Telegram-herald., 1890-07-30

Much will be said By the Democrats,
during the coming State canvass, OF
the extravaganza OF the present session
of Congress. IL will be one Of the main
stock arguments OF the Democracy,
that the people should change the pres
ent Republican majority in Congress,
the first that has existed IN both Houses
Tor many years-because that majority
has recklessly, as II claims, appropriated
vast amounts of money. as pensions to
Is almost impossible for the Democracy
10 hide It's cloven-foot, wnen the sub
ject of pensions TO Union soldiers IS ap-
preached. IL touches the tenderest
part Of the Democratic spine, and in
stantly throws itInto convulsive spasms.
But It can COO and coddle ex-rebel-
pardon Us, we mean the present rebel
SOuth-when that South extolls traitors
and treason, and asserts the determine
ton Of the party 10 literally provide
for disabled ex-rebel soldiers. We copy
platform. adopted while the Demo
cratic accidental Moses was IN the
Presidential chair. One OF It's resolu-
tons reads as follows: 1--WE re-asscrt
the determination of the party to liber-
ally provide for our disabled soldiers,
and declare that in the future the State
should provide for the INDECENT widows
of soldiers, who fell on the field of bat
tie, or died from the effects of wounds
received in the defence Of the State"
Let our readers, and especially our
ex-Union soldier readers, note these
features Of the foregoing resolution;
that it ''reasserts" the determination
so it seems Il had been asserted before,
and was not the expression of the order
Of the moment--to "ioerally" provide
for the soldiers, and widows Of soldiers,
who fell on the field OF battle, or dIed
from the effects os wound received in
defence OF the State" How viii our
ex-Union soldiers look upon the Demo
cratic outcry OF extravaganza in con-
pscbon with Congressional legislation,
IA relation to pensions for disabled ex-
UniOn soldiers, and their widows and
rrpnaned children, IN connection with
such sentiments, It makes al the diff
ference n the world with the Demo-
cratic party, whether the wounds and
death occurred in defence Of the cause
Of the Nation. or in prosecuting the
treason Of State. What "a the mean
ing Of such a resolution "a quoted Il
means that the cause OF rebellion
and treason BY a state against the VA
tousl Government vas proper, right
snd legal. ard should be recognized as
such by the payment of pensions for
wounds and death received in the prose-
el60n Of such rebellion and treason.
It means that the property Of the
Tnioulst. "a Vel ss the rebel. shsil be
taxed for such payment. it means
that the Nanon vas wrong II defend ine
the Uni0n, and the rebels we're right n
stacking the Union. How would tne
ex-Union soldier rel sh having the cause
Of rebellion and treason made legai by
the TAXATION Of his property within tae
domain of a State, while the party
.whlch demanded ard procured such
taxston vas 6sucuncing "a extravs-
CAN'T Ns&ousl leg station whica prov G.
ed for h.s 5wn disability, snd that Of
has cumrs6ss. snd the widows sad or
irhans of those comrades who xers
killed bv rebel bullets, OF their death
rnsde rreulature by the wounds
received from such bullets, and