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The National tribune., 1888-06-28
ROND RI[YING.

The Secretary of the Treasury is accept
ing from day to day small lots of bonds
which are offered him. Up to last Saturday
he had bought $2G, 593. $50 of bonds at a cost
of 49,, 164,748, or 1922, 449 less than the
Government would have had to pay if the
bonds had been allowed to run to maturity.
This is the policy that THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE has insisted on for months. In
stead of commencing the purchase of bonds
last April, the beginning should have been
years ago, and instead of having bought
SIG, 593,7 $50 of bonds, the larger portion of
the $232,000000 of 43-percents, due and pay
able Sept l, 1891, should have been called
in by this time There is no defense for
not having done so. The money has been
lying idle in the Treasury, and holders of
the bonds have been ready to surrender
them on fair terms. They should have been
taken up, the debt reduced, and the money
restored TO active circulation.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
AN UNUSUAL OFFER.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE FOR
THREE MONTHS FOR IS CENTS.

So many veterans desire THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE during the remainder of the ses-
sion Of Congress, and so many more are de-
string to secure sample copies Of the paper,
that we have been constrained to make an
unusual offer to accommodate them. We
uiH send The paper F0R THREE MONTHS
FOR 25 CENTS to al arzo send IN their names
5efore Tie Isl Of July act
So far We have uniformly declined to take
subscriptions for shorter period than six
months, ard then only at an advance on the
usual yearly price, but now We are con
strained to depart from that policy in order
that The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, with its full
reports Of the proceedings Of Congress, and
the debates on pension legislation and other
matters Of interest to veterans, shall be
within reach Of every veteran in the length
and breadth Of the land.
During these three months the paper will
be kept at the highest standard Of interest.
In addition to fuller reports Of all Congress
siOnal proceedings. and other matters relat-
ing to pensions and veterans, than any other
paper viii have it viii have an immense
variety Of original, valuable and instructive
matter such as can be found in no other
paper.
We ask al orr readers to take advantage
Of this opportunity to place the paper in the
hands ofeyery veteran acquaintance of theirs
who is interested in it, but does not take it.
They are all willing TO pay . cents for so
good q paper for three months, and if the
matter is brought to their attention, viii be
ready 1t oEee with their money and their
names. We hope that every man and wom-
an now on our list, win at once send us in
3 club OF names Of their acquaintance. Let
Us have 100000 additional subscribers before
July !. and it wiz have the best possible
effect IN promoting tension legislation by
Congress. for then We VIII speak in the name
Of a quarter Of million veterans, and our
words VIII be vastly stronger power than
ever n demanding soldiers rights.
1t eery subscriber send IN at least one
nrrle
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SOME COMPARISONS.

