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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-27

LOUISVILLE is hustler, and no mis-
take. No one supposed that there was
SO much rafting energy south of the
Ohio River, outside of that required for
the production of fast horses, sour-mash
whisky, Breckenridge contests, and big
Democratic majorities. But there came
to Pittsburg from the Falls Citya dele
CATION of very live business men who
knew exactly what they wanted and how
to 60 about getting it, and they did their
work in fine shape. They captured
everybody in very artistic shape, and
carried off the prize in manner that won
the admiration of even their competitors.
st. Paul made the mistake of her life in
undertaking the getup-and-go-for-it"
of her Bluegrass rivals.
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his lofty pedestal be would stand on the same
| spot where occurred the browning triumph Of
his career. Through the protecting grating can
be read the following dim inscription: Stand
| ing on this stone in the balcony Of Federal Hall.
April 30 1889, George Washington took the
oath as the first President of the United States
| of America" When old Federal Hall was de-
molshed the sacred stone was carefully pre-
served, aud it now occupies rs nearly rs possible
the same position before. Very few people
| has ever noticed it on the high Base of the
ststne, where it is 6ttingly placed as one Of the
| relics of the Nations birth
| It has been said of Msj-Gen. Anthony
| Wayne's grave at Radnor Pa: In view OF the
| most meritoFious services rendered by him
during aud subsequent TO the Revolution and
considering the fact that he was the most dis
| tinguished officer given by Pennsylvania to
the war for independence, IL seems indeed, in
| comprehensive that no movement has ever been
| inaugurated to erect a monument 10 the
| memory of Pennsylvania first soldier. The
plain marble shaft at Radnor has served it's
| purpose, and should now exist only to show
| that the survivors of the Revolution paid the
bes. tribute in their power TO their fallen COM
rsdes-in-arms. There are now in cemeteries
in this city thousands Of monuments erected by
private parties to their unknown dead which
excel in value and worthiness a hundredfold
the decaying stone which marks the last resi-
ing place of the peer of Washington"
Col. Wellington, of Worcester, Mass. says that
the last time he saw Gen. Banks he met him in
the Adjutant Generals Office in Boston. And.
sadly enough, Banks Was saying that his errand
there was to find out what his rank was. lie
said he remembered he was in the war; he felt
quite certain OF is. He was unable to remeus-
Der with any distinctness how he was ranked.
and he had come to the Adjutant-General TO
find out. He was dignifed and courteous as
usual, but for some time previous his mind had
become a wreck. 1t was a curious way in which
it failed to serve him that day. Already Wal
than, Mass, is preparing TO erect monument
to Gen. Banks. B. B. Johnson, man of force,
is at the head of it. and the plan is to name a
new park Banks Park. and to erect on it a me-
mortal shaft
The oldest pensioner in the country is said to
be Andrew Franklin, of Burlington, Kan, who
was born in 1871. fought in the war of 1912 in
two Indian wars, and served as teamster in
the civil war.
Christopher Jarrett, of Washington, it is said,
is one Of the survivors of the battle of San Pas
quale, Lower California, in which troop OF
American cavalry belonging to Gen. Kesrny's
command was almost annihilated. Jarrett in
that engagement cut his way through the
Mexican line, killing four of the enemy.
Afterward he served with Walker, the fill.
buster, in Nicaragua, where in a duel he killed
Peter Vedder, one of the American adven-
turers. Jarrett also fought in the Federal
army during the civil war.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. SEPTEMBER %, 1854.
MEXICAN PENSION ROLL.

