The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-06

The Logan vetsan Legion Of Erie
county, New York, esent the solicitation
of soldier votes for Grover Cleveland The
legion have issusda circular in which
they quote as follows from circular Is
sued in 1854
When asked 10 contribute toward the trans
porisstoa expenses of Nteran company to the
Yorktown celebration hsteiussd point blank tn
the following words: lam SICK and tired OF
this old soldier business sou fellows have been
well enough taken care & and am opposed TO
IL on principle. You vet 10 the war Tor rs
month and got H." WIEN ssked for 8 mite
toward the purchase OF asooden leg for an old
soldier veteran. for coaw button Tor the SOL
diers Home at Bath. Tor lae soldiers aud sail
ors' monument and for shapurehase of a burial
lot IN Forest Lawn esnstay in which TO inter
our poor ard trlendiess deaf comrades. similar
hsarilsss resusaIs aud Feba3 were encountered
When Cleveland was nayor of Buffalo
he stepped in and stoppeda few dollars that
Tor several years had bea given annually
10 the G. A. 4. TO help delay the expenses
of Memorial day, day spon which the
mayor always went fishing This money
was part of fund which the charter of
Buffalo provides shall be appropriated for
the celebration of the Fourth of July.
The citizens were entirely satisfied that
there should be a saving On brass bands,
powder and fireworks. and the money 50
saved devoted to the eustornof decorating
the graves OF soldiers. Cleveland took
advantage of his official position 20 stop
this contribution 10 the expenses Of Me-
mortal day. Not doliar vas saved 10
the people by this act. The Entire appro-
priation, not exceeding $500. went for
fireworks and festivities on Inc Fourth,
Obliged 70 look elsewhere for money TO de-
fray expenses on Memorial dss
When invited TO be present Il the Get
tysburs celebration Cleveland responded
that "he hadn't time" be preArred to go
a-hshing. He found time 10 wrte letter
of lofty panegyrie Of John C. Calhoun and
Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston when in
yited 10 be present when their monuments
were dedicated. Cleveland sig,ed / ,2i6
private pension bills and vetoed 524
Grant, Hayes, Garfield and Arthrr vetoed
but eight. Benjamin Harrison signed
1876 special pension bills and vetoed
none. Cleveland's estimate Of Union
veterans is found in the followingextract
from his vetoes of private pension blls:
The nulnber Of instances In which nose OF
our So dters vino rode horses during BE war
were injured ~ Being thrown forward 4 Their
saddle indicates that those saddles wct very
T dangerous contrivsuesz GfFovsr Csctcitld ia
rsso y pension a; fer Alfred Deanv.
The iugenuipy DEVELOPED la iaa conslArs sud
persistent attacks upon the ruhtlc treasey By
those elsirai z pensions, and In the inersss OF
those already granted. Is exhibited in bob re-
lief by thts attempt 70 inclute sore eyes shoug
the results 81 aIarrhoeA t5r8vev ClevssaFs IN
rsfo Of psassoa al fsr John " Ferris.
Contrast With this coarse and clumsy
speech the following tender and eloqent
words Of President Harrison concerning
his old comrades:
The uniou soldier. AMI sailors are now 81
Grams Of tine 80 vel ~ Of wsr. Ths psrslA}s
OF eye have approached closely 70 their eifa5es
ci ufs. and the end Tor eaeh 81 brave Aua hts-
egx6le struggle - rot renota. Increasing g.
fruitF and years give the minor tones % SAT-
ness and rsthos 70 ths mighty sgpeal OF servie
sga suffering Ths ear that does not .lsget
wftG Sympathy I'D tha heart that does not -
srort With geuAFoslsF srs the cAz and haGFs o.
az silica. Aad cot Of an American. Nov soon
again TIE surviving vstsrans are 80 parade uuef,
tss great ave0Be Of tie nations capital AID
ssscy trlbess e hoaor snd love should attend
The faarch 4 eou7ssts 10 TIRE vtsit0rs' parade
tn is6A al ret sess seFufe9e uaw