Congress began on the first Monday in
December That is six months ago, lacking
a few days. The Disability Bill was ready
for presentation to Congress the first day
that it met, but it has not been passed yet,
nor even day asked for its consideration.
Sherman began his campaign against At
lanta May 3, and the city fell Sept 1. That
was four months.
It has, therefore, taken Matson half as
long again as Sherman required to capture
city defended by the second largest army
in the Confederacy, and the work is not yet
half begun.
Grant began his movement against Vicks-
burg April 1, and July 4-three months and
three days later captured the stronghold.
In the whole campaign he killed or capt
ured 10000 men, and took 10000 muskets
and 260 valuable cannon.
Matson has been twice as long as it took
Grant to capture Yicksburg, and has not yet
made a good start.
IF the soldiers had been as leisurely about
crushing out the rebellion as Col. Matson
has been in securing for them their well
earned rights, how long would the war have
lasted?
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elected Senator. and served the full term. He
was candidate for reelection. but the State
had been so gerTymandered by she Democrats
that though the aggregate Republican majority
of the Legislative ticket was over 10000 me
Democrats had q majority Of two on the Joint
ballot, which was sufficient TO elect TUrpie to
the Senate.
Gen. Harrison stands at the head Of the In
diana bar, having no superior as lawyer any
where. In the Senate he showed himself a
thoroughly equipped statesman, and he IS an
admirable orator on the stump. He is a mem
Der of the Grand Army of the Republic and has
always shown great interest in everything that
pertains to the Order and his old comrades. with
whom he has ever been popular, as he was IN
the field when he was known as one of the very
best Colonies in the Army of the Cumberland
Hon. L. 2. Morton, the Republican nominee
for ViCe-President was born in ShOreham,
Vt, May is, 1924, aud was educated IN the
public schools. At the age of q he be-
gan elerking in store in Hanover, ".
H., and in 1850 went to Boston, where
he rapidly rose TO prominence, becoming
member of the firm of Joseph NJ. Beebe,
Morgan & Co., which was connected with the
noted firm of Geo Peabody & Co. He after
ward moved to New York, and established the
dry goods firm of Morton & Grinnel. In 1868
he abandoned merchandising and became a
banker, as which he has been unusually sue
cessful. He was part OF the famous syndicate
which so successfully funded the National
debt In spite of all the demands made upon
him by his great business.-Mr Morton has
always maintained . lively interest In politics,
and in 1876 was nominated for Congress IN the
11th District of New York. he was defeated,
though he greatly reduced the majority Of bis
Democratic opponents. Two years later he was
more successful and defeated the Tammany
Hall candidate.
He also served as honorary Commissioner to
the Paris Exposition in 1880 was reelected
TO Congress by splendid majority and made
himself felt in Washington as one Of the
most valuable Members Of the House. In
1880 he was considered as 4 probable can
didate for the Viee-Presidency on the ticket
with Grant, but declined to allow his name to
be used. Gen. Garfield rendered him the
office of Secretary of the Navy. which be de-
clined, whereupOn he was offered the position
of Minister to France, which he accepted.
While in this office ne secured the adoption Of
important treaties promoting the interests Of
the two nations.
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"Play csrds-engage In sinful gambling I'm
amazed at the bardihood of the proposition"
said deep. solemn voice, which / at once rec
ognized as that of the Presbyterian minister at
Cohosh.
young man, you have mistaken this Con-
vention for the one that met at st. Louis"
Let's draw cuts for EN-. Put all the names
in a hat, shake EN- up. aud let the first two
out have EN-" said a man with q horseshoe
diamond pin.
Lottery is as bad as gambling" said the
Presbyterian minister.
"No you don't, Phil PAGER" shouted the
young man with the white hat; Pm on to
you. I've seen you set up too many games,
counting coffee beans and pulling straws, to
trust you for a minute. You'd get both them
tickets"
"Ill tell you what let's do" said book
keeper-lOoking man with spectacles, who had
been examining the tickets. Each of these
has coupons for six days, and two coupons for
each day-one for the afternoon and one for
the evening session. that makes II coupons
