Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-09-15
SOME PENSION STATISTICS.


The argument ID being ad-
vanced all along the Third party
~linesrand with more or lees success
among the uniformed ,unthinking,
threading and blindly prejudiced
element of its followers, that Clev.
land approved more pension bills
than any other President.
II men who blindly accept such
statements, and get call themselves
patriots and rstormess, would
only inform themselves upon the
course of current events aud be.
come intelligent citizens there
might be some hope of their be-
coming patriots indeed.
Now let MS come down to the
.fasts in tie case. Next to bis
tariff message, the most notable
public service rendered by Mr..
Cleveland was the veto Of the De-
pendent Pension bill. 1t was q
} coarageous, patriotic and able
message ; it was q message directed
TO the intelligence OF the Ameri-
can people. 1t was q protest
against the looting of the Treas
ury under the pretense of patriot
ism.
IA the Louisville Courier
Journal says, Mr.. Cleveland we'll
knew that it arrayed against him
the organization known 40 the
Grand Army Of tho Republic, and
there can be but little doubt that
il was one of the most effective in
Auences leading to his defeat in
1883. To-day all over the North
the political influence of the Grand
Army of the Republic is used in
behalf of Mr. Harrison against Mr..
Cleveland. 1t is surprising, there
fore,to hear that in the States ofthe
Sonth people are listening to Third
party demagogues, who stop at no
misrepresentation and hesitate at
no Islander.
Under the law of June ~. 1890,
nearly 100000 pensions were
granted in the year ending June
80, 1891.
The first year Of Mr.. Clevelandfs
Administration, 35,767 pensions
were granted.
The first year of Mr.. Harrison's
Administration, 1921 pensions
were granted.
The second year Of MI. Cleve-
lands Administration, 1889 pen.
sions were granted.
The second year of Mr.. Harri-
cons Administration, sc ,637 pen
sions were granted.
The third year of Mr.. Cleveland's
Administration, 1914 pensions
were granted.
The third year of Mr.. Harrison's
Administration, 156,4S6 pensions
were 4granted.
During the four years, 1886
s7-ss. covering MI. Cleveland's
Administration, 192,O7O pensions
were granted.
Daring one year of Harrison's
Administration, 156,4S6 pensions
Q granted. s..
During three years Of the Har-
risen administration 275.O41 penr
sious were granted. The average
daring Mr.. Harrison's Admins
sration will DO over 100000, or
moro than double the average dur.
ing the Administration of Mr..
Cleveland.
Under Mr.. Cleveland the Pena
sion Bureau Was conducted in q
busiasss.like manner; every appli-
can't received prompt justice under
the law.
Mr.. Harrison, when he became
President, appointed Corporal
Tanner Commissioner Of Pensions.
. man utterly unfit for the place
and instructed him to be gener'
ous with the boys. Corporal
Tanner began by making laws fol
himeelf. He gave everybody Q
pension who asked for it. The
scandal after . few months reached
snch psoportions that Mr.. Harri-
son removed Tanner and put In
Cointnissionef Raum. Raum die
ncs improve matters at all. We dc
not suppose that the President in
tended TO improve them. Blu
Commissioner Rsum has mor po-
litical saaacity than Corporal Tan
ner and has been able to do mucf
Tor the party without making thu
Bureau 20 ridiculous, though il
the end he will certainly makedl
more infamous.