The Grenada sentinel., 1888-09-08

cratlc control, 1t VIII be found that tba
excess OF new names added to the ROLL
by the Democratic administration drr
ing its first three years exceeds tboso
added to the rolls during the last throo
years of Republican administration h,,
489, 105.
As to the general pension acts, tbo
official records show what has bpon
done by President Cleveland in h;a
official capacity for ex-Union soldiers
their widows, orphans and Dependant
relatives since his Inauguration on tba
4th of March, 1885. He approved tho
act of March 10, 1886, which has in
creased to $12 per month the pension.
OF 102,56S widows, minors and depend.
ent relatives of Union soldiers. Tho
total annual increase in money grantea
to these 102,56S pensioners by reason
of his approval of said act is s4,99s.
264. He approved the act of Aupus.
4, 1886, which has increased the nen.
sions of 10,092 crippled and maimaa
Union soldiers of the late war from
$24 to $50, from $50 to $36, and s80
and $37. so to $45 per month. The av.
erage increase in these cases is esti.
mated to be SO per month, or $lOS ner
year, and the total annual increase in
money granted to these 10,092 pension.
ers, by reason of his approval of the
act OF August 4, 1886, is therefore
81, ,0S9, 1885,
He approved the act of January %,
1887, which has placed on the pension
rolls 21, 704 survivors and widows q,
the war with Mexico at SO per month,
or $96 per year. The annual amount
in money which these 21,704 Mexican
pensioners will receive by reason Of
his approval of this act is $2,OS3,5S4
He approved the act Of June 7, 1888,
granting arrears of pensions to widows
from the date of their husbands death.
in all cases filed subsequent to June 80
1880. All those filed prior to July |.
1880, were entitled from date OF death
of husband, under the arrears law Of
1679-provided, Of course, they estab.
lished their right to such pension.
The approval OF this act Of June 7,
1888, will Immediately affect some 10.
900 widows of the late war, whose
claims have already been allowed from
the date OF the filing of the same. The
average amount in money which these
10000 widows will receive by reason
of his approval of this act will amount,
it is estimated, to an average of $1OS
in each case, making total of $1,0S0,.
900, and the allowances of widows
cases which have been filed since June
80, 1880, during the present fiscal year,
will probably increase the amount
paid to such pensioners during the
present fiscal year to over $1,500,OOO
It will thus be seen that since the in.
auguration of President Cleveland he
has approved general pension acts
which directly and pecuniarily benefit
some 144,364 ex-Union and Mexican
war soldiers, their widows and orphans
and dependent relatives, and that the
money value of this benefit will be over
$4,000, 900 per annum.
Since the Inauguration Of President
Cleveland he has approved or allowed
to become laws by limitation over 100
private acts granting pensions, while
but 1924 private pension acts were
or allowed to become laws
by limitation during the entire twenty.
four years that the Republican party
was in power. There is little doubt
that before the present Congress ad.
journs President Cleveland will have
or allowed to become laws
by limitation nearly or quite as many
private pension acts as all of the Re-
publican Presidents from Lincoln to
Arthur.
The above figures, taken from the
official records, show beyond cavil or
question that no such liberality to eI.
their widows, orphans and
dependent relatives in the matter Of
pensions was ever shown by any ad
in the history Of the Re-
public, and that no former admins
tration has ever extended the munit.
icence of the Government to so many
Of the benefciaries of the pension laws
as has the Administration OF President
Cleveland. Chicago Herald.