The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-10-23
ATTENTION COMRADE
The Partisan Fight on The Prtsidsn! Of The
Farmers Alliance.
MOsby and His CntthrOat Gurillas-..
Lieutenant McMaster's neath---COn-
tederate Observation-Disclosures Soldiers
at WashInHtoa.


Many of the old comrades Of the
union army are met with this objection
to joining the peoples party movement.
viz: Because L. L. Polk formerly a
subaltern officer is one Of the leaders.
We invite your attention to the follow
ing facts. When Lord Cornwallare
surrendered to George Washington at
Yorktown there WAS formal parade
and laying down of arms. Cornwallace
delivering his sword TO Washington.
All the patriotic army Witnessed the
| scene.
When General Lee surrendered 10
| General Grzlnt ut Appumatox there WAS
no formal parade. and surrender of
arms, and General Lee was sequpstered
in house and all the terms Of the
protocol were arranged in quiet and
| considerations manner. Grant refusing
10 accept General Lees sword. MT
one soldier in ten thousand saw General
| Lee. They had fought through swnmps
and forests, they had starved and frnzr.
they had sweltrreh and made forced
marches. they had faced death in many
| forms To ,0nqure the rebnllinn, and
| overcome this mastery chieftiau of the
cnnfrderacy' Was This Justice To the
vetrans "f the war? Soon after the
| war. General LnngStreet, an ex-con-
fcderale general was appointed coIlec-
tor of customs Mt the city of New
| Orleans. 4 very lucrative office.
| General Longstrept had fought against
iha armies IF the union for four long
years and had caused the. death of tens
of thousands of union soldiers
S-on after the war. the 'Gurilla"
| Mnsby was given 4 position in the
city government at Washington ID. c.
| Mnshl was n"gurilla" of the worst type.
Under his immediate command un-
armed pricionprs had been slaughtered
| in cold hloodPind in some instances their
| thruats cut from ear In ear. ] servpt'
In the Second United States cavalry and
was cogniznut of this fact A squad
under Lieutenant MrMaster and
Sergeant Smith. K troop Second United
| States cavPlry were detailed Ia guard
an ambulance train in the Shanamhoah.
Mosby swnnped down and captured the
| train and escort. They were at once
| diSarmed. Our troops went in hot
| persut, and rather than release the
prisoners, they put pistols To their heads,
tired and fled. They killed Lieu
tenant McAaster and all the de-
tail except Sergeant Smith. He dGdged
and the bullet struck him in the chin,
went through his tongue. and knock
ing out several teeth, came out The
| back uf his neck. and his face WAS
titled with powder and be was left fur
dead. l had this statement from The
mouth of Sergeant Smith in PhilaArl.
pha. Pa. and he showed me the wound
| and powder in his face
| General Pickptt's widow has foI
years held a position in the depart
mrnts at Washington at salary OF
81. 200 4 wear. Genera. Pickett was the
man who lead the charge at GeItys
burgh with an intent Ia break The
uu,um lines in that critical great battle
What if he had succeeded? A widaN
of AN eX-confrdcrate, l was told while
While in Washington last May
holds position in the agricultural
department. who boasts that her hus-
band killed more Yankees in the lat,
war than other man in the cOnfederat,
service.
l talked personally with ex-confcd
crate soldiers, in Washington who hu,
been employed in the government
printing utlire. and was told by mel
in the employ of the government. tha
there were union snld ers gazing on on
meal II day and asking for positions
and were refused. while the place WI
occupied by the ex-enemies of the gov
| 1 ~,
case was heard IN the courts. where ,
union soldier had sued an injunction
against thu payment of policeman
salary, who had been his OpDonen
for the position. being civilian. Tn
suit was Brs,ught under the law IF con
grrss giving preference TO the honor
ably discharged union soldier fur posi-
ti"ns nn theI metropolitan police force
The INDUCTION WAS Dissolved and III
citizens salary ordered paid, and h,
was kept in the position. There WA
no charge againt the soldier of i'm
morality OF ineOmPetency.
in the TIlden-Hayes rontest for al
presidential chair. later development
plainly prove there Was an understand
, ing to let Kellogg have his Nay il
, Louisiana, and Wade Hampton i
, South CarOliRa, to withdraw all govern
men. tr0ps, an as n compensation {
, declare Hayes elected. This eoutTae
was Immediately carried out Man
union soldiers after the war had settle
: in the south and the government said
, Take care OF yourselves and IN
! said republican administration di
leave its defenders defenseIess- Th
southern and eolored republicans wer
left N thar faea vThss = ,ko.~-H.us