The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-11-02

We have brought to triumphant issue
one of the most gigantic and expensive
wars in the history of man. Our pros.
perity has been without parallel, aud
our country has been lifted from the
lowest to the highest among the nations
of the earth in agriculture, commerce.
and manufactures. 1t is the strongest.
| wealthiest, freest govern nent on the
! face of the earth.
But now we find ourselves confront
ing condition in which, not only are
the shops stopped, but pensions are
| stopped.
| Democrats say the Republicans
stopped them. How could Republicans
stop them? Who controls this govern
ment? None were stopped before the
fourth of March. Why should We stop
| them? We put them on. No Republt-
can President ever vetoed q private PEN
sion bill. The pension roll is roll of
honor. No frauds should be there.
But pensioner, once there, should
never be stricken down by star. cham
Der, exparte processes, with no chance
for defence.
l don't like to se. the men who in
down old Union soldiers.
| When Hoke Smith first took charge of
the pension bureau lie announced the
compilation OF list of suspects" In
| rt ,.ba nta ,h.~
is suspected of crime. Think of Hoke
Smith arraigning Union soldiers as "sus-
pects."
| Well, there is one list of suspects
upon which his name will never be
found. He'll never be suspected of
loyalty to this government.
Who were the young men who went
to the war i'll defense Of our country?
The best young men in every COM
munity. They went from homes where
the Bible is read, and the family prayer
ascends to the throne of grace. They
were such young men as the gallant
Foraker who went from your own
town.. They never thought OF pen
sion. Take away every vestige Of PEN
sion, and the old boys in blue would
still love their flag and their country,
and die for both.
l remember that Connecticut color
sergeant, type OF thousands, a boy Of
eighteen, with the proud flush of young
manhood mantling his cheeks. When
, the Colonel handed him the flag and
told him to preserve its honor, he re-
piled, Colonel, I'll bring this flag back
to you in honor, or I'll report to God
the reason why" That day in the
l fierce carnage Of the field the young
8 color sergeant fell with the flag beneath
t him. Its folds were crimsoned with his
o own hearts life blood. He couldn't take
a it back to his superior officer. But he
d reported to God the reason why.
e Who that was there will ever forget
(. that July day of blazing heat, when a
n rebel commissioner entered the stockade
of at Andersonville and proclaimed to the
wretched living and dying skeletons
y that they could have their freedom on
10 condition that they would take up arms
y for the Confederacy.
One poor boy, too weak to stand, va.
* lying prone, with nothing but Gods
r. earth beneath him, nothing but God'
IS sky above. Turning wearly he faintly
OF asked, did | hear the word freedom
OF Are we ali to be free again?" The ligh
or OF hope had kindlei in his eyes as h,
OF thought of the dear home so far away
o, A comrade told him what it meant, an,
d, he dropped again from his elbow to tn
1t. ground. Said he, "Reach my blous
IN pocket near my heart, and bring ou
ed what you fnd." The comraie genif
produced we'll worh pocket Bible, tn
gilt of loving mother. How man,
ID good mothers in Highland county, will
ne aching hearts, gave their boys God
Us blessing and Gods Bible, as they wen
forth to battle and perhaps to die 70
Ii for their country. From this preciou
IA book the PROSTATE soldier took a tin
r. Union fiag-the book mark that mothe
rn had bathed III tears ere she cav. II I
m her boy. He took the little fac an
ed Kissed it. "Tell them at bop,a ;, 80:
n he, that l can die for that flag. bnt
n. can never fight against it!'' "1'
of When we marched in grand review !,
~ Washington City, after the war wa
~ over, among many decorations was
Is, large motto-"There is one debt tn.
Id nation can never pay-the debt IL oua
IA It's brave defenders" That sentin,"n
~ stlil lives in the hears of the peonIa
Though its exemplification has h.,
a suspended during this Democratic ca ad
a. clinistrstion az
A Friends, | plead not for myself mar
:: sonally, but for grand cause. which /
10 temporarily represent. Men are moth.
Or ihg' Mr.. Neal is nothing. am moth.