Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-10-08
A LIE AGAINST CLEVELAND
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 nantly refu.es the charges made by some of the third party mischief makers ID Texas that more pensions were gran: ed under Cleveland than during any other administration. The Louisville paper is determined that Cleveland's chances in the south shall not be injur- ed by any false representation of toe great friendlIness toward the Union vet erans. and their families, and it declares that. the Texas story is "one of the pre- posteroCs statements that proceeds from ignorance, and can be accepted only by men who will not keep inform ed concerning the course of public events"
 The Courier-Journal then proceeds with much elaboration to put down the vile islander against its candidate, and declares that, next to the tariff mes- sage, the most notable public servlce rendered by Mir. Cleveland was the veto of the dependent pension bill" This, &NA- "oeOCASCAS PoPCA lAiuhc, was u courageous and patriotic act, and a protest against the footing of the treas ury under the pretense of patriotism. We quote:
 Mir. Cleveland we'll knew that it ar r8yed against him tte organiZ atlon known as the Grand Army of the Repub- aIc, and there can be but little doubt that 1t was one of the most effective in- huences leading to his defeat iu 1888. Today all over the north the political influence of the Grand Army of the Re- public is used in behalf of MT. Harrison against MT. Cleveland. It is surprising. therefore, to hear that in the state of Texas people are listening to Third party demagogres, who stop at no mis- representation and hesitate at no sian der.
 Under the law of June 27, 1890, nearly 100000 pensions were granted In the year ending June 30, 1891.
 The first year of Mir. Cleveland's ad- ministration, 35,767 pensions were granted.
 The first year of MT. Harrison's ad- ministration, fl ,92l pensions were grant ed.
 The second year of MT. Cleveland's s administration, 40,S59 pensions were granted.
 The second year of MT. Harrison s administration, 66,637 pensions were granted.
 The third year of Mir. Cleveland's ad- ministratlon 25, ,194 pensions were grant ed.
 The third year of Mir. Harrison's ad- ninistration, 156.4s6 pensions were granted.
 During the four years, 1885-S6-e7 SS, covering Mir. ClevelanG's administration 192O1o pensions were granted.
 During oneyear of MT. Harrison's ad- ministration, 156,4S6 pensions were granted.
 During three years of the Harrison administration 274,041 pensions were granted. The average during Mr. liar rlson's administration will be over 1OO,- 0OO, or more than double the average during the administration of MT. Cleve- land.
 Thus laboriousIy and painfully the Courier-Jourhal puts down the island CT" that Cleveland was disposed to be too friendly to the Union veterans. It shows conclusively that he was only half as friendly as President Harrison has been. 1t might have gone further and said that, If MT. Cleveland had been able to enforce his private senti- ments entirely, DO pensions would have been granted at all.
 Strange to say here is an instance in which every republican paper and every we'll informed person in the coun- try will iconcede that the Courier-Jour- nal has made out its case fully. The campaign lie" that Cleveland was friendly te the old soldiers is effectually nailed. Certainly it must be very ignorant class of people and those only m the far south who would ever have believed such a thing of him. The third party fabricators would know bet ter than to go about the north and re- port that Cleveland was too friendly to the old soldiers; they know that they would get themselves laughed at. But sio eIAOnB bAo PoOPIo Ol Gno eouIns WDo used to believe that the Yankees had hoofs and horns, that these fellows are able to practice their deceit. They ought to be arrested for thus imposing on the over-ignorant and too credulous southern "shovelryp
 It is true that MT. Cleveland. in his letter of acceptance, deals out little high favored taffy to the Union veter- ans, saying in general way. that mo complaint should be made at lhe