Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-05

S2I7,3oo,7I.3 was distributed on &C
count OF pensions. Thus three years of
| democratic rule gave to disabled soldiers,
the widows, orphans ard relatives of SOL
| diers, $4,000, Sal OF more than was given
during the last three years of republican
rule when great friendliness to the SOL
ders was almost the entire stock in trade
OF the G.. o. p.
The number of new names added to
pension rolls during the fiscal years
1889, 1884 and 1885 was Io8,I2I. These
include, however, 5000 new names added
to the rolls by General Black from March
II, 1885, the day on which he assumed
charge of the pension bureau, to June 80,
| 1855. During the fiscal years 1886, 1887
1888, I56, 226, new names were added to
the pension rolls. If there should be
added to this 6, 226, the names of the
1906 new pensioners added to the roll
by
GENERAL BLACK
during last three months and a half of
the year 1885, it makes a total of I72,I32
names added to the pension rolls since
General Black assumed charge of the PEN
sion bureau. Giving the republican ad-
mistration the benefit of the 5000 new
names added to the rolls during the last
three and half months of the fiscal year
1885 during which time the pension bur
eau was under democratic control, it will
be found that the excess of new names
added to the rolls during the democratic
administration exceeds those added to the
rolls during the last three years of repub-
lican administration by I83,Io5.
AS to the general pension acts the Off
clal records show what has been done by
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
in his official capacity for ex-Union SOL
dIers, their widows, orphans and depend
ent relatives since his inauguration on the
4th of March, 1885. He approved the
act of March 10. 1886, which has increased
to SI2 per month the pensions of Io2, sos
widows, minors and dependent relatives
of Union soldiers. The total annual in
crease in money granted to these Io2, sos
pensioners by reason of his approval of
said act is $4923, 264. He approved the
act of Aug. 4, 1886, which has increased
the pensions of 1902 crippled and
manned Union soldiers of the late war
from S24 to 500 from $50 to $50, and
from $50 and 1915 to S45 per month
The average increase in these cases is eS-
timated to be 50 per month, or SIo8 per
year, and the total annual increase in
money granted to these Ioo92 pensioners,
by reason of his approval of the act of
Aug. 4, 1886, is therefore SI,oSoo36. &
He approved of the act of Jan 20, 1887,
which has placed on the pension rolls
2I,7o4 survivors and widows of the war
with Mexico at So per month, or 500 per
year. The annual amount in money
which these 2I,7o4
MEXICAN PENSIONERS
will receive by reason of his approval of
this act is S2.oS3, 5S4. He approved the
the act of June 7, 1888, granting arrears
of pensions to widows from the date of
their husbands death in all cases filed sub
sequent to June 80, 1880. All those filed
prior to July I, 1880, were entitled from
date of death of husband, under the
arrears law of I879-provided, of course,
they established their right to such pension.
The approval of this act of June 7, 1885,
will Immediately effect some 10000 wild
ows 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 SIo8 in each case, making a
total of ST. $50, 900, and the allowances of
widows cases which have been filed since
June 80. 1888. during the present fiscal
year. will probably increase the amount
paid to such pensioners during the present
fiscal year to over ST., 500, 900.
1t will thus be seen that since the inau-
guration of President Cleveland he has
approved general pension acts which
directly and pecuniarily benefit some I44,-
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 So,ooo,ooo per
annum.
Since the inauguration of President
Cleveland he has approved or allowed TO
become laws by limitation. over 200 pri-
vate acts granting pensions, while but
1874 private pension acts were approved
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 con-
greSs adiournS President Cleveland will
have approved or allowed TO become laws
by limitation nearly quite as many private
pension acts as all of the republican pres
idents from Lincoln TO Arthur
The above figures taken from the Off
cial records, show beyond cavil or ques-
ton that no such liberality to ex-soldiers
their widows, orphans and dependent
relatives in the matter of pensions was
ever shown by any administration in the
republic, and that 10 former administra-
ton has ever extended the munifieence of
the government to so many of the beneti-
ciaries of the pension laws as has the ad-
ministration of President Cleveland
Madison Democrat.
LABORING MAN