The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-02

J. and either Dv coin or paper the CircutaJl0i
y medium would be increased In the sam
a this measure are misleading the people
5 (Applause.) But they say this is not FIRE
coinage. That is true; yet the platform 0
1888 did not provide for free coinage. w
5 in the west, are, without distinction
{ of party in favor of free coinage, but n
, we draw towards the east, the sentiment
in favor of free coinage diminishes until i
| dies out near and by the greatest monieC
, centers, and democrats and republican,
alike are opposed to 1t. There is no peopie'l
I party there. The contest on this subject
is one of sections, and we will keep up th,
: battle until we succeed. l am for ire,
coinage of silver. and, as the Dodge Cit
platform absolves me from the dictates o
J ! party caucus. on economic questions,
shall Join hands with any member of con-
gress, be he democrat, alliance man Of
what not, to secure absolute free coinags
of silver. Tremendous appleuse) be-
lieve we can easily float three billion dol
lars of silver, and would like to see it Sc
plenty we would dump it into our old
socks and hang it in the corner of the
room. (Cries OF goodl goodD
PENSIONS
The opposition are misrepresenting the
republican party on the pension ques
tion, and one, Jeremiah, who wants the
votes OF my comrades, for congress, says,
we uss the question only to vote the 'old
boys" and keep them in line, and this, in
| face OF the fact, that every general pension
law on the statute book has been passed
by a republican congress. and approved by
| q republican president. cloud and long
applause) There were some private or
special pension bills passed and approved
during Dir. CIeveland's administration,
| but a larger NUN Der went into the execu-
tive hos ar / AR VII s1r
| havs often said, that it was the pension
| question aud one other that defeated Mr.
] Cleveland for reelection. Jeremiah says,
! but few of the old boys In Kansas get
pensions; there are 2o,012 pensioners in the
state, not including the Mexican war SOL
/ dieTs, they draw on an average Of $l40o 90
each, making a neat SUM of s., sol, $50. 90.
This is under the old laws. The opposi-
| ton claim that there are not so
many pensioners in Kansas as in
! Indiana, Illinois or OHIO. | am not pre-
| psred to admit or dispute that statement,
but for the sake of argument may We not
| concsde il. Then, can it not be said, that
| but few OF our comrades emigrated to the
West who were disabled, but that the stur-
dy, younger portion came here to make
homes aud build this young empire and are
now feeling the effect OF their service. /
wish to God that none of my comrades
were broken in health SO as to be com
ptllcu 70 lOOh W IAS SVNcEuuleuI LOI diu,
they would live longer TO enjoy the fruits
OF their victory. Applause and cries of
"Good."l But, my friends, If you will ex-
anime the platform OF my party Of 1883
you Will find that it declares in favor OF
more liberal pensions TO the Union soldiers
and sailors vino did so much for the
country. There is not q word for service
pensions. No national platform OF the old
parties has declared in favor OF service
pensions. Up to 1889 no state convention
declared in favor Of it. That year the re-
publican convention Of the state Of Ohio
so declared. We, in that year, held service
pension meetings throughout Kansas,
passed resolutions and signed petitions and
sent them to congress asking the passage
of what was called the "Ingalls-Cheadle
per diem service pension bill" Comrads
Morrill,, OF this state. chairman OF the COM
mittee on pensions in the House, reported
from his committed pension bill providing
for service pension at the age OF sixty
two years and also including a disability
clause. We commonly declared against
the service part of the bill. When the
House came to consider it they struck out
two years and left it at sixty, then passed
the bill. Who voted for that measure?
All of the republican memb but one,
and there were enough to pass it; yet a few
democrats from the North voted with
them, but the majority of that party voted
NO" and the entire representation OF that
party from the South said No" The bill |
went to the senate: was referred to the COM !
miJtee on pensions, of which Cen Hawley |
Of Connecticut Is chairman, he was as
brave and gallant soldier As ever went to |
battle and as near the old soldiers of his |
state as any one is near the old boys of |
this state. The committee reported against |
the service part of the bill, but earnestly /
recommended the disability part, which |
became law and today is in full opera
ticn. And | say without fear Of successful |
contradiction or successful criticism that !
il 10 the most liberal aud benldcent pen
sion measure ever passed by this or any
other nation On earth. (Applsuse.) 1t ia !
said by those who have opportunities of |
Knowing that so great has been the death |
rate that only about $4,000 of our COM
rades remain. Or, in other words, the
COMPANIES, regiments, brigades, divisions
and corps have passed SO rapidly over the
brow OF the hill of time into eternity that
only one-third OF that grand Union army
and navy are left. OF that number over
400, 900 or about half have fled claims under
the liberal provisions OF this new disability
law, and it is estimated that the claims
from Kansas when adjusted will increase
the pensions paid to the old boys in this
state nearly "a. 900, 900, or making a total OF
81 900, 900 from existing laws, passed by
Republican Congress and approved by
Republican President. Tremendous ap-
plsuse and cries of good, gcOd."O
Jeremiah says he Is in favor of but one
pension and that service pension; he does
not state whether per diem or what, but
he does say he wants to abolish examina-
tons aud put all on an equality. Let us
look at this moment his proposition
would place a comrade who lost limb or
who is otherwise crippled or whose constl-
tuition is racked and destroyed by the ex-
posture OF honorable service upon the same
x--ish /
rade who escaped dangerous wounds aud
disease, like myself. Now. don't want
that; | want my disabled comrades
10 have every cent they are en-
titled TO and every cent they can get for
heir disabilities, and then have q law Civ
ng ali Union soldiers and sailors who have
an honorable discharge per diem service
pension, adjusting it so as to compensate
service. lCries of That's right" and APP
clause. The government can afford this
With her great wealth of siXty-nVs billions. I
l object to Jeremiah Simpson represent
ng or speaking for the twenty thousand
Did soldiers OF this district, They ought
o he represented by one Of their number
me who shared the camp, the march, the !
hangers of battle, and whe knows and !
cells full well how the golden links of the
hai1 OF mystic love aud affection was
orged and welded. This he kaows moth !
ng of, as he never was an old soldier. He
avs he " as only in the service about three
months, but he says he was discharged on /
ccOunU of chronic diarrhOea. ! submit TO /
my old soldier in the sound OF my voice il
ie ever knew a soldier To contract chronic
IisrrhoeS the first three months Of the war.
Laughter and cries OF NO. NO" You Z
'et."J He speaks of Gus old soldiers-we
Id soldiers He states ia his eUrolimsnt
akeu under the law OF 1889, that his name !
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