Telegram-herald., 1889-05-13
TANNERS PLANS.
The Pension Commissions Speaks
st the Sootch-lris Congress
N OVILBE OF HIS FUTURE POLICY.
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ACHAFEEE "a FENSIaNs
Coz usaEIA lena. Aay l.lls pTooesd-
ings II the scotch lTlsh Congress Friday
WeIe opened u a. address frou Ia y G.
Kelley. 0f Nashville. Mo spoke ior tie
south Ia tie reunion u tls hlae GHa the
gray sat for TIC Gay. bs. Kelley uaeea
Ia = mastery manner tie birth aAe
EEowIh of constitutional hberty. Winch
he claimed sprGAg fTom tie Scoich- II SO
lresbytefisaS II CTcIuwslls TINE he spSks
ii Tie famous men ~ scotch lrlst descenL
who had held high rank IA The sars n this
country. and eglogized them al
llr Kelley Was followed by Commissioned
q Pensions Tanner ia . lengthy speeoh.
lie dweit largely upen tie v ~ A..d ia
veterans he spoke most kiuoiy of those
whom he lad once met a. fssHo1, and
claimed for those of Scotch h1sh biOod
lie greatest show ~ sslor, whether
IN TIE ranks ~ tie blue ~ the
gray No matter, be said how
earnestly you msy tght r-en; no nAusef
how utterly you nlas coDGeuAn The pfilacl-
Iles for Which he oontondsc, when yos nna
tina; nan go terribly Ia earnest that he Offers
his hfe ia behalf Of the principles ios Which
he combais that Eaan commands on re-
spect In spite al ourselves IN speaking ~
Tie policy ~ be pursued ty him az CON-
missioner Ia the administration az the Ten
sion Bureau he sadd m part,
For long years ! bsFe lad one conscientious
eouvict4on ID niy heart which las grown Sith
the yeaTs sno which Is stronger my heart
to-day than ever Defore-uEmelys Thai
ft ls the bounaeu duty % tia great
republic 81 ours 20 zee 10 II that no
msn who wore The biue and laic II a n honor
snail ever feel The necessity of cT he per
usitled - crawl under the roof 81 aims
Ta.v Of ~ Il u
common deeency be driven from the door ~ The
manned and diseased veteran. aud 81 the
widows aud orphans o. those who have slresey
laid down their lives
only few weeks since read the colo oe-
liDerate announcement tAki in The vsUlts II
the Treasury ~ Washington tie brick ss!ls
had absolutely been bTOsen hy tie pross
OF The slver boarded therein snc last
week read that other cold sunouncs nens
which csUsec the blood 70 bon IN ny Veins
that man Of good character ~ho Lao
trod many q bsJtlo-held 81 the head
Of 600 nen that Ee led 70 The fro2t -
Colonel command ng. vLo had conducted him.
telf II al walks Of lfe viii homer, Who had
simply been uufoTtuuate IA business G1airs.
was found by an ofroer OF one OF the cAarlta6le
institutions Of New York City with La CID VIE
eking out a seTa bic existence IN al atue
room fryiug 10 eUbsist on twenty cents a day.
I'VE hesr great deal to-tsy about the pen
sion list OF tie United States. j. ls /. great
list. j am here 10 ssseTt thai IL Is roll of
honor Among the scores OF thousands WHO are
upon that ron CT honor there are 81 81 no one
OF whom draws from the Treasury Of The
United States more than tt7 &c per month";
3s7 Of them draw sS.5s month. l.ses Of them
draw as per month. thirty-eight Of them draw
&. oeA per month. eeven OF them draw U.oo
per month: Two Of them draw - % per nsonth;
four Of them or3w G. 70 PER month uree II
them draw 3l2n Per month; q, SR ot them
- - q - 4
month and 2s3 OF them draw q per month.
"Mr. Chairman. / think tbsf ~ thls great as
temblage there siis no one who appreciates
! more highly than 90 natural endowneUi and
intellectual development But notxithstssos
ing all these Disadvantages lift ny hat in awe
aud bow IL reverence 10 that extremely cult
urea intellect which can make tie fne ciEtiDo
fion OF two-thirds OF q cent per month 10 ne
disability OF men who stood on the same bsp
te-neld. For twenty years and under vs-ylna
circums stances ] have pleaded the cause of ny
comrades who wore The blue. For twenty
years have been able 10 only plead but now
/ am thankful that al these 1ugertips there
rests some power and e. that power n
mine / broadly cay that j propose. 9ust
as soon as possible. 10 call IN every oue Of the
certificates OF pension. the figures OF Which
have named, and reissue them OF The bak,G Of
the truth that 10 man ought 20 be down on ths
pension roll OF The United States fer less tbsn
the miserable pittznce CT a. week. though
may wiring from the hearts Of some lie prayers
God help the surplus
This and some other things too numerous
10 60 into detail about propose to do s ny
life be spared and my Official e1lstenco
De not cut short NO good citizen of the
United States will dispute for an in-
slant but that - - wise political economy
10 care ten6erly for the men who have
borne the heat and burden oi The day. From
the lips OF ny predecessor II the ofsoiai
| position ] hold hove the statement hat
from statistics gathered BY llu there
is no doubt bot that 81 Iess; 1000
honorsbly discharged soldiers and sailors
Q, the Union army and navy lay down
/ their heads THIS night on pallets o; straw ard
eat the bread Of charity IN TIE slmshouses
| OF the United States. u R shame 70
North and South, and God willing we VII righs
/ it"
On the subject Of State aid for Confederate
veterans be said in part:
''Now, OF the other hand. claim hat II 10
the moral and religious ohiiFEt on of fle States
! Of tie South who passed the ordnance % seces-
/ son IN the mad heat OF passion anc led tie
enthusiastic youths q your land into fbs
war IS their duty through State legislation
/ 20 enact such laws and 70 make such
/ appropriations as wiz provide Tor th-n "a tbsir
4 declining years. and here and I 90
/ tsrssumpfu0us as - declare fhHt every
! couraae who wore ibe Uuiop blue
/ and aimee the war has osst hls lot
1 among you. whose material possessioBs
are vtb ycu. NIL cbeerfully submit 10
/ their pro ratio share 81 al taxation which may
be necessary % these States 20 zee that the
/ wolf OF want sud gusvinF % hunger shall ts
1 kept from The homes % ths men Who on
/ hundreds Of hsttle-helds. felt the horrors
/ o' war 10 The last extremity. Common
/ deceDcy demands this action on the rsrt ~ TIE
Ierislatures q the States Who passed tbs or
4 dfosuce a secession. ard freely declare that
IN al the great North land the -oiee % nc os-
Ger. nan or woman vii be raised IL protest 81
/ such action"
At The close of the speech bouquet vas
presented him of soutbsrn roses from 9
Southern lady Bic speech vss frequently
applauded
A; The night ssssion TIE speakers were
John Moore Jr - Columbia and Colonel
* Mcclure a. phIsds iphis a grand
reception vas given ths visitors IN the
evening
An hiss.onaer.