The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-04-04
The COuntry's Defenders and Ser.
vice Pensions.

Nearly all the G. A. X. posts in Indians
and the West, during the campaign Of
1855, were led BY the announcement al
Republican leaders, from Piml
Hornadsy down to Harrison. when ths
latter felt that be must have the soldier
vote TO stand any show Of election, 4
adopt resolutions In favor Of service
pension for I'll old veterans, and vote fol
Harrison and Justice to the soldiers, on
The grounds that Cleveland had vetoed
the "pauper pension bill, as Gen. Lo.
Gan stigmatized II. Harrison was made
President By the soldier vote and influ.
ence, and Congress il sympathy with
Lin u both branches was elected, also, so
that no excuse for not doing away with
the "apothecaries' scales" in pension
matters longer existed, a. It had under
Cloveland's administration. The Repub-
lean party has full power in the Govern.
msnt. 1t can enact any law IL chooses
aDd both Indiana's Senators, and all her
Democratic Representatives, have urged
them Increasingly to bring in service
pension bill, and promised TO support
such measure. How are these Demo-
cratic appeals for justice to the old sol.
der answered.?
HArrison, 10 his first message to Con-
gress, forgets all about the "spothecary
scales" and the service pension prom.
ises, and recommends only the Depend.
ont, or "Pauper Pension BILL" 10 the con-
sideration Of Congress. Cred lights and
curtain y
We find in last weeks Huntingburg
Argus editorial column, . special from
-
Of . speech ct the Wisconsin cncamp.
ment by Gen. Alger. Grand Commander
Ct the q. s.. and King Of the Lumber
Millionaires Of Michigan, and prominent
ospirant for the Republican nomination
for President 10 1892. in which he says
he had been 10 Washington, interview.
Ing Republican Congressman aud Sena.
tors about pensions. and "there was DO
hope OF passing the service pension bill,
although Republicans have full con-
t.0l, and several DE- mocrats have pledged
themselves on the floor to vote for such
> measure. He said "therc was ah-o.
lutely no encouragement for the Bill r.
Limitation thunder, and lightning
dasLes!) Gen. Alger then tried to pop.
nlarize the "Psuper Pension bill, recon.
mended by President Harrison, and OF.
en- heretofore deuouuced In bitter terms
BY the @. A. II. and veterans il general
lSlow music and solemn dirge by lLs
bandit
On tho same page OF the Argus WI
find an article from the National Tri
bune published by the most unconscience
able pension ehark and soldier swindleI
and arrant humbug in the United States
pretending TO be In favor Of service
pension now. Only few months ago
when II was hoped by soldiers the bill
might pass, the Tribune opposed II VIC
lentIy, because 1t made the SOLDIER
honorable discharge evidence sufficient
for . pension. and thereby cut of The
pension sharks chance TO fleece him
Now, when II finds the Republicans re-
pudiate their campaign promises to tht
soldiers. Il socks to gain favor with them
and feed them blind with epithets, worn
out hy the false ideas they convey, such
- Tree traders may howl, the Copper.
head rave, ex.rebel gnash his teeth,
commercial brigands," &C.. &c. Car
The soldiers DO longer humhnggod b,
such bandying Of vulgarisms? wi
orow not CHE band plays "Dixie, and
"Msrching through Georgiai'')
We advise The veterans and al in favo,
Of Justice to all men. to closely scan tn
proceedings Of this Republican Congress
epou NE pension and taxation questions