The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-04-09
THAT RESOLUTION.


From The SalIna sun.
The publication by us, last week, Of
the resolution taken from the Hutchinson
Interior Herald, denOuncing the Grand
Army Of the Republic, said TO have been
adopted by the Peoples Party press as
sociation at their meeting at that place,
excited the members Of that organize
ton in Salina, and il was at their request
that we wrote to ascertain the truth.
For reply we received copy Of the
paper issued last Saturday. II seems the
Kingman Journal charged the resolution
as "a lie," whereupon the subjoinel
statement was made, as follows:
Well, we'll see now who Is liar.
The Journal publishes what purporis TO
be the resolution passed by the cunfetler-
ate assistants that met here as editors,
In the name Of "refOrm," and here IL is
Resolrsd, That we pledge ourselves To
the support Of every measure that silsll
tend to render justice TO the old soldiers,
BY way Of service pension, and the max
ing Of their pay in the service equal to
that Of the bondholder, independent Of
any political utilization, rs We fully be-
lieve that soldier legislation should Ike
handled independent Of politics.
That sounds nice, don't itl Read it
aloud and try 1t. The Non CoarorTaisf,
Of Winfield, published the same and
tried 70 palm il of rs the genuine. This
served very well for couple Of weeks
and then the Adcocn,e OF Topeka, the
leading Alliance paper and State organ
Of the peoples party got it as follows:
Resolred, That we pledge ourselves to
he support Of every measure that shall
tend to render justice TO the old soldiers
by way Of service pensions and making
the money in which they were paid |
while in the service equal To that which |
was paid the bondhol,ler, independent of |
any party utilization, as are fully believe
legislation affecting old soldiers shopld |
he effected independently Of politics.
and we condemn any and all movements
Of old soldiers as a political organika-
tiol.
But you will remember, aud il is a
fact, that no resolution in reference to
the "old soldier" was furnished tn the
Rsss, 81 this city, for publication the
next day, February IS. There were
FIVE or six resolutions read and adopted.
Why wss the one in reference to this
subject suppressed.
II is too bad that the "honeSt" re-
CORNERS should get into such mcgs. hut
I cannot be helped. It reminds one Of
he old couPlet: |,
'Oh. what tangled web We wrave,
When nrSt we practice TO deceive
Get together, boys. Quit lying. Tel!
he truth and thon leave your confeder-
ie and snarchistic union lal,eT Leaders.
Here is the genuine resolution as read,
doptetl, garbled, suppressed and lied
bout, but which expresses the senti-
lents Of the originators Of the ''southern
Illisnce" to which "you ALL belong:
Resolrcd, That we condemn the organ.
IsHon known as the Grand Army Of the |,
lepublic, organized for the purpose Of :
reying upon the United States Treasury I
nd thereby flching from the people IN d
Ne form Of pension, money not their due. .
fe also condemn the membership of Q
id organization for pressing upon and e
Of the people the right TO g
I'D Office apd he n cognized as an active 7
Ictor In the politics Of the country. I
be right TO vote We do not question.
Ut their right 10 dictate or suggest po-
lieal action or q political policy We de- =
,uncs, and We, the representatives 81 I
e reform pres, do hereby pledge our. =
Ives TO resist such PTesumptiop 80 The r
Ut generally Of the ex-Union soldier. n
II especially Of the Grand Army Of the n
spublic. 81