The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-08
BONE POINTERS ON SoLplhhs
PnNsIoNs-MoKINLnH's fo'
BI1IoN,

PHNsIoNs-MoKINLnY's Po'
BIlIoN,
While all soldiers OF the G' n ~
know the wide difference between the
Service Pension bill asked for by the
Grand Army everywhere, many eiu'
zens do not, and the Republican press
are disposed 10 30 state the matter as
to confuse the public mind, We pro,
pose 10 state the matter fairly ana
clearly, so that every reader of the
NEws,DEMooRAT viii understand H.
We know that large body Of patri'
otto citizens, who were not soldiers, are
deeply interested In this question, In
both parties, aud there Is sense OF
Justice IN the public mind on this ques'
ton that every veteran Of tho war feels
like encouraging aud perpetuatlng'
The old soldiers now comprise but a
small ratio Of our population, aud their
power In ballot 10 fast passing away
Hence their hold upon the popular
heart depends upon appeals to the
patriotlsm and sense Of justsce of the
great body of the voters of today
Any politician, be he high or low,
who will deceive an old soldier for the
purpose Of securing his vote, Is a man
we have no respect for and we shall
not search the dictionary for soft
words, when exposing his duplicity to
the public gaze.
Here, lot us restropect' In the mem
orable campaign Of 1888, Major Nc
Kinley, In every speech he made In this
District, (and he made many grew
painfully and piteouSly eloquent
over the neglect Of the old soldier, and
he told what glorious, patriotic and
generous things the Republican party
would do for the soldier In case Harri-
son was elected President, and the Re
publIcans secured the House. Not only
this but powerful and eloquent sol
diers of the Republican party, includ-
ing Gen, (Y) Sheridan Of New York,
were imported into the district to en-
venom the minds Of the old veterans
with bitterness towards the Democrat
ic party, and TO All them with false
promises of liberal pension legislation,
In case Of Republican success IN No
yember, Some Of these campaign ora
tors said, In case Harrison was elected,
Congress would be called together In 30
days after his Inauguration and pen
sion bill would be passed, In accord
auee with the demands Of the G, A. r.,
Let us see now what has happened.
Harrison, has been President for one
year aud two months, and a Congress
(Republican in both branches) has been
In continuous session for i've long
months, and still there Is no pension
legislation. The Senate has PASSED n
pduper pension bill, and the
House has passed n bogus service
pension bill, and that is oil,
No general pension bill has be.
come law; and neither the Senate,
nor the House has passed q bill IN ac'
cordance with the request Of the g, A,
r or any body Of representative sold
iers II Is clear now that the soldier
cause has been betrayed In the House
of It's pretended friends,
One Congressman and one man only
has offered the &. A. r., pension bill TO
the House for It's votes and that Con.
gresham Is Democrat,
When that measure was voted on,
our own Major Mckinley voted against
II, and we nnd his vote recorded IN the
Congressional Record Of May |, 1890, on
page 1913,
On the other hand, Congressman
Yoder, of Ohio, Democrat, voted for
this bill. Congressman Haynes, of the
Toledo district Of Ohio, a Democrat,
also voted for It. Congressman Seney
Democrat, Of the Tinln district, also
voted for II. Congressman Cultivate.
Democrat, of the Columbus district,
also voted for it, Congressman Owens,
Democrat, of the Newark district, voted
for 1t.
This Is the record. Let III be erecorded
and remembered that the bill that Nc.
Kinley voted agdiRSt was the Identical
bill, petitioned for and endorsed, by all
the Grand Army Posts Of Ohio, aud
that the bill he voted for is u bill TO
a soldier who served 100 days
equal TO a veteran who served four
years. Let Is also be remembered that
the bill Mckinley voted against pro
poses to pension every soldier non,
while the bill he voted for, pensions n
soldier only after he is 90 years old,
which is two years older than the aver
age soldier Of the war win live.
Let II be remembered that the bill
voted against proposed 10
pension soldiers when alive, while the
bill he voted for proposes to pension
them two years after the average
soldier is dead.
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