The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-10-27
caoveRs INSULTS. TO SOLDIERS.
Complete List and History Of me Cases Of
Ohio Pensioners whose Bills He Vetoed.

Com plete List and History Of Inc Cases Of |
Ohio Pensioners whose Bills He Vetoed.
Grover Clcveland's remarkable record of
insults and outrages toward the veterans
Of the late war has becn viewed by the citi-
zens Of Ohio always in general way. Here,
however, is personal application to tho
people of this state of complete and ac-
curate list of the special pension bills
affecting Ohio people which he vetoed
when President of the United States.
In his famous speech in the last Democrat
ic National convention, Bourke Cochran
said: There are at least 5000 veterans Of
the war in New York. who, under no cir
cumstances, will vote for Grover Cleve-
land" Z.
General Sickles, Tamm4ny delegate in
the Convention, stood upon the one leg
left him after Gettysburg, and. waving his
crutch in the air, cried: That is true. ]
would vote for Cleveland, but am sure
am the only veteran of the late war in
New York who would" It was Clevcland's
record Of insults to the old soldiers when
he was President, and his cowardice in
sending substitute to the war, while he
was young and healthy, and without fam
lily ties to prevent his going himself which
la 20 ,h..a nrorI;cfions
tn n,rhsn GI~be a North Carolina
E.,.vxn.r,sr .av. that Cicveland,s nension
vetoes ''are the one act which endears him
to the south. Grover Cleveland" says The
Globe, knew the country would need his
services in 1884 and again in 1857. aud be
did not propose to have his body filed
with southern lead in order TO give the
YANKEES a chance to nick his pocket after
he had hoen liIled He simnlv Aid a eood
business ioh hiring a substitute. as he did
,vhen be sIanned the fiIrtv beuonra called
the nensioners In the face This extract
;e from the ;ssne ~ Anoust n. iag9
Tn vetoin0 tho denendens nensson hill
pres;dert Cie<eland said chat in The mat
ter Of nrocnrino pensioos there exists
,r;aesnrsad d;sreoarri of tyuth and rood
| faith and there can he No doubt that the
race after the rensions ofP.red nv this bill
| vo,,ld NOT onlv .t;mniafa vaaknesa ana
| nretended incanacitv for labor. but sAVuuld
he a fnrtber nrrmium On dishoucsty and
mendacity.n -,-s- A. :.
| When Cleveland was elected. ia, the firs4
| TINA h ths bisiorv al tho corrtrv . prs~i
dent Of the iJnite,i state vas found Who
was willing 20 override the actioo oS Con
| cre.e In o;v;no ala to tbo.e hpsve ,v,eo and
noble women who vere in actusi want and
l. aI1RQrinO hy nf fnQiY vhaGYfOttC 1orY.
| ices To the Republic. In all he vetoed 5oI
| pension nets Of which thirty were intended
to aid residents of Ohio In each Of these
| cases there is a naipful story Of sorrov and
want and Of a cruel mans malicious us.r
of,Dower
The Ohio bills to which he refused assent
follow in alnbabetical order:
| AMnR0sE1 JUIIE -. widow of .Joaeph NJ.
/ Ambrose Comnanv A. Sixteenth Ohio. and
/ Comnanv a Eleventh Ohio: husband pen.
stoned for aeofness became in.ane Ate,
his discharee fr1m the army: physician
cert;fies that his exnosure in tho seryicr
can.ed his illness and death. Presidenl
CIeveland r}fnsed to sian: tecame a Law
without his aroroval
BRADLEY MRS. SALLY ANN. widow a,
Tbomas i Bradlev. COMPANY %. twenty
fourth Ohio Volunteers: husband vaa nen
stoned on account of wound received q,
Murfreesborough: Mrs. Bradley. after ~
death, was entirely helpless, and left with
ont means Of snnnort as seventy wear. al
soe. AZ shown by 4 netition signed bv thre,
hnndred Of tho best citizens in her county.
two of her sons died on the field Of battis
and two other; Ters crinnied for III
through wounds received in battle. Pen
sion hin vetoed Univ 4. 1ss6
RpAnsuiw wuJIAM 3 of Cornnanv C.
Sixty-third Ohio; injured by overexutios
by drawing cannon at New Madrid. No
V.toed (Scfober15 ISss
RATr SIurrI. of Jactsoc n . sc,a;.
III the war of 1872: seryed throaah th,
Canadian canpaipn. severely voundsd \
/ Inhdy's lame refused IN acneps a n.ndu
dine him for those .ervices. but aftes r..ch
ino the are OF eiehty-eight becans VI,
nor and vac red,,ced to tha nee.o.s<v !.
snnivino 10 Congress for an ine,,... .S -
sion. President Cleveland reft,ssd 10 aru
because a law without hin sionstnra
RLAzKR' DOLLY. wife Of Ror~ Bis~,.
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