Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29
carpins Critics.

Executions among American peopae
are rare indeed who do not consluer
President Eliot of Harvard University /
q very brilliant man, and one VINO |
possesses all the attachments OF coni-
mon sense and education. The same
opirion Is also shared for Or. Samuei
I. clements, familiarly known as
MARK Twain" Granted that these
gentlemen have little 70 learn so iai !
as educational matters so. ana ln'
materially adds to the absurui'y az
this late day that they shouid ue
pounce the government for caring Io'
the men now cid and decrepit' WIZ
upheld It's sovereignty and putoo"n
the rebellion which, had II been sue
eessful, would have severed H. anu
DESTROYED its usefulness as power
among nations. These men are &c
counted rich In this WORLDS goous'
but they were not among these VINO
offered their lives as sacrince uui
ing any period OF the long Tour years
the war continued TO save our common
country from destruction Tney never
knew what 1t was 10 be INDECENT ou'
on the contrary have reposed III NV
proverbIal lap OF luxury. nave no a.,
ments induced by hardships' long SUI
faring from wounds, as the soiuier7
of the Civil war are enduring
day. still from their snug percnes
that wealth affords can ignomih,ousls
deuounce the old soldier ano ceafse
the government with paying out mi
lions of dollars wrongfuiiy IN pen
sions.- Just why these men l"e
besitated SO long TO give vent 10 thel
evident hatred Of Union soldiers. ior
xx~1f .
sense government is caring FOR its oe-
Tenders is not satisfactorily explained.
To the intelligent old soldier, ana
,hsra are still a few of them on the
footstooI. these kfckers wnen placed
IN tba umeiight come directly under
The head of carping critics, ana pessi- ,
,,,sts of the yeriest order. Major Rob-
60 uann Woods In an address TO the
JlNpois veterans, while In reunion at
IoiIat in referring to the opinions OF
Wessrs Eliot and Twain, said: we
ore therefore. branded as coS-non
thieves nv these men, and IL behooyes
,,s IN make a show OF defense or &C
cent the appellation. claim that every
dollar of pensions paid to the sailors
and soldiers Of the country was ab-
solutelv earned. / say .nat the vet
Grams of the war Of 1875 mas per
formed his part of the contract
..The time has come when the sol
aier NAV demand fulfiliment on the
mart Of the other party to the con-
tract. The time has come when ne
nav can 10 account those who IN
veteb against MIN and who dare 70
cali him either pauper or thief-
rbese fusilIades of abuse are not new.
b,,, marx the truth that all Criticism
of the action be they OF the Fedora.
or confederate army, or the action OF
the government. come alone from non
oon,batanfs. and without exception
from those who did their fighting with
tbair tongues, while cut OF harm
way shame upon snch men,
The Janitor.
TIL 5a,iscr of a ward IN barracks
~ ,erhaps the hardest worked indi-
ria,,aI IN camp. IT is no mean task 10
oronerlv care for a lavatoTy that ac-
commodities from forty &c fifty men
IL means If least three hours OF sciic
work every morning The cuspidcrs
-nnet he thoroughly cleaned. The WASH
hasins kept ready for use, which 10
ether with other necessary labor,
S.sus one pair OF Names decidedly
h',sy In the new barracks this fanc-
tic, volunteers to clean the winco~s
thts in Itself is a big JOB. because
tho window panes aro numerous
even TO the doors which are framed
80 gfase FOR this work the janitoT
i rfven Is cents a quarter By eacn OF
the members Of bis ward, ana curl1
,,e Ice season when the ja1itos car &
Tor This frigfd hump asd keeps Toe
coId water always on tap. an extra se@
cerfs A. added. making the fetal out
Law 40 avoid a personal detail LOT
s,,~h work q cents each oaaftar. jus
- surely a very modest COP ana
fhas the money Is well earned, py ne
sangtrr. one need only sccesf Jack
Hoppe Of c Company. sra gaze o.,
rim ss b. maripuia.es brcxm ana
mon But Rope = an. excIp uon-
everything about his work sh 6 IKE
a new pit
In answer 70 several QuerJs Dan
"a vour correspondent, | EiTeIhe 20
io-rirg facts. IN referring TO me
action OF Congress touching penrion
,oonev q, members Of Stati Bnfaer
Pr.sidcnt Wsf5<os@h Of the ,oaFd o.
runnarers % the National Hfrae. ms
this % say.
sThe ACT Of Congress stprf vec Way
"a 1865. ebicA requires hal tse PEI.
sion of meinbc-s q Statet SoldieIs
ROnes shsn Be paie cirec4y !" ="