Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-19
IN DEEP. WATER.
-uA1,s WHERE THE REPUBLICANS
ARE REGARDING PENSIONS.
,.,.rcstine Facts Regarding legislation
rctitions In General, and Hiceding
Kansas in Particular.
rrrom our Regular correspcndcnt.l

Ny,eotxoroN March iS. The Republicans
-, 10 he in deep water regarding PEN
'll legislation as we'll as the tarlf. and
,to', reeponsibilities in view Of the pro-
',.;s~. made in the campaign OF 1888 will
49,, them unless there "a either q dis
~ statesmanship. which is SEEM
-, he,ond their reach, or they stick
- S.,r ald policy of hOodwinking the
.. % whom they have made such
IT, hedges The regular pension ap-
-'~.,f,or hill that IS prepared by the
We Committee on Appropriations an
,rsiiv was taken mp this morning,
- calls for expenditures in round
.,.,ber. 81 about Sl0,000.000 in excess Of
a. last Annual provision for such put-
,..se.. This l., perhaps, a natural
,rfasc and Is bound 10 be mot on ac-
ISN'T ol the great number OF claims that
49,. Ilnr daily allowed at the Pension
pnrr As the cX-soldicrs grow old the
,-..ut crceps up, and If tho Re-
,r..csus were 20 stick 20 this policy
. making pension allowances the tax
,,.,crs would probably not protest SO
..r II the Republican leaders had only
d. demand 60 meet II would not be 80
lI. bat there Is a clamor from the Grand
ARMY POSTS for a service pension. The
! ,.arocues in Congress and those in the
st.t,. who wont 20 break into Congress
cra demanding much more, however.
Iffy want service pension bill
messed. they want the limit removed
f.,m arroaraccs. and they want persons
yl. acted as nurses TO be ponsioned. They
eranco further and insist that men who
Woo iu Confederate prisons should have
money for tins az the rate OF g per day for
,rtrv day 81 their confinement. The
rates. which are now liberal for men who
,rc totally disabled or for those who have
.,t both legs or both arms, they insist,
Fnnll be- 10 reasod. and some of the men he
lind TINS legislation even go SO far as to say
.af % p,I- dieTa service bill shall bo passed.
Tie bad part of the bargain FOR the kepub-
{..lu- I- that their stump orators and cam
d.Ultrs m 1883 DISPLAYED no sense or
Y.a-ou in the promises made the
eI.sYIliors Of the Union. They practically
told Che veterans that If they would vote
She Republican ticket, elect Harrison, and
change also the political complexion OF the
1ion-e. thCv could have not only tho sur
lMs. but tho earth and the fitness there
a. hey forgot apparently that tho tax
yaycrs would have something 10 say. Now
fls oy-soldiCrs. VINO cannot be blamed Tor
l.f.Inc the demands ia view OF tho
fine promises that were given. are taking
IN. Republican leaders at their word. ard
~ tho language OF Private Dalzell they are
fayug through their AGENTS nj Washing
t0a. their newspaper organs, thelr reSolu-
= .ue adopted al Grand-Army meetings, IN
petitions. and IN various other ways,
York out that surplus as per promise III
the campaign Of lSSS.
ROLLING IN.
The petitions that are daily rolling in
from the Wet. particularly from Iowa,
Kansas. Illinois. Nebraska, Wisconsin, and
Michigan, furnish interesting reading.
Those which come from "Bleedlng Kan
en- are the most positive II any yet re-
Csived. They are coming IN by the hun
dr.i-. Senator ingalls, isrespOn etOr this,
H.. more than any other Republican states
J. %. has caused the cY-soldlcrs To believe
tuat Whcn the Republican, got control Of
Tire Government IN all It's branches the
81 rs Of the Treasury would be thrown
wide open. How well men here re-
member his famous speech when he
attacked the Democratic admlnstra-
ton two wears ago, IN winch he
sad the Republican party would not stop
until the pension legislation referred 10
hh.ve WAS all accomplished. He fairly
frothed at the mouth in going for the
Dem Gratis. Now tine spider-icgged states
uan" from Kansas has his opportunity,
and ho probably wishes he didn't have IT.,
especially as tho farmers of ms State are
after him. and the soldiers viii hold HIM
personally responsible If Congress al this
session does not keep the pledges made TO
tnc soldiers. Here Is IA sample of tho petit
iuus coming IN from the state which Mr..
1nralis represents in the Senate; We de
maud the passage OF "a service pension bill,
and protest against the passage Of any bill
Tint would imply that soldiers must be de
1irudfut or IN any sense panpers before
rhey are entitled 10 its benctts and We
protest against any more appropriations
or public buildings until the soldiers and
hpir widows arc provided for"
IL is certainly becoming rcd-hOt for the
Republican statesmen, and General Alger,
The COMMUNICATIVE of the Grand
Army of the Republic. Is telling the boys
that things at Washington do not look
bright for pension legislation. Alger IL
many times "a millionaire and he can travel
about at his will HIS game IL to make the
soldiers believe that Harrison, Ingalls,,
Sherman. Blaine, Reed. Mckinley, and the
Balance of tue big Republicans are playing
them false. so that he may have IA better
chance for the presidency IN 1892. The
bee BIS IN his bonnet and there IS nothing
I hat Alcer viii not now promise the sol
dirrs.
No one begrudges the needy and de
fcrying tX-soldier "A liberal pension, and
Gll such bulls are checrf1lly supported by
the Democrats and the southern men; but
there Is going 20 bc "a high old time even
among the Republicans before the mea-
rurcs now pending shall be allowed 70 be-
come laws. The taxpayers are being heard
from, and there Is music ~ the rear. The
oh soldier il not the whole country, and
t.at fact will he declared by q majority
Of Congress.