The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-07-12
OUR PENSION BILL.
Opinions or Various Posts Og the G.L.R. and Indi-
TiduaI Comrades Throughout the Country.


A. Thomas, Grisson Post, No. 156, st. Johns,
Mich, says: We are we'll pleased with The
National Tribune" Pension Bill. Every sol
dier who was in the war Of the rebellion should
take THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and help the
good work along THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
is the paper for the old boys and it will please
them.
John Moses, Adiutant Millham Post. No.
6I0, Hawleyton, n. Y, says: For the life Of
me | do not see why all comrades do not take
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE | would not lose
one number for the price of years subscrip-
tiOnn He also thinks B" The National Tribune"
Pension Bill Just the thing and it was brought
up and discussed in his Post and no fault found
with it,
a. d. Simpson, Sage, o., says all old soldiers
in his part Of the country heartily favor The
National Tribune" Pension Bill, and are tiTed
of Col. Matson, aud think there is nothing in
his attitude that would indicate that he has
any good viii for the veterans.
James J. Dolliver, South Branch, n. J., says:
Il have read and reread The National Trib-
une Pension Bill week after week and in my
judgment it comes nearer summing up in a
nut shell the whole Of pension legislation.
Adopt your theory through aud through, and
/ guarantee it will give more general satisfse-
/ tiOn than any bill ever introduced, aud bring
( about general and speedy settlement Of claims
/ that have been held in suspense for years"
Z.
/ THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, the soldiers good
/ friend, for the constant work done by us for
| their rights. If Congress does not pass the de-
| pendent pension, he thinks If all interested
/ would take hold Of "The National Tribune" F."
| Pension Bill and boom it along with the ar
/ rears bill, it would become law before great
/ while, and help very many old boys who need
assistance now worse than they ever will
/ again.
! J. NJ. Gladfelter, Manchester, Pa, writes
| $50 much has been said about The National
| Tribune Pension Bill that l feel like giving
my testimony also in favor of it. / cannot
conceive how more just and equal bill could
| be framed. / belong to Post No. 500, GAR.
| of Pennsylvania, and every member of the
Post, Democrat or Republican, is in favor Of the
| bill"
NJ. J. Bruifogel, Co. C, 99th Ind, Mason
| vile, Iowa, thinks THE National Tribune "
| PeusiOn Bill is the best measure by far ever
| presented, and that it should pass. He has
| talked with great many old soldiers and all
| speak in the highest terms Of it; also thinks
that the old soldiers should now have their
pay, since the bondholders have had all the
money they could obtain from the Government
James T. Barnes, Co. f. 10th Kan, Norwood
| No. thinks Congress should take up and pas;
| Immediately The National Tribune" Pension
Bill, the best measure yet introduced into Con
gress and which will give entire satisfaction tC
all OlQ SOiO4eTS. many Olu veterans are uudDlo u
earn living, and some find it impossible al
this late date to furnish all the evidence re-
quired by the Pension Office, and this Congress;
should not adjourn until some measure Of re-
lief is afforded to the cOuntTy's defender:
while the Treasury is everflOWing with money
John B. Graves, Sergeant Co. B, 18th Ky
Cav, Siiverton, Colo, says The NatiOna
Tribune Pension Bill is the right one, and j:
a measure no soldier could help but like. NJ
soldier who served so days or one year could
willingly favor the per diem or one-cent-a-day
bill. He thinks that an organized effort should
be made by all soldiers to have some equitable
measure like "The National Tribune Pension
Bill passed, and that if GAR. Posts through
out the country should take hold Of this mat
ter they could put il through Congress at thi
session without doubt. Let everybody go t.
work for this common and beneficial end o
justice to the veterans
JW. Bardwell Co. Z, s5th NY, Hume, Ny.
has seen such a number of comrades who speal
in praise of 4" The National Tribune Pension
Bill, that he is impelled to say that there is ont
class to whom it does not do justice. A mai
who served two years, one half this time Onl.
receives a pension of S. per month"; while
man who served one year gets the sam
amount. He does not think this a squsr
thing. The man who was starved to death il
Andersonyille Prison should receive at leas
twice as much as the other man mentioned.
man should receive at least one cent a day 70
the time he served.