Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-27
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fnpfon 2ssrlsDry. ~ issanssys 2 isaan
walsh shouid - - unbesded AZ
shsueh adssesa dissstly - veterans
a. fts ear, & = 30 81 intsrsat . sesaS'
aus alana. r. oannct - 10 Wiaely
rsaa aor - nsrafly apDlied. e
hrsashss thFoaehoaf ~ sDiEit q -
trsotirm. 4 ssaehes 8 loss0a q loyalty
which FL shuaid learn ana whicb nsns
enn Isara toa sell Tbs words spohen
q ualaisss shoaIa nos b anheeded p
citizens who nessr woIe blna eoat O.
ahouldsssd = sasks1.
ne s.raaska q Senator LaEan - -
rnrs q sha ofsins a Wsshineten for
nami,s.ou into ~ unioa ars pertinent,
aud thsy indisats tbas be i dseSiy IN
tsrsuisd Il sssuFinR to ths peopis q
ais TERRITORY shs rights % which they
are ansislsd sd whieh hass bean denied
% thsm b tla naEz0a-mindsd and N
patriosss poiley og he Domocrasis ma-
isrity il fte Hoass q Representatives,.
L 4 snsouraeina % know that lsadaE
81 ths promsnenss II Honaios boaan
fully recognizes ths BUSINESS Of WASH
inaton's eli resisted demand Tor adj
mlsslon. thas Be realizes he greatness
q he capabilities and resources Of ths
Territory, and thai Be = fuily detsFn-
insd to u1en ihAt iuatios - done, until
a Issi wnahiugton b accorded me
ula.a d whish she i entiiIsa AMONG The
g.ntss 81 TIE union. he has now seen
for himself shs greatnsss d oar coan-
~. and having sssn Il. Il sAould nst Be
safprIsine Il Be beoemss he apeotAi
ehampiau Of he admissioa q the Ter
Eisofy.
Ths arFsienmsnt of President Clsge.
innd tor bis vsioas Of private psnaion
hiln. 10 which > Large portion Of ths
wsesh Il deg0lsd iapewsFful ana con-
vlnslna. senaaos A.aaan's thsoEy 10 -
nasa % psnalous Il ths correct ens,
nlshouah President Cleveland, 10 con
pany win : sast maiority 81 TIE pnblis
men 81 he das, has unfortunately loat
slahs Of 4. II l. tie daiy Of Tbs Govern
msnt % assiss thoso q iis dsfendeEI
whs suffered 10 ~ oaass and ubo ere
II nosd Of asaiatanos. Any othsr
thoory In re9Are b the granting Of pea
alona d radiaally wrong. A passion
Nm 100 lavlah IL We appropriation Of
public money ahsuld nos b passsd
mslely Coz ne political eject which iis
paasaes migh bare; and "a ihs ether
hand, Ne claims % tbs apBlleani for >
pension uhoald not BE- sorutinizsd By
ofiolals eho are convinced - shs oaiast
that BE- la both = beg9ar and thief.
The psndoning u 8 needy veteran is
not 81 aet Of charity; Il i duiy which
tie t3ovsrnmemt owes 70 iss preaeFyors--
dniy whose fulflllmofs can no more be
avoided thar can the fulallment Of any
ether saarsd and aalemn obligation.
Presidents Clssslasd, unsympatheslo
and wholly practical By nature. haa
fallen into TIE error Of regarding ths
granting of pensions entirely ~ . buai-
ness proposition II u were possible.
be woald neasare injuries b. she yard
o. b. che ponnd. and would have . AZ
ca price SET upon thsm-so many dollars
par month fos 80 much injury. And Il
q safe % assame that BE- wouid nevel
depart from the schedule prioa The
alaimani for = pension would BE- oom-
psilsa 10 appear armed with 8 yard
siiekoFa balance. and - b prepared viii
. supply 81 sfhdAvits 10 oonvinee VI
mos akspiioal thar hia injuries were re-
osivsd Ia the line % duty. Against ths
roaaction % the issuing az pe0siona q
msra business transaction, the Amsri.
can people naturally FsooiL They 40
preciaia . fact Of watch President
Cleveland has entirely Lost SIGHT; thsy
Fealiao thal he Government may have
q duty - perform Whioh l. neither .
masfer % business noF q matter q char
~. They realise that there are elains
morally binding upon the Government,
which eoald not be expressed 10 written
lAngnaQs Il al he masters o. English
litsrngare were smployed apon the task,
and whiah eoald net b ineladed 10 "a
aiidavil 70 ths drawing 40 Of which
sll ths legal talent u America hae bsea
Devoted.
No man 6 better fitted 70 aFraiKa ths
Administration for lts policy In regard
% pensions thar b John A. Logan, and
10 man i mere fully entitled than be
10 q respeetful hearing On this subject,
Tboagh g soldier, and colder who
Suffered. be is noa a penaioner, because.
e. he says. be dsaa not nasd q pension.
He speaka beth e. q soldier and ~ a
oiiinan. He spsAks ~ one sho appFo-
olaiea she paeulias claims Of the soldiaE
npon iho 0ssesnmsnt, - no mere
civilian eoald appsoeiAts thsm. The
Republican party aeed noi fear The ~
uail u ths eomine appeal % the Amsri.
oan people when q can present IN
answer 10 the private paanion vsaoss 81
ptesiatna Cleveland. shs address o.
Senator Ioean.
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