The Sunday herald., 1886-09-12
FACTS THE PEOPLE OUGHT TO
KNOW,
A Review or tho Democratic Campaign Commit
tees WORK.

A Review Of tho Democratic Campaign Commit.
tees WORK.
Tho Democratic Congressional Campaign Com
mittee have issued campaign document on abuses
In the Pension once, which for dlrectness OF state
mcut Is perhaps the ablest document OF the kind
ever issued by any similar committee. The follow
ing extracts, which speak for themselves, are
given,
Mr.. Dorsey, the Chairman Of the Wcaetn Divi-
sion OF the Republican National Campaign Commit,
tee wrote on the nth OF septeuiber to Marshal
Jewell for "a letter in regard to pensions which
could be used for publication to help us,r "Usn was
the Republican party, aud this letter was to bc an
olicia production, sfued by tho Commissioner OF
PENSIONS, for political use! Aud this letter was
written, approved by Republican Chairm,n New,
OF one committee, aud distributed In thousands by
Republican Jay A. Hubbcli chairman OF another
committee Then MIR. Dorsey goes further and
says. ~
Now, ltyda yii send Coz. Hooker over to Wash.
npton with this letter. and induce, II possible, the
commissioner OF Pensions to report ono OF these
made special, II will help us hundreds Of votes In
Fort Wayne; and also have the Commissioner write
or pnsSson e to ep Ss wnco could be
Tho letter asked tor was written. hut the point
made Is that the Republican party, claiming to he
the friend OF the soldier. rato his heros, his sut
fcrlngs, his necessities, his hrnor at so low a mark,
that they considered HIS rights Under the law could
he used as brlbe to influence his vote.
Under date OF January ~, 1896, It was resolved In
the Senate OF the United States, "that tho Commit
tee ON Expenditures OF tho Public Money Ia hereby
directed to inquire into tho truth OF the allegation
that the Pension Onlrc was political M ,ch lie. aud
to report the facts aud testimony presented Uefore
them TO the Senate,' aid the committee 90 cons,i-
tutcd was further clothed with power to send for
persons and papers, Under authority OF tho resolu.
,ion OF January ~, 1885, tho Grst session OF the
committee was held In tho city OF Washington, on
the 10Th day OF March, 1880, and thereafter continued
from time to tluic utu tho il,h day OF July 1885,
Let us see what was proved. II was proven be.
yond doubt "that examiners trained IN unscrupu.
lous schools traversed tho ilni as recruiting ser.
geauts for party"
Here ,s an extract from ono OF the many af,iiavs
made and furnished the Senate committee, verify
Ing the truth 0fthc above slaienicuti
SAY. Jsnn nas 4 Ossssn S ne Ssss s AZ, A., $ sss s
aud the goth day OF Noveuibsr, A. u, ,,ss5. he was
employed as AZ a Msietk III tle Pension ddiee, and that
either il Tic si 81 ID e special sSSas ssa%nation SdDI D
n ae Sss n s az @ S
he was chief OF that section known as the Criminal
Prosecution and Attorneys Desk. And deponent
says that during the canvass OF 1891 w. W. Dudley,
the Commissioner OF Pcns ,nswhlle no order was
ssSea 'Ss, snat; In ,ss@ rs.
where the political warfare was waging: that this as.
slgnment being matter Of record they might draw
ther PEI dlem AMI travelling expenses for tho pur-
This is but one OF miny As to the work these spe-
clal examiners were doing, the following afllavlt
will furnish sample:
State or Indiana, Alien County. IS,
Solomon do Rome, being duly sNofn 1h his oath,
In October, ssi, His application fof s psnson % was was
pending and not yet allowed; that II had b.cn 30
pending since 1889; that about October, 1884,, and
before the Presidential election OF that year, Que r.
ment. visited said city Of Fort Wayne and remained
stopped al the Robinson House that Ne visited eisnt
AZ MS mousse aud invited hln to the Robinson House
that ati,,nt n J. had a. several conversations with said
am mt 81 EXPECT YOU voe the Republican ticket. II
you don't vote the Republican ticket you will NOT
would never got a pension; that the Democrats
were against the soldiers; III It Du lley was doing all
he could for the soldiers.
