The Delta independent., 1900-10-05
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DeXAN ATTACKS vETE8AxR
Oe0Sesasis CasAsAase Dsasaness
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Thsss Ass~geA ksASsssay.
A WsshioGton correspondent Of the
loss State Register. says: Colonel Dick
Rect has called my attention to the vii.
saeus utfersnces Of William Jennings
1eyan, Novem b~r Il, 1892. attacking the
veterans Of the Civil war. saying that
ebsir claims OF government aid were
eot honorable. aud ssying: "One cannot
help being curious 10 know how many
more years il will take to exhaust the
eeserstion which feels itself injured by
the war. II is safe ts say that uever
did sReneration display such longevity"
Mr.. Bryan said: The mex, congress
viii have to wrestle with one deficiency
II $4,000 900. This is on account OF
psnsions. The appropriation for pen
Sioos for the next year mus, be not less
than tlJ0.O0O, OoO. IL is. therefore, easy
'9stthuietic. to perceive that the appro
psiation that congress must make for
passions st tbs next session must ag.
gsegsts not less than slS5.O00.O0o. This
ostisy itse!f would be enough to
run rosson.S,e Eovsrnn-u,. Ons
would not complain IL it we're an honor
able debt. bst q large proportion OF it is
not debt. because IL was never earned
BY asy act Of patriotism or heroic ser
vice. The govern msnt 10 held up and
despoiled of no mesn portion OF this,
and II scems helpless TO defend itself.
Ono cannot help being curious 10 know
how many more years il will take to ex
hsust the generation ~h ch feels its.lt
that never did q generation display such
longevity"
Al the time Mr.. Brysu sent forth that
corperhead his~, the Washington cor
respondent OF the Ha~keye wrote = 'e1
lines about the Union v,terans, which
Frank Hsiton clipped. hesd-lined. and
reproduced in the Washington Post. -
follows:
DON'T BE IN a nrRKY.
Very ssssib,s Advice to Young Men
~ Z Who We're Not in the Army.
Saith -. Fry. In the Bs:liogtoo
usvksys: Bat shat a us poor devils
vbo were sot old enough 10 b 10 ths
asay." u . question which 10 uttered
svssy day In Washington oy young men
sesking of,cisl positions. They feel that
the old snldsrs are 10 their way. and
ought to got out Of the way oi the rising
ger Grafton. and that the lsu giving vet
srans the preference should be repe aled.
Agsio and again have board the CON
plsint. With sarcastic aiiusiops to the
length Of life OF tho veterans, such as.
''Wili they ssssr dies"
Young man. half q million OF them
died whom you ses- in your cradle Ten
thousand = them died Inside OF fifteen
minutes on the morning OF June 3. 1864
10 front Of Cold HarbJr. when the army
Of the Potomac made 40 assault all
along the line. Twelve or hfteeo thous
and Of them died on June 81. 1864. in
the same month OF the same year. all
around keneea~'s bl,ody keights
Many thousands Of them died Ia prison
o. To rebel hospitals, naked, hungry.
suffering. vnlovcd. and far frou the
dear folxs at home. Many other thous
snds u them today hobble on crutchee
o. nag empty sleeves 10 the brecsss.
They srs dying fast enough. Half .
olllion of them stiIl live. but every ous
OF them. barring nose. besrsin hi, body
the mark Of battle o. shs gerns q die.
ease eontrssssd While cas paigsinx. II
order that the government might not
fade from the earth. but for them
there would be NO govesnm.nt Tor you
TO serve, nor to protect you. Doo't b
10 . hurry. young man! Dost b 10 .
hurryl These old veterans are march
Ing Cd the field. brigade by brigade.
every year. Regiment after regiment 10
disappearing over the brow Of tho bill
Of time. They are marchips away into
the valley Of the shadow. right into tho
river Of death. bravely ~ the Old Guard
1t Waterloo. Don't he 10 a hurry.
young nan! Don't be in hurry! Tbess
Obj sBidiers sse marching OF the field.
and they ~ili coon. all too soon Tor me.
Ge out Of your ungraicful wsy. God
bless them, ! wish they could live for
ever. - their fame ~iil live. Sherman
10 still here, IL he ~ yovs wAs! Let
him live. and live 90: for Grant has
eoos, Sheridan han sosvwed. Thomas 10
IN the land o the LeaI. Mead 10 no more.
Gone srs the scrricd columns which
stoc,l "iu the way" at Gettysburg. Fred.
erichsburg. Atlanta, Chickamaugn.
Lookout. vieksburg. Bentonville and =
thousand other place.. every enc Of
than, = Thsvm,ovlsr Their deetis are