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The National tribune., 1892-11-03
A SoN-PARTIsAN FIGHT.

Most emphatically, THE NATIONAL TRIB-
USE is not fighting Mr. Cleveland because
he is a Democrat, but because he is soldier
hater
We do not oppose him because he is the
nominee of the Chicago Convention, but
because while in Office he inflicted incalcu-
liable injuries upon Union soldiers and their
dependent ones, and points to this record
as evidence of what he will do if reelected.
We oppose him because every man and
every paper which is enormously hostile to
pension legislation, who and which has
constantly filled the public ear with clamors
against soldiers and their rights, is sup
porter of Cleveland, and supports him be-
cause Of his harmony with his or its views.
Had Mr.. Cleveland's course as President
been even approximately as friendly as Com
rade Harrisons-or had there been nomi-
mated in his stead at Chicago a man even
moderately friendly to the ex-soldiers, we
should have felt it our duty to remain
neutral.
But we should be basely false to our duty
to the veterans of the country, whose cause
but psssively hostile in great struggle like
this, when the man of all others most dan
gerously hostile to them is put in nomina-
ton for the highest Office in the land by
their swarming enemies, and against the
vehement protests of their friends in the
party to which he belongs.
The avowed purpose of those who forced
Mr.. Cleveland's nomination was to make a
fight to finish on this question, and there
was left no alternative for every veteran and
friend of veteran but to meet the issue
squarely or meanly surrender.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE knows no polit-
ical lines among soldiers and their friends.
All who have read the paper know that
party considerations have been wholly dis
regarded in its praises and Combinations
Some of its warmest concentrations have
been for Democrats; some of its bitterest
denunciations have been for Republicans.
1t has but one test to apply to any man ::
L. he a sincere friend of the veterans? IF
he is, THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is his earn
est friend, no matter what party he belongs
to; if he is not, we are his steadfast enemy,
without regard to party affiliations.
This is the reason, and the only reason,
why we earnestly oppose Grover Clevelandis
election, and we hold that it is an all-sufi-
cient reason.
Comrades, get your Uetoes ready.
The National tribune., 1892-11-03
TIE RAEIEs OF TIE rNIoN.

Years ago our illustrious eomrade-Gen.
John A. Logan-said that the hope Of this
country was in the children OF the volun-
teers who returned home after being mus
tered out, married and raised families. The
sons of these comrades are now entering the
field of politics. Upon them is falling every
year more and more of the work Of preserv-
ing and extending the results for which
their fathers battled.
Let our comrades see that their sons are
at the polls next Tuesday to aid with their
votes the final victory over the soldier
haters, and the men who once sought the
country's destruction.
Comrades, bring your sons with you to
the polls, that their votes may 90 in with
yours for the good cause.
The National tribune., 1892-11-03
NOT FOR A SINGLE DAY.

Though Cleveland was but 81 years old
| when the war began, was without practice or
business, was unmarried, and had no one de-
pending upon him for support, yet his Cop
perheadism was so strong that no emergency
could stir him into entering the army for a
single day.
| He was not moved to respond to Lincoln's
| urgent call for three months men to save
Washington from capture by the rebels.
The State of New Yorks call for men for
| two years found him equally averse.
In the Summer of 1862, when the rebel
army had driven the Union army back to
Washington, and had invaded Maryland,
New York hurried IL regiments of emer-
gency men to the front for term of three
months. but Cleveland was not among them
In 1863, when Lee was marching on Get
tysburg, and fearful riot, instigated by
rebel agents, was in progress in New York
City, every good, loyal man in the State was
implored to volunteer for few days only to
help restore order and drive the invaders
back Over $4,000 leading business men,
| farmers merchants, manufacturers, lawyers
and others, volunteered for 80 days, but
Grover Cleveland was not one of them.
In the Fall of 1868 there was call for
men for 80 days to repel threatened raids in
the New York border by rebel bands organ
lied in Canada, but Cleveland did not re-
spond, though he was living at one of the
threatened points.
In the Summer of 1864, 5,640 New York
ers enlisted for 100 days and 791 for 80 days,
to guard Washington and the lines of COM
munication, that the veterans doing that
duty might be relieved and sent to the front
to join Grant, but Grover Cleveland would
not even do this duty.
1t is needless to say that he did not re-
spond to any of the subsequent calls for
three-years and one-year men.
Altogether, New York stands credited
with having furnished 4s2,333 men, or the
wonderful proportion of one fighting man
for every five of her entire male population,
but Grover Cleveland's name appears no
where, except on the draft books, as having
furnished cheap substitute.
Should man SO destitute of patriotic inn
pulse be President? Never.
Comrades get your retoes ready
The National tribune., 1892-11-03
PICTURES BY TEOS. MAST.
A New and Attractive Feature for
the Readers of The National
Tribune.

