The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-06-27
FOR MUTUAL PROTECTION.
An Address Issued Recently by the Soldier
and Sailors of Cass County.

and Sailors of Cass County.
The Cass county soldiers and sailors aSsocia.
ton was organized a few days ago and has a
membership Of almost two hundred The OBJ
ject Of the organization is for mutual protec-
ton and benefit. The following address is
unanimously indorsed and issued by the asso-
citation to the public
The undersigned, ex-soldiers Of Cass county, In
diana having with patience submitted to the wrongs
that have been pepetrated against our unfortunate
comrades, 1900 Of whom now In the public poor
houses, and 5000 more Of them, besides thousands
OF widows ard orphans, kept out OF tho
poor houses nv the charity of societies ~ the
nation. Regarding this condition o. thngs An
outrage, not only or the men who served their
country and saved 10 from destruction their widows
and orphans, as well rs common humanity and,
whereas, petition after petition has been sent up TO
congress- asking that this stain the pages OF the
history OF our fair land should be removed have been
and remain unheeded. Our representatives in
the senate and congress OF the United States have
seemed TO think more Of the upbuilding OF this OF
that political party than they have Of Performing
simple acts of justice 20 those who preserved them
nation and, believing that petitions will In the
future like they have in the past be unheeded and
unconsidered, We now, In the name OF common
deconey, humanity, patriotism and justice de-
mand that the congress of the United
lowing subjects, and ask the soldiers ana sailors
their sons and friends, all the land, withOut re-
gard 10 past political ailiatiou 10 help us insist on
the demand being complied with az once, promising
that we will carefully scrutinize the acts Of each
member OF the congress Of the United States, and II
he fail us in this We viii aid in his retirement from
public service:
1. general service pension bin should be
passed giving TO eaCa soldier and sailor pension
according 10 bis term Of service, and pcasioning
soldiers widows aud dep eadeat children that each
pension should in all cases be in addition 10 any
disability pension he may be entitled TO by reason
wards.
q AS congress has been so solicitous in looking
after tho interest OF the bondh0iders and the men
who loaned their money a. the government, the bill
introduced into congress by Gen. 4. T. HOvev and
known as "the 40 per cent BILL" should be passed
that justice may be done the men and their repre-
sentatiyes who offered or gave their lives 10 the
3. That the dependent pension bill, shorn of all
technicaltties which are intended by those who
cured their insertion In the bill 10 render t worth
less measure of relief 20 those for whom relief
was intended, Ne passed at once, and we hereby
serve notice that IL does not become law at this
session OF congress the men who st nd In its way will
be held respons hio by the people
ernment was not compelled TO pay 0ounties to any
yet when IL attempted 70 do so IL should have been
done in spirit OF fairness and with some idea OF
equity and right. IL is now the duty OF the con-
gress of the United States 10 right this infamous
wrong
8, As the capacity of the soldiers homes already
provided is insufficient 10 accommodate the help
less old veterans who con 20 them, demand that
the bill now pending in the L. s senate for the es-
rion Grant county, Indiana be passed and become
a law, and soon as possible said home be opened
for the reception Of those who require shelter from
the storms of life.
The above resolutions were signed and endorsed by
$50 eX-soldiers and sailors.
After which a resolution was adopted requesting
the publication of the above declaration of principles
in the papers Of this city, The INDGANAPOLIs SEN
J. A PAUeH, Chairman.
j. Y. BALLoU, Sec'y