The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-09-28
OPEN LETTER.
8. B. Mcintosh Dips His Pen in
CAL and Yields j With
out Mercy

FOrsakes flle Party Of Broken PRONE
Uses and Advises His Old Com
radeS to Follow Suit
Editor Kenawha Valley Democrat:
If you win allow me short
space in your paper and viii print
what I write and just as I write
it, yon will obIige me very much.
In th first place. I have been q
life long Republican and enlisted
in the late war as a private in Co.
], 2Srd Ohio veteran volunteers, on
the oath day of April 1851, in the
city of Cleveland, o. Was sent to
Camp Chase and kept one month
there in three months services un-
til the 22nd of June, 1861 when
we were sworn in for three years.
or during the war. Served In the
regiment until the winter of 1858,
when / re-enlisted in the city of
Charleston for B years, or during the
war, and served in the same gallant
old regiment until the 3rd day of
August, I am proud of my service
for my country and glad that God
has spared my improbable life
until this hour I have not only
been loyal to my country, but I
have been loyal to the grand old
Republican party ever since John
@. FTemont's time, without ever
scratching my ticket, only ON one
or two occasions. have come to
the conclusion that the party has
but very few that have been more
loyal than I have been. But the
methods of the party tricksters
have made lasting impression on
my mind cannot stand any long.
er and / have come to the eonclus-
ion to change front and get out of
the band of tricksters, whose meth
dds are going to bring them to de-
feat.this fall@or I will miss my
guess very much.
Now, word to the old soldiers
of this county; You have been fed
on promises for the last 81 years.
Is il not time to call halt and see
where you are at, why, you have
been ignored all of these long years
by these political buns that call
themselves politicians. If you will
find in any way where any of us
old boys have bettered our condi-
ton by voting the Republican
ticket, I will give it up. We did
get some pensions under the Dem
ocrats, but now we get none, and.
our present nominee says he is not
going to do a d-n bit more for us
than the balance has done for us.
Is this not good encouragement for
us to vote the Republican ticket.
and this is not only beginning of
their meanness. They meet on the
dark corners of the sire, Is, when
we poor old souls are asleep in our
beds, making up some plot for us
to swallow, and if you dare to
grumble they will call you a kick
er and say you are not loyal, and
of the ofice-holders
that are now in Office were not born
or wore pantlets when you and 1
were fighting the battles of our
country. I, for one, have gotten
tired of it, and I shall vote the
Democratic ticket and will
continue to do so until they stop
the abuse of the old soldiers and
recognize them in some way and
keep their families from the poor
house.
Now, in regard to pensions: Who
gets them, or the bulk of themP
Why, the big officers and their
wives, not the poor private soldier.
No, not much. And again, who
gets the large offices, not the pri-
vate soldier. They think he can
live and keep large family on
from six to ten dollars a month,
after serving his country for over
four and one-half- years for 49,
cent dollar, and now, poor old soul,
he is turned out to die or pick the
haef ba- oao M uondar fba old
boys are passing resolutions against
them, and here is one that viii do
all in his power against suck work.
This little article is only a COM
You will hear more
anon from one that is tired of
trickery. Respectfully,
CURTIS B. McINTosH.