The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-12-18
THE PETITIONS.


The inflow of petitions for the passage o.
| the Mexican Pension Bill with amendments
gained enormously in volume since our last
| issue. Kansas, the great soldier State of the
| Union, is beginning to be heard from, and
also Dakota, where 100000 or more of the
veterans have made their homes; while the
other States and Territories which had pre-
contributions. There is every evidence that
the interest in the matter is greatly on the
increase, for every mail that reaches this
Office brings more and more applications for
petitions and letters speaking most en-
couragingly Of the favor with which the
canvass for signatures meets.
In our last issue we reported the receipt
of 1852 names. Up until Monday noon OF
this week we had received 22,366 additional,
making in all Al, lis; that is, the number OF
names sent in this week were more than
double those of all previous weeks put to-
gether. This does not take in account quite
as many more which have not been sent
to this Office, but direct to Members of
Congress. Each day from half to full
page of the Congressional Record has been
taken up with the announcement of the
presentations Of petitions by the Members.
The following letters, taken at random from
the mass received at this Office, will give
some idea of the interest that the soldiers
everywhere are taking in matter and the
success which crowns their efforts:
200 OF THE BEST NAMES
To THE EDITOR: inelose you a petition with
300 of the best names in this country--farmers,
lawyers, merchants, mechanics, professional men,
judges. legislators senator's, ministers, etc. Demo-
Gratis, Republicans, Sanks Hebs native and foreign
5orn-in fact everybody was enthusiastic over the
matter.-F. j. LEsAGE, Lesage's, Cabell Co, VIVA.
THE UNIVERSAL WISH.
To THE EDITOR: Inclosed find Ill names to the
petition, which ] got in two days without going
outside OF our little village. That the bill should
pass is the universal wish. The people are deeply
in earnest about this matter and all say with one
voice: Pass the bilf."-H. II. COSBY, Glenwood,
Ind.
ONLY SIX REFUSED.
To THE EDITOR: could very easily have pro-
cured double the number of names had my health
been SO that could get about SIS used to. found
but six who refused to sign their names.-A. VAN
DERHEYDEN, Three Rivers, Mich.
THE WAY THEY FEEL IN MICHIGAN.
To THE EDITOR: Herewith find pettion-signed
by 4i9 mentor the Mexican Pension Bill, with
Amendments" And here let me say, had the
time to spend two or three days l conld secure
every name in the County, without regard to poll
tics. Among the signers are many of our most
prominent citizens and largest taxpayers in fact
my aim was principally to secure none but tax
payers, except soldiers, and you know very many
OF them not blessed with many of this worlds
goods.-C c. WARD, Ludington, Mich.
IN NEW YORK.
could have got as many more without trouble
Only two men refused to sign. and they had each
paid $500 for substitutes-J- T.. Lake Ridge, n. Y.
Find inclosed petition with 81 names. Only one
man that asked refused to sigma. n. BRADT,
Hannibal, n. Y.
IN INDIANA.
/ send you the petition filed to the bottom with
names of the best citizens in our place. could
have got more if had had longer tine-RICHARD
S. CAMP, Peelsville, Ind.
IN OHIO.
All of these are legal voters all except four be-
long to this Township-Greenfeld, Gallia Co, Ohio.
But one man refused to sign ii, end don't think
there is another man in the Township that will do
so.-WM. p, WooD, Hoadley, O.
AWAY DOWN IN TENNESSEE
f1nu l4O SlSnerS TO the petition lncloSed. Ihey
are the best men in this County, and include Re-
pub!icans and Democrats, Federal and Confederate
soldiers, County Representatives. Clerks of Court,
Sheriff, editors, doctors and lawyers.-JonN w.
CURTIS, Athens Tenn.
IN NEBRASKA.
There are II soldiers and 43 citizens among the
sgners to this petition. The people of this County
are solid for the bill.-WM. NJ. LAKIN, Aurora Neb.
IN COLORADO.
Every man, without exception, to whom the pc
tition was presented signed IT'D. q. PEABODY,
Canon City, Colo.
Everybody signed it-farmers, bankers, mechan-
les, merchants, lawyers Democrats, Republicans,
Prohbtionsts editors and money loaners.-WHIT-
NEY JEWELL, Spencer, Iowa.
The following table shows the places from
which petitions were received during the
week and the number of names. This only
includes those which have been received in
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE office, and makes
no return of those that have been sent
directly to Members of Congress: