Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-14

President Cleveland seems determined
to convince the country that he is some
thing more than a huge beef critter." He
is a man and brother, and also a humoriSt
and possibly wit-from his own stand
point This he has laboriously developed
into a demonstration in his extraordinary
veto messages one of these Gignihed
official utteranceS referred to the bill pro-
yiding for an increase of pension Ia John
W. Farris, of Lebanon, Mo, who, the pres
ident supposed, must have been, aS a matter
of course. republican, a. well aS union
soldier, aud therefore doubly unworthy Of
favor.
But Senator Cockrell and Representative
Bland, of Missouri. both democrats, were
responsible for the bill. and Farris himself
had voted for Cleveland Now let us have
this brilliant presidential literary gem
Says Mr.. Cleveland. il his veto message :;
The ingenuity developed in the constant
and persistent attacks upon the public
treasury by those claiming pensions and
the increase of those already granted is ex-
hibited in bold relief by this attempt to in
clude sore eyes among the results of diar-
rhra."
Now what were the facts with regard to
FarriS, as known personally 10 his demo
cratic friends. Senator Cuckrell and Repre-
sentative Bland? He enlisted in 1861,
at the age of Is, and served through the
war with credit Ever since the war he has
suffered from chronic disease contracted
in the military service and which has re-
suited. as four eminent physicians ami a
distinguished oCuliSt have certified, in par
tial blindness. He has lost the sight of one
eve, and, il is said. will soon become totally
blind In 1881, he was granted pension
of SIS month. This man was Stung. by
the presidents great and brutal injustice TO
him. and his adding Of insult 10 injury, by
his attempt at wit, 10 reply t. him,
and in his letter he assumes that il is
enough for man 10 be "a victim of disease
and conscious of approaching permanent
disability. or early dissolution, without the
infiictiOn by the president of his brutal
cr pdrtc Judgment" And he might have
added-of his strained attempt at sarcasm
and wit 1t is rapidly becoming apparent
that this alleged refUlm president is an
overgrown and thick-headed ass, with not
sense enough to keep him from kicking in
TO the ranks of his own partisan friends.
Since writing the foregoing. we find that
Farris isa Missouri democratic state senator.
and the ponderOus democratic state organ.
the St. Louis Republican, says, in his be-
half:
We recognize this as an exceptional case in
which he the PRESIDENT has been led 10 con
found gallant soldier. honorable gentleman
and loyal democrat with the rabble OF camp
followers, in whose interest the majority OF
special pension bills are passed.
Now let Us see whether the president will
find anything funny in this, or anything
facetious and witty TO say about it. The
idea that he should have treated loyal
in such shabby way as this
As pertinent to this general subject We
reprint the following from the pen of that
ferocious old copperhead Of former days,
Brick Pomeroy, which appeared, recently,
in his paper. POmGrUys Democrat, now
printed in New York:
The president has decided TO veto all private
pension bills. on the ground that the pension
department can do no wrong Intentionally or
accidentally. As result, many deserving
persons are wrUngrd. Ii is better that a
thousand pensions be given 10 the undeSerS-
ing than one person who deserves should be
not only uncareG for. but virtually branded as
4 fraud.