The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-11-02
Veto the vstoer.

From The y. 7. PresS-
A New York Mugxnmp organ that is
working shoulder 10 shoulder with the
bosses Of of''semi-crina;rzI TsnmsHyn for the
iulicsioa OF Grover cleveland and COnfsd-
crate free tsade on the people offhis count
y recently contained an "in,erview" in
which the assertion was msde that there
has been a considerable change Of feeling
among the veterans toward Mr.. Cleveland ,
Uadoubtsdly il Is the Union veterans that
are meant. Ther. las assarediy not been
any changeo feeli3g smeng Confederate
veterans toward The Claimant They have
been his enthusiastic admirers irSt, last and
al the time
Th. further statement 3 made in this sin
teryieE" that the Democratic politician who
kept ont o. bullet range during TIE war and
allowed the substitute which The govern
nlsnt found him TO send 70 the front TO die
in the p0orhouse, is ''the true friend Of the
soldier" Fer illustrations Of this friend
ship II is not necessary TO dwell on the fact
that Mr. Cleveland. while President, Official
ly disapproysd of5sf pension bills, or about
one-thiTd Of the whole number that came
before him; nor IS it necessary TO quote the
sneering and indecent Language Of the scores
Of veto messages in which be grossly insult
ed the impoverished applicants who were
powsrless 10 prevent his oowardly sfronts.
The Preu desires merely to call the atten-
ti0n Of Union veterans 10 single specimen
veto OF this DemOc ratio President. Il is that
Of House biz 5 3s4, granting a pension to
Mrs Thomas J. Bradley, the widow Of an
Ohio veteran. The facts of the case as brief
y summarized in speech on the floor of
The House by Representative Charles II.
GrosFenor, are as follows. General Grosven-
or said
Thomas J. Bradley entered the army in
the spring of 1861 IS q member Of the Twen-
ty-fourih Ohio. He served until the close
of 1854, having been meanwhile transferred
By c consolidation TO the Eighteenth Ohio,
which I had the honor 10 command, and
then serving out = total enlistment Of near
Iv four Years. He received Al the battle OF
Nashville, as / Tecoilect, a wound which
was Al tie time danserOUs, but not permA-
ncnily 50. lie went home. He suffered
more or less from that Hogni through the
whole ofhis life, which terminated in lhe
tail q Ss2
He bed four s1ns-Fs.lslt yonng men.
rhey al entered the crmy IN ls6l. Two
ven shot cssi upon The battlefield an0th-
er came home with sn arm shot Of, and the
fourth with an ere shot CIT, beth Of these
sous being totally disabled from earning a
living. They LEd DO property, and Mrs.
Bradley io-day. having passed the age Of 7C,
and being Without dollar, comes % Con-
-re-s ard .sks that she may be put on the
pension roll % receive the pit;ance Of a Wild
on z pension.
Grsyer Clsve land. 81 bead Of the richest
n-Ii0n under tie SUI. "a. deliberately gull
b ~ the infamous meaaness Of denying to
this wife and neither Of heroes the piuful
pension cfs few dollars a month needed TO
keep her from the ac-ua, pinch Of want Il
vas nothing 20 tbs bullying dsmsgogue
hat this woman bad given al that was
dearcs; and mcsi precious to her country ;
nothing that Of her f51r sons two were kill
"a IN battle flr the nation aud tEo crippled
forever; nothing the, her husband had suf-
iered ~ bile he lived from the wound which
be had received 10 the i1oe Of the enemy
nothing thAf she was gray haired, poverty
stricken. trembling on the verge Of the grave.
In ancient Rome such woman would have
received the nevoreat homage OF the whole
people. Grover Cleveland refused her eve n
pitiAnoe sufficient 20 purchase bread.
Veterans Of the war for the Union When
the advocates q ofCleyelsnd declare that The
righteous contempt with which you regard
ed him four yesEs ago has changed :" when
they utter the lying assertion that this in
sulter Of eripples and enemy Of soldiers
Eidoas is yoEr " true friend" answer them
by pointing 10 the case Of THOMAS J. BRAD
LEY wife You noE have it in your power
10 repay the sHeers and kicks Of this man
with interest Go to the polls on November
S and place an everlasting veto on the ve;oer.
Infict on him the only rebuke thai be is
capable Of sppreciating the rebuke ofcrush-
ing and ignominious defeat.