The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-03-08
AS TO PENSIONS.

The Dependent Pension Bill occu-
pied the attention of the United
States Senate during a part OF last
week. The debate brought out the
venm Of the Democracy against the
Union Soldier to great degree. The
Grand Army of the Republic was
bitterly denounced as class of beggars
who assume to dictate how legislation
in their interest shall be carried on.
Beck, of Kentucky, was particularly
sorrowful at the cheek and energy OF
the G.. A. r. This is the same bill
vetoed by Grover Cleveland, when he
denounced the disabled Union Soldiers
as tramps, vagabonds, and other
choice expressions Of Democratic
love for the Soldiers. But the friends
Of the Soldiers, in the Senate, are
standing up to, and getting away
with, the Copperheads, concerning
this bill and the record of the parties
generally. The Democracy cannot
repress the old venom against the
Union Soldier that will arise in the
Democratic breast. There is cause
for this hatred. Every Union Soldier
is living testimony that the Demo-
cratic party attempted by four years
war to destroy the Government of the
United States, as well as a living
testimony that the Democratic party
was whipped out of its horrible
scheme, and that the Government
still lives. There is a strong Con-
federate grievance that the Soldiers
perpetuate their veteran organizations
Why not permit them to die out, the
membership become scattered, and the
old war memories to die. Yes,
why not? What nice, peaceful
time there would be! True, there
would be good deal Of noise in that
section of the country once calling
itself the Southern Confederacy, there
would be roaring Of cannon, waving
of Confederate flags, and kissing and
crying over jeff Davis; but all this
would not be keeping alive the wal
memories-oh, no! Seriously, friends
this cry against the G. A. R. boys Ii
nothing new. All through the wal
the Northern Democracy, cried oui
for the withdrawal of the thieves
murderers and Lincoln's hirelings,'
who never, ne0er, never, could coerct
sovereign State!' In 1864 the
Democratic party in National Con
vention assembled, declared the war {
failure. This same Grand Army o.
the Republic was then at the front
shooting down armed Democrat,
traitors. There were Democratic
soldiers in the Grand Army then, JUS
as there are now; and they were
denounced and urged to desert then
just as they are now.
Our Democratic friends should no
get excited over these matters. Tht
Grand Army boys have no right tt
dictate to representatives in Congress
as to their public acts, and do no
assume any such right. There i
nothing unfair in the Dependen
Pension Bill. No reasonable, loya
man would object to law the inten
of which was to keep broken down
soldiers out of the Infrmaries. Blu
the declaration is thrust into tn
faces Of the Union Soldiers and thei
friends that the Confederate Soldier
do not ask any pensions. Certainl.
not. The Confederates recogniz
the great fact that they are living
exemplifcations of the mercy of tn
strongest Government in the world
Asking pensions for treason coul'
scarcely become popular in thi
country. There is no ground for tn
Democratic outcry against the Gran,
Army of the Republic. It is the out
cropping Of a deep-sealed hatre'
based upon treason to the flag of tn
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