Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-08-09
SOLDIERS PENSIONS
RECORD or THE DEN0CRATIG
ADMINISTRATION.
In Providing Handsomely for Our
COuntry's Defenders

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parry y hasonai power one OK 'as '''ok ~
gumennot the Republicans press and speak
ers in every campaign was that should the
Democratic marty be iutru.ted with IN. Al.
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OF union soldiers IN tne matter Oh pennons
would be seriously jeopardizsd. Well, the
Democratic marty hs. now been In pow.r Tor
,..,. a., A.. .xr. 80 a.. aa,..m.
''o''.' = ''' :" 'A'' s''n u'A' ~ s'' Wy
otpensions Tor union soldiers, their widows,
orphans and dependent rslativesf Lst us
see. Let us compare the new with the old.
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sion bureau.
WHAT THH RECORDS SHOW.
The annual repsrts of the commissioners a
pensions for the fiscal years isss 1884. 1ssk.
show that durinr these yesru los. I2i or,v,n.l'
7s.24s increas. and ). s52 mi.C,ll aueou. e.r.
tifie.ses wer. issu.d. Total claim. sdmittsd
durin, the last thrse vear. az Rspubl;aan
rule. fet 2of.
The annual reports Of the commissioner Of
pensions for the fiscal years 1885 and 1887
and the records of the pension bureau for
the fiscal year 1888 (the annual report Of the
commissioner for the last year not having
yet bseu made) show that during those three
years lot. .22e original. 1878 increase and
22,055 miscellaneous certificates were issued.
Total Claims admitted during the first
three years OF Democratic rule, S59, ,4b2.
Exces OF certificates issued BY the Demo-
crats, 16S,2Sl.
NIT INCREASE TO PENSION ROLLS.
The net increase to the pension rolls dur.
ing the fscsl years 1888, 1884 and 1885 was
9,428. The net increase to the pension rolls
during the fiscal years 1886, 1887 aud 1853
was 104,S75. Excess of netincrease under
Democrats, 45,447s
FUNDS DIsBURsED.
During the fiscal years 1888, 1884 and
1886, $l83, ,399 216.Sl was disbursed an
.coouut ~ ,,.n.,a,s p,,r;,,, 49,. e..,tl go.
,s.o ,a.,, SO .asss 49, -, =,
looo' 1901 ana loeo, $zlt,oss,fo1.oV was
disburssd ON account OF pensions. Exoses
Of disbursements by Democrats, SS4,000,-
541.of
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NEW EAMEs ADDED.
During the fiscal yeara 1Sas. 1894 Ana
saas ,no ,o,I -, ,,..,.a. -. .sa.s =. M.
~" go Ao %r.- -. ~" aa.D'' "o.o suNeu = w
rons. 1nis inciuaes, however, tne names et
lb,9O8 new names added 10 the roilgb BY
General Black from March IL, 1886, the day
on which he assumed oharpe of ina panrjnn
h,,...,, = r,,aa AZ 1aog i,..s;., ~. s...,
.aoa' ~, .o., .SSo -aa, = = ~. ~
years OF looo, 1907 ana 1000, lou, zzo new
names were added TO- the pension rolls. Il
we add TO this 166, ,226 the names of the l5,e
g08 new pensioners aided to the rolia
4 X, Ga,.ra, p,.., a,,.,n u. 80
three and onehaif months Of tis hnoal
year 1885, 1t makesa total Of 172,l32 new
names added to the pension rolls since GEN.
a,al Rl.clr assu,usd c,ar.a ~ fra r,anaicn
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bureau. irving the hepuDllcah adminis1ra-
tion the benefit OF the 15,906 new names
added 10 the roll during the last three ana
.,ara,t r,a,,,,. - ~. s...,,,.a. ,aak ,,,.,,..
s.h;ah t;..sn ~ = hssa,
na,,aor..;, ,sv.,a, NJ ~ .s,at ~ a.ass.
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acrat;c admin;strst;on Snr;no IL frat ttr1s
years exceeds Inose aGuea 70 tne rolls durinG
tration by as. los.
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