St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-26
A Letter to Private DalZell
That Will Open Veterans
Eyes.
The President and His Cabi-
net Shown Up in Their
True Light.
Harrison Is a Hypocrite and
Is Fooling the Soldier
Boys.
Tanner Wants His Buckeye
Friends to Down Blather-
skite Foraker.

ST. LOUIS. NO., Sept. 25-A special
to the Republic from Caldwell, o., gives
the following letter, which explains
itself. Its authenticity is fully vOuched
for:
Department Of the Interior, Bureau Of
Pensions. Office of the Commissioner.
Washington, D. c.. Sept. 10, 1889, Conf
dential) Hon. j. NJ. Dalzell, Caldwell, Q.
Ny Dear Dalzell: have yours of the 10th.
l think have read all that has been printed
as coming from your lips or pen. ror your
great warmth Of good-feeling, thank you
from the bottom of my heart. And now,
once for all, about the deputyship. want
to say to you that the president never said
out and say that publicly; you must not
quote it, but it is Gods truth. The one ap-
pointed first deputy was from Mobiles state,
and had lost two limbs. OF course, | could
not kick. 1 imagine that your keen eye has
caused you to discern, and that you are con-
templating
THE EFFECT IN OHIO
Of two things recently done in The pension
office. When say recently, mean since l
missioner and will be until my successor is
appointed and qualities, am taking no part
in the duties of the office, holding myself on
leave. While commissioner, / issued two
orders which / thought and still think, were
mighty good ones. First that the $4,000 men
on the pension roll at less than 81 month
should all, unless they had had medical ex-
animation within year, be ordered for ex-
animation before their home board, with
view to putting them up at least 81 per
month pension or drop them off the rolls:
for il was and is my opinion that for man
who is worthy OF any pension at all dollar
week is small enough to consider a pension.
My second order was that thereafter, in the
settlement of pension claim, the word
OF a private, II he was man of good charac-
ter and standing, should amount to as much
in the settlement of a claim as the word OF
man who had, perhaps, worn the shoulder
straps of a second lieutenant. The acting
commissioner has revoked both of these or
ders, according 10 the Washington Post and
other papers. but. as he is man who dare
not say his soul is his own. he did it under
the instruction of Noble or Bussey. l am
told this afternoon that the
ORDER REvoKING MY DECISION
in small pension cases has been rescinded,
but you can see what the spirit is; and how
under heaven name are they going To make
the boys believe that there is to be no change
in the policy. Smith also issued an order
stopping all reratings He did not object to
it until after i had ferated him and put him
up, to s72 for the loss Of his arm
fna hs es eeeEes thereby PSsdIns Sed sHS sSOS' st ii
hold that he was clearly entitled to 1t; but is
il not contemplate that man who had had
that done for him, and who had acquiesced
in it cordially in his own case, should now
be SO pronounced against the rerating of
poor devils who, perhaps. from the
effects of malarial poisoning, chronic
d1arrhea, or some disease OF that
kind, suffer twice as much as man does
from amputation? want to say to you that
did not resign until the president and the
secretary said to me in the same minute that
the completed report of the investigating
committee which lay before them contained
no word which could impeach the
HONESTY OF MY ACTION
in the slightest degree. Then had to con-
slider whether was man enough to decline
to continue in position where l knew my
immediate official superiors did lot desire
me- even conceding that could stay against
their wishes, which is not at all true. have
not the slightest doubt but thatl would have
been removed if 1 had not resigned;
tainly pronounced his ultimatum to
have my head or tender his resigna
ton; and, of course, break in his cabinet
would have embarrassed Harrison greatly
Now that have the completed report and
have gone. through it carefully and thor
good opinion l value. that all
under heaven they can charge me
with is too much iberality and too
much speed in the granting of pensions. l
had impecuniosity and procrast1nation
enough; SO that it would take more than six
months of my time to bring 1t up to decent
average. of the future know nothing. If
the boys, and particularly
THOSE IN OHIO, AcQUIEscE,
then il is safe TO say that Tanner will be
left where he is-in the soup. Among the
promotions announced in the pehsion Office
night before last is that of Harrison L.Bruce,
of Colorado, TO be member of the board of
pension appeals in the secretary's Office at
81. coo year. He had been detailed for
duty in the secretary's Office for some
one of the commission which investigated
the pension office. Don't you think it would
have looked little better if they had waited
at least until after had passed ou: of Office
before they promoted him: Some one will
be cynical enough to reflect upon cause and
effect service and reward. With all my
heart, very truly yours, JAMES TANNER.
P. ST. have written you with great free
dom. Don't give me any cause to regret it by
saying anything about this letter. 1t is yours |
solely