The Monte Vista journal., 1897-12-04

fact that We can have nosuch assurance.
The soldiers pay goes on whether we
win or lose. They are we'll housed, clad
and cared for though the people in thus
county prosper or fail. Again. the SOL
diers are in school district where by
force OF numbers they could name tho
teachers and fix the financial conditions
OF the district should they conceive some
dislike for the residents OF the district,
1t will not do to say that the soldiers
would not be mean enough to do any
such thing; facts are stubborn things
and the experience OF our people with
some OF the soldiers demonstrates the.
contrary to be true. For instance: dur
ing the Populist primary last September
many republican soldiers came in to the
polls and swore they were opulis,s, for
the express and only purpose OF getting
even with Moody" by trying to elect a
delegation opposed to me to the county
convention. Hence in my judgment men
who will periure themselves TO "even up'
on one who never harmed them by word
or oeod would not hesitate at any foul
act-even TO voting our people into the
bondage of debt. SO that in my judg-
ment for once the law and justice are
hand in hand and the law prohibiting
the nonresident soldier voting in this
county should be enforced
might confess that the vile names,
the hateful words and the curses too vile
to print, heaped upon me since my re-
turn from the legislature, whenever L
have been unfortunate enough TO meet
them, has not made inc very ANXIOUS TO
shield the shortcomings OF the guilty
soldier. | cannot love my enemies Hs the
good book" commands as yet. Because
OF my duties as legislator ! was placed
as the seeming eneUy OF the soldier,
when, as n matter Of fact, had the most
profound respect Tor the man who be-
iieved IT his duty and went TO the 'front.'
at hIs country's call. want to say fur
lhcr that ! know there are muny good
and true men in the home whom hold in
high esteem; they can take no oirense
nt tins letter any moro than will the good
mcthodists of this town when say that
there's nothing too low, mean or con-
tcmptiblc for Chauncy Aldrich TO do or
say 10 or Gbout anyone who happens TO
incur his dlspleasure.
The G. 4. Il. ought not "resolute" that
!should be hung when say that had the
ammunition wagon gone off and taken
Bloomfield and Aldrich to "the sweet by
and by during the war. angels would
not have had cause To weep over the
mark OF the beast On innocent maidens-
and there wonld have been no cause for
the haireds and heart burnings resulting
from the poison tipped pen" OF the 9TH
or. That these vampires who live or the
innocent, and trusting should still be at
large almost makes one doub, the good
ness OF Almighty God.
Ny father was soldier nnd some OF
my best and truest friends fought for
their country, but they never demanded
that | should love all who wur. the blue.
Men went into tho army who had shat
tered the decalogue, and Bloomfield and
Aldrich and some nt the Home arc living
Witnesses to tine fact that war ~ not tho
fire which puri,ies, mud II men wer, low
and grovelling and liued in slim. before
they enlisted. the chancoJ are they still
delight in the miscrics Of mankind. and
their happiness and prosperity depend
upon tho weakness, mistakes nud mis,or-
tunes OF their fellow men.
FRANK l.. MooDY.