The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-06

On the Bird Of October there appeared
In the Phila. Record 4 VERY one sidedl
three column article on Justice fori
Soldiers" 1t applied only to the sol |
diers OF the late rebellion and their de-
pendants and was certainly o lab /
ored article from Dem ocratic stand.
point intended to deceive the soldier
and no soldier after the experience Of
the last two years will be hoodwinked
by such pretended "Justiue for Sol
dlers."
Union soldiers will DO denied pen
sion who while prisoners OF war suIfor.
ling all the panRs Of starvation Ia An
Jacksonville aud other prison pens.
entered In the rebel army in order
that they might have chance to Oh
cape to the Union lines. 1t did not
say that thousands OF ex.rebels and
their widows were drawing pensions
OF IS and $12 month for services In
the Mexican war.
! This pension OF ss and sl2 month
ia given the ex-rebel not because OF
physical disability but only because
he served sixty days in the wa T
with Mexico, no matter what his
wealth or position On the other hand
the union soldier must not only have
a service OF 80 days, but must also
have physlcal disability such as will
ldisqualify him from earning his sup.
port by manual labor. The dlscrimi.
nation against the union soldier and
lin favor of the ex.rsbel Is thus forclbly
illustrated.
\ Under this discrimination U. s.
Senator Jas. George, from the State oil
Mississippi. receives pension OF sS o
month tor sixty days service In the
Mexican war, No service whatever
for the union aud 4 years service ir
the bel army. How docs this dis
Termination suit the union soldiers o.
r Delaware?
Senator Colquit, deceased. late o
Georgia received pension of Is {
Il month for sixty days service In thu
Mexican war. 4 years service in tn,
rebel army and never dag of servlc,
for the preservation of the union.
Thousands of similar cases can be
: manned and the number OF the pension
lglven. How does this Discrimination
. = in favor of eN.Rebeis and against tn,
u nl6n soldiers suit the soldiers o
a Delaware. Gen. Chalmers who servet
Q sixty days in the war of Mexico. fou
: years In the Re bel army and never
day for the union gets pension OF
o dollars per month.
r, Ex-senator S. Maxey OF Texas was II
!. the Mexican war 20 days and in tn
Rebel army Years. not day in tn
sunion army he got pension OF IS
o Il month.
n The widow of Stonewall jackson
a gets Mexican var pension of s.
" month Her husband served GO day
II in the Mexican war. and was kille
|. while lighting in the rebel arm
!. against the preservation of the union
y The widow OF Con. Pickett gets IS
e imonth for his 60 days service in tn
II Mexican war. He was killed at Gettys
n burg while serving in the rebel arm
>. for tho destruction Of the union. Sh
o not only Eeta this pension but has
l., clerkshlp in the Bureau of Pensions q
A. $1,000 year. adjudlcating pen5io
,,lclaims for the very soldiers who klllo
: her husband. Do tho union soldier
Iof Delaware and their widows expea
to get full! Justice from such sourc
le1s that
- The daughter OF jackson of Alexan
% dria,, Va, who assassinated the gallan
a'lGolonel Ellsworth Is a clerk in tn
of, pension bureau with a salary of SlGJ
;s,'a Year. aliudicating pensions 70
, the yefy soldiers who killed her fathe
~ In that ingenious employment and 10
10 their widows and depenIents:who q
a. lexpect Justice for Soldiers" fro.
70 such sources. Tho Delaware colder
have seen enough OF this Dom ocrati
es Justice for Soldiers The thousand
n of Suspensions. reductions and drol
n pings from the pension rolls In til
last two years of democratic admir-
II lstratlon is not the kind OF 'JustIC
~ Tor Soldiers" that the union soldier
iTEeXpeet and deserve.
vii! the union soldiers OF Delawat
"a DO deceived by this Democratic "ju
lyItice for soldgrS?' The election on til
n. 4th day Of November will show thu
=, the union soldier OF Della ware is to
i Intelligent to be 80 easily deceive,
~ lie Will cast his vote against the Dem,
cratic deceiyer and for the Republica
party, which has always been his Ill
eral and reliable friend
Away with such ..iustiee for SO
ly dlers' us the Democratic party has al
"a, min5tered in the last two years. So
oilers OF Delaware. when you enter Il
rs voting piace at the next election
IL sure and stamp the eagle on the bl
uIIlot.