The fame of Thos. Mast is worldwide
No artist in his line ever built up such
reputation. Wherever the English language
is spoken his matchless cartoons have been
studied, praised, laughed over, sworn at and
carried convictions by their trenchant hits.
He first came into notice by his vivid
pictures of the Heenan-Sayers fight.
Next be was in Italy with Carl
baldi, making pictures of the war for
Italian liberation and unity for the London
and New York newspapers. Then he was
at the front during our war making vivid
sketches of the stirring scenes for Harper's
Heekly. Among the notable pictures made
by him then were Santa Claus in Camp"
Christmas Eve" 1883, "New Years Day
North and South" q864), president Lin
coin Entering Richmond"
Next he was on the side of justice and
good government in the great struggle
against Tammany, and no one doubts that
his wonderful cartoons were the chief in
strument in the overthrow of Boss Tweed.
These gave him reputation which no other
artist has ever yet approached.
We have made our arrangement with Mr..
Mast by which he will supply series of
war pictures for THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
based upon his long experience and observa-
ton at the front during the rebellion. He
had opportunities for actual studies of the
war, such as no living artist of his talents
had, and his pictures will be q delight TO
our readers. They alone will be worth far
more to every reader than the subscription
price of the paper.
The National tribune., 1892-11-03
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Comrades, get your uetoes ready.

In 1890 the people of this country drank
1851 1872 gallo Of costly foreign brandies,
gins and cordials. A low cost average on this
would be So gallon, or 81, sos, 960 They
drank 5000, 1873 gallons Of costly champagnes
and other foreign wines A low average
on this would be $40 Ia gallon, or $50, Cos, 73O
for the lot They drank 2,716,601 gallons
of imported malt liquors. A low average
for this would be $1.50 gallon, or $4,G74,-
Dol for the lot. This makes total of S62,-
4S9.591 expended for foreign drinks alone,
besides the immensely greater bill for do
nestle liquors. The expenditures for i'm
ported liquors would put 624. s95 pensioners
on the roll at s. month.
The National tribune., 1892-11-03
BANKS PREFERRED TO vETERA

BANKS PREFERRED TO VETERANS.
While Cleveland was, to use the words OF
Chairman Matson, exceeding the refine
ments Of chemical analysis to find pre-
texts for vetoing the pensions of Union sol
diers and their widows, he was lending the
peoples money by the million dollars, with
out interest, to the National banks, that they
might make money by reloaning. His Sec
rotary of the Treasury-Daniel Manning
took 81 100000 in single lump out of the
Treasury to start the deposits Of the Great
Western Bank. Altogether, the amount
given the banks aggregated S62. 100000
If the banks averaged eight per cent. per
annum ON this money they made $4,000, 600
year out of the generosity of Cleveland
with other peoples money, enough to put
$4,000 pensioners on the roll at S. month,
or 1900 more than the average number
placed on the roll each year during Cieye-
lands Administration.
But Mr.. Cleveland preferred that this
great sum 70 to swell the profits of the Ma
tional Banks rather than be applied toreIieve
the needs Of the disabled defenders of the
Union.
Comrades get y0us Tetoes reddu
The National tribune., 1892-11-03

AT the time when the War Department
was months-even years-behind in furnish
ing the information necessary to enable Union
veterans to perfect their pension claims
Mr.. Cleveland had the clerks employed
for weeks in hunting up the captured rebel
flags and getting them ready for return to
the men, and the sons of the men, from
whom the valor of the pension claimants
had Wrested them.
The National tribune., 1892-11-03
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The National tribune., 1892-11-03

LAST year our people drank $4,000 600
barrels of beer-equal to 960, 000, 900 gallons.
Averaging 16 glasses to the gallon, this
would foot up Is, $3.50, 600 600 glasses, VIII cll,
ct FIVE cents glass, would amount to
$76s 100000, or enough to pay the present
annual value of the pension-roll for over
eight years. Yet soldier-hsiers talk abou
Che greatness of the pension expenditures
threatening the country with bankruptcy.
The National tribune., 1892-11-03

