Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-06
Largely in the AScendency,

Largely in the Ascendency.
The friends of a service pension.
the World is glad to note, have
been largely in the ascendency at
the Grand Army encampment at
Emporia. Major Caldwell, we are
glad to see, has been elected chair
man of the service pension commit
tee.-[ WA-KEENEY WORLD.
Yes, Colonel Tilton, the friends
of service pension were largely in
the ascendency at Emporia, and
many converts were taken in, some
of them being the very individuals
who, at the national encampment at
St. Louis commanded the writer
hereof to "sit down. when we rose
up in the Kansas delegation to be
counted in the feeble minority for
the service pension principle. At
the encampment we we're sneered
and jeered at as crank" a "beg-
gar" a pension mendicant," etc.;
but notwithstanding this obloquy
we stood there, and was counted as
a friend to the measure. At our
State Encampment at Winfield we
were INDICATED in our course by a
vote of 429 for the resolutions es-
pousing the principle to 80 against
it. At the last Republican State
Convention we were personally in
suited by two gentlemen high up in
the party, and who are aspirants to
lucrative positions under this ad-
ministration, because we appeared
before the committee on resolutions
and asked to be heard in behalf of
resolution committing the party to
service pension. But, since it has
become the popular idea, you will
find even these two very conspicu-
Gus now. Thank the Lord! At
our last State Encampment at En-
poria there were none who dared to
oppose the principle, but, on the
contrary, every resolution that our
committee put before it. was unani-
mously adopted and with rousing
enthusiasm. We have lived to see
the day that the fellows who ordered
US to sit down have been most salts
factorily sat down upon by the
largest number Of delegates ever as
sembled. We have won stubborn
ly fought battle, and the next Ma
tional Encampment will be in line
with that held last year in Column
bus, where the service pension prin-
ciple came out victorious. There
will be no uncertainty at Milwau-
kee, you may rest assured, and con-
gress will yet be compelled to recog-
nize the justice of the cause. We
ask nothing more than is due to ev-
cry soldier of the union army, and
that must be met and paid. The
time for higgling and jewing has
passed Beloit Courier.
We simply desire to add to the
above for the benefit Of those who
may not be fully informed on the
subject that, to our positive knowl-
edge, the two individuals above re-
ferred to by the Courier are Geo. T.
Anthony, railroad commissioner of
Kansas, and Rev. Bernard Kelly,
the cheeky seeker for the United
States pension agency. These are
the gentlemen who at the last Re-
publican state convention and at
the Winfield encampment made
themselves so oficious and offensive
in opposing the service pension res
olution.
How do the old soldiers of Kansas
like the idea of Anthony's appoint
ment and of Kelly's scramble for
pension agency in view of the above
facts? Will they tamely submit to
The honoring Of men, especially Of
Kelly's stamp? It would seem, in
view of all the circumstances, that
The G. A. R. men Of the state should
promptly unite in a protest against
Kelly's appointment, and in favor
IF some old soldier who is worthy of
honors and emolument.-[ Salina