Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-24
WILL VOORHEES, RESIGN ?

From the Register.
GAULr, Grundy Co., Mo-, May 4, 1888.
Hon. John J. Ingalls,, President U. 5.
Senate, Washington, d. G.
DEAR SIR:-Referring to your speech
in reply to Hon. Dan'l Voorhees, invec-
tives of last Wednesday, l desire to say
in support of your argument that MI.
VOORHEES, is mistaken. l quote: HE
saws he never cast single vote against
the payment of soldiers supplies for
their bounties or against the approprl-
alton for their pensions, and lfyou Will
find one he (Voorhees) will resign his
seat in the senate" While Ex-Gov.
Crittenden, of Missouri, was a member
of congress, from the sixth Missouri
district, in the year 1873, he introduced
a bill in congress, providing pension
for myself, on account of wounds re-
ceived in the late war
while in the line of duty
and before muster. The bill passed
the house, placing me Oh the pension
rolls of the United States, and went to
the senate in that shape. Hon. Dan1
VOORHEES, was at that time chairman of
the committee On pensions In the Sen
ate, offered an amendment to the bill,
cutting me out of the arrearages,
amounting to about g. 800. This is
what the gentleman did for me for the
loss of my arm.
Col. Il. J. Crittenden was federal
soldier and a democrat. voorhees,
was democrat but not federal SOL
der.
[ do desire to congratulate you upon
your mastery effort in demolishlng the
90 XNOYhonC onH
[ think [ voice the sentiments OF the
republicans and war democrats OF
north Missouri, in this.
Hoping that your future may be
brighter. [ am yours respectfully,
n. A. WINTERS,
Late Capt. Co. K II Mo. Vol.
One acquainted with the writer of
the above article cannot read it without
blushing; for this N. a. Winters rec
ord AS soldier was very brief. Was
he soldier at all? His title of Gap
tainn came only by adoption, as he was
like many others 1 might recall, who
never did more than make big noise,
raise war whoop and denounce the
democrats of the north as "rebels," so
LONG as there is no danger to their own
little selves. AS soon as he was asked
to advance toward danger his cowardly
heart failed him, his patriotism was
gone, and while OH the road to be mus
tered into the service this man Win
tiers, while crossing bridge, sticks his
arm out of Car window an fractures
~ II xxoo On oooidant roy of onurcn
He was never mustered into the SER
vice, and was never soldier. We
next hear of him buying horses for the
government, under contract. This
position he filled until the close of the
war, and the 81 800 that Winters claims
the Hon. Dan Voorhees, cut him cut of
is no doubt fact, and was right, too.
The Hon. Voorhees, without a doubt
knew Winters record as horse specu-
latOr, and of his record as tax collector
of Grundy county, Mo-, from 1868 to
1872. The war has been over twenty
three years, and yet Ingalls, and Win
tiers are just putting in their work.
That is what call rather "long range"
for efficient work, and will ignOmin-
Ously fail in demolishing such well
fortified breastworks as those in which
the Hon. Dan Voorhees, is entrenched.
Such soldiers as Nate Winters and that
man ingalls, are the very suckers that
have swelled our pensionrolls to such
rate. 1t seems to me the country only
regrets that there are not more Voor-
hees' to watch Just such men as Win
tiers who are continually knocking at
the doors of the pension bureau.
7. F. CRAIG.
SPEAKING OF the new scheme of GER