The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-02-04

service in the confederate army, was
appointed after a competitive examin.
ination, and The man to whom you
refer was removed because of intoxi-
cation." Applause and laughter on
the Democratic side.
lone o, her fact commend to your
consideration. During the Arthur ad
ministration the postmaster at Ports
mouth, who was union soldier, twice
wounded and twice promoted for gal.
lantry, was removed at the dictatiOn
of William Malone" [Applause on
the Democratic side.
"Ah, Mr.. Speaker, it is good thing
10 raise fuss over this, isn't it Your
fellow-citizens of Maine are anxious to
know if a con federate has been ap-
pointed in the Norfolk navy yard by
this administration. Have you for
gotten that during the Grant admin
istration and during the administra-
tions of Hayes and Arthur you sent
the captain of the confederate gucrril.
las, john =. Mosby. 10 represent the
| government of the United States in
foreign country? EApplause OH the
| Democratic side.I Have you forgotten
that Longstreet, Il confederate lieuten.
ant general, was selected by your Re-
publican administration for the most
important office in Georgia? Why is
| II, | will ask the gentleman from
! Maine, that we have not heard how!
| from that ice bound reg ion about thez >
appointments ~ Laughter on tho
| Democratic side
"Go read the speech of Charles
Sumner, of Massachusetts, If l Inia-
take not, he was the iiIst in the countty y
who declared, some fifteen years a:so,
that the time had come for peace, ami
! that the hitter memories Of the war
should be removed. And mark the
contrast between the leader OF the feu-
eral armies and the gentleman from
Maine. The last wOrda spoken by the
| great leader, on his dying bed at Nc
/ GregOr, Were, that he thanked Coz
that he closed his eyes on the wori,:
! believing that peace had returned to q
! Democratic side.
Now. Mr.. Speaker, / want &c say
| one word more IL the gentleman from
! Maine while We sit here and vote pen,
sions TO your soldiers"
"Our soldieIs," exclaimed Mr.. BoG-
teile.
| Yes" replied MIR. Wise. Tour sol
| diers. We are IN the house Of Our
! fathers, and we have come 10 stay. &.
| [ Applause on the Democratic side ]
| While We ale ready and willing tv
vote pensions 20 honoIabiy discharged
soldiers, who served their country in
time OF war, We will never consent that
1t shall be held and proclaimed on
high, Ihat one who happened to be in
the confederate army is forever dis.
barred from the service cf his county.
| [ protest that these honorable soldier 3
| of the union army ahall never again
be subjected tC the treatment that they
were subjected TO under the last adj
ADMINISTRATION. when men who ha.i
fought bravely for the union, under
the circular hearing the name of Will
| liam hlshone as chairman and James
ID. Brady, the present member of thia
house, IA secretary, We're required un.
der the whip of master tdgive money
for partisan purposes, required like
slaves 10 hold their ballots up that
their bOsses' minions might see wheth-
er they voted tight. Oh! what AN at
titude i'll which 10 place a discharged
soldier of the union, under the whip
\ anu lash of II confederate bFigadier.' y
| Loud and continued applause on the
Democratic side and in the galleries.