Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-12-07
CONGRESSMAN MILLIKEN
Addresses Waldo County Veterans al
Brooks-SOme Pointed Facts.

| Brooks-SOme Pointed Facts.
| The Union Veterans association Of Wal
do county assembled at Brooks on Nov. %.
There were cordial hand shakings with
each other by the old boys in blue, and
happy faces, as old associations were called
up, and old friendships renewed. Con-
| gressman S. L. Milliken. who was invited
to speak on the occasion, addressed them
as follows;
II sm sincerely glad. and am sure that
| every good citizen VIII rel ice, to know OF
| this gathering ~ the union veterans Of
| W lido county There has never been a
| time since vpu were mustered out of
| sert ice after you had completed the over
| throw If the enemies of your country
| : IN the valuapl, work which ypu can 4 .
| individually and through the great organl-
| Latinn Of which you are members, W as more
| needed than now.
/ Your old enemy Is in the saddle, not
| 18th drumbeat and drawn sword; with
| hot and she'll for your physical destruc-
| IN, but in the halls of legislation. In the
| u pirtments Of power, in the highest seat
| uf ri'9 tn the land, where no con
| craitn, az - made Of the purpose To reverse
| the verdict which your victories rendered,
| and to r.pudia,e the debt which the coun-
| try owes you for its salvation-a debt
which the loyal people OF the country
| would gladly pay, 80 far ayment can
be mad ia benefits from the government
| t. yaur ,k snd needy comrades, and the
| widows OF those who by reason of their
patriotic services have g,ur to their last
| camping ground.
"Self.pre-.rvYti N is the first law Of ma
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| OF every one H. pnt forth hi- best efforts,
| aud Hsht. II necessary, FIR that which j.
| risti.ot-Iy his You are attacked from
! those places where YOU have hitherto found
| and -hullt now lind a ready recognition
| 81 y,ur brave n,rt- in YOUR country.
| cause aud such honorable consideration
| A. a grateful people would cheerfu!ly be-
| stow
| ..r... hand ,,h,ch hos slr....l, ,,, or ,h.
wei. deserved pensions OF many IF ynur
| cunr,d,. l. 4u.n.nded over ypu NIL How
| soon II win fan. DR. who's. head viii n,xt
| dron inio III. haskell. Won cannot tell. Ynn
| cannot goo VIGOROUSLY protest against thi-
upn,fri,tic and unworthy action of those
| in mower Do nat NO Hphtly .sljtnat.
yonr iptu.pce. The Old soldiers indiyid.
| nail, and thrnuph their splendid organiza-
| lion Of the Grand ARMY of the Republic
! have exerted. and NAV still exert. great
| power for good In tn. lands which but few
| Of us s,l,uunt.ly appreciat. You nav.
\ ha.n IN, pucl,u. sann, which M. petrintic
| spirit If N, people has gathered and
| through which il has spoken and acted
| what would have been the character
| Of many of our law. ami the condition OF
| our institutions hut for The, manifestation
| Of that spirit through YOUR action. no ou,.
= can tell A, bad as th,. conditions. AR,
now, with A feeling against YOU of hos
| tility aud even mallpnitv iu the places
| where YOU should receive ouly respect for
4 your success aud the most friendly con
! ,ideration. We might have seen. but for
1 the breath of pathetic fervor which has
| gone out from your organization To per
! v.de th. land and inspire the hearts Of the
| people, even more To deplorr than we 10
now, which heaven knows Is enough.
..Ex.r sine. th,. ,imA so,p after ,h.
| clos. nf m. war when treason stunned
| anna prns,r.te h,g,n Ia recover from In.
| -h,ck Of il downfall i, has been .trur
| cling H. regain il prestige and power
and .,rur, .uch nm Endorsement a. .honld
send H. nam. clothed with r.sn.ctabilitv
! down "a nn.t.r,tv f. h,. been .sp.r tn
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| inla t,d,. NJ natrintic eynra,.inn sh,u ,.at
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| nniop veterans which ,nw uuasns for,b
| frnm tb, nIac.s of mover Won cannot
| fsil to know gentlemen vhara rbis ~.
| IN sniri, dy.IIs
IAN aid frontiarsma, wbo bad cross.d
! the western line Of civiIiz.tion saw a. he
was rjdinp over the nrairip lono line of
| bnrsem4n swsv under tho horiz,n H..
did no, recogniz. anv ~ his aronaintsncas
anonp ,h.m Rpt h. Saw that thev wara
! dressed in skins dackad ont win feather.
| and had th.ir war naint IN Altar watch.
| inp th4ir mnv.ments for a few minntas
|