Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-21
PENSION LEGISLATION.


in The ranks, but let me ~ar this j, not COM
mon. thank tod. say that the lonely high
private in the rear rank. who lid his duty,
is entitled to u much honor. A. much praise,
the man. who by Ioe rolling and political
influence secured a commission, and he is
equal before our laws in the matter of pen
sion To any other man. II j, too soon To
forget 'hc suffering, and sacrifice, of the
common soldier. Applause.
1t il iu,t that the government should pen
sion is soldiers. The soldier only asks for
justice: he doesn't beg for charity he j.
not a paupcr; he doesn't take his pittancc
Is charity. bat As partial Justice
II i, too late in the 18th century To offer
IN excuse for receiving pension at the
hands of the government he helped save
It is too late. no never viii ii he too late
10 recount the Naloruus deed, of the noble
heroes " hn went 10 the trout and ri>kcd all
their very lives in defending the hest roy-
vrnmcnt ever Vet devised by mortal man
not too late, until the last one who wore
tine blue. until the last soldiers widow and
dependent child has been tcndcrl, laid he
meath the clud> of the valley ave not too
late until the last star has been hluttcd from
the glorious emblem of our national unity
and glory. said we had not zone far
enough in pension legislation. No, Sir
the survivors of our rebel prison would all
he granted Il pension. DO vou know what
these suffered: Their prison doors stood
open day ami night it they would desert aud
enlist under the haHucr Of the confctlrracy
and let me say 10 'uH that out of the more
than 2uU. 900 prisoners Of war not > per
cent took advantage of this offer: hut they
preferred To- endure. all thi, rather than To
desert the hag OF their country and the
2lar, of 1t. cause.
~houA they no; hc rcnsioned:
tgaiu it i rood public policy. Il, re-
frrriny to th,. debates in Congress relative
to pensions. it is seen that not only Justice
tn the soldier. hut public policy a, wen. wa,
tI,. controlling cause. and il would seem
that the dread of future wars. or rather IN
order Ia be prepared if future wars should
come upon the nation. wrr, the underlying
fires that caused the enactment of our pen
sion laws
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that maintain that onr arnrir, should b,,
raised he conservation. sine. il i, thc duf,
of every citizen to defend the nations life
and honor
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