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NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
A NEW DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT
CAN 1T BE SENT FREE OF POSTAGE new FRIENDS
OF THE SOLDIER AND THE RECORD THEY MADE.


CAN IT BE SENT FREE OF POSTAGE f-SEw FRIENDS
OF THE SOLDIER AND THE RECORD THEY MADE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Specidt. 1.-The Demo
cratic Committee has Issued pamphlet OF
IOf page, with peagreen covers. ander tho capt.
waiting title OF Republican Abuses la the Pen
sion Bureau" There IS nothing about tho docu-
ment to show whore or by whom 10 was printed.
The copy which reached THE TRIBUNE Bureau this
afternoon was nclosed in envelope bought and paid
for by the and bearing upon the upper left
hand corner this legend; "Pubie Document U. g. Sen
ate Part OF Congressional Record Free IL is asserted
too that copies OF the document are now In course OF
transmission through the United states mails IN like
envelopes free OF postage. That the document is not
"part OF The Congressional Record" which would
title IL free nsmisson by mall is apparent from the
the five pages consist OF the last Democratic
National platform, which Democrat ever was rash
enough brave enough u introduce into The Record
II emiGently appropriate that statement so
saturated with insincety and downright fasehood as
was the National platform OF the Democratic party
should DO the preface OF this document, which
fairly reeks with misstacments baseess alanders and
scsndalous exparte aildavits For example, II Ia as
serted that time and again measures looking directly
TO the interests OF tho soldiers have been sue
cessfully pressed by q Democratic majority to
legal enactment, and that when such measures
failed they failed by OF Republican inacton."
Now In the XLTXth Congress the Democrats were ess
hostile to the Union soldier than they were before
since the years they denounced him Lincoln
hreling" ana voted against supply bills TO maintain
the Union armies the fold. What Is their record in
the XLIXth Congress
The widows pension bill passed the House by vote
OF 19S to &C. The affirmative vote Republicans,
lis, Democrats, so. The negative vote was: Repubi
cans, Memorials, &c. The bill required vote OF
two-thirds il 1t had been left to the Democrats
alone 1t would have boon rejected. In the Senate
tho bill TO pension dependent disabled soldiers and
o
Gratis for the bill, Democrats against the bill. u;
Republicans for the bill. 27 Republicans against the
would have been defeated to l. After this bill had
been modified by Democratic committee IN the House,
the Democratic majority OF the House refused even to
consider IT, The Republican Senate passed bill TO In.
crease the pensions OF minor children FROM ~ to -
month and TO extend the pensonable aga from sixteen
years eighteen years The House refused 10 consider
H. The bill to increase the pensions OF armess or legless
soldiers passed the Republican, Senate without
division In the House the rules were suspended ana
vote: Republicans %; Democrats. II. Negative vote:
Republicans none; Democrats, 81. Again tw0-tnirds
required and this bill also would have been rejected
II the Democrats could have worked their own WILL
The Democrats pledged themselves on the floor OF the
They broke this promise by not allowing the bill even TO
be unless they were gysn m 20
authorize the evyng OF tax designed to array
of pension Wben that proposition
came before the House the form OF m amendment to
table tab u' the motion n was rejected by S for
TO 1879 against Affirmative vote Republicans. 116;
democrats 1876 on the following day motion 70 CON
sder the proposition carried by vote OF l32 to
ll6. Affirmative vote: Republicans, none; Demo-
Gratis, 1872. Negative vote Republicans, lO5 Demo
crafts H. AS the proposition was plainly designed to de-
feat all pension leealaon and 10 make pensions odlons
the Republicans God Ike rock against ~ ana after
two days wasted IL vain attempt 10 obtain quorum
OF Union soldier hhters, the Democrats suenly dessted
from their atiempt.
Such Is the recent record Of the Democratic
party. 1t shows truthfuy the subject OF pen
sions treated In the document published to-day by
Senator Kennas campaign Committee. II may not be
amiss to remark that Senator kennas name is not
recorded either side In any general pension
bill in the last session OF the Senate.