The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-04-11

lie lands by settlement, as is pcDvlied bv
existing acrs Of Congress, does not do
Justice to this class, and still is - great
Oeneht TO soldiers VINO are not PERM.
nently disl bled. The man who lost n
leg or an arm is not oeaetited D4r5tcle,
because he cannot do farm work, t9 con-
| ply with the land-laws
In the event of another war tn. benefit
| arising from this system TO the General
Government is apparent, as the al .inosr-
fant question always arr es in the mind
of loyal citizen, What viii bee me Of
those dependent on me in case ehorl1
be disabled, if 90 IN defence Of NV
country for II, reasonable nar.,n
will deny that patriotism is never N
great bat that these fearful apprehea~1ons
I'd great extent, control or make . l}yL
citizen hesitate. But offer honor and
remuneration, as this system PROPOSES.
and the Objec ion is overruicd TIE
present system offers, for ia thtul, mer,5.
orIous service; pauper'sm a1i
peggary, and dependence
upon the "cold charities Of the
world"
The man who did his duty, and was "a
bling him for life, gets hat many clll
tGnate IN performing their duty AZ to
nave ln1u"nce, persona AMI political to
secure promotion for doing their d,tty;
they today are satisfied; but many Of
that class have not had justice Gone the n
There are many who were educated a.
the expense Of the Government, ac w Sc
Point, who are retired officers, as this
system proposes who never saw act ye
service more than one experiences In evil
lie and ordinary business, but may have
fought n"bly" with Quartermaster's &C
counts, where shot nor shell never dis
turhed their gnuey limbs, unless oy acci
IDENTIFY stubb n& 5heir toe on some stray
relic on the green Of navy yard o. mlL.
lFary parade ground but it is II It the
Intention tn bellttle the services or under.
rate the valuable services If officers VINO
are known to have done good service and
Are now retired
Something IS required to be done by
Congress in order to do justice to +li par
lies. Let us not follow In the old truck
racks of other Governments in this re-
spect, but establish system in every
lGea American, and that will show that
/ Republican form Of Government is
and does not stand still when
Injustice IS SO palpably plain as IN the
present system Of awarding pensions.
The increase of expenditures IT, the
Government by this proposed system,
might be reduced by allowing the peu-
Sloner civil position where he is quail
NED. 1t s generally conceded that the
percentage of deaths among pensioners,
rs class, is nearly double that of people
not 50 lnjured, and the ratio of deaths is
SILL greater among tnose permanently
disabled ; and, with such shOwings, the
weight OF the burden of expenditure TO
Tie Government is decreasing very fast.
seven years have already passed since
thc close Of the war. The decrease in
numher of pensioners statistics show, is
large, aad must be very much larger
auriag The next seven years SO that it
viii not be long before there will be t9w
LETT TO draw pensions; and, if Congress
should do justice to this class, by adopt
Jug a.aasthtng like this proposed system
FIR permanently disabled ones, it. would
be bnt fora very few years L d.
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