Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30

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Gen Raum, pension commissioner,
says he finds ,hr movement OF his Of
fcc too slow, and will arrange 10
dump. ~ he eXprcsses Il, $4,000
original cases on the agencies Of the
country ny December. 1892, This is
not patriotism, but politics tits IA part
OF the game with which the Republican
party has made the country too IA
miliar. The war was closed twenty-six
years ago. There eau be no reason,
right or justice ne this late date Of issu-
ing $685. no original pension certificates
II is nothing lees than bold robbery Of
the national treasury for tine benefit Of
the Republican campaign fund II is q
scheme 20 make the government provide
the money for bribiBg votes. Gen.
Raum viii dump these cases on the
agencies this year for this very simple
reason that next year the Presidential
election "a TO bc held and the Repub-
lean party will need all the votes
Il can buy. Is II n wonder
the farmers are complaining,
TINT workinRmcu are dissatisfied. that
strikes occur. when the money Of the
people ~ thus squandered by the gang
Of political jobbcrs in possession Of the
government at Washington Can any
right thinking man believe that these
$50, 600 hcnefciarics Of the treasury
spoliation are entitled TO the money by
any act ~ theirs in the service Of the
government Every man who had q
valid claim upon the governments
bounty In consideration OF his military
service was placed upon the pension
rolls years ago. The people have paid to
them hundreds upon hundreds Of mil
lions OF dollars. Their obligations have
been cancelled. The whole pension
business Is now merely the work Of
political thieves and there must be an
end. The people cannot endure this
standing and eyer-growing army OF
pensioners. The burden has become
as intolerable rs the plundering is in
famous. The only weak point of the
Democratic platform in Ohio is the
reference to the pensions. There
should be the most unreserved and en-
phatic ~denuneiation of the robbery and
jobbcry. The issue must be squarely
faced. The Democratic party should
take hold Of the pension question with
ungioved hands.-Avalanchc.
United Confederate Veterans Work,
Gen. y. s. Gordon, commanding the
United Confederate Veterans, has issued
an order Of which the following is the
body;
In order to properly and faithfully
carry out the benevolent and historical
objects of this organization, as has been
requested, the general commanding
deems Il necessary TO form two
divisions in the Northern States
one east and n west
of the line of the Ale
ghenies-each 10 DO Differed by Q
major general, who will be appointed
by him upon the recommendation OF
the Confederate Veteran Camps In Chi
capo and in New York City, to be made
not later than Dec. IL, 1891. Will be
the duty of these major generals, when
appointed. to organize camps and take
steps 10 care for and assist the disabled,
INDECENT and distressed ex~-Confederate
soldiers and sailors in their respective
departments, and to protect their
widows and orphans; also, to have
charge of the Confederate dead buried
AT Gettysburg, Fort Warren, Camps
Morton, Chase, Douglas, Lakewood,
cemetery, Chicago, Johnson's Island,
Carlo, and all others; TO care for ana
have the graves of the known and un-
known dead annually decorated, to
preserve and protect the headstonesi
also, 70 obtain and compile the names
and commands OF the Confederate dead
buried Mt every point in the North,
which lists the association will publish
through the medium of It's camps all
over the South, so as TO give relatives
and friends correct information Of the
last resting places Of these Southern
heroes.
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