The Red Cloud chief., 1889-05-17
Tan NeR on PENSIONS.


n Commlsa8Oo0e Advaneeo = SentiA00t
For 0ssassF L~ibsr.lIty.
CoIuMDlA. Tenn, Nay 1.-THE proceed.
ines q the Scoech.Irish Congress Friday
were opened By an address from DR.. d. c.
Kelley, Of Nashville who spoke for the
Housh In the reunion a. the blue a the
Rray. He traced in . mastery manner
The birth and growth and constitutional
liberty, which ~ claimed sprang from the
Scotch. Irish Presbytsrians in Cromwell's
tima. He spoke Of the famous mon Of
0cotoA.IrisA descent who mad held high
rank in the wars In this country. and
sulogissd them all
Co0uissionsr Of Pensions Tanner fol-
lowed In . lengthy speech. He said that
he was proud Of the fact that he could
bring iron his comrades in the North q
ssatinsut In perfect harmony with the
peace and sod feeling dominant here to-
day. mo matter" he went on, how
earnestly you may fight . man. NO matter
how utterly you may condemn the Prin-
ciplss for which hs eontsnded. when you
hnd that man 20 terribly In Earnest that
he o0srs his life In behalf Of the principles
for which he combats. that man COM
mands our respect In spite OF ourselves"
In speaking Of the policy to be pursued
BY him - Commissioners In the adminis-
tration Of the Pension Bureau. he said in
part: ~For long years I have had a
conscientious conviction In my heart
which has grown with the years. and
which ID stronger in my heart to-day
than over befors-namely, that it is the
bounden duty Of this great Republic Of
ours to SEQ to itythas no man who wore the
blue and laid it on in honor. shall ever
feel the necessity Of Oe be permitted to
crawl under the roof Of an aims house for
Shelters
After ~descanting at some length on he
subject Mr.. Tanner said: "For twenty
years and under varying circumstances I
have pleaded the cause Of my comrades
who wore the blue For twenty years i
been able to only plead, but now /
am thankful that in these finger tips there
rests some power, and as that power is
mine I broadly say that I propose just as
as possible to call in every one Of the
certi6 -ates OF pension. the figures Of
which I have named. and reissue them
IN the basis Of the truth that
sion roll Of tho United States for less
han the miserable p~ittance Of 81 per week,
though I may wiring from the hearts Of
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This and some other things too numerous
to 60 into detail about I propose to do. il
life be spared and my official exist.
b not cut short ! think that ] voice
The dominant sentiment of this country
I unhesitatingly declare that q wise
policy demands that in treating with those
rave just claims before this country
| should cease to hunt for merely tech
meal reasons with which to defeat these
,laimA and to devot1 . little of our time, at
east, to helping those claimants Who in
he past did not hesitate to help the coun-
ny in its hour Of dire peril within the
Of the Law. With duo regard
my official oath. ! have broadly asserted
hat every thing that I can do to assist the
needy ands suffering veterans shall DO
lone. In holding to his course I am ION.
ident that I shall have the appreciation Of
very manly man in this country and par
icularly Of those who were manly foes Of
SCI to 1885,"