The National tribune., 1888-08-23
OUR PENSION BILL
Opinions Of Various Posts OF the CIR. aad In5i-
vidual Comrades Throughout The Country.

Opinions Of Various Posts OF the GAR. aad Insi-
Vidual Comrades Throughout The Country.
Henry Dobsou, Co K, 1lth Mich Cav, Ere
mont, Mich, thinks The National Tribune"
Pension Bill is ali right aud should pass with
out dissenting vote but as the Member Of
Congress from his district has gone back on
the best soldiers the sun ever shown upon, he
does not know what to do except to advise all
old veterans to mark such men, and when the
proper time comes put the seal Of their dis
pleasure upon them. Ho knows taat in their
speeches this Fall they will try to dodge the
ISSUE but the fact Of having had a chance to
do justice to the men who fought TO save the
country, and having failed, will be sufficient
excuse to put these Congressman upon the re-
tired list.
/. d. Evans, 10Th Iowa Messy Rock, Wash.
Ter, Endorses 1.-THE National Tribune PEN
sion Bill but thinks the old soldiers will nearly
all pass off the stage Of action before they viii
reach the age of 81. He thinks the age Of 50
would be better, IS he is sure that very few
will reach the age Of 20, and consequently
could not enjoy pension very long.
+. d. Hoffman, Sergeant Co. /, 9th Mich.
Cav, says he has read The National Tribune"
Pension Bill with pleasure, and fails 70 see a
point IN it 20 which he cannot agree, and thinks
it should become q law just as it is. There IS
no use to add to or take from 10 anything. IF
Col. MatsOn will read the bill and then con-
slider that there are thousands Of old soldiers
to-day waiting for him to perform his duty, as
they all believe he did while he was ia the
service, this bill will become a law before the
close of the present session.
NJ. Wasim, Co. III, 18th n. Y, 155 Charles
street, New York City, thinks The National
Tribune" Pension Bill the best before Congress,
one which every soldier can iudOrse. lie is
afraid Congress will not pass the bill this ses-
sion. In answer to J. W. Crosby regarding
| Crawford's Brigade, viii say that he has seen
an advertisement Of book on the charges Of
this brigade at Cedar Mountain By the Chap
lain Of the 5th Conn, but does not know where
it can be obtained. He wishes sOae Of that
command would write something for THE Ma
TIONAL TRIBUNE, telling what gallant bri-
gade CraWford's was
James NJ. Walton, mo company 25th Mich,
Benona, Mich, entered the service at the age
Of 10, and after serving FIVE months was dis
charged for disability. He remained at home
nearly six months, and again enlisted IN the
1st Mich. SharpshoOters. tie cannot get pen
sion under existing law, and therefore hopes
Congress will pass THE National Tribune
Pension Bill before adjournment. as it would
do Justice to all old soldiers which the law, as
now constructed, failed to do IN thousands of
/ instances.
William II. sicgfried, Co. c, 18th Ohio, New
/ Portage, o.. says everybody is very much
/ pleased with The National Tribune Pension
| Bill. but they would be much more pleased
/ if Congress would pass either our bill or
/ some other measure Of relief for the veterans,
/ for unless something is done soon they will ali
/ be dead.
| W. II. Poison, Co. G, 45th H., West Berue,
| n y says all comrades in his section favor
The National Tribune Pension Bill,
and think it the most generous measure yet
| offered He thinks Congress will do nothing IN
] the way Of general pension legislation this
/ HI ~ MI ba
/ passed this Congress to pension men over 90
/ years of age, should it be taken up and pressed
/ with vigOr, based on rates embodied IN The
/ National Tribune" Pension Bill Such bill
/ wOuld give great relief to many comrades who
are now on the downward road, and who de-
serve relief from the Government.
! G. R. Robinson, Co. d, 18th H., Waco, Tex,
says he is in favor Of giving every man who
fought for the Union a pension Of at least $
per month as long as he lives, and he thinks it
should be three times IS month. and then
/ men will not be paid for the hardships and
suferings endured. He can be counted as one
/ who emphaticaily iudOrses " The National
Tribune" Pension Bill, and hopes that Con-
| gres5 will not adjourn before passing It.
J. T. Yelton, Adjutant, Andrew Wiley Post
No. Sc louisville. KY: At a meeting of Post
July II it was voted unanimously to instruct
our Congressman to vote for The National
! Tribune" Pension Bill. We think it is the
best ana 1alreSU Dill In2J mas Dceu presented.
We are new Post, have not been mustered
but about four months We are gaining some
| every Post meeting. There are several copies
Of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE taken by our COM
rades here, and ought to be many more. Give
Matson hot shot, and all others who try TO
work against those who fought for the Stars
and Stripes. May you ever prosper.
f. G. Arnold, MillersbuFg o., says they like
"The National Tribune" Pension Bill the best
of all measures yet presented 10 Congress
Other seryice-pensiOn bills DO not give the sol
der enough, and it would be hard work to find
a place where man could live upon S. pei
month. He thinks we had better not try any
longer to wake Col. Matson up, and let him
take his ease nov, for he thinks the time near
at hand when his services viii no longer be
required. lie also thinks it time that a ma
jority vote could pass a bill over the veto o.
the President, as this kind of thing is becom
ing little too common of late years.
J. S. Cook Kent, o., iudorses The National
Tribune" Pension Bill, but thinks that the
invalid pensioner should receive his service
pension in addition to the invalid pension tC
which he is entitled, as the cripple has as much
right to q service pension as the well soldier.