One Which is Not "Purged," and in Which
There Are No Suspensions.
On The Mexican Pension Roll
there are the names of 1920
survivors and 2 .2S2 widows. and
something over 5000 eases were
pending at latest reports. This
makes "a Total Of "a. 49,. Or sew
eraI thousand more men than
the United States had in Mexico
at any one time during the war.
These all receive either 50 or
$I2 "a month.
Among the names are those
of The widow Of Gen. Samuel
Cooper. a New Yorker by birth.
who was Acknowledgement of
the United States Army at the
outbreak Of the war, and used
his position TO aid the rebels in
preparing for the struggle. He
resigned his position TO become
Adiufan1-Genera Of the South
ern COIifederacy. and OfFiciated
as such until the rebellion coli
Iapsed. Mrs. Cooper HAS been
drawing "a pension since June
6.ISS7.
The widow of Thomas J.
Cs'SfOEeWaH'') Jackson, who
was next 20 Lee the most pOpU-
lar commander Of flae rebel
armies.
The widow of Maj .-Gen. George
Il. Pickett. whO commanded a
division i'm the rebel army.
The widow Of Maj .-Gen. Gideon
J.PilIOW, who commanded "a sli-
vision i'm the rebel army.
The widow of Lieut.-Gen. A. H.
Hill, who commanded one of
the three corps Of Lees army.
The widow Of Sidney Smith
Lee. WHO was dismissed from
the Navy for "gOing over TO the
enemy" and afierward became
a Commodore i'm the rebel navy.
Brighten. JAS. R. Chalmers.
who was FORESTS chief lieu
tenant.
Maj.-Gen. Dabney HI. ETaury.
who commanded the rebel
troops at the battle of Chicka.
saw Bayou.
Hon. =. Il. Maxey. late United
States Senator from Texas. who
has been drawing his pension
since May "a. ISS7. He was "a
MajOr-General in the rebel
army.
Hon. JAS. Y. George. Senator
frOm Mississippi, and WHO
served i'm the rebel army as n
Colonel. The number of his
certificate is I7.2I4.
The widows above mentioned
are Of RIen who were educated
at the Governments expense. and
afserward fought 10 destroy the
Government. They went on the
roll at once. while last April
there were pending the claims
OfI45.520 widows of Union sol.
diers who had not yet been able
TO get On the roll.
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OUR PORTRAIT CARDS.

Every veteran and son of veteran
wants some of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
Portrait Cards Nothing like them any
where. At the recent National En-
campment the possessor of them was
envied, and his cards speedily went as
souvenirs to his old comrades, who
valued them above all other mementoes.
All the new friends that he made wanted
cards to remember him by. We send
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The report of the GAR. National
Committee on Legislation, which we
publish elsewhere this week, is meaty
document, which tells some unmistakable
facts in very plain language. There is
no paFtisanship in the matter, since at
least two of the members of the COM
mittee-one being the Chairman, whose
vigorous English is easily recognizable
are Democrats of unwavering steadfast-
ness to their party.
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WE are prepared for an announce
ment by such generally-misinformed
papers as the New York Times and the
St. Louis Republic that the new Com
mander-in- Chief is the distinguished
Hon. Frank Lawler, of Chicago, and
that his election is " a singing rebuke to
the coffee-coolers and short-time soldiers
who have heretofore controlled the
GAR" That is about as near right as
those papers and their followers ever
get things connected with the GAR.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-27

w. G. p. BRECKENRIDGE is now try
ing new act-that of martyr. So far
he doesn't seem to be doing as we'll in it
as in his former roles of hypocrite and
penitent They don't like "to play
post norton hands any better in Ken
lucky than elsewhere. He has been
beaten, and that ends it.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-27
BUILD UP THE SONS OF VETERANS.

BUILD UP THE SONS OF VETERANS.
We earnestly urge all those engaged
in the good work of building up the
| noble Order of Sons of Veterans to
take fresh heart and go forward. There
is the greatest need of just such an Order
in this country; there is an abundance OF
the best quality of material from which
to build it, and the young men eligible
for membership stand ready to join II
approached in the right way and assured
that by so doing they will benefit not
only the country but themselves.
There are anywhere from 100000
to 100000 sons of veterans In the
United States-all young men of supe-
rior standing in their communities, intel
ligent, educated, thoroughgoing Ameri-
cans, deeply imbued with public spirit
and love of country, and with much
more in common with one another than
any set of men in the country outside Of
the veteran ex-soldiers Of the Union.
1t would seem work Of comparatively
little difficulty to gather the greater part
Of these men into a magnificent organi-
cation which would be of incalculable
benefit to the country.
The Free Masons have 1868
members in North America; the Odd
Fellows TAG, 4S4; the Knights of Pythias
100000; the Ancient Order Of United
Workmen 323,147, and there are other
societies whose membership runs up into
several figures. These facts show the
possibilities for the Sons of Veterans.
The men who constitute the membership
of these societies have nothing like the
reasons for associating themselves to-
gether that the sons Of ex-soldiers have.
Intelligent management should soon
make the Sons of Veterans surpass in
numerical strength any other Order in
the country.
We are convinced that one Of the
prerequisites to wide extension Of the
membership of the Order, and to give
the same cohesion and permanency, is
the adoption Of a wise beneficiary sys-
tenn. This is the main strength Of such
societies as the Knights of Pythias and
Odd Fellows. The tendency Of peoples
minds in all civilized countries is strongly
toward forms of insurance against acct
dents, sickness, old age, and death. The
tendency becomes stronger every year
as civilization advances and society be-
comes more complex. In England
there are societies, like the Foresters,
with memberships running up into hun
dreds of thousands, based solely on
benefits. The same is true of Germany
and France. Insurance is in the air
everywhere.
The Sons Of Veterans have an album
dance of sentimental and patriotic rea-
sons for close union among themselves.
Given good beneficiary system, there
is no doubt that good, solid, coherent
membership of 100000 may be at
tanned inside of decade.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-27