for each ticket, or % for the two tickets.
There are 200 OF US here; that makes about
one coupon for every eight. / move that we
divide up into two companies of 100 men each,
and each company take a ticket; then let each
company divide up into II squads Of eight men
each, aud these squads draw for numbers from
/ to 10; then let the Squad No / have the
in it take turns going into the Convention.
As each session will be, we may say, four hours
long, this will give each man half an hour in
the Convention when he will come out and
give the ticket to the next man, and so on
There was a roar of dissent to this.
Never do in the world" @ Man once gets in
there it'll take a log. chain and yoke Of oxen
to get him out" His watch viii stop" He'll
have heart disease, aud won't dare move sud
denly and so on.
The prospect wearied me, and I withdrew,
feeling that this was a selfish crowd who did
not appreciate the benefit it would have been
to the party to give me one Of the tickets and
let me favor the Convention By my presence
and ripe, calm judgment.
went to find one of our Senators, whom
knew slightly, and who had expressed him
self as indebted to me for political help. I
found him, but he was surrounded by twice as
big crowd Of GCket-seekers as the Congress
man. and did not even propose to divide.
| 1 saw several politicians Of more or less note
| whom 1 knew more or less well, and who in
| former times had been more or less anxious
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for my assistance and ripe, calm judgment in
political matters; but if | had been a mission
airy agent trying to get contributions in
synagOg for converting Jews to Christianity
would have had equally good luck.
It kept dawniug upon me with increasing
clearness that the Convention was not yearn-
ing for nay presence and ripe, calm judgment to
the extent that had supposed.
''Say mister, said a man on the sidewalk
who had witnessed one Of my Intellectual at
tempts, IS kin git ye ticket if you're willin'
to put up for it" He wore heavy mustach,
a look of being on the make, and high
white hat with deep black band, poised engag
ingly on the side Of his head.
How much ?" I asked.
"'Bout 80 scads," he answered.
/ still wanted the Convention to have the
benefit of my presence and ripe, calm judg-
ment, but $50 is a great deal of money for q
man in the insurance business, and [ had re-
fused my wife Keturah a tailOr-made froek
because my ripe, calm judgment decided that
| could not afford it.
Better take it, mister" said the man with
the hat in mourning-dOubtless for his lost
reputation" they're paying as high as a cen
fury for 'em over at the Leland. Fifty sCads is
cheapern Chinee labor"
/ walked over toward the Auditorium
vaguely hoping that some of the gentlemen
who had expressed so high an estimate of the
value OF my presence anu calm Judgment
would come along, notice that the Convention
was losing the benefit of it, and take active
steps put it in possession of that valued quail
ty; but alas, they seemed to have at once
grown strangely Indifferent on the subject. 1t
is wonderful what mental changes few hours
will sometimes produce.
joined a throng of several thousand men
of probably equally ripe, calm judgments for
among them l recognized several ex-Senators
ex-Governors and ex-COngressmen, as well as
eX- bosses without number-WhO were packed
on the sidewalk opposite the entrance, and
who were in the same fOrlorn, ticketlesS con-
ditiOn as mysell.
We sadly watched several thousand other
men, whose judgments were, I am sure, no
ripper or calmer than ours, but who had tickets,
pass proudly by the photographed portals to
where the Convention would really have the
benefit of their judicial ripeness and calmuess.
Presently the band inside struck up See,
the Conquering Hero Comes, and the building
trembled with enthusiastic applause, but it did
not have the same ring to me that it had before
The heavens were of brass and the sun ball
of fire. 1t occurred to me that the insurance
business at Cohosh needed the benefit of my
presence aud my ripe calm judgment, and it
would be pleasanter reading the reports of the
Convention under my own cool vine and fig
tree.
The conductor on the next homeWard bound
train remarked, as he took up my return
ticket, that " l had quit very early"
l told him yes; that there was not particle
of hog in me. l always knew in an instant
when had enough.
The National tribune., 1888-06-28
TIE CANDIDATES.
Gen. Ben Harrison, Of Indiana, and
Hon. Levi P. Morton, of New York

