The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-01
THE THIRD PARTY.
The Question of Back-Pensions TO
Union Soldiers. ,
"The tangled web we weave
When we practice to deceive.


"The tangled web we weave
When we practice to deceive
WE Eiil the editor of the Westmoreland,
Kansas, Record, found that In the South 1t II
claimed that the sold Ter resolution is Dol
part Of the ST. Louis conference platform
and that no party denounces the pensionlnt
of union soldiers more bitterly than uoes
the alliance. In the North, none. accordlns
to the statement of alliance men, are ready
TO do as much for the soldier as they: sc
Editor Hill used lille strategy, which !:
thus described in the issue of the Recorder
for May 18th:
THE THIRD PARTY TRICK EXPOSED.
"We concluded that we would like to know
what Col. l.. l.. Polk had TO say on this ques
tiun. A letter, dated GoldSbOro, North Car
olina, written 10 Colonel Polk, asking him
the pay OF Union soldiers received dur
ing the war equal TO gold was part OF the
ST. Louis conference platform. Later NE
postmaster at Goldsboro was ordered by W.
+. Hill TO forward his mail to This place
Another letter was written from Westmore-
land, Kansas, asking Colonei FolS ior lne
same Information as the Godsooro letter.
"rhe colonel answered the first letter anu
referred the second TO Doctor McLallin, editor
of the Topeka Advocate. Here are both leu
ters in full, showing how the socalled re-
formers work the soldier racketln the Soutn
and the North:
THE SOUTHERN EDITION OF THE ST. LOUIS
THIRD PARTY PLATFORM.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. April ), 1872.
"Mr. Will r. Hill, Goldsboro. n. g:
"My Dear Sir and Bro :-RePlying to yours
Of the 2lst ult, beg to assure you that there
is no clause in our platform for pensioning
Union soldiers. 1t never has been there. 1t
is not one OF our demands. Leading DEM
ocrntic papers n over The country acknowl'
edge their inability 10 meet our issues when
they have to resort to villainouS and willful
Misrepresentation and lying. TO show you
to what great lengths they will go In this
direction, the Atlanta Journal. a few days ago
In long editorial, charged directly and ao-
solutely that the pension clause and woman's
suffrage clause were both in our platform
On their part it seems tina; the campaign IS
10 be one of evasion. misrepresentatlQn' per-
sonal abuse and downright lying. If they
can afford it, we can. Just simply assert IN
reply TO these charges that they are lies from
beginning to end"
"The desperation of their cause could not
be more fully demonstrated than by the
cowardly and unmaniy methods they have
adopted.
But the people are going to be heard.
pray God that they may have the manllness
and loyalty to stand unhinchingly by our
principles. Write me and keep me informed
as to the situation In your section OF the
State. Would have written carrier but for
the enormous amount OF work In my office.
"Yours truly and paternally,
"President n. F. A. G. l. u"
THE NORTHWESTERN EDITION OF THE ST.
LOUIS THIRD PARTY PLATFORM.
TOPEKA, KAN. May l, 1882.
MIR. ]. Mckee, Westmoreland, Kan:
Dear Sir-YOur letter of April n, 1872, TO
Colonel Polk. Washington, ID. c.. has been
referred to me for reply. In answer I will
say, was secretary of the committee on plat
form In the ST. Louis convention. The res
~, ti,>,r rnl,, fx,t nov
ence between the value Of the money In
which the soldiers were paid and gold WAS
introduced by Confederate soldier from
Texas, and was unanimously adopted,
every southern rs well as northern delegate
voting for 1t, just rs 1t appears in all the re-
form papers in the country: There is no
question about this. l acted as secretary
during the whole session OF the committee
on demands, and know whereof speak.
Yours truly, rs. McLALLIN."
WESTERN EDITORS COMMENT ON THE
PARTY THAT FACES BOTH WAYS.
The Recorder comments editorially as fol-
lows OIL them:
"The above letters are fair samples OF the
duplicity In politics practiced by the so-called
reformers. 10 supposed North Carolinlan,
Colonel Polk considers that TO claim that
union soldiers IL one OF the de-
mands OF the ST. Louis conference Is william.
Gus and willful Misrepresentation and lying
Colonel Polk was chairman OF that confer
pnce, and ought to know what demands were
adopted. In writing TO North Carolina, he
claims with much energy To know all about
It. A northern man gets entirely different
information from DR.. ). McLallin, who Is
most positive In his assertions, because he
was secretary of the committee on platform.
COLONEL POLK AND DOCTOR McLALLIN's
DIFFICULT JOB.
"Both Colonel Polk and Doctor McLallin
will get copies Of this article and they can
get together IL their statements II they desire.
The old soldiers, mean while. will hold their
breath, realizing that their future welfare
depends upon the settling OF the question
whether the soldier plank Is one Of the ST.
Louis demands"