West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-09-13
DEMOcRArs Free bags for the far
mers' grain.
Republican Platform: Free whisky.
THE SOLDIERS FRIEND.

The annual report OF Pension Com
missioner Black, just published, dis
poses of another false charge made by
the Republicans against President
Cleveland, in that he was not friend
of the veterans of the civil war. The
report proves, with all the controverti-
bic logic of figures, that President
Cleveland has been very warm friend
Of the soldiers who helped to preserve
the Union. During the fiscal year end
ing June 80, there were so, 252 names
added to the pension roll-the largest
annual increase since the Pension Blu
reau was created. Besides these, there
were 2,028 names, previously dropped
under REPUBLICAN rule, restored
to the rolls, making total of 62.2S0
pensioners added during the year. The
amount paid in pensions was $50, 038,-
1868, or thirty-one per cent. of the
entire outlay Of the Government, and
to distribute this vast sum to the 1872
557 pensioners scattered all over the
United States cost only four per cent,
which was saving of over $4,000
600 on the cost of the same work under
Republican administrations.
During the three and a half years of
President Cleveland's administration,
he has signed 1859 special pension
acts, as against 400 by Gen. Grant IN
his eight years, 3O3 by Hayes in his
four years, and 1856 during the four
of Garfield and Arther. In other
works: Cleveland signed in three and
one-half years 1869 to 1929 by Re-
publican Presidents in sixteen years
We know that such evident truths of
President Cleveland's friendship and
good will towards veteran soldiers
CRATES on the sensitive souls of such
men as write their bragadocia vetoes
to the Journal from Irondale and Mar
guess, but we can't prevent it, as the
record speaks for itself.
A few specimens of the applications
which President Cleveland vetoed, and
which disturbs the sleep of the would
be soldiers friend so much at Irondale
and Marques, will not be out of place,
and we leave it to the unprejudice to
decide whether Cleveland was not JUS
tilted in vetoing them.
Mary Ann Long claimed a pension
for the death Of her husband in Feb
ruary, 1881, while the medical evil
dence proved that his death was due
solely to "hard and heavy drinking Of
beer and whisky" eighteen years after
the close of his military services.
William M. Campbell. jr., was a de-
serter from the army for a year and
seven months was arrested and court
martialed. He claimed pension on
the ground that he contracted mumps
in 1S62--the very year during which
he was a deserter.
Sarah Il. McCabe's husband com
mitted suicide in 1873, and she claimed
n pension on account Of his loss.
Anns Merty's husband, who was a
captain, resigned in 1863 10 attend TO
his private business, and on the 1st day
Of December, 1884, he died from an
overdose Of morphine, self-adminis-
tered, and for his loss she claimed a
pension.
Elisha Griswood claimed a pension
because he fell from swing and hurt
his head while in prison, and sixteen
years after Che alleged injuries" q
Republican Administration vetoed Il
In 1888 no put in another claim, al
loging diarrhooa and malarial poison
ing.
Bridget Foley's husband enlisted in
1862 but was discharged when he
reached Washington, on account Of
rheumatism contracted long before he
enlisted. lie died Of consumption in