The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-04-14

Westinghouse. March 81, 1917
This contrast between the reception
given to Wade Hampton on his first
appearance here, yesterday ana t"a'
given to the "tother Governor Cham
berlaiu, was most striking. Repub-
leans and Democrats alike have
crowded Governor Hampton, his ap'
pearance everywhere creating de
tided sensation, while Chamberlain is
not only not lion, but attracts ha'd'
Is, mn, a..4.,i;-. Co. K..a"ac ..."f - L." \"
favor at the White House, those mum
erous republicans vii" crook the preg
uaut hinges Of the knee have Kept
severely away from him. He has
visited various officials, but he knows
that their civility means business, aud
that their one desire is to have him
disappear in the character of claim
ant and raappear 10 almost any other
We are compelled to be tender to
the govt but not because We love It,
The Commission h Louisiana be-
ing Lawrence, Hawley, of Conn.,
Brown, Mcveign, Harlai,, Of Ky.'
leaves on Monday for New Orleans
If this was a body of men chosen tf
heal a breach in the Republican par
ty, It would be good enough Com
j.. mission; though without much force ;
: but as its duty is to discover the r'g"
- as between Conservatives and re
E publicans, the r;epouderance of thu
e latter seems hardly what would b
!, expected FROM a President W DO pro
~ fesscs to be in doubt and wishes t.
n act impattially. However, secon'
r, rate men we're to be expected, and
u non partisan Commission was to
: good to lie hoped for, and we ca
- thank beaven it is no worse. IN
t. Louisiana Congressional de'eeat!i"
!: left for home last night. They hav
IL, remained 50 long, in the hope of Sc
,e curing speedy action by the Pres'"e"
in fhe Pension Office was a*akt"e
Il. from its seven years slumber the ot'
y er day Ly receipt ofa Claim bear'''
~ this emphatic endorsement:
a. ~ desire that this claim fece1'
he prontt attention, t. b. Hayes
as Now the traditional clap Of thu
AZ der in clear SKI is not $" wo"''e
in fuI as a suggestion Of promptness
or the Pension office. The rulers
ce that office, big and little, put the
NJ" ne heads together and inquired VIII
iis manner of President it was who tn
I'd interferes with their ancient rest. b
mt finally, seeing that they we're expc(
~ ed to settle that case in 4 reasooat
re, time, section 10 of the Office BEL
to the clerks from clerk 1901 to clerk N
ne 20Ol were aroused and detailed
I'D ID wrestle with it. They are now wor
III. lug night and day on it: The Cor
ion missioner Jays if a settlement is u
Yer reached by the time Congress me'
as as in December, he will lobby throu
nd a bill, giving him more clerks; |
s : that claim must and shall be settle
ir- Fearing that the President MAY
7, deceived as to the merit Of the clai
;"n however the forty extra detecti'
tue voted tie Commission by Cong'
re-. last winter have been SET to hunt
oos up evidence against it. The Pr
his. ident Judging by. bis .endorseme
ana believes there may b .nhneeess'
res delays at the. Pension office. He n
og. have heard-what Is true-that eu'
has has, claim filed id that Office remains tn
the without final action, from eighteen
tie; twenty four months and that o
s,f n. sftf4- 4f '5s~ E r - 5;tf.,.f isr