Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-18
Eattor Snndar GLebs

the alleged grievances of Mr.. J. J. Snod-
grass, late Of the Judge Advocate Generals
Office of the War Department, and believ.
ing all he says can truly sympathize with
him in his trouble. We don't know Mr..
Snodgrass personally. but we do know that
his case is only one Of the many indiguities
heaped on the heads of the officials in the
executive departments in the city who went
forth in their young manhood and periled
their lives to help defend and maintain the
honor of the flag against its enemies, many
of wh0m are still its enemies in secret and
(strange anomaly are basking under its
protective shadow as Official slave drivers
over the very men who made it possible for
US to have a nation and a government Of the
people, for the people aud by the people.
Most Of these arrogant and elf.conceited
rebels are a part Of the illegitmate heritage
left us by the late Hoke Smith and
blanketed in under the Civil Service by the
late porcine abortion known as Grover
Cleveland and invited to the deck by the
late and lamented william Mckinley and
are scattered promiscuously and bounufully
throughout all the departments.
If any man doubts the imperious, dom
neering and hateful haughtiness Of this un-
reconstructed contingent that is enjoying
its bread and butter at the expense of the
brave old Union boys Of IS6I-5 let him but
visit the Washingto- Navy Yard and
quietly conduct an investigation as TO who
is preferred for the high places. He will
find that the same rebel legacy left by
Clevelaud's Secretary of the Navy-one
Hillary Herbert-is still in the lead, where
he took good care TO place them before he
left the service, and where they viii remain
notwithstanding all the empty, insincere,
frOthy gush aud hollow mockery we pain
fully see exhibited from time to time by
the mouthy critters who seek the political
aid of the old boys just preceding the Con-
gressioual or Presidential elections.
Suod., in your hght for reinstatement you
begun at the wrong end
You date your troubles from the day you
made that unfortunate remark when you
had been turned down for promotion, THAT
a Union soldier had no chance for MS white
alley in your division"
In the FIRST place You should never have
sent your correspondence to that dilapi-
dated old fossil from Connecticut, General
Hawley He is a totteriug, irritable, gar
rulous old defunct and with all his ELUSIVE
demonstrations for the old boys in blue is a
toad FISH, or one Of these old bucks who
fructuate largely at c.. A. r. bauquets and
are called wind breakers, air beaters and
''jaw-wsggers." Give them platform and
a brass band and they will nearly tie a knot
in themselves a 'tellin" how the old boys
deserve this and that for their valor and
how they are kicked here and there for the
same valor but as the day wears away their
enthusiasm weakeus in proportion a1d by
the morrow if you 60 to them and ask a
favor they will likely give you a cold buck,
wheat cake when you are expecting broiled
lobster and green seal) with a large slice OF
cold shoulder to digest with your sting Of
disappointment. Hawley is a fair repre-.
sentative of a large class Of these faii
weather ducks, and we as soldier boys are
fast getting on to them. Webster Davis late
of the Republican party, was also a pretty
fair sample of these elusive slobberer.
when the weather was hne and nobody
bothered him for favOrs.
OH there are lots of them who cater [,
the aristocratc soldier bat have no plac
for the buckwheat fellow.
So, therefore, SnOd. be wise and trici
them in this way. Throw away your G. A
r. button or any other button or insigui
that will designate you as ever having beei
in the Union army. If you must wear
button put on a rebel button and advocat
the propriety of putting up monument 4
JEFF Davis at or near the Washington statu
on east front of Capitol, and another for Le
on Fort Myer Heights, overlooking Airing
ton. Avoid going anywhere but a fishing o
Decoration Day.
Admire old Wheeler and Fitzhugh Lee.
Be a roaring, rantin Democrat, and if tn
Democratic party succeeds you will be in tn
swim, even with the fellows who put yo
out, and your action will not only endeal
but promote you ia the eyes of the presen
administration.
Never go home to vote, and pay no none
for political purposes Tell EN- to go t
h-u Your ambition / take il is to &c
back to your old place in the War Depart
ment and live and die in a Government
Office. You will never do it in a Republ
can administration Look at Private Da
zelIs case and 90 way back and sit down
Remember this These rebel chiefs owe
you and others are in for life aud hate an
desDise the ground you pollute by being O
top Of IT, This life tenure has made thei
saucy, Independent naughty, aud de6an
They control the situation no odds who
above them Their Senators aud Repr,
seutatives stand by and aid and abet then
They know their power and viii take az
vantage Of every opportunity 20 enhance !
Therefore what good IS II for you or an
other old veteran 10 hope to melt or inAl
ence them to your way of thinking b
decorating yourselves with buttons an
badges and crying out 20 help the old 50
dier-because he has been an old sOidie
in hopes that time has obliterated the
hatred OF the hag-healed their sting Of d
feat-mollihed their spirit Of resentmen
and made them loyal in heart and sentimei
toward the boys that silenced their guns
Appomattox. As we'll try to turn Niaga
Falls back upon itself with your pun
breath It amt in the natural order
things
All their outward insiucere manifest
tions Of ELUSIVE glamour to President
yisitations for sentiments sake TO the CO..
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