The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-06-28


Union without rag OF political disability fes.
tcring In their wounds; and 1t Is only lately
that have been disposed to hold the Southern
people to strict accountability for the use Of
the peculiar political power which the South
holds in tho Union.
Cleveland's relations to pension legislation,
his rebel flag order and his abusive, cow
ardly treatment of Union veterans, and
deals some trenchant blows. He calls at
tention to the fact that in one of his mes
sages, the President, referring to destitute
soldiers for whose relief the Dependen mt PEN
sion bill, then under discussion, was
framed, declared that "if these ex-soldiers
arc to bo relieved they and their cause are
entitled to the benefit of on enactment un-
der which relief may be claimed as q right,
and such relief granted under the sanction
OF law, not in evasion of It," The Depend
ent Pension bill was passed January 20,
1887. 1t provided pension for every man
who had served three months in any war of
the country and had come to be dependent
on the charityof others through no personal
fault or vice. TIL, President vetoed this
bill. The Mexican Pension bill, passed
about the same time, provided pension for
every body over the age of sixty-two years.
which would include nearly all, who had
served two months in the Mexican war,
wnoo. ...'a uopo"eo.' VI i'oV, ~ w"' ,oss u,s
eliminating " anu icss iheritorious tnah tho
Depcnucht IenslOn Dill, Dut IL PROVIDED Tor
the soldiers In war In which the South was
specially interested, in which many South
erners had served, and the President signed
it, These acts and the rebel flag order Mr..
O'Connor criticises IA follows.
Setting as,do nil mero ouihhi,no abo,,. de
tails. n was not noss,h,o for Mr. CIevcIand non.
estlv 70 approve Of ono Of these moasuros and
veto tho othor. There was nm inoonsstencv IN
his course so gross that it can not be explnined
away. viii il do to say that he thought the
Mexican veterans more worthy of help than
the Union veterans of the civil warP (,ertainlv
not, Is Il n good plea that the Government
should wait until n certain proportion Of those
who need its bounty have died on before pront.
ing IN Nv no means, II we acknowlodre the
dtty Of aiding them MT nil What can we sup.
pose thcn, save that the President thought the
southerners, in some way or other should havo
a share Of the Federal bounty in tho shape Of
pensions, or that ho was compelled to sacrifice
ms own consistency rather than run counter to
Inc sou.nern VIII.
80 ~ any ono Mno uouo.s 'he s,.hpio neunins
". LIE ao.s w iesa w ,hoso uli,s oohsuer .he
.na .s'.',s .ons .no .vuet ,,es n'ss, IN wncn
no y. - y, ~ piiy unuvr.ooM W pahucr
nv. Uo Sou.neh sen.,h..
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s .en.eu W ohoIIsn Nv 'ne o1uth .ho war icenn8
a,as .ne auiNirors % Oh .no Lrcsloenr nave oeen
si,s.. , .no WI =, poop,o :" io'Bo'' was
nv uo.ause ~ 70 uspose ol pun
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go ~. 's,saS n.Ss w osaoS snas
s. Sou,a no. oe losa'uoa y. Us 'nen owners " was
ssanuaious ~ ooeauso ~ pus sne onlon nass IN
s.o possessoh SSH. ~. 'no oforhhch. ,n 'ne sa,ne
S"sosy S m,n sne ieoel nusS ana ~ WIS als,
,oa .r ,.1. ". .no ia,so p,ea snas !. nao
,.,..n ~" - VIZ ,s I'm o VI ,no uaf .ens W
NV Nv w. tho .as'. w loss s,en,nean. tnun
ny .ss%s 81 y, .n' ,es. mus .no iiesuon.s
so ,os.ol oi 'uno ~, ioo, wtnoraMhB ~ IN tne
.pss. y. wy su sN na o.. poPsioi pio.ose
ha ,,o,iS -. rar ,,oo nv ~. S.,S snas Mniio
sN. ~ ~. w nsop .no ouu'i ioyal W MS
~ ne wus per,e'.y reuoy 10 rctreat VI
.no 90. 90 .ha n",iauo .s M,, no n@o sone
w Ta "' W .ie biS ba',S vi sno WI. o,c,
Ino ms. auiiiirsuio Parv VI MI. oCoh-
nors indictment Oh 1thefrcsidentis the sum-
hypocrisy, duplcity and sectionalism OF
the Presidential policy 1t is q clever piece
of work and as faithful as it is clever:
The reader will soc that have dwelt only on
these things which tho ndmirera of the presi.
oen. regaru as ms pecullar giories, anu tnot my
argument against MS renomination 10 based ON
what are considered his strongest points. do
20 0r S
attack on journalists while keeping court re.
day in the North Woods, or to laugh at his con.
slant whining. under criticism, for special
courtesy, though unwilling to treat the motives
OF others with ordinary charity. Lot us PASS
Tho or,Ie.s sneechcs cot NJ, ,or ovor, ,,,rnr,ant
town ont ~ Annleton,s Cvc,onedio a., nv
Town, out OF ApPieton.s Cyciopeoia. Lev US
law no cmDlOS1S on tGIeDlOQG or on rCOl-cStOtC
scandals; or on petty Inconsistencies like the
veto OF Mrs. Hunters pension after the approx.
nj of Mrs. uancocl's. and tho increasing ~ ,bo
revenue by signing tho bill taxing oleomarga-
rihe, "hiie ciaIhoring LOT reduction OF tne
surplus Ana ict US hing the mantle OF charity
over weak and pompous foreign policy.
Mr.. Cleveland, SO far "a he was the representa-.
tive of the nemocracv wen, int tho os,ca ~,
,na ,Haor,, ,bot Donm,,,. 'r,a w
full OF corruption, that Republican methods
should DO changed, and that Republican policy
should, in some important matters be reversed.
O. ,inin ns tSo rssr,t -, ~ sASr,inia.,atto, 49,
80 pn n.S,. "s .o iesus y. ns "''on snas
~. nIs nepupicuh preaecessor oouiu account Ior
tne pubic money 10 Single M cent; tnSt not re.
publican oiicial could be charged with dishonor;
that Nepuplican methods were TOO good TO DO
aiseardea' anu tnat tnere was no new poiGy
whlch Democratic ADMINISTRATION could
not saia single tning' nor done single
great thing nor even conceived o single
great thing since March ., l0So-except
other @ well % to DO % Old bachelor, he has % married
charming young wife. But that achievement
alone does not constitute vniid claim 70 re.
has cam he
can party IS entitied 70 Q new lease OF power.
And while denying TO the Administration spe.
O0SSlDlG cOnCeQ2 n90C9s