The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-11-03
Clevelend's Treatment of
Veterans and Pension
ers INDICATED.
The Commanding General of the Sec.
ond Corps Army Of the
Potomac
Recltes Some Interesting Facts For
The Old Federal Sol
ders.

Gen. James B. Colt, who command
ed the Second Corps Army of the Po-
tomac is out in card which will prove
especially interesting reading to Grand
Army men. Gen. Colt is well known
to many Chattanooga soldiers. One
Of them said yesterday to a Times
man: "Gen. Colt was an able soldier,
brave, conscientious man, and what
ever he may say will carry weight
with every man who bore arms in the
Union cause"
Gen. Colts card, which is under o
Norwich, Conn date, is a. follows:
" An effort is being made by the Re-
pubiicans and pension agent press to
win votes for Mr.. Harrison by misrep-
resenting Mr.. Cleveland's position as
to veteran Union soldiers and their
pensions.
"Comrade Harrison is the soldiers
friend. Cleveland is the soldiers en-
emy," is the burden of their song day
after day and week after week, and on
the principle that "a lie we'll stuck TO
is as good as the truth" such misstate-
ments will be placed under the eye
of eyerv soldier until the 9Th of No.
vember.
So far as the appointing and retain
ing of competent Union veterans is ev'
idence of friendship, Mr.. Cleveland's
record Is far better than Mr.. Harri'
sons
As for turning veterans out OF posi-
ton for political reasons, Mr.. Harri'
sons record surpasses that OF Mr.
Cleveland.
All through Mr.. Cleveland's term OF
office Union veterans who were plo
nounced Republicans were allowed
to hold places in all the departments
at Washington-many of them being
p chiefs of division-whereas Mr.. Harrl
sons secretaries and bureau officers
were busy for weeks following his in
auguration.
CUTTING OFF THE HEADS OF DEMOCRAT
IC UNION VETERANS.
Union soldiers were not good enough
for messengers or watchmen unde
Postmaster General Wanamaker, ant
the Grand Army protested against hi
wholesale removal Of one armed ant
other disabled veterans to make plac
for young negro politicians.
Secretary Noble, himself veteran
and with the full knowledge and cor
sent of "Comrade" Harrison, was wick
ed in his removal of Union veterans
and one of the FIRST to suffer was al
excommander of the G. A. r., OF tn
District OF Columbia.
Soldiers who had made brilliant ret
ords in the field as we'll as in the dt
partments, with families depender
upon them for support,
WERE TURNED OUT OF OFFICE.
almost without notice, and, for a
that Noble knew to the contrary, I
stSrve.
1t may be truthfully said that thei
has never been such official slaught'
of Union veterans as has taken plac
under "Comrade" Harrison's admin
tration. What has been done at I'll
capital has been true in all parts
p the United States.
The hero of Altoona Pass was klc
ed out of the postoffice at Boston. A
other gallant soldier was turned out
the postoffice at Chicago, and tho
sands of gallantveterans, and veteran
widows, like Mrs. Mulligan, pensi'
4 agent at Chicago, whom Clevelal
= had appointed were speedily remov'
by "Comrade" Harrison, "the soldie
friend" Not only has he been disti
guished for removing veterans, but
the matter of official appointments
between veterans and civilians-oth
things being equal-he has in
praak m naiorihr of nnsna insnltad