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The National tribune., 1889-02-28
PREFERENCE IN WISCONSIN,

The following bill has been introduced in
the Wisconsin Legislature, and is earnestly
supported by the comrades of the State. 1t
should have been passed long ago. Wis
consin should not be behind other loyal
States in taking care of the gallant men who
SO nobly upheld her honor in the last war:
Sec l. In every public Department, and upon all
public works Of the State of Wisconsin and of the
cities towns and villages thereof and also in non
competitive examinations under the Civil Service
laws, rules or regulations of the same, whenever
they apply. honoraby -discharged Union soldiers
sailors and marines shall be preferred for appoint
ment and employment; age. loss Of limb or other
physical impairment which docs not, in fact inca
paciIate, shall not be deemed to disqualify them
provided they possess the business qualifications
necessary to discharge the duties of the position
involved.
Sec. 2. At each session of the Legislature alter
the passage of this act the officers of the Senate
and Assembly, or any other officer having the APP
poinfment of messengers shall appoint children of
needy honorably Union soldiers sailors
or marines, and said appointees well as other APP
! poniees of the Legislature, shall be as equally
/ divided as possible between the various Congress
sional districts, In accordance with the money
value of the Office or position.
Sec. g. All officials, other persons having
power of appointment to, employment in, the
public service set forth in the first and second
sections of this act, charged with n faithful
| compliance with its terms, both in letter and
spirit. and failure therein shall be amisdemeanor
| Sec. 4. All acts parts of acts in any manner
conflicting with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec 5. This act shall take effect and be In force
from and after its passage and publication.
The National tribune., 1889-02-28
Our NEW WATCH.

Attention is invited to the advertisement Of
our new premium watch in another column
This is q superior time-piece IN every way 10
anything that has heretofore been offered as
premium by any paper. Itsworks and Its case
are Of the highest class. and cannot fail to give
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II that II, upon examination, the watch does not
prove satisfactory, il may be returned and we
wiz refuud the money. This is an unprece-
oentee opportunity to obtain a frst-class
watch. and we hope our subscribers will avail
themselves Of il. But little effort is required
70 raise a club Of is subscribers ANY active
boy or young man can do it in a short time.
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8, 1854, and served until June So 1855 He parties.
pated IN all the battles of the regiment, and Was
wounded at the second battle Of Bull Run Hewa
held in high esteem by his comrades aud the old
GERS of the regiment He leaves a widow and two
grandchildren of tender years
B2OwS-James W. Brown died at Providence
r. l., Dec. Is. aged IS years. He enlisted May III
1862, in Co, Il, 18th y. :, and discharged az
Lookout Mountain. Ga. Comrade Brown was 4
member of the United States Veteran Association
and of SiOcum Post, No 10, Department Of Rhode
Island, He was born in Manchester, England.
TAE6ER.-James A. Tanner. late Of Battery q,
LIST Il. l. L. A.. died at his residence in PrOYdsnca
r l., in December, in the 55th year of his age. Hs
was q member Of Rodman Post, No II, Dspart-
meut of Rhode Island.
EDDY.-Died at his residence near Winthrop,
Iowa, Harvey G. Eddy, aged 50 years, Of Coas
sumption recently. He enlisted at Geneva Wis,
in Co @, 22d Wis, Aug. Is, 1s62, and served
through the war, coming home with The disease
that finally took him from his family and a largo
circle Of friends.
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HARRISON AND MORTON.
Fine Pictures of Them
Given Away.

We have secured a choice lot of large-size,
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Harrison and Fjce-President-elect Morton.
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the 4th Of March.
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Gerber before March 4
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THERE is absolutely no excuse for failure
to Immediately pass appropriate pension
legislation. Every party in the country has
repeatedly promised, in the most solemn
manner, all that the soldiers ask for.
Congress has considered and reconsidered
the measures until every line and pro-
vision in them is ancient history. Both
Houses of Congress have repeatedly passed
them in one shape or another. Now all
that there is to do is for them to agree upon
a bill and send it to the President. This
could be done in day, as well as by months
of Consideration
The National tribune., 1889-02-28
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RossER called his command the Laurel
Brigade" A few days after Sheridan got
after him old Jubal Early said to him in his
usual high-pitched squeal:
"Rosser, you ought to change the name of
your brigade to the Grapevine"
"Why SOP" asked ROsser, CURLY.
Because the Laurel amt runner" an
swered " Ole Jube."
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

THOUSANDS of veterans are going to their
graves every year without receiving from
the Government that which they honestly
earned by their service, and which has been
wrongfullv withheld from them. This
shameful practice should be ended by the
passage of just pension legislation.
The National tribune., 1889-02-28
A CAMPAIGN FRAUD.

