Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-15
SUGAR PLANTERS REBEL.
Union Veterans Win Demand Their
Rights Holman Ia Pickel.

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WASHINGTON, Sept. Io.-The FIVE
hundred members OF the department.
of the Potomac G. A. K. who have
gone to the annual encampnent at
Pittsburg from Washington carried
with them document that will be
heard from by the Cleveland admins.
tration, and what is heard will not be
pleasant, either. That document is a
: resolution adopted by the Department
of the Potomac, asking that some ac-
tion be taken by the encampment
concerning the wholesale dismissal of
Union veterans by this administration
in violation Of the general law as well
as Of the civil service law, both .ot
which say in plain language that
other things being equal Union veter-
ans shall have the preference in gov
eminent employment. The resolu-
ton was adopted in executive session
and will moi be made public until it
has been submitted to the encamp-
ment, but happen 10 know it is both
vigorous and pointed.
This matter OF the discharge of Tn
lou soldiers-somewher in the neigh
borhood of two thousand OF them
have been dismissed from the govern
ment service since March 4, $685.
will not be allowed to rest with the
G. A. r. Many Of the men dismissed
a1e not members of that organization
and for that reason an Independent
organization has been formed, COM
posed entirely OF Union soldiers who
have been dismissed from the govern
ment service by the Democrats, which
will acc as an auxiliary to the G. AR.
in bringing their unjust treatment to
the notice of the public, and in at
tempting to get justice forthenselves.
This organization has held several
meetings, and is in possession Of the
record Of every veteran dismissed, but
it will not decide what action it will
take until it is known what DISPOSE
ton the G. A. r. encampment will
make of the resolution sent from
Washington as the desire is to allow
the G. a. X. to take the initiative.
The recent action of the sugar
planters of Louisiana, in deciding to
act with the Republican party, recalls
a prediction made by ex-governor
| Yarmouth, who was in Washington
Turing the fight over the sugar sched-
ale in the Senate. He told ex-Speaker
Reed and Representative Dalzell Of
Pennsylvania, that if they would
agree to make half dozen Protec-
ton speeches in Louisiana he would
promise that at least three Republican
members would be elec.ed to the
House from that State. Neither Of
them made any promise. In fact,
the prominent Republicans, while
willing TO give all men cordial
welcome to the Republican patty,
are rather disposal to leave these
Louisiana sugar planters to work
oit their own political salvation.
They have not foigo tel the Efforts
which have beea made time alter time
by the Republican party to make these
very same sugar planters see that
their prosperity, as well as that Of the
country ct large, was dependent upon
the success Of the Iepublicau party,
nor the manner in which those efforts
were received.
The sugar planters took all the ben
efits they could Get Fl ION the Rep1bli-
cans and continued 20 work and vote
for the Democrats Now they are get
ting paid for being blind 10 their own
interests, and the ave are Republican
believes in letting tbem do their own
weeping. How the louisiana Demo.
Gratis in Congress take the move may
be gathered from this plain language
used by Representative Meyer, the
only one Of them now IA Washington:
1T may mean that Republican del
e2ation will be sent to the next House
from Louisiana aad that Republican
Presidential electors may be chosen
in 90. This movement is no more
than might have bcen expected. The
Democratic Congress has dealt shame-
July with the great interest Of Louis
lana after repeatedly promising to sus-
tain it. The party has received strong
and consistent support from the State
Tor many years, and the FIRST time il
secures complete control ofthc govern
ment it proceeds toin1ict upon Louis
lara the hardest blow she was ever
given by Lee Islation. We have not
only been dealt unfairly with, but
have been deceived; in word, bun
coed" Mr.. Meyer is lingering in
Washington because he is ashamed 70
90 home and face his constituents.
The best assurance he has been able
to get from Secretary Carlisle Is that
the administration will kill the ill
for free sugar which has already been
posed by the House.
Representative Holman, OF indiana
before leaving for his home to begin
his canvass for reelection. confessed
chat he was far from confident Of sue
ceeding, and irtimated that he did
not blame the voters for being dispos-
ed to deprive the Democrats Of the
power they have shown themselves
incapable OF wisely using While Mr.
Holman voted for all the Democratic
legislation during the present Con-
gTess he tried hard to persuade the
the bosses not to permit much Of It.
He saw the ruin that would follow,
which other members Of bis patty
either would not or could not see.
And now he sees himself in dauger
OF being involved in the party rain.
Secretary Cariisle's tariff decisions
are going TO make no end obligation.
Nearly every day he makes one that
/ brings notice from the narfiee ;r-