The National tribune., 1892-09-15
TOKEN OF APPRECIATION.

Congressman b. A. Enloe received "Wednesday
from The Grand Army of the Republic beautiful
gold medal about the size of silver dollar. On
the front side is a broom and the following ex-
planatory inscription: % Broom for Hon. 3. A.
Enloe 10 Sweep Corruption, Fraud and Favoritisni
from the Pension Office"
On the other side is engraved the following:
" Presented TO Hon. B. A. Enloe by the Veterans
of The Late War and members of the Grand Army
of The Republic token Of their appreciation OF
his eudeavors In their behalf"
Mr. Enoe can afford TO appreciate this handsome
testimonial of his valuable public services from an
organization whose members represent all poiiti-
cal complications
A comrade writes Us from Jackson as fol-
lows in regard to this:
EDITOR NATIoSAL TRIBUNE: incose you here
with clipping from the Jackson Dispatch OF Aug.
26 by which you VIII that Enloe is hard
pushed and even this early in the campaign re-
sorting to cheeky tricks You will notice that the
clipping does not give the name. number, or ad-
dress OF any GAR. Post. but makes the broad
claim that the medal is presented by the veterans
of the late war and members of the GAR" This
is a fake. pure and simple, aud no person with a
grain of sense will for moment believe that the
medal thus presented ever came from any GAR
comrades. "RatsI Rats Rats!" Now, my private
opinion in regard 10 this matter is this: Taking
into consideration the attitude of the recipient OF
this medal toward tine GAR boys and the further
fact that lie has demo nothing in the session just
ended. and that lac is meeting with strong opposi-
tion In his District for denomination am inclined
TO the opinion that the sad medal was made, in
scribed. and the entire scheme concocisd in the
State OF Tennessee, and that no United States sol
der ever knew Of the until they saw il, as
did. in the public prints.
s. A. Brown, Recorder Of Deeds of Carroll
County, Tenn, sends US another clipping of
the same purport, and writes:
EDITOR NArIoSAL TRIBUNE: The above was
clipped from the NGSkUiUe American of the 26ih
inst.
Now, don't believe any GAR. men had any
thing 10 do with it. We think here that Euoe got
it up himself He thought it would give him
notoriety He is accused by his party here,
where he Il known. OF similar tricks. 1t looks as
though he ought to he satisfied when he spent all
his time In the last Congress in investigating Gen.
Raum's business. which Gavo him notoriety, but
not as he wanted 1t. Now, Gus is only mad be-
cause he could not get pension for his services.
He sponged on our boys in camp for quite awhile,
as he WAS hunted down here by dogs and captured
and held prisoner until lac made his escape under
cover Oh WOu1hhs ptNkCodt Al VIC chi Btt
mustered in and let him ge: pay for the time lie
lived off our boys ratons think he would be all
right. We have a GAL Post at this place OF Ils
members. We are mostly natives here. We were
here whom Il tried naens' souls TO be loyal. Many
lost their lives because Of their loyalty to the
United States. Some Of US. however, made our
way TO the Federal lines between The
writer, with many others, made his way to the
Tennessee River under cover of the night. We got
little boat and ioated down the river through ice
and snow all day and night. expecting every mo-
| ment to be shot at or captured By the rebels. We
were finally overaken by the steamer John Rain,
who took us aboard among friends. IL wss like
being lifted out OF he'll and placed in Abraham $
bosom. There is not ons among us who would
give him nickel to keep him from ruin much
| less to buy him a medal We have good, honest,
| !aw-sbiding ex-rebei soldiers who fought through
| the rebe! army and whom like. They are NY
| Enloe stripe. howeyer.-S. A. BRows Private. Co.
| z, SID Ind, Huntingdon, Tenn.
Think Of man only 45 years old having
developed cheek enough to present himself
with medal pretending to come from the
men whom he daily insults! 1t would
| seem that such colossal "face would re-
quire ct least century to mature.