
on the other hand, have attempted to arraign the
taxpayer against the sodier-the helpless pen
sioner upon the scant bounty of great nations
gratitude by proposing an odous income tax
under pretense that such measure Is necessary
soon forget that one OF their telling arguments
for change was that immense sums had accum-
ulated in the treasury for which there was no
legitimate use, and that if they were placed in
power means would be put in motion to check
the flow of unnecessary funds into the treasury
and to disburse the $500, 000 900 surplus money
so that the people should enjoy the prosperity
that would ensue upon the expansion resulting
from such disbursement
1t is needless further to enumerate the short
iYOo IF fho NV Af Nd
with which / have been connected for the past
fourteen years. It is sufficient to realize that
their begging promises were for the purpose of
gaining sufficient assistance from the loyal vet
Grams of the North to place the ex-confederates
once more In the saddle, and that in the national
capital For these and multitudinous unmen-
toned causes which are known, renounce the
political associates of the past fourteen years
and gladly return to that party which has ever
been the friend of the soldier under all circum-
stsnces-that is to say, the Republican party.
In order that all may know that am not q
rejected applicant for pension, and therefore
sore toward the powers in the Pension Depart
ment, | wish to state that / am upon the rolls
or the Pension Office at rate proportional
to my disability and have no selfish motive in
view; but it Is for my comrades who have been
insulted, and for the love bear my former COM
rades in arms am irnpelled to renounce the
party of broken promises and hypocritical love
for the defenders of the Nation in its dire need.
Neither have any political ak to grind, in the
way OF offce-seeking, as anyone can readily see,
since l reside in county hopelessly Demo
cratic.
Comrades Of the great American conflict, ad-
iure you look well to your interests in casting
your ballots for the candidates of that party
which is dominated by that section which is to.
day teaching in school history to the rising gem
Grafton that in the civil war the South was right,
was fighting against an aggressor and that the
principles for which those who wore the gray
fought shall never die. JARED c. MEEK,
Company G., Fifth Indiana Cavalry
WILLOW BRANCH, Hancock County, Ind, Oct. &C.