Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-24

the prosperity which surrounds us; Who iii fact
gave us the Qverhowing; treasury which now
causes SO much needless alarm and which, would
be >peedily relieved OF a portion of its surplus
were Justice done them Letevery man who wore
the blue during the late war, then, understand
that the {Q Democratic party alone is responsible
for he failure Of Congress to pass treasures for
their relief! IT Is highly probable that yielding
to e,growing demand for the enactment of fu-
ture pension legislation they will consent to the
passage Of some Of the more uh1mportant bills:
but 1t Seems equally certain that no time will
ures snd
they select will be allowed, and this only on
suspension days. when no amendments can be
made, and when debate is practically cut or 80
- sENsELEss rwADbtLE y ~'-3''H@
A gteat deal has been said of the liberaIity OF
our Government lin providing for its. able de.
tenders, and their widows and dependent chill
dren. Again and again we are pointed to the
appropriation of g ,OOO, 900 in single year tor
the payment, OF pensions as proof of this. This
Is misleading and not altogether FAIR The
Commissioner 81 Pensions shows in his. last re-
port that the annual pepslon.roll costs Hess than
$4,000 Pap. All ip excess Of this is to pay pen
sions that were due for previous Years, andiis
to pay old claims which have just been adjudi-
Gated. Il HI will be, freely. admitted that even
e's'o9o 9o Il large sum- but It must be borne
IN mlnO tn8t tn0 late war was a glSantaO one,
unparalleled in point of numbers. engaged by
.any in the history OF the? world, ..,,n ..,,,
The reports in tho Adjutant- Generals ONCE
show that during the four years Gifts continl-
ance there were; ), IS n0as enlistneetss Allow
ments at least z ID, 200 Hen must have been
engaged IN the Unioh arnny!. Of!th,s vast mum.
Der, nearly ;oQooO were killed IN battle. or died
OF wounds received or disease incurred during
the war, and thousands Af: otAerS returned to
their homes only to suffer and die In D few short
6ss s7s had fled claims for pensions, ,of which
but a8ASa8 had been; allowed, OF these, :s94 ,443
wereg On the rolls at the time above stated.
. Three hundred: and si4ty,,tonr, thousand
eight HUNDRED and eighty-six claims had been
He'd by widows, orphan children and dependent
re]atyes,. The average pension paid was 'elSo. 10
per year, surely not al extravagaht sum to pay
for the loss of husbands or fathers and the ter.
rible' loss iof ltmbs and the! suffering from
wouhds and Diseases or the number then on
the rolls, IA $751; nearlyl onehalf Of the soldiers
wereiirecstvinEi less thau''s75 each, per; year.
What muniticepcel i.!i y. 81 r.,, - :.
The widow whogave herhushand in the prime
Of life full. of bright hopes for the future re,
ceived rs per month for her SACRIFICE and this
generQus Nation gave her u per- month for tho
support, OF, the child made an orphan By tho
raVag9s OF war. what happy wife Would not
cheerfully SURRENDER her loved one for such q
generous pepsfone Wtat child Wouldbe SO u,i.
grateful when; 1t arrived at manhood hs to lose
an opportunity'to sing praises to the glorious
Government that contributed so liberslly to his
supportS <E.at. iiN '.tt. ~. ~. ;, $50. tt,i;
Itfs:ahout:time that this; 'senseless twaddle
about; the generosity ofithe Government to tho
noble men WHO; SACRIFICED their all to. preserve
its existenee should cease. !Thet brave men
who fought the battles, for the preservation OF
the Union from 1851 e lsS5 WIN never be COM
ponSated Tor theit terrible. suffering aud sacri!
Aces: The Government Is. abundaitly aBto to
provide for tese men IN their declihinsss years
to care tor thosb who are destitute ana sAlfer'
ing; and to do this entities it to mo: crcdit 10
do lssswonld be; base ingratiMae.,r,3,. :.