Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-11-10
4NulDIKR'S aDTECF.
warning the Democratic rsFty to Deal uu
Pensions Moro Freely

Warning the Democratic lafty 10 btai buN
Pensions Moro Freely.
EDS INrELLtaENCER In response to IL.
quiries what was the cause OF the defeat of
the Democratic nominees on the "a inst, l
am able to tell you the cause and everybody
sees 1t plainly. ] think 1t is this, that the
Democratic administration snd ali It's journals
or papers discourage and light Sgaiust giving
the Union soldiers pension, while ON the
other hand all the Republican officers and
all Republicans aud Republican journals or
papers advocate or are ell in favor Of giving
every Cnion soldier 4 pension, whether dis.
abled or not or II they only did serve thirty
days and have an honorable discharge
These things the Republicans encourage and
are in favor of. But the DemCcIat begrud ge
1t to the poor Union soldier and do all they
can against the older this is Whist kills the
Democratic party. The Demo CTallC admins
tration does it themselve7, ana are alone to
blame. They want to save the money and
let the poor, hslfs.arNei soldier lCOk out for
himself aud appropriate the money to New
York harOOr bills, etc, aud give 1t to
the rich who have plenty and for large
buildings for rich people to mako money
out of and enjoy themselves They do
not need it aud the poor soldier is
left out in the cold or kicked outfit he should
happen to enter one of these hlg buildings.
And II Congress passes pension bills, why
Cleveland vetCss them. Is this encourage
support or vote for Democrats, who attsr the
| election will work all against the soldiers
interests, sc i know five soldiers in my
| township who are all hard Democrats, and
always voted the DsnC5 cratic ticket until
last election, W hen three of them voted for
| Beaver, and two stage at home. The three
| that voted for Beaver said that they are sure
that Beaver won't go against them in pension
| affairs. The day has come when every per-
| son gets paper and reads and Judges for
h.txy .rF a
can plainly see who or which party is the SOL
diers friend. You must remem Der that there
are in the state of Psnnsyivania alone up.
wards of 100000 soldiers belonging TO the Il.
A. X. Nearly every two in three are Demo.
Gratis and all OF them would willingly sup
port their party man If the Democrats would
encourage their interests like the kepubli-
cans do But 1t seems that the Democratic
administration wants to be saving. This is
all right to be saving, but don't rOO the poor
soldiers. This Is the wrong place TO begin
| at Save at the spigot and let 1t run out at
the bung, aud through il break up the Demo-
cratic party. Bear IN mind that the u. \. T.
| is strong, aud besides they have i've times
| their number of influence. | am Democrat
| myself and sorry to see the Democratic party
| ruined or thrown back into the old ditch
| again Just through such folly as being down
| on the soldiers in giving them their dues
| or pensions say give every hOnoraOly d is
| charged soldier a certain amount OF pension
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| served, the same as the Mexican soldiers got
| and let all the Democratic papers encourage
| il and the administration and you Will tind
| when election comes again that the Demo.
| cratic nominees will get all the Democratic
| soldiers support, and besides plenty Reput.
| lican soldiers would support the Democratic
| ticket, where on the other hand they will
| lose both.
| What good will it do the sold iers aud labor.
ing class If the [. 5, treasury is full OF money
| and Is not III circulation We might as well
| have none in the treasury either then what
| good will their saving do and break their
| own necks We have plenty of rich men
| through the country. Some make use OF
| their money and put II in Circu alton aud do
| some good by their riches, ana are bench.
| to the community. Other rich men are
| misers and nuisance and no good 10 no
| one, because they hold every cent they get
| and keep ii there. For such rich men il
would be pity 10 spoil rope To hang them.
| FROM a DEHuuEAT.
| LEACOCB, Nov. B.