The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-12-07
Waldo Veterans.

Thursday, Nov. 23d, and made the oc-
cason an enjoyable one. There were
many hearty hand shakings among the
old comrades, many happy meetings and
glad faces. and the ceremonies were very
interesting. Congressman Mlliken was
present and addressed them rs follows ::
am sincerely glad, and am sure thai
every good citizen will rejoice to know
of this gathering of the [ uion veterans
of Waldo county. There has never
been time since you were mustered out
of service, after you had completed the
o erthrow Of the enemies of your coun-
try, when the valuable work which you
can do, individually and through the
great organization of which you are
members. was more needed than now.
our old enemy is in the saddle, not
with drum beat and drawn sword, with
shot aud shell for your ply zeal destruct-
i'm. but in the halls of Legislation. in the
departments of power. in the highest
seat of authority in the land, where no
concealment is made of the purpose to
reverse the verdict which Your victories
rendered, and to repudilte the debt
which the country owes you for its sal
vation, debt which the loyal people of
the land would gladly pay. 30 far as pay
ment can be made, in benefits from the
government to your sick and needy com
rades and the widow of those who by
reason of their patriotic services, have
gone TO their last camping ground
Self preservation is the first law of na-
ture. 1t is not only the right but the
duty of everyone to put forth his best
efforts fight if necessary for that which
III. Il. L. al. a
from those places where you h; We hith-
erto found, and should nov. find, ready
recognition of your brave efforts in
your country's cause, and such honor
able consideration as a grateful people
would checrfully bestow. The hand
that has already cut off the we'll deserv
ed pensions of many of your comrades,
is suspended over you all. How soon it
will fall, or whose head Will next drop
in the basket YOU cannot tell. on can
not too vigorously protest against this
unpatriotic and unworthy method of
those in power. DO not too lightly esti-
mate your influence. The old soldiers in
dlvidually and through their splendid or
ganization of the Grand Army of the
Republic have eXerted and may still
exert great power for good in the land
such as but few of Us adequately appre-
ciate. You have been the nucleus about
which th. nntriotic snirit nf the neo,,,e
h,s gothoroJ and thra,.,b ,,b;cb r hos
snol,en and octad
What would have heen the cbar,cter
~ ,,,nv Of am. l,v.,nd tb,. condition of
our institutions but for the manifesta-
tion of that spirit through your action
no one can tell. A bad "a the condi-
tions are now with "A feeling against you
of hostility, and even malignity. in the
,I,cos whgrr Won should receive only
resnact FOR vonr aerv;ces and tho ,nnst
friendly co,s;lor,tion v-e might h.,vo
sn.n hut for Tho breath of ,,,tr;nt, for-
vnr uhicb has gonn out From ,our Or
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,ha t;ne snon altar tha 5.ioso of Tho ,,',r
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hegar r., rncover from tho shnnk Of II
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national ia the object of ira en,nitv If
a"nrocates and d,,hts ay..rv,binr m.,i.
cam Ieoisl,tion that il Amrrir,n in
shirt and w"nld givn ,dvantage ' r. onr
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am and to humil;atn and nunisb avery
ona Who c,rrins within his hosom an
an,or;aap haart
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of tba rehrl shirt of 1851 An ex.rehel
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