The whole clamor about reduction of
the burdens of taxation was a cunningly-
manufactured sham. There was no reality
to it. 1t was got up solely for campaign
purposes. Cleveland wanted an issue upon
which to 60 before the country" and this
was constructed for the purpose. 1t is an old
trick in politics, and well calculated to de-
ceive. Cleveland'S friends worked 1t for all
that it was worth, and the result showed
that it was worth very little. In spite OF
all the encouragement that could be given
to complaints, no case was developt which
showed that anybody was suffering from OPP
preston by the revenue system as is That
system stood every assault upon it, and it
was triumphantly demonstrated that it was
doing vast deal of good to every section OF
the country without harm to any interest.
In the very section where, in obedience to
party dictates, the clamor was the loudest,
there was in reality strong undercurrent of
opposition to any tinkering with the reve-
nues, and no candidate was elected who was
not privately pledged to see that the par
ticular Interests of his constituency were
not injured by any injudicious meddling.
All thinking men and women are agreed
upon the wisdom of maintaining our reve-
nues as they are This is necessary, in the
first place, for the well-being of all business,
which must suffer enormously from any dis
turbanee of a system upon which all our man
ufacturing, commerce and agricultural pro-
duction is based. In the next place, we need
all the income for National purposes-for the
payment of pensions, to provide means topay
off the $173, 238, 100 of Al per cent. bonds
which are due, and must be paid Sept. /,
| 1691-but two years and seven months from
now. Then we must build navy, provide
guns for our seacoast. and do many other
things which have too long been left IN
done.
Reduction of taxation" is campaign
cry of precisely the same delusive nature as
the other ones which have been gotten up
to carry previous Presidential campaigns
1t is like The Constitution as it is; the
Union as it Was" and "The War is Fail
ure," of 1864; This is White Mans Gov
eminent" and Do You Want Your Sister
to Marry Nigger9" of 1868; anything tc
Beat Grant" of 1872; Turn the Rascals
Out" Pacify the South, i" etc., of later cam.
paigns. It is entitled to no more present
consideration than they are. Cor the verdict
of the people has killed it as dead as it did
them. Let our lawmakers pay no more at
| tention to it.
Their first duty is to give long-delayed
justice to the veterans by passing the pen
sion legislation which has been promised
them by both parties for years. Let then
make good these promises at once The vet
Grams cannot wait They have been KEEP
waiting entirely too long, Time is very pre-
eious to them now, and every year is grow
ing more precious. The legislation canno
be passed too quickly for National homo
and justice.
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

GEN. RossER came into the Shenandoah
with loud trumpeting as the savior of the
Valley" A few minutes after Sheridan
struck him he thought he would be mighty
lucky if he saved himself
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

WILL Gen. ROsser kindly point out one
single instance where his Southern gen.
tlemen defeated an equal number of the
canting, sniveling Puritans,' in a fair,
open, stand-up fight, man for manP He
simply cannot do it.
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

BRIG.-GEN. VIM. S. RosEcRANs, o. s. A.,
the veterans salute you. They are all glad
that you have got back to your old place on
the rolls of the Army, and the rank you held
when you led them to victory in West Yir-
ginia. You have earned that much from
your country, if any man who fought for
her did.
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

