The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-29
BILL ARP's TRAVELS.
He Has just Returned from a Trip tt
Kentucky and Ohio-Cause OF the
Republicans Rolling Up Such a
Large Majority.
1Atlanta Constitution.

have long considered Louisville the
Queen City of the South, not only in
the magnitude Of her commerce but in
the character of her population. There
are more high-toned, cultured people
in proportion to population than any
other city, more colleges, literary and
religious, more notable ministers, law
yers and editors and more Intense inde-
pendent Southern feeling. was called
there to deliver an address in behalf of
the ex-Confederate soldiers, not to re-
vive any sectional feeling or any ofthe
bitterness of the war, out to raise money
for the dependent Confederate soldiers,
to keep them from want while they
live and to bury them decently when
they die. This humane and patriotic
purpose commends itself to all people
in Louisville, and I had before me
many Northern people and Federal
soldiers who gave willingly to the
cause. I was surprised at the number
of Confederate veterans who still live,
for Ammo Domini is working on them
everywhere, thinning their ranks. Un-
pensioned soldiers do not live forever
nor do they increase in numbers as the
years roll on.
Time cuts down all
Both great and mall
Except the pensioned soldier.
And this reminds me of hurried
visit to Ohio the other day where
Mckinley had almosta walk-overin the
late election. In the town where I stop
ped for day 7 learned that most Of
the Democrats voted for Mckinley be-
cause Hoke Smith was believed to be
opposed to federal pensions, or at least
was exhibiting very inquiring mind
about them. This pension business is
the vital question up North. It is their
salvation, and you might just as we'll
make war upon mans religion as
upon the soldiers right to a pension.
More pensions and bigger pensions is
the demand, for if the soldier or his
widow-or his children get it the out
siders get whack at it, aud it soon be-
comes distributed in the community.
It averages over 500. 900 to each county
in Ohio and is paid out twice a year.
Just think Of that sum coming into
Georgia county every year world with
out end and coming for nothing. What
a glorious patrimony it would be! Then
would we sing, Hard Times Come
Ag'in No More" How it would help
out short wheat crop or half cotton
crop! How it would help US to pay
the preacher and save the heather and
buy the girls some clothes! No wonder
those folks up North hug to the pen
sion laws, whether they are right or
not right. Now, every just man knows,
of course, that our soldiers have as
much right to pensions as theirs, and
it will be so set down in history, but
the tide is against US, for whom the
Lord loveth He chasteneth. And so
we have to do the best we can. These
good people in Louisville have got an
association, that makes provision for
them, and while they can't pension
them, they get them something to do.
Captain Leathers is the leading spirit
of this good work and be has such men
as General Basil Duke and General
Taylor and Major Davis and Captain
Easton and DR.. Broadus and DR.. Hemp
bill to help him. All the best people
encourage them.
One day a dilapidated man on
crutches called on Captain Leathers
and said:.-
"Capen, T heard that you were look
| ing after the old vets of the Confedera-
cy, and I thought would call and tell
YOU that am one Of them and would