The National tribune., 1893-11-30
RALLY on THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE

RALLY ON THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE is everywhere
recognized as the mouthp!ece aad champion
Of all those who fought for the Union. 1t
has a pre-eminence in this respect that is
shared with no other paper. 1t is the one
target at which all those who hate the sol
dier aim their poisoned arrows. We do not
complain of this. On the contrary, we are
proud oft. 1t is the tribute of our enemies
to the one who has always stood in the fore
front of battle for veterans rights, and an
acknowledgmentfrom the highest sources Of
the sagacity and success of our leadership.
the land to the other, and the profuse
vocabulary Of epithets of the soldier alters
Our crowning offense has been that we
have looted the Treasury for the benefit
of the veterans and their dependent ones
This means simply that we have insisted
persistently on their rights have been
largely instrumental in molding public
sentiment in favor Of full recognition of
those rights, and have encouraged the COM
rades to unite in demand for them.
That Leader among the soldier haters, the
New York Herald, solemnjy charged us
with having been responsible for taking
100000, 600 out of the Treasury. We plead
guilty to the indictment, and are proud to
do So When we remember that the bond
holders have taken about $4,000, 000, 0G0 out
Of the Treasury. we are sorry, very sorry,
that we have not been instrumental in get
ting more for the veterans.
The money that has been paid the veterans
was honestly earned by them by as hard and
meritorious service as men ever performed.
Never was there dollar paid out of the
Treasury which went to more deserving
claimants. Had not the people been thor
oughly convinced of this, the money would
not have been paid, for every pension meas
ure has been fully and exhaustively dis
cussed by the whole people, even before
the matter came before Congre for action,
and the public assent was crystalizcd into
practical action by that body. -
We mention these things to show the
position THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has
| gained before the country by its I6 Yeas of
| successful advocacy of the rights of veterans.
1t has thus became the most powerful in
strument for good which is at the service of
the veterans. With them solidly arrayed
behind it IL can secure anything for them That
is right and prevent any wrong that is medi-
| tated against them. Therefore every vet
eran and every friend Of the veterans should
be on its subscription lists, especially dur
ing the coming year. In no other way can
| they more effectually maintlin and advance
pendent ones. Every additional name on
the subscription list gives the paper
greater power in demanding justice, and
| makes more certain that its demands will be
heard and needed. Every subscriber counts
| like vote in ballot-box. If ever sthe
veterans needed to show all their strength,
and to show that they are united for their
own defense, it will be this Winter
Let every one do something for himself
and his comrades, and do it at once, by send
ing in his own subscription to The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE, and getting all his
neighbor comrades to do the same. Let us
have the entire body of ex-soldiers of the
Union solidly arrayed under the banners of
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE for the great PEN
| sion battle this Winter.