That AIN lntS pension WAS allowed In 1885, after
Commissioner Black clme into ofi;e.
The Hon. L. E. McC,m is. Of the Sixth Maryland
District, seems t) hise received SOME assistance,
from the following statement IN letter written by
Mr.. Thouils 3. Coeley, Supervising Examiner mt
Baltimore, to the President OF the United States:
During the late cinpilgn Dudley mlie a corrupt
gressman for Maryland, to 80 manage the special
examination OF cases in his district as to aid him
IN MS political campaign Because would not be.
come party to such arrangement, Dudley caused
examiner.
surgeons and medical boards, as this letter shows:
PENSION OFFICE, January II, 1882.
DoctOr Proposing to organize n bolri OF exam.
surgeons In your city. write to ask that you give me
list OF your more prominent physicians from which
TWO shall be selected, who, with yourself, shall con-
sonai, should be the arst consderstion, and that In
cludes standing and experience. No one Of less
man., man I'VE years practice should oe named They
served as surgeons during the late war are very
greatly preferred: You will oblige me by giving
ing my letter strictly dientidl. You viii plea &C
understand that the org .n,n .'lon Q! board will not
puasy SSnr sSs very respectfully
There Ii enormous amount Of this sort of testi-
mony, and 1t Is impossible to 90 into II further. But
the following Is 30 pertinent, to the liter that 1t ia
| worth notice:
At tho examination before the Committee on the
page 261 Of the report, the then Commissioner Of
PcnsOns In answer to the question:
bu, you yourself were eng ged while Commits
duct the political campaign In Ohio, were you not
A. Yes; but had disengaged myself from the otlce;
! had gone away from tho OIllce and was not seek
| Ing to control the oflce In any shape or form.
Nevertheless under date ot September IL, 1891.
sa1'sn %s ne 81 ,a oH In letter
| secretary, he wrote as follows:
"fou may pack up all my letter-b0oks containing
my private ani personal correspondence AMI lock
them up, allowing no one N ransack them on any
pretensc that care particularly-but I won't
go over the books yourself, ani IL you nnd
perta!Ding TO the cases that might he Olcla tear II
out and put with Others Of that character. and like
wise you may cut out any personal matter from the
official books. These are my orders TO YOU and see
to that no one causes you to disObey them any
pretext atn still Commissioner OF Pensions, aud
| shall be until November 10, 1884, Keep me posted
as TO any other attempts TO subvert my authority or
MAKE matsI me trouble anu obliEe yours truly, W. W.
In obedience to the orders contained In the fore
going letter, Mr. Scuijer proceeded 10 cut out of
the Oiical lettcr-b)ok, 27t letters, which eiters
have been verified from the ocIal index as to dates
aud names
The Democratic party, upon the brlefest ex-
| cerpts OF the records OF Republican administration
OF the Pension Bureau go TO the country, and more
especially to that noble part OF the people surviving
the pcrils and suferIngs Incident to perpetuaton
OF the Union, claiming their support, their alegl-
ance, and their affection upon the record Of The work
done ny the Democratic party for them, and In be-
half Of all those connected with or dependent upon
them. Tho Democratic party, as party, deny that
the execution OF any law. except for the benent OF
those persons Intended to be benefited by Its opera
fion, is anything short OF corrupting to those who
have ls execution In hand, aud degrading to those
who receive Its benefits II 10 executed. The Dem
Ocratlc party charge that the alleged love OF the 10.
pubilcans for the surviving soldiery Of the United
States was false affection. deluson. and u snare
aud they claim further, upon the record that they
| have shown, and upon the facts which they are
ready at any time to prove In substance aud In dc.
tall, that they have administered the pension laws
generously, honestly and with greater bencnt to the
soldier, for the comparatively short period that they
have held In hand their execution, than has ut any
tune been done In the long years OF Republican su-
premacy.