The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-10-27
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Prostitution
Of the Pension Bureau!
Outrageous Delay in
Granting Pensions!
Facts from the Records!

since tbe record nave SHOWN tnRt
the Democratic administration has
pensioned more union soldiers and
paid out over 100000 more for
pension this year than Republican
administration did in the preced.
ing year the Republican press is
compelled TO be less demonslrative
in its jeremiads. We think the
Republican press will have very
little to say after the practices of
the Pension Bureau under Repub.
llcaus have been fully exposed to
public scrutiny by the present ad'
ministration.
The Pension Bureau is not now
run as a political machine, and
time is not wasted in fuding out
how a man will vote If he is gran
ted a pension, nor is the time Of the
pension examiners taken in trav.
cling over States making speeches
and doing campaign work among
the soldiery, their salaries being
paid by the Government in the
meanwhile. This partly accounts
for the fact that the Democratic
Administration has beer enabled
to pay SO much more for pensions
this year than the Republicans did
Here is something from letter
of John B. Peyton, who made an
Investigation in the Pension Bur
eau at the time it was turned over
to the Democrats.
The number of clerks employed
at the time specified was, in round
numbers. 1900, SO that upon en-.
tering the Pension Office as Com.
missioner you found about 28 Dem.
ocrats and about 1,5G2 Republicans.
Whilst I am able to find 2S Demo.
Gratis now, am confident that be
fore the last Presidential election
l could not have found 5, nor any
one else for that matter who were
aynged D Demacratsih atolal,ofl,5oO
clerks, aud not onewho would have
been willing to have his name go
to the Commissioner Of Pensions,
Mr.. Dudley, as such; and yet they
are all slaunCh Democrats, aud the
fact Of their having been ditcreet
under then existing circumstances
should not initiate against them
now. Mr.. Dudley could not pre-
vent civil service Democrats enter
ing his Office, but he could and did
turn them ou! after they got in be-
cause of their political status, a
fact easily proven beyond a reason
able doubt.
This partisan force was made to
do service for the party The spe'
cial examiners" were found to be
excellent campaign workers and
very inexpensive to the party since
the government ofthe people footed
the bill. These letters are samples
Of many others on record, and ex.
plain themselves;
SPRINGFIELD, LIS, Sept. 49, 81.
Gen. W. W. Dudley, Commissioner
Of PonsionG-Dear Friend: Our
campaign is beginning to get warm.
We need our forces. Can you give
C. L. Copperthwait, one Of your
special examiners, now in Missouri,
u leave Of absence for a month to
come hume aud help in the cam.
paignP He is a good speaker and
a man of influence. He is u poor
man, and | hope he can have leave
with pay. Yours,
81 CULLoM.
HAMILTON, O., Aug. A, 1884.
Hon. W. Dudley, Washington, D.
C:-My Dear Sir: 1 am just enter.
ing upon my canvass for Congress
with Il irst.rate fighting chance
i know well yUl will render me
all che aid which you properly can.
Mr., W. H. Wallace, special exam
liner, just sent to Springfield, Hin.
ois, Is one Of the best "button.hol.
ers" ever knew, as you must know
when | tell you be has carried this
county for auditor, overcoming q.
500 Democratic majority. II be