Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-18
Iront0n's G. A. r. Post Wants Change.
Made i'm it's Behalf.

The following appeared in Thursday's e
Republic: IA friend of the Washing.
ton correspondent of the Republic re.
siding at lronton, Mo-. sent HIM the
| following interesting document. 1t
tells its own interesting story and at
the same time reveals the methods of
| the G. A. r. Post in the district, but
has been kept strictly private from all
others than the praetorians:
HEADQUARTERS IRON Posi-, No. 346,
Department of Missouri G. A. r. Iron
ton, Mo-, June 13.-At regular meet
ing of Iron Post, held OH this date
among other proceedings the following
were had:
WHEREAS, In consequence of the
great injustice done to the ex-Union
soldiers and sailors and members of
the Grand Army of the Republic by
the location of the board of examining
surgeons ut De Soto, on the extreme
northern limit of the Southeast Mis-
souri, District and within 40 miles of
the City of st. Louis, (at which place
there was already board, COMPEL:
ing those who are applicants for pen
sions to travel from $50 to 200 miles,
while it is we'll known that they are
generally poor persons and unable to
pay the expense :of long journeys by
railroad or horseback and frequently
go on foot, because they have no mon
ey to pay such expense; therefore.
ResotUed, That we condemn and Gen.
sure the action of Congressman Will
liam Kinsey of the Tenth Congression-
al District or any other person who
has recommended or even consented
or given countenance to this great in
justice to the ex-soldiers and sailors of
the Union army in this district.
Res0tUed, That a committe be ap-
pointed to prepare map of Southeast |
Missouri showing the location Of boards |
ity and injustice of the location of a |
board at De Soto and to forward the
same with copy of the action of this |
post in regard thereto to the secretary
of the Interior Department and to the
of Pensions, asking a
reconsideration of said location and
that the board be centrally located |
without regard to the political consid
GRAFTON or the schemes or plan of any
particular aspirant for office, or the ac-
of local doctors, as the
first consideration il the condition and |
welfare of the eX-soldjers and sailor |
who are the parties most Intestreed.
Ordered: That copies of this action
be sent to G. A. r. posts in this dis
trict for such action as they deem prop
er in the premises
WHEREAS, In furtherance of justice |
to the ex-soldiers aud sailors, this post
calls the attention of our Senators and |
in Congress and heads of de-
partments to the following law Of Con-
gress in the Revised Statutes of 1878.
known as section 1,754; persons honor
ably discharged from the military or
naval service by reason of disability
from wounds or sickness in
,urrel in the line of duty. shall be pre-
Ferred for appointment IS to civil offices,
provided they are found to possess the
business capacity necessary for the
proper discharge of the duties of such
office, said law being waDtonty disre-
yarded by our Congressman and other
and the ex-soldier and sailor
out aside to make way for others who
ire younger and better able to work
md do hard labor; therefore, we MAIN
ain that il, is the duty and right of all
,X-soldiers and sailors to protest against
Injustice to them by those who admin
ster the government which they MAIN
aimed and preserved.
By order of the post.
Official) FRANZ DINGER,
ROB'T LINDSAY, Post Com.
Post Adjutant,