The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-09-19

Total killed by Cleveland. ................ 331
Not by the number of y 'nsion bills sent 20 him
by Congress, with which tho Executive has moth
ing 10 do, but by the number Nc kills, Is the
President feeling for the soldiers to be judged.
This matter the treA ment Of pension bills
undor tie seye' nj distractions, was well pre-
scented recently by Mr. Cutcheon in the House
OF Representatives.. 1t is worth while, in view
of Commissioner Blacks partisan report, 20
give here extract f.on Mr. Cutcheons
81 ech
During the twenty four years of Republican
administration, extending from LnCon TO Ar
thur inclusive, there we're ut eight vetoes OF
pension bills-all by President Grant-hve OF
which v ero in the interest OF the benefciaries
of the bill.
Now, how stands It with President ClevelanlP
During tne first two years OF his administration
Congress sent o him for approval $40 acts. The
Constitution article J, Section 7, Clause q
directs that If he the Pre- iientD approve ian
act he shall sign it, Therefore, IL h. does not
sign he does not approve.
OF these 9I9 acts President Cleveland
Vetoed and returned.
Diseppcoyed without returning ...............l5j
Pock cd and do Gated ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Total disapproved. Observation-Disclosures 51
Approved aid si-n!ed ........................6 SIS
OR no dsnpproved one act for every 237 that
he APP roNed, or neurly one in three. hepubllchn
vstoes, one in j3S; Democratic yetOe3, one in
237 IA the ratio OF one 10 loo
In this statement of vetoes l have not in
cludel tie fifteen Senate pension bills and the
thiuy-two House pension bills making forty
seven in all which President Cleveland has
veto III uuflD bAe lroscllJ SESSION OF lODATesH
In three sessions OF Clovelands adminisira-
ton the pension vetoes already number III,
without coun ing the Isl disapproyals. where
the bills were allowed to become law without
the Prosident'S signature. Therefore, we make
this comparison:
NetOes OF pension bills in twenty-fOur Repub
lican years, eight, or one in three years.
Nstoes of pension bills in three Democratic
years, Hill in three years.
! SHOULD think further comment unnecessary.
This is "A much fairer presentation OF the case
than that made by Commissioner Black. After
giving these satisfies Congressman Cutcheon
said
MY point, Mr.. ChairUan, is just this, that the
President has absolutely nothing TO do with the
number of pen ion bills sent to him. The ques-
ton is how does he treat them when they come
TO himP Does he treat them in friendly or an
unfriendly way l am justified in saying that
the general course OF treatment OF President
Clevelan1 toward pension bills sent to him has
been unfriendy. He has already vetoed more
than us pension bills, besides l56 he disapproved
without vetoing them. AT one fell swoop he
struck down the dep endent pension bill which
would have benefited thousands and tens of
thousands OF needy veterans who were suffering
in almshouses OF the coun ry. His whole
course has been adverse To pension legislation.
will say nothing here of the undignihed and UNI
becoming langua 20 in which many ofrhe vetoes
were couched.'
General Black doubtless meant well by his
chief, but he Las not helped him by his campaign
report. 1t is no. the COMMISSIONER fau {, bat
the fault OF the record The cold facts against
and sEfferngs when election day was distant.
He can not now, can his servitors efface the
record obscure the publc's understanding
OF IL