The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-14
DEMocRArs AND PENSIONS.
The Hypocrisy of the Democratic Party Thor
oughly Exposed by Mr.. Eoutel.e.

The Hypocrisy of the Democratic Party Thor
oughly Exposed by MIR. Eoutel.e.
Special to Boston Journal.
Mr.. Boutele, of Maine, made a speech in tha
House this afternoon, on one Of ths vetoed PEN
sion bills, which greatly irritated the Democrats,
and which will be printed as campaign docu-
ment by the Republican campaign committee
The Democrats, throughout this debate, have in
sisted that they are the special friends Of the
soldier, and that they are to BIO credited with
having passed the arrears-of pensions bill. To
test their sincerity, Mr. Boutele, when he had
concluded his speech. asked if it would be in
order to ask for unanimous consent to call up at
once for passage the Blair pension bill of 1885
There were at once loud cries from the Demo
cratic seats for the regular order The
Speaker however, ruled that it was in
order to ask for unanimous consent. Theirs
was at once joint cry for regular order
from all the Democratic seats, and the regular
order was proceeded with. The Democrats, at
least had the chance to bring up the Blair Bill at
that time and to prove whether they were the
friend of the soldier or not; but they did not
avail themselves of that opportunity The Dem-
ocrats have devised an ingenious way to extri-
cate themselves from the dilemma caused by one
of the Presidents vetoes The President vetoed
the bill for the pension of the son Of Kentucky
soldier on the ground that the soldier was re-
ported as desertsr. II subsequently, appeared
that the soldier was taken prisoner, and that he
died in Andersonville prison -pen The bill was
referred to the COMMITTEES, with instructions TO
report to-day for action, and the bill would have
been passed over the Veto But when tho case
was reached it was announced that the Pension
Office had decided to reopen it. and as favorable
decision from the Pension Office would carry
some arrears with it. which the passage OF the
bill by Congress would not. it was decided GO
postpone action upon this case tor few days
The device to reopen the case would never
have been resorted TO except as an expedient to
extricate the Democrats from dilemma and TO
save them from the necessity of passing the bill
aver the veto
The result will be very likely to be TO the ad-
vantage of the applicant for pension, for which
tha Democrats will undouht tedly endeayor to oi-
| tain some political credit. Mr.. Boutelle also
showed that the Democratic claim that the Dem
ocrats should have the credit for passing the an.
| rears of pension bill was not TO be sustained.
| That bill was reported by Cumming, of Iowa,
was called up by Haskell, of Kansas, and was
passedsby q vote of 164 yeas to CT nays OF the
| affirmative vote 116 were Republicans and 48
were Democrats. The entire negative vote was
| Democratic and of the 61, IS were from the
| South. Mr. Boutelle also showed that Mr..
| Tucker, of Virginia. has introduced bill to give
| pension of $75 month to aSouthern mgn who
| left the Union army 1T the beginning of the war
TO join tho Rebellion, which is a higher psnsioa
than is paid in case of total disability to loyal
| man.