Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-26
TANNER 70 DALlElL.
4 LsttsTs oaid to be Tanners, Made
Pubiic-Rsads Something Like Q Bid
tor eympathy.


Sr. LOUIS, sept. ~.
A special to the Republic from Caldwell
Ohio. gives the following letter authenticity
OF which is fully vouched for; II 10 dated
Warrington, sept 20. and marked conhden.
tial. IL is addressed to Hon. J. NJ, Dal.
sell. Caldwell, from Corporal Tanner. in
which he says the Psesiien, never said one
word 10 him (ranner) about Dai1eli, and
adds:
| II cannot come out and say that publicly /;
you must not quote il but it 10 Gods truth.
The one appointed nrst deputy was from
Mobiles State and had lost two limbs, OF
course l couldn't Kick. imagine you are
conte mplating the effect in Ohio Of two things
recently done In the pension office. when
| l cav recently, | mean since practically
went for, while am commissioner, aud will
be until my successor 10 appointed and quail.
| ines. l am taking no part in the duties of the
| Office. While commissioner | issued two
| orders which think were mighty good ones.
| The first one was that $1,000 men ON the
pension roll at less than - month should
| all, unless he has had medical examination
| within the year, be ordered for examination
before their home board. With view to put
ting them up tv at least ~ per month pen.
sion or drop them of the rolls. II is my
| opinion IL = man 10 worthy any pension
At all, 4 dollar a week is small enough
TO consider q pension. NV second order
was in the settlement Of pension claim.
The order Of q private, II the man is Of good
character and standing. should amount TO xs
much A. the word of man who had worn
the shoulder strsps Of 4 second lieutenant.
The acting commissioner has revoked both
of these orders, according to the Washing
ton Post and other papers. hut, AS he is a
man who dare not say his soul is his own, he
did il under the instructions Of Noble or
Bussey. l am told this afternoon that the
order revoking my decision In small pension
eases has been rescinded, but you can see
what the spirit 10; how under heavens
name are they going TO make the boys
believe there viii be no change in policy.
Smith also issued an order stopping all
reratings. He did not object TO 1t until after
| had rerated him and put him up to -
thereby putting $60S5 in his pocket. hold
he WAS clearly entitled 10 it. Is 1t not con
temptible in a man who ba that done for
him and who had acquiesced in his own case
should now be so pronounced against rera,-
ing the poor devils, who from the effects OF
malarial poisoning, chronic diarrhGa or some
disease of that kind, suffer twice as much as
man does from amputationY did not
resign until the Prcsident and secretary |
both said Ia the same minute that
the completed report of the investigating
committee which lay before them contained
no word which could impeach the honesty of
my action In the slightest degree. Then |
hal to consider whether was man enough
to decline 10 continue in position where l
knew my immediate official superiors did not
desire me- even conceding | could stay
against their wishes which is not AZ all true,
! have not the slightest doubt would have
been removed had not Resigned. Noble |
pronounced his uitimatum to be my head or
his resignation. break In the
cabinet would have embarrassed
Harrison greatly. Now that l have com
pieted my report, and gone through IT thor.
oughiy and carefully, say TO you. as one