The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-09-12
FOUL DECEPTION.

During the fiscal years 1S83-4&5 |
the Republican Administration allow.
ed 191, ,221 pension claims. During
the next three fiscal years ending with
June 1888, there were allowed $780,
452 claims, making an excess of 1885,.
231 pensions granted by this Admin.
istration over those issued in a like
period by its predecessors.
The above is calculated to deceive
the old Soldier and his friends in the
matter of pensions, and if possible
assist in bridging the chasm opened up
by the President between his party
and the masses of Union Soldiers.
Now, Mr.. Editor, to call the above
declaration, made by Democratic or.
gans, "a foul deception" is stopping
fully short Of the whole truth, and
comes with i'll grace from the party or
paper that delights in the vetoing and
overthrowing of pension legislation.
In view of the above Democratic
assertion we can but arrive at one
conclusion as to the object in view,
viz: to so operate upon the mind and
thereby mislead the Soldier in rela.
tion to pension matters by creating
the impression that the present Ad.
ministration is the best and only friend
to the late Union Soldier. But fig
ures, when rightly applied and hon.
estly explained, prove something far
different. Let us now consider the
Democratic claim as made above:
There are two simple causes which
must be brought forward in order that
the above figures may be understood,
and the excess of 1921 be placed
where it should be. The great major
ity of pension certificates issued dur.
ing the past three years were so issued
simply by the Withdrawing of one GER
tiicate and the issuing of another in
lieu thereof, to comply or conform to
new ratings and increase established
by new legislation, known as the
Widows Increase Bill, Amputation
Bill and the Widows Arrears Act,
and also the Mexican Pension Bill,
and of those benefited by the last
named bill fve.eighths are Southern.
ers and were in the rebel army. Now,
We will put Congress on record and
see how the two great parties stand in
regard to the votes on those aud other
pension bills, when, and only when,
We compare the votes of the two par.
ties can we arrive at a safe conclusion
as to which party the old Soldier and
his family can feel grateful for the
little pension legislation enacted in
their interest, and according to former
agreement. We will simply refer to
the most important acts and compare
the vote and see how we stand:
Forty.sixth Congress, Repeal of Ar.
rears Of Limitation: Democ,a ats for
4S; Democrats against 81; Republi.
cans for 116; Republicans against,
NONE.
Mexican Pension Bill, with Senate
amendments, 4Sth Congress, 1st Ses.
sion: Dem. for 80; Dem. against 81;
Rep. for 81; Rep. against, NONE.
} Mexican Pension Bill, with Senate
amendments, 4Sth Congress, I'd Ses'
sion: Dem, for 81; Dem. against "a
Rep. for 72; Rep. against 1.
Widows Increase Bill, 49th Con
gress, Dem, for 80; Dem. against S.
Rep. for 118; Rep. against, NONE.
. Dependent Pension Bill, C.. A. R
bilD 49th Congress, Dem. for &C
( Dem. against 76; Rep. for ia; Rep
against, NONE. The vote to pass the
, above over the Presidents veto, re
: quiring two-thirds, was as follows
Dem. for 81; against 1926; Rep. fol
1873; Rep. against NONE.
!, The second cause we referred t.
above is special acts of Congress, o
0 which class Grant, Hayes, and Arthur
vetoed but one such bill out of 53S
while Cleveland has vetoed almost one
out of three. He has vetoed III anC
allowed 157 to become laws withou
his signature. 1t is claimed that h,
has signed more than any other Presi
dent, but this has nothing to do in th'
case; he has nothing to do with tn
r number of bills sent to him by Con
gress; all that indicates anything i
the proportion he approves, and no
only so, but his unfrieDdly feeling
towards the Union Soldier is shown il
the language Of his vetoes.
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