The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-09-26
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YEsrKRDAY At Alliance Con, WI
liam IA, Gibson delivered an elvautht
and powerful address 70 over ono tipu
sand old soldiers from STARK, MahohlhH
gOiumDiana and Carroll counties, hiphi'
bers OF Tbs lt, A, II,
Gen, Gibson 10 a soldier Win hplph'
did held aud battle record, ana ~ a
worthy representative OF tho yoluu'
teer soldier, Ills Olall0n Nv Alllhlop
was cue OF his best elioflH,and We apallu
10 call the attention Of tho soldiers el
stark county 10 tho main points VI hia
address, a.. ..
lie lirat stated that, during the war,
tho bond hOldefa bought bohdh WIN lhu
same kind OF money thht Wan pau w
tho soldiers for their services IA olllel
words tho bonds were bought WIN
greenbaoka aud treasury notes. ana thp
various forms OF credit lliat pahhpu
for money during tho war NoW, hlng
tho war, said u6n, Gibson, lhphe pphuh,
that we're purchased with money worm
40 cents on the dollar, have by Aet Ol
UOnmeha been elevated W par Win
Qold, la other words, tho Congress Ol
lhe United states, by iaWh phhpteui put
w per cent, more Yalut W lhp pphu
hOluefA bonds, than thhy Oflglhhlly epnl,
or " put II IA ita true ilght, tue ppoplun
of tho United States we're robbed ul
more than tho entire 0ilglhhl pphV VI
tho bonds, simply and solely ioF lhu
benelita OF the bond holders,
Now, how ID IL with tho soldiers, VINO
offered up their liyea for tho county
ON the nula Of war, Hnd Who were pau
la money worth 40 cents on the dpllhi 7
Have they been pad in honest money 7
| Not u bit OF II, A quarter OF hepnluty
has elapsed since tho war, ana thu
bonds aib now held Nv an enormous
premium, aud tho United alaleh Treas
uTy IL OYeIliOWing WIN money Ahu
atiil the old aoldleia, now poor ana GRIP.
pied aud tOtleing w thUif graves, nave
never been paid, ,........ 4.
The above, In our own Language II
tho point made by Gen. ulbhoh, Now
W6 want ~ know why thehp Old bpl'
oilers nave never Oe6n paid, Dtcauhu
Gen. Gibson did not carry hlb pOlit 70
ita Inevitable conclusion, lilo 10 y 100
publican, aud his own party ~ hlohp 10
hpOnhble for tho deplufablt eVhui
| ton which no depicted WIN
40 much el0Queuoe, Ills own party
with the exception OF four yeare) han
Deen In pOaseiblOn OF tho GOYttnmpht
for over a quarter OF q century,
Why has not justice been done lhu
aoldleia. tho same 80 the bond holders
Gen. Gibson knows the reason why
Why did he not toll the gram, gIsay
and gfiZZled veterans Abhembled Nv ~
lance the reason i0r their nogltott
| Minor Mckinley was present
WGy did not Gen, Gibson ASK MO
Klnley, why, during all his service III
Congress he had never ytt even inllo'
duc6d u bill to pay the old sOlditIa III
honest money! ..--
Now We desire 10 call the attention
of Inc aoldlers those who were present
at Alliance and those who were MOI
present, 70 the fact, that when Cen
Weaver, of Iowa, (a poor dlttItbbtu
GreenbaclI CongreBbmap) introduced Z
bill Ia Congress TO pay soldiers IN non
eat money, the aamGaa tho bond holdtlr
had received, no was laughed TO booru
| by the Republican leaders. There was
not "a Republican Ia either the House
or Senate To stand by him, or give him
anything but sneers and ridicule, ana
| last Fall when Gen, Weaver was a can
didate for reelection 10 Congress
| the boOOdlerB took care to utno
enough Doodle into his district tC
retire him to private life, whore no nov
is. This 10 the fate Of the only member
of Congress, who has ever had the cour
age TO do practical Justice TO tho ole
soldiers, since tho WAT. Ills polileA
epitaph, II truly written, would be'
"RAltd by tie RcpubiicaU PQrH bc
cause he sought 10 do justice % iho oio
s0iditTS, whO SGptd the Republic"
Gen, Gibson did not refer 10 Corpora
Tanner. llG did not tell the yelufanI
assembled, that Tanner was tho truI
friend OF the rank and file, aud that The
only man who had oven tried TO do JUS
tice 10 the old soldiers, had just beer
bounced by u Republican President
Why did he not do thatY