Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-17
THE DISHONESTY OF soLDIER PRE1ENsE.

EDITOR OENsoR--l notice thatMr Babcoek' 4
hired men are trying to work the Oid soldier
Racket In this county 10 secure his IeaDmi-
nation. asserting that Mr.. Babc0ck is setting
pensions for the old soldiers and that he Is
entitled 10 credit or his efforts In heif beh ~
The practice OF having a cOngres man a siSt
to expedite having q pensl n cl ian acted
upon, began with that gallant soldier and
friend OF soldiers General Rusk, aud was fol-
lowed by Captain ThOmas and Col GIL Wood
ard. all OF whom attended to such matter per
sonally without the aid OF u clerk and IS now
part Of the duty OF a congressman for which
he is entitled TO No special credit
Let us examine Mr. Bah ock friendship for
the old soldier, when favor was required
lillian Sandou, gallant solaier of the First
Wisconsin cavalry, was al applicant for the
postmastership at this place Did he get III
No, Mr.. BRbcock had promised II to noisy
politician who was not soldier. and whU
scratched the head OF he republican ticRe,
last fall. o. ] Lind o. %. +, Sixth Wiscon
SIM whom the writer saw ia u barn yard
hospital at South Mountain. wounded aud
bleeding, who after his wound was dressed
buckled on cartridge box and shouldered bis
rife saying; 81 am s5ill able TO march / am
going after the regiment fWodags after be
was Shot In tha head at Antietam, losing his
right eyek He applied for the postotiies a.
Hiisboro. IBID he get it, No, Mr. BabeocA
gave it to a young husky man Take the case
OF Comrade Gushing, also Of co Mr. unsh.
ing Is dead, but he left daughter (who could
not vote Tor congressmeul out shg could and
did support her widowed mother, the wife OF
the dead soldier Well she applied for he post
Office at DeEOtO,Au HAu AHt support b& tNttui
every patron OF tho office Dtd she gst M
No 1t is rumored that the present iucum-
bent was sumUoHe ed 10 FiFoqua, and after
counc ling with the powers that be, as
appointed regardless of the wishes Of The pa
irons OF he Office, just TO D ease Mr. Babcock s
supporters. / do not know that the iu-
c7abent is blamed for his part ia the
mati.r, Then there II Oomrade Captain
Riley also OF Co. |. lte was an applicant Tor
the g suoa office Did he get it2 No He VAS
a REM SlicAu aud voted for a republi 'aa gov
erpor lid jacob Benn the old soldier cAndi-
date get tue office mt Nioiaf Not much HUw
about the Viroaua postoillce2 Did not Cap
tain Nichols make an effort 20 secure iti
Pray who did get the of1o In thr light ol
Mr. BabcOck's action to hisfurmer tutnr tdes.
was tonished TO receive letter from Boaa
Rogers. n WashtuRtun asking me - tel 81
Mr.. Babcock's goodness o tue soldltfs auc
to use nv influence to secure his fenomlua
tion. Let no Old sOiuer be deceived by tbt
spouting OF Mr. Babcock 9 supp1ttefs. Le'
the inform themsetvea what nElessmst
cHn da for them He can call on ihe pension
Office Tor the present condition OF the cast
and in urgent cases can ask - be phl ~
the completed files or be made sDecla', Whei
II took from two to five years to reach Il ca e
this WIS some ADVANTAGE, but when he oNic'
Ia up with It's wors, as ~ now IS, nnd case q
decided within six or eight months i u no
much benefit. The government furnishes
clerk at a salary Of Sl00 per month 70 attent
To that and other matters so Mr. baDcOc'
will not have to work himself into swea
over his exeriions In b haif of the veterans
Very respectfully.
Ontario. Wis, Feb ., 1904. J. U}dlHAh.