From distilled spirits. Ss3 335, 963 81
From tobacco and its products...-. 32.796.270 81
From formented liquors 28.565, l29 90
From oleom argarine. ............... 1077 924 ID
Total. o775,2SS "a
The total disbursements during the year
for pensions were $118,548,95971. There
fore, if the pension payments had been taken
from the Internal Revenue collections, there
would have been balance left of $27 ,226,
1886, or more than enough to support the
Navy and pay for the new ships we are
building.
For convenience OF discussion let US as
sumo that the whole of the Internal Revenue
| collections were expended in pension pay
ments This will make it easy to arrive at
the amount of the burden" of pension
payments on the people.
The United States Bureau of Statistics
reports the consumption of domestic spirits
in the country in 1890 to be 81, 760, 240 proof
gallons Allowing one ounce ofproofs spirits to
| each drink, and that the barkeepers who sold
it charged an average price of 10 cents, this
would show that each drinker had to pay
saloons an average of $3.50 for every so
cents that went into the pension fund.
The tax on beer is 81 for each barrel of 80
gallons Each barrel contains four kegs
and each keg from 80 to 100 glasses, accord
ing to the skill of the drawer Beer sells
every where at five cents glass; so that the
drinkers thereof paid the saloonkeepers from
$18 to $24 for every 81 that went into the
pension fund.
The tax on cigars is So per 1000. The
average retail price of cigars is five cents
Therefore, the smokers of these each pay the
retailers who sell them $50 where So goes
into the pension fund.
The tax on cigarets is so cents per 1000
The smokers pay an average of one cent
apiece for them, or $40 to the dealers for
every SO cents that goes into the pension
fund.
The tax on oleomargarne is two cents a
pound, and the average retail price Is cents
pound. The buyers of bogus butter have
to pay their retail grocers $50 to put 81
into the pension fund.
If the tax were taken off these articles
the consumers would not get them particle
cheaper The distillers, brewers, saloon
keepers, cigar manufacturers, and makers
of bogus butter would simply be $145, u.s.
2S8 richer every year. That is all The
question, therefore, is whether this money
is better in their pockets or in the pockets OF
the disabled veterans and their dependent
ones.
The National tribune., 1892-11-03
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WHAT HE WANTS.

We want the sneaks and lousy beg9ars at the
North who rayIshed our women and burned our
homes and piHndered people to shat their xHat-
blown mouths and let the truth be told. And ths
Globe. which despises this burglary and grand lar
ceHy called the pension system, proposes to to 10
that Grover Cleveland sits In the saddle the next
four years and sisps all the dirty begzars In the
face. The pension frand must 90. Go, and Ii should
go to the depths OF hell. and Harrison and his hlre-
lHgs should 20 with It.-Durfayp ~ c. Globe.
The National tribune., 1892-11-03
CAMPAIGN CANISTER.

Heroes who have led the CnloH armies to Vie
tory, but vino have neVPr made faces at the van.
guiShed foe. will tell y0a here, fomrsd-s who
fought with them, heroes who Sustained then, aad
heroes who lowered their swords to them on ths
field OF battls-they will tell you that The soldier
voters OF New Yerk-of whom there are $4,000 at
least DcmOcraiic-UIlI not support the Homina-
fion OF Mr.. ClereIand.-B,uke Cochran, Democratic
Connrcssmnn fn xpcech nf Ghicnno Co1lret,linn.
The National tribune., 1892-11-03
"RED-NosED PATRIOTS. {,

1t Is supplemented By 8 sfeadIy-Inereasing PEN
sion list, looting the Treasury TO the tune of one
hundred and fifty millions a rear. tHo-thiris OF
which 20 to the support OF cofee-eooIers and camp
followers, and other red-nosed patriots that loaf
about the doggeries and brothsls OF the country,
swearing one for another. toward an ultimate az.
grariaasm corrupt and eerrupfing sx-
listed I'm the wOrid.-LoIsisriHs CoUrisr-Jour1sat.
(ClereloHd orgaH)
The National tribune., 1892-11-03

IT is true that we endured Cleveland for
four years, but we are older now and
the endurance would be more grievous than
it was then, especially after four years of
such an Administration as Harrison has
given us. Besides, there is no necessity for
having to endure il. All that is required is
that the veterans stand solidly together and
snow him by million votes.
The National tribune., 1892-11-03

IF Mr.. cleTeIand's soldier substitute were run
ming for the Presidency Jon could, a patriot,
find several good and sufficient reasons for voting
for him. but what can sou adduce for voting
for the man who. In youth and TigoT. and, ualiks
Harrison, did not have the courage TO 20 to the
front. None whatever, Of eoarse. Mr.. Cleveland
never heard a shot fired in anger, but he vetoed
more old soldier pension bills than anJ President
from Washington down. This Is his great war
record. He slaughtered veterans By the hundred.
-Neu York Recorder
The National tribune., 1892-11-03
can do now.

