The Colfax chronicle., 1888-10-27

cratic control, it will be founo that tho
excess of new names added to the rolls
by the Democratic administration dur
ing its first three years exceeds those
added to the rolls during the last three
years of Republican administration by
4S3. 105.
As to the general pension acts. the
official records show what has been
done by President Cleveland in his
official capacity for ex-Union soldiers,
their widows. orphans and dependent
relatives since his inauguration on the
4th of March, 1885. He approved the
act of March 10, 1886. which has in
creased to $12 per month the pensions
of 102, ,568 widows, minors and depend
ent relatives of Union soldiers The
total annual increase in money granted
to these 102.568 pensioners by reason
of his approval Of said act is $4,923,-
264. He approved the act of August
A, 1886, which has increased the PEN
sions of 1O.092 crippled and MANNED
1
$24 to $50, from $50 to $50, and $50
and $37. so to $45 per month. The av-
erage increase in these cases is esti-
mated to be 80 per month, or $1OS per
4 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, ,089, 1856.
He approved the act of January ~,
] 1887, which has placed on the pension
rolls 81, 704 survivors and widows OF
the war with Mexico at IS per month,
or 500 per year. The annual amount
in money which these 21,704 Mexican
pensioners will receive by reason OF
his approval of this act is 81, 2,0S3. .584
He approved the act of June 2, 1888,
! granting arrears of pensions to widows
from the date of their husbands death,
in all cases filed subsequent to June 81,
1880. All those filed prior to July i,
, 1880, were entitled from date of death
of husband, under the arrears law OF
1S79-provided, of course, they estab-
lished their right to such pension.
The approval of this act OF June z,
1888, will Immediately affect some TO-
: 600 widows OF the late war, whose
, claims have already been allowed from
the date of the fling of the same. The
average amount in money which these
10000 widows will receive by reason
of his approval of this act win amount,
it is estimated, to an average OF $l0s
in each case, making total of 81, ,OSO,.
OOO, and the allowances of widows
), cases which have been fled since june
, so, 1880. during the present fiscal year
I will probably increase the amount
, paid to such pensioners during the
! present fiscal year to over $l,5OO,OOO
, 1t will thus be seen that since the in
!. auguration OF President Cleveland h
! has approved general pension act
. which directly and pecuniarily benefi
! some 144,3 1854 ex-Union and Mexican
war soldiers, their widows and orphan
, and dependent relatives, and that tn
!, money value OF this benefit will be owe
s., 1000, 900 per annum-
; Since the inauguration OF Presiden
= Cleveland he has approved or allowe'
! to become laws by limitation over 1,2O
q private acts granting pensions, Will
I but 1924 private pension acts wer
!. approved or allowed to become law
4 by limitation during the entire twenty
: four years that the Republican part
a was in power. There is little dout
y that before the present Congress az
"a iourns President Cleveland will hav
u approved or allowed to become law
\ by limitation nearly or quite as man
. private pension acts as all OF the X
publican Presidents from Lincoln
Va Arthur.
40 The above figures, taken from tn
q official records, show beyond cavil
y question that no such hberality to e.
soldiers, their widows, orphans ar
~ dependent relatives in the matter
"A pensions was ever shown by any a
: ministration in the history OF the Il
~ public, and that no former admin
~ tration has ever extended the mum
10 icence of the Government to SO maj
80 of the beneficiaries of the pension Law
a. as has the Administration of Presidel
an Cleveland = Chicago Herald.