Gen. Benjamin Harrison, whom the Republi-
cans have nominated for President Of the
United States, comes from distinguished ances-
try. The first Gen. Harrison was ore Of Crom-
wells most valued and trusted subOrdinates
and was a member Of the court which tried
and sentenced the worthless Charles I to the
scafold. He signed the death warrant. AID
after the restoration Of the monarchy be vas
brought 10 trial for this act and executed Oct
Is 1860
His family emigrated % America TO escape
persecution. and his descendants we're pr0mi-
nent patriots in the Revolutionary war. One
of these was Benjamin Harrison, OF Virginia,
who was distinguished as a soldier and states
man, and was elected three times Governor Of
Virginia. His son was VIM. Henry Harrison ths
famous " Old Tippecanoe,' who after acareeE Of
brilliant victories over che Indians and British,
was elected ninth President Of the United States
in the Log Cabin campaign Of 1910, but died
month after his Inauguration. His son was
John Scott Harrison, at one time Governor Of
the Northwestern Territory and q Member Of
Congress. He was the father Of the present
candidate
The National tribune., 1888-06-28
THK oonrRADEs, DuTY.

We want to earnestly impress upon all
the comrades the necessity of unrelaxing eff
forts during the campaign now opening to
secure veterans rights. If those rights are
ever to be attained the preliminary work
must be done surely and solidly before next
November.
Wehaye had enough of shufling, evasiye
politicians who
Keep the word Of promise TO the ear,
But break them to the heart
The record of the present Congress, which
went into Office full of gladdening promises
to the soldiers, is notwithstanding. Such
record must not be repeated.
We want every comrade to think over
this matter with the greatest earnestness, for
it is charged with importance to those he
has next TO his own family in his affections
his disabled comrades and their depend
ent ones.
We want him to make sure that every
man nc NstStS MS hotS 1OI- LldttSA III
what ticket he is running-is a firm, relia-
BILE friend Of the veteran. 1t viii not do
that he is willing TO talk glibly of the "serv-
ices, sacrifices and glorious courage of our
soldiers and sailors" He must be willing
to Go something more practical-to vote for
and urge the passage put his shoulder to
the wheel on every occasion where there is
chance of pushing forward practical
measure of relief upon which the veterans
are united.
The comrades must not be backward in
making their wishes and expectations known
to all candidates of every shade Of political
belief They must secure from them def
mite pledges of action.
The veterans have been deluded by empty
promises entirely too long. They must de-
mand now definite promises and strict full
fillment of those promises.
Let no candidate escape!
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count is not built on the same generous meas
ure as his enthusiasm. determined to go.
The cordial approval of everybody to whom
I mentioned this determination, encouraged
the feeling that | was doing meritOriOus
thing and my duty as a citizen.
My wife quite approved of my going. 1
ought to stay week at least she said; stay
and see everything finished up properly. In
order to keep her from being lonely, she would
have her mOther-between whom and me there
is some coolness-pay her visit. | WINGED a
little at those two, who are perhaps more keenly
critical of my peculiarities of disposition than
any other human beings, having an uninter
rupted week to discuss my idiosyncrasies but
my wife was so decided as to my duty as
citizen and Republican, that l accepted her
view.
Kuffs & Rollers, from whom I buy my fur
nishing goods, were equally sure l ought to 20.
| The party, they said, ought to have the benefit
OF my ripe, calm judgment and long experience.
They also added that the weather would III all
probability be very hot in Chicago, and / ought
to go provided with full stock of lightweight
underwear, of which they had an unusually
fine line at much lower prices than l could
| buy them in Chicago.
! Way Bill, the railroad agent, was quite clear
| that ought to show my interest in the success
of the party by going. Everyone who wanted
! to see the country well governed oaght to make
! an effort to attend He also mentioned to me
the benefits that would likely accrue to the
! party from my ripe, calm judgment.
Tickets over his line were lower and the &C
! commodatous better than were offered by any
of his competitors. He would be glad, too, to
write me policy in the best and most reliable
| accident insurance company in the world. Acct
! dents were thing unknown on his line-a very
different state ofthings, hesaid, from that which
unhappily existed on the other lines; stll, it
was the duty of every man who had such a
superb woman for wife. and such interesting
children as | had, to provide against every pos
| sible contingency.
! met the same cordiality everywhere. AS l
| entered the depot the fine band stationed there
struck up See, the Conquering Hero Comes"
1t may have only been coincidence, but gen.
teman who had been spoken of for the nomina-
ton also came in about the same time, and
some one said that it was his money that paid
for the band.
The sleeping-ear pOrters minstrel-like face
! lighted up with grin that ran around behind
| his ears and met there leaving me no doubt
that he approved my going. l gave him half
dollar the next morning, instead of the custom
airy quarter.
fPm delighted that vou've decided fo on
The National tribune., 1888-06-28
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be changed as of1e as desired. bat each subscriber
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There has been absolutely nothing of inn
portance done in the House the past week,
and the chance to relieve week of legisla-
tive vacuity by the introduction of some
thing of great Importance should not have
been lost.
Still nearly as good chance will proba-
bly, present itself next week.
VIII Col. Matson improve it?
We viii again brace up our faith that he
will.
The National tribune., 1888-06-28

