The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-09-28

Bile encounter with the measles, ana
on June aS, 1880, the claimant dis
covered that his attack Of them meas
les had some relation to his army en-
rollment and that this disease chad
settled in his eyes, also affecting his
spinal column"
Mr.. Cleveland seems to have held
that the soldier was deserving of cen
sure because the war closed SO soon
after his enrolment. That the cul-
prit was able to obtain from some one
who, like Mr.. Cleveland himself, did
not care to be shot at was also treated
ed as a serious ofense. Possibly Mr..
Cleveland remembered his own assess
ment when writing that message.
On June %, 1886, Mr.. Cleveland
disapproved the bill granting apenslon
to Alfred Denny, who, while in the
line of duty, by sudden movement
of his horse was thrown toward upon
the horn of the saddle, and thereby
received repture on the right side,
which caused rupture in his left side
also. To Mr.. Cleveland this was ex-
cruciatlngly funny, for he wrote:
"The number of instances in which
those of our soldiers who rode horses
during the war. were injured by being
thrown toward upon their saddles in
dicates that those saddles were very
dangerous contrivances."
Mr.. Cleveland was in a graver mood
later in the same day when he vetoed
bill for the relief of Mrs. Harriet
Welch soldiers widow. One can
almost hear the tears splash on the
message-as he writes: 81 believe her
case to be a pitiable one, and wish
that could join in her relief. But
unfortunately, official duty can not al
ways be well done when directed
sorely by sympathy and charity"
Still another pension bill was vetoed
on this busy day, May "a, 1886, thai
Of Dudley D. Branch. While Asin tho
military service and in the line of duty
in getting over a fence, fel
heavily, striking stone or hard sub
stance, and received hernia in the
left side. The records show that he
was in two different hospitals in 1868,
and that in the same year he wa:
transferred to the invalid corps
They did not state specifically, how
ever, that his disability was hernia,
and this omission afforded Mr.. Cleve
lands excuse for denying him relief
1t was poor pretext, but it enabled
Mr.. Cleveland to deprive a soldier 0
a pension.
Hamilton Miller enlisted in 1861
and was sent to Camp Dension in tn,
suburbs of Cincinnati. He was xii
} led by blow from an unknown per
} son. Further than this the RECORD
contained no further information
Mr.. Cleveland did not hesitate t
write: "But undoubtedly the injur,
| occurred in a fight or as a result of al
alteration" Leaving aside the mer
its of the claim for pension, the We
t to message shows the low estimation
: in which soldiers were held by Mr.
Cleveland.
: GratuitouS insults. Andrew
: Wilson claimed pension on accoun
l of chronic nephritis, deafness, rheu
} matism contracted as result of eS
posure, inflammation of the muscle
l of the back, pain in the kidneys
S diarrhoea, and rupture. To Congress
e this array of misfortunes seemed t
r warrant pension, and bill for pri
vate Wilson's relief passed bot
: houses, and was laid before the Pre-:
A ident. He vetoed it as a matter q
S course, and wound up his messag
n with these sneers: Whatever else ma
e be said of this claimants achieve
It ments during his short military caree
it must be conceded that he accum,
e lated great deal of disability. Ther
v is no doubt in my mind that whate,
h er ailments he may honestly lay clair
) to, his title to the same was compile
: ed before he entered the army" n
it reasons nothing but sneerS.
n r. ]. McIlwain enlisted in 1856
:. and 1862 was discharged because h
/ right leg had been amputated ON a
IS count of a gun-shot wound receive
E in battle. He was pensioned for tn