Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-22
DEMOCRATIC ASSAULT
On the Peasion Laws As Il Was
thoroughly Exposed


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| Mr.. B1gteiss said
| Mr.. Chairman. n the typical Yspsesen-
tzfiye Of hi, great republic whom We fam
it,a,iv ehxrxrtpYix~ A. Uncle Sam we're 20
step into this house when any great gues-
lion affecting the ri9hfs. powers. or dignity
of the nation we're anaeY debate. be would
be convinced Of the anomalous fact that
| in the dominant party in the House Of
Representatives Of the e nited States Of
America he probably has less frien!s than
| in any other Legislative body on the face Of
the earth.
| II soldier who fell While bearing the
| flag Of his country sp the sleeps Of Look.
out mountain. or closed bis eye. in death
vhiIe the shouts Of vietory were reyerbe.-
atIsg at Five Forks. could come in here
today and listen to the speeches made and
| III. doctrines put forth on the other side of
this House. be would be more ewildsred
and confused than vas poor Rip Van
Wrinkle shen, after his twenty years sleep
| in the KaatskIll mountains, he wandered
down into the little village of Falling
W aters TO find himself utterly forgotten.
II Abraham Lincoln can be conceived TO
be ignorant of what has transp,red on this
earth since h. fell shot TO death by the as
sassin .aad il he had appeared in this House
At any time dariny tins Congress when anv
great question Affecting the supremacy OF
this government has been under considera~
ton he might well be excused for thinking
from what he saw and heard that he had
found himself at Richmond or Montgomery
instead of Washington TO preserve which
r,a,,. ,..,Jg ,h,.. ,r;llions ~ tov,t citizen.
sprans 10 arms.
The gentleman from Georgia Mr.. Liv-
ingston) the other day in discussing this
question, claimed the right OF an e1-rebei
10 talk plainly about pensions to
Union soldiers. surely If that
right be claimed, need make no apology
for speaking plainly AMI canhidly upon the
same subject.
My friend from Pennsy'ssnis' Gen. Eing-
ham, with that galian'ry, with that mag
nsntmity, with that more than generosity
which has characterized the attitude and
.pir of the great masses of the loyal peo-
pie since the close OF the Rebellion went so
far "a to say that he believed the subject of
legislation IN regard TO pensions for MON
soldiers would be ~ safe 10 the hands Of
ex { on federates a. anywhere else.
wish. Mr. Chairman, that such conf
ti"nre were based upon historic facts.
sish that We had got go far from the pas
SONS and pre- iutlices Of the War Of the X,
bellion that such a statement might be made
unchallcngeh by the records of Congress
But nothing Is gained MIR. Chairman, by
eoncssling or misrepre-enting facts whether
1t be through prejudice or poiteness
No Policy hur RtrEAt,
A., ,,ch !, may ha ,.oro,,.a /, l., ,,,
tu,y =, ,ay that I'M. oI,,n unmi.,,k.hI,.
| iun.,,,babi. ,,eor,ls show tbnt u,,o p,,c-
,,caI,y eysrv g,.,t aua.,;,, .f.n,,,a Tho
t,h.,.,,v ~ thu ,oyerp,nen, in nen.io,;n,,
~, .,,.,,, "a ,h, Ia,,,odo,,. -, ,ho.a ~,
..vsI II. If. mon m. ba,,leseIJ tho ex
C,,fade,ate member, Of his body have
bean ,Inos, ,n,form,y and a,mos, - NO,
49,. .nI,dty .,,;r.t s,cb i,ber.l ,n.,.,,a.
tn1 today n.arlv thirty year. after ,b.,
.nn,J 81 h.. I,s, .bot ba. te,s.J IN ,.vcr-
bar,,, ve Grd , ,oli,;c.l ,,,,y IeJ hy rho
a,.Confadsrs,. bsmor,,cv If In, ronn,ry
running before its advent to proclaim anew
the poicS OF that party WIN HH HeauIuHr-