Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-03
HE LOVES THE SOLDIER.
HOW THE VETERAN FARES AT
THE PRESIDENTS HANDS.
Battle-Scarred Heroes Bounced to Make
Room for COnfederates-S Slave
Holders in the Places of the
Nations Defenders-A
Shameful Record

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. Coon
gresham Burns, Of Missouri, speaking
for the administration recently, said:
This administration has done more for
the Union soldiers than any one
of the Republican administra-
tons did, or even tried to do"
Here are a few facts bearing upon
the subject. Col. Villas, of Wisconsin,
is the only man ever borne upon the
pay rolls of the War Department, who
was invited into the cabinet of Presi-
dent Cleveland. 1t may be interesting
to Wisconsin people, and to old soldiers
everywhere to read what he has done
for the Union soldiers.
A. B. Hurlbut, a Pennsylvania soldier
in the stamp division of the Post-office
Department, was prosecuted for his po-
litical opinions until he was obliged to
resign. An exConfederate fills his po-
sition. John Jameson, superintendent
of the railway mail service, was turned
out and a Wisconsin Democrat given
his place. A. G. Sharp, chief post of
flee inspector, a Union veteran, went
Col. West, a Mississippi rebel, fills his
place. Gen. Hazen, third assistant post
master general, went out in 'S6 and Gen.
Harris, another Mississippi Confederate,
holds his position. When he became
secretary OF the interior, Col Villas APP
pointed as chief clerk of his new de-
partment, a Tennessee Confederate,
Maj. Howard, in place Of the Union
veteran, Mai. Geo. Lockwood, resigned.
And so it goes down thelist There are
thirteen ex-Confederates holding good
positions in the Post-office Department
to-day, appointed by Villas. This has
been done for the Union soldiers by the
only soldier in the cabinet. In the
other departments the Union soldiers
have been prosecuted even more relent-
lesslv. They have had absolutely no
consideration, in the matter OF position,
Notwithstanding the fact that the law
requires that they shall have preference
In such matters.
John Bosworth, the drummer boy of
Shiloh, who is we'll known to all sol
diers, was private secretary to Secretary
Of War Belknap. He remained in the
War Department until this administra-
ton came into power He was sur
rounded by Contederates, and refused
to hold lis tongue IN their presence,
and was incontinently dismissed. He
is now one Of the editors of the National
Tribune, the great sol diers' paper pub
Eshed here.
Hiram W. Love, the gallant fighting
major OF the Third Iowa Cavalry ,camped
with his battalion upon plantation in
Mississippi in 1868. Men and horses fed
and housed themselves upon the place,
and stripped it bare of everything edi-
BILE. They used whatever the Major
considered necessary for the public
veal. The estate belonged to a Con-
federate who was In the ARMIES which
were assailing the life of the nation. But
a change came in 1885, waiting the
Union party out OF administrative DOW
er, and sweeping in the hordes of the
Confedenacy. The owner of the plan
tation, one Muldrow, was made assistant
secretary on the interior. Mai. Love
was a clerk in that department., and
fast growing old and feeble. Shortly
after Muldrow came in, Maj. Love went
out. And all this for love of the Union
soldiers. And So it has gone on.
Union soldiers who held government
positions when the Cleveland admins
tration came into power have been
ruthlessly cast into outer darkness. But
they all feel that when the facts are
known. the loyal North will respond to
their call, and replace them In the posi-
tions, the right to which they earned in
noble honorable battle