The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-10-03
HARRIsON's TREAOHERY.
Corporal Tanner reila the Story Just aa II
ia---Let Livery Soldier Read-'-pan'
ner WA Compelled 10 he-
sian Because no Sought
70 do Justice 10
tho Rank and
Flo,
DEPARTMENT OF TnE INTERIOR, !
BUREAU or PENSIONS, /
ORBlOE on TnE COMhlhhlONtil, J
ANAnuINnmnM Id a AnnL I'D lhhU


BUREAU or PENslONs,
ORBIOE or TnE COMMISSIONER,
WAsluE0ToN, ID, u, sept ~, 1881
lion, j, NJ, Dalzell, Caldwell-Ml
dear Mr. Dazell; have yours OF Tie
l0th. | THINK have all That has beer
printed as coming from your lips ol
pen, For your great warmth hnd gOoa
feeling / thank you from tho bottom OF
my heart. Aua ones iOf AL about VIC
dtputyBhip, | want 10 bay 70 you lha'
Lhu President never 6ald one Wofd 10
mo about you. | cannot come out hnd
say that publicly you must not quote
", but II 10 Gods tluth' lho ole VIZ
pointed llrat depaty was lf0m N0blbf
state aud had lOht Two limbs, Ol course
1 couldn't kick. | imagine that yonl
keen eye has caused you 10 discern hhu
that YOU arc contemplate lhb bllto'
la ONO of two things recently done ~
the pension Ollioe, Whth say recent
ly, mean since | practically went Out
lor. while am Commissioner, And WI
be until my successor 10 appointed aau
qualified, / am taking no part NJ lhv
duties OF the office, holding mybeli OH
leave, ,.., Anna
orders when | Thought, ana sun thihkl
were mighty good ones. First, that tht
y3UUO mrn on tho pension roll Nv lunh
Than "a month should OIL, unless lhey
had had IA medical examination Dblplt
their home board with u view lOpullihH
them up ~ least % per month pension
or drop them OIL the rolls TOT ~ Wau
ana iB 10Y opinion that for man whO
ID worthy OF any pension ~ all, ~ v
week IA small enough " consider u pen
glon. MY second order whs thht mere
after IN the settlement OF q pension
claim tho oath Of private, II ho Wat
"A man OF good character Ahd elAhdlnH
should amOuntt0 ~ much IN We settle
lnent of a claim as the word OF u mhh
who had perhaps worn lhe bhou'uo'
straps OF q second lieutenant
The acting Commissioner revoked
both OF these orders, according 10 lht
Washington Post and other papers, Dut
ag he M man who dare not say hit
goul ia his own, he did " under the IN
6truellon OF Noble or BuBaey, ! am
told thls afternoon that the order re-
yOklng my decision IN small pension
oaseg has been Tescnded, but you can
SEQ what the spirit ~, and now undei
heavens name are they gong 70 maxi
the boys believe that there ~ 70 Dt nc
change In the policy, Smith also Issued
an order stopping all roraung0' lie
did not object 10 ~ until aittr hhd ie
rated him and put him up TO So i0l
the loss of his arm and leg, thereby
putting SG,O35 Ia his pocket ! htlu
aud still hold that no was clearly emu
lied 10 il; but II is not contemplate
that u mau who has had That done ioI
him, and who has 0Cquleaotd IN ~ cor
dlally In his own case, should now DO 80
pronounced aguinsL tho rtraling OF
poor devils who, perhaps, from tue OF
iects of malarlal poisoning, chronic dit
rehea or some disease Of that Kind, sui
Ter twice IN much ~ u man does IRON
want TO say TO you that did moi
resiqn until the President anu 0oretHrJ
had both said 10 mo IN tho balile mn
ute that tho completed report OF th'
investigating committee when Jay 3o'
before them contained no word whlcl
could lmpeach the honesty OF my nc
tion In the slightest degree. Then
had TO consider whether | was man
enough 10 decline 10 continue IN a p0
sltIOn whore / knew my immediate
Official Buperi0rs did not desire me
even conceding that could stay against
their Wishes, which is not nt all ltuo
have not the slightest DOUBT but lhal
would have been removed II l had
not resigned; In fact knew ~. NO
bio had certainly pronounced his ulti'
matum TO be my head, or his rtsigna
ton; and OF course, u break In his eHbl
net would have embarrassed liarrlsou
greatly,
Now that / have the completed ro'
port, and have gone through " careful
iy and thoroughly, say 20 you as one
whose good opinion | value, that nl
under heavens they can charge me with
is too much llberality ana too muon
speed In the granting Of pensions.
think you will agree with me that We
have had impecunioslty aud procrnsti
nation enough, 80 that II would take
more than six months OF my time u
bring " up TO u decent average.
Ofthe future | know nothing, II The
boys, and particularly those IN Ohio
acqulesce, why IL is safe 10 say that
Tanner Will be left where he is--in the
soup.
Among the promotions announced
In the pension office night before last
is that OF Harrison l.. Bruce, Of Colo.
rado, TO be member of the board OF
pension appeals In the secretaryB of
ice nj $1,000 n year. lie had been do
tailed for duty In the Secretary's Office
for some months and was appointed
py the Secretary one OF the commission
which investigated the pension office.
Don't you think II would have looked q
little better II they had waited NJ least
until / had pissed out OF official life
before they promoted himY Some will
be cynical enough 10 reflect upon c9use
aud effect, service and reward. With
all my heart,
Very truly yours,
JAMES TANNER.
T.. ST. have written you with great
freedom. Don't give me any cause TO
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