RossER's Southen gentlemen on horse
back were only successful over the "cant-
ing, sniveling Puritans" when, by a mis-
taken policy, the cavalry of the Army of the
Potomac was broken up into little detach-
ments for picket and outpost duty, and were
liable to be overwhelmed by concentration
of the eneny's horsemen. The moment our
cavalry was gathered into divisions and
corps the fate of the rebel cavalry was seal
ed. 1t was whipped on every field, and by
equal numbers There is nothing more
brilliant in any history than the
operations of the cavalry of the Army of the
Potomac from the beginning of June, 1861
till the end of the war. 1t outmarehed, out
manuvered and outfought the rebel cavalry
everywhere. 1t began by delivering a stag
gering blow against Stuart at Brandy Sta
ton; it drove Lee from his original plan of
campaign on the east of the Blue Ridge
to the shelter Of that chain of mount
aims; it separated Stuart from him as he
crossed the Potomac, and left him to grope
blindIy into Pennsylvania, while Stuart
himself was headed off and driven back
from every point that he tried to strike. 1t
cowed the rebel cavalry on the battlefield of
Gettysburg, and nullifed its power for harm.
| It harassed Lee on his retreat, and took
away from him enormous trains. During the
| Wilderness campaign it raided Lees rear,
whipt his cavalry wherever it could be found.
| menaced Richmond, and threw his plans into
confusion 1t finally destroyed his cavalry
in the Shenandoah Valley, and when he at
tempted to escape from Petersburg it headed
him off, defeated his best infantry time and
again, and finally brought him to bay and
secured his surrender. The canting, sniy-
cling Puritans can confidently ask for a
comparison of their performances with those
of Rosser's Southern gentlemen" or of
any other men who ever set foot in stirrup.
!
THE charge of British gold being used
to influence our elections is being returned
in kind. Some of the Canadian papers have
gotten up a sensation about syndicate OF
leading Republicans in the United States
controlling $SoO,OOO,ooO which they intend
to use in an effort to secure Canadian an
nexation to the States by q system of whole
sale bribery in Canada, in the event of dis
solution of the Dominion Parliament this
year and consequent general election" We
may have more money in the Treasury than
we know just what to do with, but the day
viii be much colder than ever known in
Canada when we seriously consider paying
$3OO,oo00o0, OF even 100000 to secure til,
annexation of country that ought to pay
us handsomely for the privilege of being
annexed to us.
L
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

THE comrades in Delaware are moving for
needed legislation. They have bills before
the Legislature asking that the State pro-
vide for the burying of deceased honorably-
discharged soldiers, sailors and marines, and
also to punish with fine and Imprisonment
anyone found fraudulently wearing the
Grand Army badge.
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

REDUCTION of taxation" like charity, be-
gins at home. The burdens of taxation of
which people complain are all local. The
Governments taxation is only nominal.
That of the localities is real and palpable.
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

IT is mighty hard for any man to forget
licking, and Gen. Rosser got such one as
few men ever got in the history of the world.
No wonder it hurts him so yet.
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

EYEE little Portugal, which compares
with ether Nations about as a pug does
; 70 q mastif, feels bold enough to seize
our sghalers upon the high seas. It is be-
coming evident that II win be our disagreed
bic duty to whip somebody before we are
many years elder
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

BEsalAEcK is now talking and acting very
paciGe4liy in regard 10 the samoan Islands.
Having eH'phaticaliy defined err position in
regard 10 their neu;r1 z7scza aoa aIford
DO accept his assurane.s aeit las tariher
proceedings.
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

ONLY four days more, and Grover Cleye-
land will retire to inocuous desuetude. May
he rest in peace
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

CLEVELAND is vetoing pension bills
harder than ever. He is now doing for re-
venge what he did before the election from
hatred.
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

NOR SALE-Oak View fine country residence
il near Washington. Modern improvements.
Win be sold at a bargain, owing to change in
ers plans, and intention to leave the city Address,
until March 4, GROVER CLEVELAND,
s2tpd Washington, D. O.
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

THE election returns from Nevada would
seem to indicate that the alarming depopu-
lation of the State has nearly come to a
standstill. Last November there were 1928
votes cast for Harrison, 1926 for Cleveland,
and Al for Fisk, making total of 1865,
against IL, I'll cast for the Presidential can
didates in 1884, 18,345 in 1880, 1851 in
1876, and 1859 in 1872. Still, the situa-
tion is not Ia pleasant one. Suppose that the
election of President should turn upon the
three electoral votes of the handful of peo-
pie in the Sage Brush State.
A careful revision of the election returns
shows that in the entire country Harrison re-
ceived SAL 1928 votes, and Cleveland $685.
524, streeter Union Labor) Ia, COS, and Fisk
(Prohibitionist) 246, 406. CleYeland's plural
ity over Harrison was 94,601, but the ma
jority against Cleveland in the country was
317,638. This is without counting $4,000
wrongfully -disfranchised votes in Dakota, of
whom about 10000 would have voted for
Harrison, $4,000 for Cleveland, and the re-
uainder scpttsrsd
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

THE next issue of THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE will appear under the Administration
of Comrade Ben Harrison.
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

# each subscriber to THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE aUiu charge himself aoith getting
one new subscriber the circulation Of the paper
wiH be doubled at once, aud auth little trouble.
Let each subscriber try ii,
The National tribune., 1889-02-28
TRIBUNETS.
THE NATIONAL AucrIoNEER.

