Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
The Republican Record of Aid and Re-
lief for the eX-SOldier. Democratic
States Have Done Nothing.

''l don't know much about it," saiC
Jack, but 1 just bet Freddie's mothel
is all wrong"
Wrong about what?" asked Uncl
Ted, who put down his evening papel
I to join in the conversation.
''Well," said Ruth, Freddie told M
that although his father was a Demo
crat his mother voted the Republican
ticket last election but she read some
place that the Republicans have no
= been treating the ex-soldiers fairly
and after talking to another lady who
agreed with the story she is thinking
< of joining the Democratic party"
Maybe you can show her where the
story and the other lady are all
wrong" suggested Uncle Ted, "be-
cause there isn't one bit of truth any
statement that the present admins
Ntration or Republican states have
treated the ex-service men unfairly.
L have already told you about what
fine work has been done at Washing
ton in completing the many new hos
pitfalls throughout the country and en-
Varying others so as to make every
thing as comfortable as possible for
every man wounded during the war.
There is that to begin with.
Then the facts show that the DEM
Ocrats are the ones who have been
against assisting the soldier. 1t
interests those who are trying to dis
credit the aid given the ex-service
men by Republican states to know
that a total of $368, 100000 in cash
has been paid the ex-soldiers by Re
publican states through Republican
legislatures! In addition to this large
figure the New York legislature voted
to give their men a bonus of $45,00O,-
600 but the high courts of the state
ruled it unconstitutional. California,
another Republican state has voted
$g0,000000 in bonds which will be is
sued for ex-service men and their de-
pendents to provide for education, |
training in various VOcations and for
cash aid in buying homes and farms"
Haven't any Democratic states |
done anything for the soldiers?" asked
Jack.
Jack" answered Uncle Ted, "you
have heard of the Solid South that
part of the country made up of states
where the Democrats are in absolute
cQntrol. In those states little or moth
ing has been done for the ex-serV1ce
man. Neither did the Democrats do
anything for the eX-sOldiers when
they were in control of Congress at
Washington. If you want further
proof of the disregard for the ex-
sAldier by the Democratic party you
do not have to stop with the late war.
1t was the same with the Civil War
aqd Spanish-American War veterans.
The men who fought for their country
have always had to look to the Repub- ]
lleean party to give them the aid nee
essary to put them on their feet" (
Have the Republican states done '
besides voting a bonus|
asked Ruth. l
Yes indeed, Ruth" replied Uncle I
Ted. "A great deal has been done '
throughout the areas of the United e
States where Republican legislatures L
IRE IN control. In the states of Con- 2
Iowa, Massachusetts, Michi-
an, New Jersey, North Dakota and b
Wyoming, the legislatures have passed 1
avs exempting ex-service men from n
II state and local taxation. Only two "
states did this and you Il
an see what a great saving this s.
yOuld mean to the men. Not one Il
DdmOcratic state has seen fit to pass L
lws so that the ex-service men might b.
e shown preference in all civil ser tt
ice employment yet such laws have p