The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-27
aarrison's Pension Policy and the
Veteran Soldiers.

All over OHIO Indiana aud Illinois IN
y. A. u. men seem 10 he acting in har
m0ny ia opposition 10 President Harri
sans recommendation 10 Congress TO u.s.
"spnthcrsries scales" IN waiyhing on
s"ldiers pensions. The pride OF Amer
ran citizens. let alone veterans OF m,
Rreatets civil war ever known 10 history
fevolts ~ the idea Of any OF their com
rades having 70 plead guilty 10 bcins
peppers before generous government
viii grant them pensions in proportion,
~ their military service. and which Gen
Harrison 40 eloqucntly advocated n,
soldiers reunions during the late poIiri.
cal camps'gn. only 10 repui.lte la nj.
nrat message IN Congress.
On our first page will bc found reso.
buttons adopted by Posts ia Posey aud
Pike counties. similar ones have been
adopted in numerous other Posts. ana ia
another place we publish resolutions IN
regard Thereto adopted saturday might
last BY Guckcs- Weman Post, OF jasper.
The duplicify OF Harrison and his a..
visers is not denounced bv name. bus
HE policy y scatheinyiy rcpudiaied. aud
no doubt all the old veterans remember
bis grandiioquent promises before his
election, aud his condemnation then 81
the use OF "apothecarirs scales In dole
Ing out pensions n The gallant. battle
SCARED ssviors of the Umion." We
wonder IL they would vote for him again.
The question Of pensions should be
thoroughly studied bv the soldiers. as
well a. citizens, FOR lis expense to the
6overnuient j. no light burden-bec ause
taxes ~ meet il are not properly adjust.
90. Not cent Of tariff tax should - 10
nay pensions. nr interest on The national
debt, hecause that kind OF a tax bears
most heavily on those who consume The
largest amount Of neccssaries OF life
generally the poor o. middle class. with
large families to clothe and feed. ana thc
.least comparative ability Ia psy The
COURIER believes That among the auO 900
OF wealthy men IN the United States.
whose individual incomes are over
iOO,OOO each annually. not one Of them
would have been able 10 have earned
that many cents In year, had il NOT
neen for the bravery. sacrifices and
neaths OF Union soldiers. Their agrre-
gate incomes exceed two billions OF
dollars year. They could more easily 4
pay ono tenth OF their incomes or 5000 =
DO year-to those who made their
wealth possibility. then The ordinary
farmer can afford to pay $50 tax on his
binder. Or q tax on his pillow. as re-
luired ~ the tariff. Let the soldiers !
htnk Of these things AMI ask Congress- :
men. and candidates, TOO, when they =
'ome 70 present themselves 10 the "1ear <
people" for votes, TO introduce and vote
md advocate inst income tax, TO be de- !
'oted exclusively 70 pensions.
Another thing, Secv. Noble says II N
viii require over $iOO.0OU.OOO 10 nav I
tensions the present fiscal year. This ;
nm would give million veterans g
'ension Of $loOa year. aud as there Il !
'ot now living probably over half that Z
lumber % veterans or their widows. Il =
you'd give those living each $500 4 year. q
here Is someihing wrong IN the distri. 2
'ution, when some only get paltry Sa4 .
year, while Others draw as high a. Z
'o.OOO. The q. A. X. men should de- :
ote some time to an effort 10 correct 7
hese unjust ineq uali,ies. 4