Uncle Sam - Forty-two States; forty-two,
forty-two, gentlemen. How much longer shall
dwell on forty-two2 Shall not hear fifty
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

taken. Old King Cole was no relation to the
celebrated Englishman Coke nor did either of
them establish Ash Wednesday or the Ember
DAYS.
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

CLERGYMAN who primes up for an occasion
is not necessarily Prime Minister.
The National tribune., 1889-02-28
THE LOGAN MoNUMENT FUND.

The following additions to the Logan
Monument Fund have been received since
the last report:
s C. Dryer Post, No. 52S, Wadham's Mills,
The National tribune., 1889-02-28
Rosser raves on:

am tired OF Gettysburg Reunions and blue and
gray" loyefeasts which politicians are holding
while old Sherman threatens In his " Old Shady
stories and others dare to call the loyal citizens
of the South I" traitors" feel that am and be-
lieve that every brave Confederate soldier living
to-day is more loyal TO the Constitutional Govern
menf OF the new United States than are the rank
and file Of the Grand Army of the Republic fso-
called and believe that we have more affection
for and are more loyal TO the flag of the new Union
than they.
This banner fwaving Confederate battlefag),
under which we so gloriously fought, Is now the
badge Of orr loyalty 10 ourselves. This is the cross
which We bore with courage patience and forti-
tude which entities every brave, true and tried Con-
federRte soldier TO apatriOts immortal crown!
This banner by baptism in the blood of
Si0newaI jackson, Turner Ashby, J. Z. b. Stuart
and other Christian knights OF the South, whose
proud names and glorious fame shall endure for
evcri This banner is 10 The South what the thistle
Is 70 Scotia and the shamrock is 10 Erin-an en-
HEN OF her pride, her patriotism and her power
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

SINGULAR how warmly everybody is attached
to cold cash
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

HE who from the battle runs away
May Drawer be another day,
But likelier is to calm his fear
By clinging to the peaceful rear.
The National tribune., 1889-02-28
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VERIFY, of the making of books about
SHAKESPEARE there is no end. Mrs. Frederick
Beardsly Gilchrist has written quite valua-
BILE contribution to Shaksperiana in her " True
Story of Hamlet and Ophelia," but she ad.
vances some odd ideas. Who does not, though,
who writes about the poet of the world and Of
all time. For example, she deyotes pages oil
serious discussion of the well-known lines:
o, all you host of heaven O. earthl
The National tribune., 1889-02-28

JUSTICE moves with leaden feeti
She's blind as we'll as lame.
The mortgage has no feet at all,
RnE il gets there all the snme.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-15
Prevention of yellow Fever.
Baltimore American.

DR.. W. C. Van Bibber of Baltimore
esting paper written by him on ''The
Prevention of Yellow Fever in Florida
and the South. - which was read last
December before the Baltimore academy
of medicine. DR.. Van Bibber, who has
given much study to this subject, dis
cusses the matter very thoroughly in the
light of the recent epidemic of yellow fe-
yer in the South. He argues that con-
timed cleanliness is the best safeguard
against yellow fever; that the advanced
doctrine is ''no germ, no yellow fever;
that q town in an unsanitarY con-
dition rs liable to an epidemic of
the disease whenever the germ is
brought there, and that any place may
be made and kept yellow fever proof.
He shows that the quarantine as now en-
forced is no absolute safeguard against
this disease, and makes some interesting
suggestions to improve the system and
even to make it attractive Where the
fever germ has been introduced there are
two modes of preventing the disease from
becoming epidemic. These are contin-
ued cleanliness and isolation combined.
yellow fever never becomes cpl
demic where the sanitary conditions
are good, although the germs OF the
disease may be introduced. To insure
good sanitation DR.. Van Bibber
prescribes the following: F'To abolish
the system of board fenced yards and
pits and sinks; to pave with hard, clean
pavements under the houses, which are
to be built well up off the ground on
arches or piers; to keep the towns clean
according to the enforced changes which
such style of building will necessarily
bring about; to place quarantine promi-
nent, and so alter the way of conducting
it as to make it attractive, and at the
same time, through it, to keep con-
slant vigilance as to the Introduction of
the yellow fever germ and the isolation
of the disease -