THE Sons of Veterans made most
excellent showing at Pittsburg, and drew
themselves still more closely toward the
veterans hearts. There are no boys
like our own boys, and the Sons of Vet
Grams are the pride and hope of our be-
loved country.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-27

THE principal business Of the indie
pendent voters of this country seems to
be stripping the yellow jackets and pea
cock feathers from the Tariff Deformers
as fast as they can. Hon. VIM. Alleer,
of Philadelphia, who was elected in 1892
by 10000 majority, is a recent victim OF
the outraged voters. He was one of the
loud-mouthed prophets of better times
and higher wages to follow Tariff De-
form.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-27
AN EXTRA COPY.

Some comrades may receive an extra COPY
Of this weeks NATIONAL TRIBUNE, which
they are requested 10 hand 10 some other
eomTade who, they know, is not subscriber
but should be. Every man who wore the
blue should be on the subscription-list Of
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE during this great
fight for veterans rights. Try to bring all
the boys into camp. The more subscribers
IRE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has, the better
fight il can make.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-27

The Tariff Deform papers are cack-
ling over the amount of wool American
manufacturers are buying in England.
There are several hundred thousand
pounds of native wool yet unsold, but
the interests of American farmers are
not to be considered when Tariff Deform
rules.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-27

HEREAFTER all the graves of our
comrades in the South will be under the
direct care of the National Headquar-
tiers, and proper provision will be made
that every one of them that is known
Will receive loving attention on Memorial
Day. The comrades residing in the
South have done nobly in the past, but
the task was too great for the few and
scattered Posts, and the whole Order
has properly assumed the burden of dis
charging this sacred duty.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-27

EVEN popular Asher Caruth, who
has represented Louisville for four sue
cessive terms, and was reelected the last
time by majority of 1000, could not
carry the terrible load of the present
Congress, and has been defeated for re-
nomination.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-27

IT looks as if the South is slowly be-
ginning to see its own deep interest in the
matter, and coming over to the side of
the Nicaragua Canal. No portion of
the country will receive anything like
the benefit from that enterprise that
the South will.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-27

PEOPLE who talk about there never
having been a National Encampment
held south of Mason q Dixon's Line
forget those at Baltimore, St. Louis and
Washington.
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THE free gift made to the Whisky
and Sugar Trusts would have put every
veteran in the country on the pension
roll at an adequate rate.
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THE BEST WAY

To get ready Cor the great fight for soldiers
rights is to get up big clubs for the veterans
champion, THE NATIONAL Tribune
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The crawling, Kissing little Chatta-
nooga Times has this snarling para
graph:
We tell them further, that the report of
their Commander-in-Chief, where it at
tempts to convict better soldiers than he
ever was or could be of mean hostility to
the real soldiers of the civil war is false in
spirit and in fact, slanderous, and will be
treated with the scorn it deserves by all
true soldiers of the Union, whose minds are
not poisoned by falsehood and warped by
prejudice.
This is merely petty, vicious frothing.
So far as Commander-in-C Chief Adams is
concerned, there was not and could not
be better soldier than he was. His
record can be confidently placed along
side that Of any other man in the whole
country. The Times says that it is
owned and edited by Adolph S. Ocks.
We have never before heard of the in
dividual, but we will venture a years
subscription to some disabled veteran in
East Tennessee that he is an immigrant
of Hebraic extraction, who has not been
in this country long enough to escape
arrest for evading military duty, if he
should return to his birthplace.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-27

GEN. RYAN, Assistant United States
Treasurer at Cincinnati, has seen the
light that we have long been trying to
bring to the eyes Of the people of the
United States. He said recently:
We distribute about $4,000 900 annually,
or $2,O0O,OO0 quarterly, on account of pen
sions here at Cincinnati. | used TO think
that the pension business was overdone, and
should be curtailed, but l have changed nv
mind some since have been in the Sub
treasury. When | see the class of people to
whom the money goes, am glad the Gov
ernment is willing and able to assist them,
and it should, by reason of gratitude for the
great service they have rendered the coun-
try. The widows and orphans of the brave
men who sacrificed their lives to save the
Union have right to all the Government
can give. What boon this money has been
to many poverty-stricken family in Cincin-
natl during the past Winter of unusual
hardship. The money, too, goes into circu-
lation at once, assisting the retail trade.
Yes, L have changed my mind about pen
siOns
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-27

THE veterans had to bear the burden
of saving the Union; now they have to
bear the whole weight of Tariff Deform.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-09-27

"ECoNoMY " in its simple form means
robbing the disabled and dying veterans
to enrich the Sugar and Whisky Trusts.
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think twice about the matter before
tackling her single-handed.
SOME ANNIVERSARIES.