In his letter of acceptance Mr.. Cleveland
| says
My record as public servant leaves no excuse
for misunderstanding my belief and position on
the questions which presented to the
voters of the land for their decision.
Good. This gives us something definite.
Let us try him by his record"
The first item in this is, that as soon as he
entered office he began raid on the Union
veterans and their widows, which lasted
until he was retired, and every working day
saw numbers of them removed from Office
or dismissed from employment. Only in
frequently were Democratic veterans or
their widows appointed in their places. In
innumerable instances they were succeeded
by ex-rebels and the widows of such,
and in the remainder by men who had
never served day in the army.
His record in the Diplomatic and Consular
service shows that everywhere abroad he
had the Nation represented by men who
had done their utmost to destroy it-going
SO far as to have one prominent rebels po-
litical disabilities removed in order that he
might accept one of the best appointments
in the Presidents gift.
While niggardly jealous of the payment
of the Nations debts to disabled Union
veterans and their widows, he lavishly
scattered the peoples money among his pet
banks, and loaned them the enormous sum
of s62,000,000 without interest, to loan out
to the people again at high rates of interest.
He vetoed 524 private pension bills giving
small amounts to deserving Union veterans
and their widows, and made his messages
the vehicles of ISLANDERS and insults, not
only to the claimants, but to the whole
body of those who served in the army dur
ing the rebellion, and saved the Nations
existence.
In message full Of double dealing and
falsehood, and Astounding in wanton SLAM
can manhood, he vetoed bill which had
been under consideration In Congress for
eight years, which had been repeatedly
passed by both Houses separately, which
had been strongly urged by several National
Encampments of the Grand Army Of the
Republic, which had been earnestly petit
toned for by more than 100000 ex-soldiers
and sailors, and which would have put on
the pension-roll more than 10000 veterans
and their dependent relatives. Three years
and four months later the counterpart Of
this bill was signed by President Harrison
and under it more than 10000 persons have
already received PENSIONS and the claims of
the others are being allowed at the rate of
1000 day. BY his unjust and unjustifa-
bic veto, Cleveland robbed every one of these
GIL 900 claimants who have SO far shown
themselves entitled under the law, out Of
their pensions for three years and four
months and forever robbed of all share in
the Nations justice the more than 100 600
who died between the dates of his veto and
President Harrison's signature.
This is the "record upon which Cleveland
appeals for votes.
Should he receive single one from any
loyal man?
The answer must be an overwhelming
No
Comrades, get your uetoes ready. a
The National tribune., 1892-11-03

The scay to defsad the pension system and
secure its maintenance Is to begin the fight notc,
WAen the pension hateys are doing their utmost
to poison the public mind. Get up epery,ehere
clubs for THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1892-11-03
A CLEVELAND oHG.s,s SENTIMENTS

The pension fraud is theft, and we repeat that no
man can honestly defend II. The South has been
taxed to death to pay this grand army or raseals-
these bOttle-searred buns, who reach in the empty
paln-and when Cleveland struck the begzars in
the face he did good business job. We hope to
God that he may have a chance 10 hit 'em again.
Migrants and meHdicants sbOaId be both Vigor-
oHsIY slapped and kieked.-Drrian1 Nv O. Globe.
The National tribune., 1892-11-03

In 1891 our people smoked 81, 1851 do
nestle cigars At an average of cents
apiece they paid s4,557,315 for these. or
enough to pay psnsabn of So month to
45, 1873 veterans and their widows.
The National tribune., 1892-11-03

WITH SO many good Democratic veterans
in the country there was no excuse for
Cleveland's filing all our Foreign Ministries
and Consulships with rebels, more or less
Unrecopstructed.
The National tribune., 1892-11-03

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champion the soldiers hare among the great pa
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Hare yow done your duty in getting one mors
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You should do this for IL IS the bess ,eay to help
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