Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1891 — Would Repeal All Pension Laws. [ARTICLE]

Would Repeal All Pension Laws.

Here is a letter written by Leonidas F. Livingston; of Atlanta president of the Georgia, State Farmers’ Alliance, to Hon. John Livingston, of Campville, N, Y., president of the New York State Farmers’ Alliance. It was -written from Moberly, Mo., after the w riter had concluded a Peoples’ Party campaigning tour in Kansas. Here is the letter : Dear Brother Livingston: —I was right nobly received at Topeka;- and" We have a strong hold there. Their Alliance are initiated into our methods. But, since my first visit there, J must take stronger grounds against the infamous pension swindle; for I saw lots of lazy, healthy, ablebodied bummers, who should be at work upon the farms, and would were it not that they are supported in idleness by a pension- They are no better than our ex-confederates who are compelled to earn their living by manual labor, and are therefore a much more self-re-specting lot of fellows. Had our Southern Alliance the power, as we expect to have in the near future, we will abrogate all pension laws. The war has been over more than twenty-five years ago, and our Southern people W’on’t stand that swindle any longer. I will have sent to you next week the Southern Alliance Farmer, containing a letter of Pat Calhoun, signed “Georgian,”' my candidate for Senator, that will give you his views about the federal soldiers somewhat more moderate than mine. Yours, etc.,

L? F. Livingston.

This letter, or rather a copy of it, has come into the possession of the Ohio Republican State Executive committee, and its authenticity crtii be fullv established.

I have a splendid property in Rensselaer, Ind. for sale or trade for lands in Jasper Co. Anyone wishing a home call and see me. ts B. F. Ferguson. A look through J. Williams’ novelty furniture store will convince you that he has the largest and most complete stock of furniture ever in Rensselaer.