Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-17

made by you. But all this is no reason or
justification for stopping reforms, for still
longer denying pensions TO thousands Of SOL
diers who are entitled and refusing reratings
TO the masses who are receiving beggarly
81 or ~ per month. Stop, IL you please, tho
thousands to those who are receiving ample
salaries and not specially disabled, but spurn
not those who struggle for bread, whose in
tirmites and disabilities are known of all
men.
The soldiers OF the revolutionary war, OF
the war of 1919 and the Mexican war had this
same struggle. IL IS evident to-day, and has
been for years, that there is no Just or possi-
BILE solution OF this question except a a serv-
ice pension.
Every soldier in any war who took his life
In his hands, still more placed his life in the
hands of others, can never receive adequately
in dollars for the sacrifice. II is hollow
mockery, base ingratitude, rank injustice to
lind pretepse on which TO deny
the claims of such men. n nation which
will allow its money changers and shylocks
to overcome and control to the denial Of JUS
tice will never deserve an army OF brave
men TO defend its liberties or save its exist
ence
The men who depict all kinds of horrors II
few millions are paid to soldiers are always
urging the sacredness of the public debt.
During the last year millions have been paid
In premiums to bondholders while other mil
lions are spent in building ships on the sea-
board which will rot at the docks long before
any nation will bid them defiance on the sea.
or course the national debt should be
fully paid once, and hundred cents
On the dollar in coin or currency,
but why pay premium Of twenty-five cents
on each dollar, one-fourth more than
the debt IL they will consent TO accept pay
ment before due. When we remember the
bondbolders were paid like or greater
amount in the first place to accept the bonds,
certainly makes the debt sacred and profit
able ut both ends, but the debt to the soldier
vx,ua nnto rnl ne nn1 n
month was scaled more than 25 per cent dis
count by the government paving him,
not gold, but deprecated currency, and
the same or greater rate OF discount
The promise for pensions fearfully dis
counted its redemption. Fought at every
point by special agents, spies, detectives, slick
and well paid, prowling through the country,
investigating from the cradle whether in in
fancy you had cholera infantum or In boy
hood measles or mumps, rheumatism or
growing pains.
The other promise of the nation, that he
should enjoy at least share in the offices of
honor and trust, has been as generously dis
counted. Congress gave the usual protection
by providing that he should not be rejected
or removed from office because he had been
a union soldier.
At caucuses, primaries, conventions and
the ballot-box he is patted on the back, but
the offices come even slower than the pen
sions.
1t is evident to the veterans and their
friends that the only fair and honest solu-
tion of the matter is in a service pension.
Congress must meet this matter, and the
sooner the better. We must remember that
nearly thirty years have passed since the
war began. The ordinary hardships of the
service weakened and paralyzed the energies
of every soldier, if it does not shorten his
life. Many are enfeebled and disabled now
who were not when the war ended, and it is
impossible to find a hospital record, or sur
geons or comrades who can testify to all that
the shrewdness or cold calculation of pen
sion examiners may demand.
O'Neill Preparing For the Reunion.
O'NEILL, Neb, August l6.-ISpecial Tele-
gram to THE BEE. Great preparations are
being made for the reunion, which is to be
held here next week. The large pavilion
which was used at the Norfolk reunion has
been secured aud will be fitted up with seats
to accommodate large audience, and tents
sufficient for the accommodation of all COM
ers have been provided for. 1t is the opinion
of the managers that there will be a very
large attendance. Arrangements have been
perfected with the railroad whereby all bag
gage can be carried to the grounds, which
are about one mile from the depot, and re-
turn baggage will be checked from the
grounds to any point in the United States.
A large grain palace has been erected by the
people of O'Neill, on which will be displayed
the samples of all kinds of produce raised IN
this country, which, owing to the exceed
ingly large good crops throughout the coun-
try, will be grand display and will astonish
those who do not know of the great fertility
of the soil in Holt county. Samples were
brought in to-day from the farm of William
Lell, in the South Fork valley, of oats, rye,
wheat, fax, millett, grass and vegetables,
which could scarcely be excelled in the
agricultural districts of the older states.
One of the attractions of the reunion will
be Mrs. Charles V. Ozier and her four
babes, born on the 14th inst. An admission
fee will be charged to see them, which will
go 10 the benefit Of the little ones and their
parents, who are very poor. A large amount
of money has been subscribed TO make the
bankruptcies neat as possible.
Holt County Teachers Institute.