The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-10-05


will vote for cheap necessaries. The
CHRONICLE pledges that Mr. Bum will do
this every time
Y.
FIFTH.-No Southern man-honest or
dishonest ought to vote for Nichols be-
cause he sought to secure the consideration
Of bill to appropriate $3.50, 600, 600 in
pensions to Northern soldiers.
No subject has received more discussion
since Mr.. Cleveland became President
than the subject of pensions. Mr.. Cleve-
lands veto of the dependent pension bill
and his veto of fraudulent pensions; the
insult offered him by the Grand Army Of
the Rt public, and the abuse heaped upon
him by Tuttle, Foraker, and the other
traders in patriotism for self promotions;
the defense of the President by the able
independent press Of the country-all
these things have made the discussion of
the question of pensions one in which all
thinking men have been interested. The
''patriots for revenue only" have been
and their love for the soldier. Mr.. Ingalls,
said openly on the floor of the Senate that
the Republican party would not drop the
pension question until a pension was given
to every man who served in the Federal
army whether he needed it or not.
AS the beginning of measures to that
end bills have been introduced in the pres
ent Congress to grant pensions and to
equalize pensions that would require an
expenditure of two hundred and fifty mill
lion dollars IN EXCESS OF THE LARGE AMOUNT
NOW PAID TO SOLDIERS. The committee to
which hese bills, each of which ought to
have been entitled "a bill to steal money
from the Treasury in order to secure the
soldier vote" did not act upon them. The
committee knew that there were many
timid and cowardly men who feared to
vote against these reck 'ess appropriations.
They We're pigeon -holed. When the intro
| ducers of these bills ascertaned that their
bills were not ready for consideration a
movement was made to secure the consid
GRAFTON of the bills on May 25th Later
on the 9th of June the Republican mem
bers of the House signed a petition to the
| Committee on Rules which was as follows
| To the Committee Oh Rules OF the House
of Representatives:
| Gentlemen:-The undersigned members
| of the House of Representatives, feeling
the great need of prompt legislation foI
the relief of Union veterans and their de-
pendent ones, respectfully urge your com
mittee to set apart, at as early day as
possible, three or four days for the con
sideration Of general pension legislation. :
This petition was signed by 1870 Repub
lcans and by JOHN NICHOLS, who asks the
voters of the Fourth District to re-eiect
him to Congress. Now it will avail Mich
OILS nothing to say that he did not intend
to vote for the $3.50, 600, 900 appropriation
which bill he asked the Speaker to >onsid
er Not all. and for this reason: 1t is
we'll known that the bill would have passed
if brought before the House. There were
Democrats who, fearing defeat, wouIC
| have Joined the Republicans in passing
this bill giving unnecessary aid to Fedora
| soldiers. To consider the bill meant, il
this instance, to pass it. Nichols we'll On
derstood this, and yet he urged its con
sideration at the behest Of his party. II,
was willing, therefore, to place this addi
| tional burden upon an already over taxed
constituency. The South raises no objec
tions to the payment of pensions to wound
ed Federal soldiers and their widows
Poor as we are we are not obiecting t,
paying tax to give needed aid. But w
do object to paying heavy tax in orde
diers, and if the CHRONICLE is not badl
mistaken, the people will tell Mr.. Nicho,
so in November in an unmistakable way