IF the Democrats can carry New York and
Indiana, or New York, New Jersey and Con-
necticut, they will elect their man.
On the other hand, if the Republicans can
carry New York, OF New Jersey and Indi-
ana, or Indiana and Connecticut, they will
elect their ticket
We will not go into a consideration of the
chances of the parties for success in these
States. At present no man can more than
guess as to them. In a week or two the sit
uation will crystalize so as to make the out
look clearer
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along" murmured the
President of our local
club, as he pinned a
badge on my lapel.
" We need men of ripe,
calm judgments like
you, and we want to
make as big a show for
our man as possible, and
every man counts"
The people along the
route seemed delighted
that / had left my busi-
ness and come. They
came out in great crowds
at every station, and
cheered and waved flags
as | passed.
The cabmen at Chi
The National tribune., 1888-06-28

THE contractors for the monument for the
Sickles Brigade have grievously disappOint-
ed the members of that organization by not
having the work completed in time for the
dedication July 2, but announcement is
made in another column that the corner
stone viii be laid with appropriate cere-
monies.
The National tribune., 1888-06-28
WORK or THE PENsIoN OFFICE.

WORK OF THE Pension OFFICE.
There were 1852 medical examinations
reported, the total amount of fees for same
being ST. 1924, OF an average cost of SAG
per examination.
Report Of certificates issued during week
ending june %, 1ss8: Original, !, s3I; in
crease, 353: reissue, 49, restoration, 20; du-
plicate, L; accrued, lO2; arrears, o; Act Of
March 3, 1883, 1; Order Of April 3, 1884, O.;
Act Of March ,, 1855, 0; Order Oct 7, 1885,
0; Act Of aug. 4, 1856, ?; Supplemental,
Act Aug 4, 1ss6, 3; Mexican war, IA; total,
2.60I. Reissue same date. 0.
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THE CHANCES.
lasted?

The following facts will afford a basis for
forming Judgment as to the chances of the
parties in the coming Presidential contest.
There will be 401 electoral votes cast
Consequently the successful candidate will
have to receive at least POI. The Democrats
claim to be certain of the following States !:
The National tribune., 1888-06-28

Ecery man tuhO uore the blue, and erery
friend of his, should take THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE. 1t giUes more and better matter
than any other family 1oeekty paper, and costs
only t,co cents igeek.
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HAVE always had a
deep-seated longing to
take part in a great Ma
tional Convention. /
have really yearned to
sit down right in the
midst of the gathered
opponents of my polit-
zeal principles, an d
watch them in the ac-
tual work of molding
an electrifying plat
form and selecting a
country-rousing candi-
date.
The Convention
seemed to offer the
long desired opportu-
nifty. and the railroads
offered tickets at q price
quite attractive TO a
The National tribune., 1888-06-28

Now is the time to subscribe for THE Ma
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Every man who served his country should
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Hare you asked all your acquaintance to
subscribe for THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE?
If net, do so at once, TO giUe the paper more
pOiCer in champiOning the cause the UeterGns.
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The Democrats concede all these States to
the Republicans with the possible exception
of California, which they claim to have a
good chance of carrying. Assuming, how
ever, that all the above will go as stated, it
viii be seen that the Democrats need to get
48 votes more to elect their man, and the
Republicans 10. The problem presented to
both parties, therefore, is as to where these
votes must come from. Both must seek
them among the following doubtful
States":
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WRITE your Senators and Representatives
IN favor Of TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Pen
sion Bill
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COMRADES, do not fail to have your con-
Fentions iadorse THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
Pension Bill.
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The Republicans concede all these States
to the Democrats but claim that there is
possibility of carrying Virginia, with a re-
mote chance Of carrying West Virginia,
North Carolina, Tennessee and Florida.
The Republicans, on the other hand, claim
to be sure Of carving the following States:
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Pension Bill
takes like wilddre.
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Hare goa asked all your GcquaiRtance8 to
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