New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-01
PENSION LEGISLATION.
GENERAL HovEYs PRONOUNCED VIEWS
IN FAVOR OF TAXING HIGH GROUND IN FAVOR OF
ALL HoNoRABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS.

ALL HoNoRABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS
WARRINGTON Dec. 81 Especial. A. p. Ho-
vcy tho veteran Of two wars, who represents the list
Indiana District in Congress- wears his sIxtysi years
lightly and Is moro vigor0u in body and mind than
some of his fellow members who his juniors by a
score OF years. In conversation with TRIBUNE
correspondent to-day respecting the prospect Of Re
publican success next year, General Hovoy said:
"The Republicans carry the next election so
easily that It will be surprise to themselves II they
will only take advantage of their opportunities and
make tho right kind of platform, that will rccog
nIze the soldiers rights, not charity but as JUS
tice The men who saved us from ruin should enjoy
the prosperity they made possible, and for ono, do
not believe in trying to carry water on both shoulders
especially uphill. l believe In the motto, Darc to
do right And what II 1t does offend somebody II
we pension the Union sodIers?"
"You made a splendid campaign YOURSELF General,
when you turned Democratic majority Of 5000 into
q Republican majority Of l. 300"
al didn't do It ; candor, well mOdesty, COM
pels mo to dsclaim it. 1t was this same policy that
/ would like to sec carried into the Presidential
paign that did the work And why should VIC falter
Do not sec how soldiers are honored by Demo-
cratic Governments sent to the legislative hall
Of my country, and the door enter Is opened to me
by Rcbel soldier from Mississippi want to send
a bill to the Speakers table, It may DO, asking relief
Tor tho men who lost all In tho service OIL
and tho bill is carried there by another Rebel from
Missouri or somewhere else. Then look at tho Pres
idcnt's message. Judging by that document this man,
whose friends have already reelected him, has for
gotten that any Of soldiers still live But the
soldiers live, and enough of them, too, to become a
pretty lively factor I'm politics. and their comradeship
is not a myth, either; they will stand by their guns
every time. | commend the policy that elected mo to
tho careful consideration Of the Republicans 1t IS
true such a policy that would lose us all hope OF
the South but then could Afford to do WITHOUT IL
for VIC would carry the whole NORTH
"WIll you please state exactly what TINS poicy 49,
Gcncral?'
1t will take few words to do IT, Let every sol
der who served In tho late war be given pension
lust as has been done for the soldiers OF the tcVo
lion OF 1872 of tho Indian Wars, and the Mexican
War. | d. not believe In dependent pensions Which
place tho soldier In tho attitude of mcndIcant re-
ccivng aims but ] Insist that all pensions should DO
should DO pr nd, be he rich poor to be honored by
his Government with such reward OF merit. Mch
are not usually afraid of receiving TOO much money,
and II there arc a few who have Iauch that ihcy
canno, use more let them receive this Just due ana
distribute Il for the good OF some dead confade ;
widow or orphans. Better so than ckcd up In our
Mot horlc Treasury vaults while the mon with whom
England symnaihized In days of peril are making
the halls of Congress ring with Englands Cobh"n doc
trne OF trade the best possible way OF reducing
the surplus ] would cut all the red tape that now
send many Of tho lawyers 10 the poorhonse; but an
honorabr discharge should be tho sole basis OF sol
ders claim and with that in his hand he need Ice no
agent,