US Presidency
1910

But while we should be actuated by this spirit to the soldier himself, care should be exercised not to go to absurd lengths, or distribute the bounty of the Government to classes of persons who may, at this late day, from a mere mercenary motive, seek to obtain some legal relation with an old veteran now tottering on the brink of the grave. The true spirit of the pension laws is to be found in the noble sentiments expressed by Mr. Lincoln in his last inaugural address, wherein, in speaking of the Nation's duty to its soldiers when the struggle should be over, he said we should care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and orphans.DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. VALUE OF THIS YEAR 'S CROPS. The report of the Secretary of Agriculture invites attention to the stupendous value of the agricultural products of this country, amounting in all to $ 8,926,000,000 for this year. This amount is larger than that of 1909 by $ 305,000,000.