Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-02-12

Adiutant Tassart Draws Some
Conclusions From. the Incident.

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Conclusions From the Incident.
To the Editor of the Democrat:
we'll remember the time when
Judges and Attorneys and few Jurors
sctood upon rostrums in halls ana
churches and upon dry goods boxes on
the corner of the streets and, with
tears of patronism flowing down their
checks, pleaded with the people to
rise up, shoulder their guns and go
forth and help save this nation from
the rebel hordes that were forming In
the South and would soon invade our
homes, ravish our daughters, murder
our babies, burn our homes and destroy
our nation. know many OF these
great orators Of that day. They still
live They live In the natiop that these
men went forth to save. Did they
go? No their home ties were too strong
or their cowardice too great. But
2,772, ,403 patriotic sons Of the north,
did go. and for four years and four
months they battled for the preserva>
tion of this nation and human liberty.
Were all these loyal sons, during all
those four years, basking in the shade
of that semi-tropical climate. when
they were drawing $13 per month
from the National Treasury? Let us
see, They fought more than one thou
sand battles, they lost by death 254
soldiers every day of those four years
and four months, 1899 every month
making 362,046 in all. Did we just
stand up and let the rebels NOV us
down? Read history and see what we
did to them. If you can't read go
south and count the graves of those
who opposed our onward march to VIC
tory. They acknowledge that in 13 Of
those battles Of the war they lost
197.7O2 men. Did we earn our S1S
per month? Did we perform the duties
allotted to us satisfactorily? Did we
save the nation? What did those
orators do? Did they work for s13
per month? Did they assist our fami-
lies while we were at the front as
they told us they would? No,
they went out into the fields and
the gardens and worked and by what
they earned and the S13 per month we
earned kept body aud soul together.
Flour was $13 per barrel, butter "a
cents per pound, ham ~ cents per
pound, and everything else in por-
portion. The war ceased We came
home and put our shoulders to the
wheels of industry and by our energy
helped shove this great nation on 10
prosperity, It's 36 years since the
went forth to battle were comparative
ly young. Today they are old men
Some have climbed the ladder Of 6nan
cial fame and others not Many have
been hampered In life's struggle by
disease and wounds and all these years
have struggled to keep the wolf from
the door Yes, many Of them draw
n pension OF SO to S12 per month. Dif
you ever try to exc out an existence
in Akron on S12 per- Try 1t and ther
YOU will know how one third Of those
who fought for your homes and fire
sides live.
Here Is n sample of our justice. This
is what Is done in our courts to one o
these old soldiers when an opportunit,
presents. Cyrus T. Harmon, tried an,
convicted of receiving stolen property
was sent to the pcnitentiary a few day
ago from Akron. Inside of week h
was dead Comrade Harmon was I,
years old, good soldier and carrie'
to his grave a lenden bullet that he 10
ceived while lighting for the men VIII
sent him there, His wound was
painful one and to alleviate that pai
the doctor prescribed morphine. Dun
Ing all these years he was compelled I
use this drug. without ii he could no
live They sent him TO prison refuse
to let him have his daily allowanc
and he died, Did those learned attol
neys call In any medical experts I
show the effect OF morphine when tax
en- for years2 Did they not know tina
morphine makes liars and thieves on
OF once honest and upright man
These are facts and should be knowI
/ Did this old man stealf Did he lie
No. They found In his house good
that his son had stolen and brough
there, and he was sent to prison to die
aged 20 years. -Four years of tina
. was spent in saving the court hous
from the invading fire OF John Morga
Who would not be a soldier and dray
So per month, carry bullets in hi
! body for SO years and die In the pen
tentary for want of medical care
Young men enlist. This nation want
0 them bad. Think OF the honor tina
. awaits your return home, See tn
4 name of that Civil War soldier, Cyru
p. Harmon engraved upon the monr
) meut of fame in letters Of gold, HI
q record
/. "Died in the pen FOR want Of med
}. cal care. aged 20 years"
n i, s, TAGGART,