This month of September saw PEN
sioners made at frightfully rapid rate
by rebel shot and she'll.
Thirty-two years ago September saw
the Antietam campaign, beginning with
the brilliant fighting at Champion
Gap and South Mountain on the 18th,
succeeded by the bloody struggle on the
banks of Antietam Creek on the 18th,
and ending with Fitz-John Porter's sad
bungling at Shepherdstown the 18th
and Goth. These operations cost 1861
killed, II, 704 wounded, and, exclusive
of those captured at Harper's Ferry,
971 missing; making total of 1886
men lost in battle inside of week, or
over 1000 day. The Pension Bureau
is issuing certificates at the rate of 1 800
a week, or only about one-ninth as fast
as rebel bullets were making reasonable
subjects in September, 1862.
Sept. 10 and 20, 1868, saw the awful
fighting at Chickamauga, where $4,000
Union troops withstood the assault of
10000 rebels, with carnage that is not
surpassed in human history. The
Union loss was 1866 killed, 9,749
wounded, and 4,774 captured or miss
ING, or 1919 in ALL The rebel Gen.
Bragg admitted a loss of 10000. About
as many pension claims were made in
two days at Chickamauga as the Pension
Bureau settles in six months.
September, 1868, saw the beginning
of Sheridan's brilliant Shenandoah cam
paign. On the Sd was the fight at Berry
vile, ON the 10Th the triumph at the
Opequan "sent Early whirling up the
Valley" to be overtaken and whipped
again at Fishers Hill on the Odd The
fighting around Petersburg and Rich
mond was incessant during the month,
with big battles at Chapin's Farm and
Poplar Spring Church. Sherman vic
toriously ended the Atlanta campaign at
Jonesboro and Lovejoy Station. Dur
ing the month we lost ,72S killed, 1904
wounded, and 1910 captured or missing,
or 1882 in all. This was about 20
times as many as the original pensions
that will be allowed this month out of
the 100000 unsettled claims now before
the Pension Bureau, large portion Of
which date back to the terrific fighting
and body-wrecking services in those
momentous September days.
There were approximately about as
many men in the field in each of those
months as there are unsettled claims
now before the Pension Bureau. This
would indicate that the chances then Of
being struck by rebel bullet were
several times greater than that of hav-
ing a just claim settled now.
The crawling, Kissing little Chatta-
nooga Times has this snarling para
graph:
We tell them further, that the report Of
their Commander-in-Chief where it at
tempts to convict better soldiers than he
ever was or could be of mean hostility to
he Of he nj, oil fol
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One Which is Not "Purged," and in Which
There Are No Suspensions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-27
frightened at ghosts or letters from q

frightened at ghosts or letters from q ghostr'
 He edged up to his desk craftlly. With a quick bunge of his arm he brought his fist down with a crash upon the letter
 There. Mister Anson Hammock! That's what I'd do if you were in It's place. Bah! Who's afraid of let ter3"
 He still held his fist upon it. Clan chg covertly abeVt the room. he clutched the missive and tremblingly tore It open. Then he read these words:
 Anstruther:
 You have been false to your trust. My poor wife and her children are without mercy at your hands. You will meet me beside my grave. between 1t and our fathers tomb, alongside the old footpath from the village. an hour before midnight If you fail to do this. every vestige of your wealth and your power to harm others shall pass before morning from your hands. ANSON HAMMOCK.
 Never had 'Struther Hammock in all his worthless life been so still and hushed as now.
 There is no such bravery as the un- conscious valor of integrity; no such cowardice as that skulking behind hu- man injustice. 'Struther Hammock, pale and trembling before the accusa- tive and threatening words penned by a dead and harmless hand. was now in- finitely more abject creature than the weakest human he had ever ground to nothingness and despair.
 The blow had shrunk and withered him. It had swept his passion and rage from him. It had silenced his brawling tongue. As water vanishes in deadly flame, so had his very vital ities been consumed within him. The wretch who but moment before had found his keenest delight in scourging helplessness, in planning ruin for the upright and the good. now with a sick .ening culver of human dependency found himself reaching out appealing ly to the feeble strand of hope and pity binding him to the outraged ones about him.
 He burned the letter and its envel- ope and rubbed the black and crinkly particles to powder between his hands. He staggered to the window and, peer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-27

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