Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-06-12

anplied to a case like that; that is
an abuse and degradation Of the veto
power to apply it to case Of this
sort. It is something like 3 reasser-
ton of that idea that came from the
President of the United States when
he said he had Congress on his
hands. . to come here and in the face
of the overwhelming majority by
which this bill was passed send us
this veto. / congratulate him on
having so noble defender and so
successful an advocate as the gentle
man from New York. 1t occurs to
me that their minds are cast some
what in the same mold, ard do not
want the gentleman from New York
to consider himself in a great degree
complimented BY that remark either.
But in considering the various sub
terfuges that have been resorted to
to under the name of argument AID
the excuses that have been made for
opposing these pension bills, | was
especially struck with the remarks oil
the gentleman from New York in
his speech against the pension bill
which was before the House a week
or two ago. After mauling this
House for good solemn hour with
his platitudes on that subject, he
treated us to little extract from
the immortal works of Fitz-Greent
Halleck. He quoted for us Darcc
Bozzaris, and this was the excuse he
made for not helping these men IN
the last hours Of their earthly strife
He said they had their cOmpensa
ton. and he recited the lines:
4" But 10 the hero, when his sword
Has won the battle for the free.
! Thv voice sounds like prophets word
Aud in It's hollow tones are heard
The thanks of millions yet to be-
That was the gentleman's excuse
for not supporting pension legisla
ton. He intended to comfort thes'
poor fellows with the thanks o
millions yet to be- -,
81 wish he had commenced witt
that beautiful stanza preceding tn
one which he quoted;
"'Cone to the bridal chamber, Death!
Come to the mother, when she sees
"a n first time, her frst-boru's brestn
.r, when the blessed seels
- - Close the pestilence are broke,
And crowded cities wall its stroke;
Come in cousumption's CHASTITY form,
The earthquake shock, the ocean storm
Come when the heart beats high an
warm,
With banquet song, and dance, an
, wine;
And thou art terrible-the tear,
The groans, the knell, the pail. the biei
And all we know, or dream, or fear
OF agony are thine
eyes, sir; here is a woman in tn
loneliness of her widOwhOod, tacln
death in its most solemn and aggr'
waited form, her hungry childre
around her. What would the ger
tleman do, as indicated in the yer,
apt and beautiful quotation that J
uSeQ Oh budb OCCaSAOAt -
clothe the orphan with the thank
of millions yet to be J. He woul
comfort the broken-kearted wido'
with the thanks of millions yet
J be = He would shed light in tbs
f deserted household with the thank
, of millions yet to be He woul
] stand by the bedside of this poe
fellow who is ready to go to til
{ poorhouse, sick and hungry, and /
/. would tell him that the soldier hs
J something else to console him, Il
/ in the hollow tones Of death al
. heard the thanks of millions yet
: be = loud laughter and applause
S "Now, sir, congratulate Grow
/ Cleveland and the honorable gentl
= man from New York (Mr Bartlett
on the unity of spirit which the
/ manifest in case like this. "
At the conclusion of his speed
b Mr.. Willis was warmly congrat
q loted nv his fellow members and ii