New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-27
Washington, ID. c., SeDt 10.
CC0nfldentiai.)

Washington ID. c., Sept IS. 1889.
(O0nndentisi.)
| Hon J. NJ. Dalaen, Caldwell
My Dear Dalzel: have yours Of the 18th. think
have read all has been printed coming from your
lips or pen For your great warmth OF good Keeling
! thank you from the bottom Of my heart
And now for all about tina deDutyship. want TO
say to you that President said word To me
about you. 1 out snd that publicly you
must not quote 10; it is Gods truth The one ap
pointed deputy from Mobiles state and had los'
| two limbs or cOursa L couldn't kick.
1 Imagine that your keen has caused you to
discern you contemplating the enect In ONO
OF two things recently done IN the Pension Office When
l say recently | since practically went out Tor
while am Commissioner and viii be until my successor
Is appointed qualities, taking port in the
duties OF the ONCE, holding myself on leave
While Comrll ssiener, 1 Issued two orders, which
| thought and still think mighty good ones First
that the 80 600 the pension roll at less than 81
month should all unless they had had medical exan
nation within year. be ordered for examination before
their home Beard with view putting them up at easi
a per month pension drop them OF the rolls for It was
and is my opinion that for man who Is worthy OF any
a all a dollar Is small enough to consider
pension My second order that Thereafter, In the
settlement pension claim the word OF private, II he
was man Of good character and standing should amount
TO a. much In the settlement Of claim the word OF
man who had perhaps worn shoulder. straps Of second
| lieutenant.
The Acting Commissioner revoked both OF these orders
according TO THE Washington POST and other papers, bu
as he IS not his soul IS his own he did
e. under the instruction OF Noble or Bussey. am told
this afternoon that the oider revokng my decision In
small pension cases been rescinded but see
what the spirit Is and how under heavens they
going make the boys oeleEc Ihds here Is " Oe ho
change in the policy.
smith also issued an order stopping all rerangs He
did not object until after had reratcd him and put
him nj to s72 for loss OF his and leg thereby
putting s6o35 in his pocket. held and still hold that
he Was clearly entitled but Is II not contemplate that
man had that done for him. and who had aeoul
esced cordially In hs own case, should now be so pro-
nouncei agans; the reranE poor devils who perhaps
from the effects maaHal poisoning chronic darrhoea,
or SOM disease kind suffer twice as much a.
man does from amputationl
1 want to say to you that did not resign until the
President and the Secretary had both said to in the
same minute that the completed report Of the investigating
committee which lay before them, contained no word
which could hpeach the honesty of my action in the
slightest degree. Then had 10 consider whether was
man enough 10 decline continue in position where
knew my imme1le oaea superiors dn not desire me.
even conceding that could stay against their wishes.
which is at all true. L have not the slightest
doubt but that would have been removed II had moi
resignea-ln fact, / t. Noble had certainly pro-
nouno.d his urnatum to b. my head his resignation
and Of COURSE break his Cabinet would have embar'
Tassed Harrison greatly.
Now that | have the complete report and have gone
through carefully ard thoroughly you,
whose good opinion value that all under heaven they
can charge me with much liberality and too much
speed in the granting OF pensions. think you VIII
agree with have had ImDecuniosiy and pro-
crostnaton enough IL would take than six
months Of my time to bring IL up to decent average
or the future / know nothing II the boys. and par
ucusrly those In Ohio, acquesce why T. is safe to
that Tanner viii be left where he is-n the soup
Among the promotions announced In the Pension ONCE
night before last Is that Harrison T. Bruce OF Colo
RADIO 10 be member Of the Board OF Pension Appeals in
the Secretafys oAce a. $1,000 year. lie had been
detailed for duty In Seeretsrys oce for months
and was appointed by the Of the commission
which investigated the Pension once Don't you think
IL would looked little better they had waited az
least until after passed o. Official life before they
promoted hint Some will be cynical enough reflect
upon cause and effect. service and reward With ali
heart very truly yours. JAMES TANNER.
y. ST. have written 70 with great freedom. Don't
give me any cause regret by saying anything about
this letter. 1t Is 70 you solely.