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Poor Encouragement

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Parent Issue
Day
17
Month
September
Year
1880
Copyright
Public Domain
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llopreaentathre Heltzhoover, of l'cmiylyaoia, is onc of' the most pronounced of northern demócrata, and has been one of the most active uietnbers of the house elections coinmittcc in endeavoring to carry out the sehemcs of' the deniocrats to unseat republicana, l'et his exporience witli the exconfederaUl who control the twohouieaof eongreis does not apiiear to bc of a eharae1 ter that would encourago union soldien to support the democratie re.-identml iiiuninee, as the f'ollowiug letter to one ol his eonstiturnts will testify : HnISK, Of UkI'HKSKNTATIVKS, WA8H inoton, 1). C, April 23, 1880.- DïAB SlB - Your favor was received. I would most cheerfully introduce and urge the passage of a bilí such as yon suggest, but with the resent democratie house pension bilis ép not have ïnuch favor. It has become almost impouible togetconsiderationofsuch a bilí at all, and when considcred its chance of passing the house is very remóte, and the rebel general who is at the hcad of the pension committce in the senate is still more averse to allowing any such bill to pu& It would not be at all probable, tlieiufore, that tho bill will be got through. Very trulv.

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Ann Arbor Courier
Old News