The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-08
THE PENSIONERS.


THE PENSIONERS.
Some Of the Evils Of the System That
should be AboIished-In Purxing the
Lists Commence nj the Top-NIen
Who Have Fortunes Should Ketin-
Iiuauish Their Pensions.
There has been considerable talk
about the pensions, and the magni-
tude of the amount paid out each
year has caused a universal demand
that the lists should be purged. That
there has been, and still are abuses
will not be denied by any person who
has given the matter any considers
ton, hut these abuses do not exist to
as great an extent among the men
who are getting from six to twelve
dollars month, as Is generally sup
posed.
The majority OF this class are poor
men, who are now suffering from ply
steal disabilities incurred during the
war; men who at the time OF their ser
vices were needed left home, fIiends
and all they held dear on earth, Threw
aside the opportunities which might
have made them wealthy mad they
shriked their duty and remained at
home, gave up all these things to UNI
dergo the priyatiOns and dangers OF Q
private in the ranks. These are the
men who are eminently deserving oil
all they receive from the government
and should not be disturbed. There
is however another clnss, men oil
wealth, some of whom. hold paying
positions under the government, whost
claims should be closely scrutinizec.
This latter class numbers hundreds
among them being the following:
Secretary OF State Walter Q. Gresham
draws q pension OF $50 a month fora guI
shot wound on the left leg, below tn,
knee. which he received before Allan
tn, July 20, 1864. while serving as {
brigadier-general In command OF thu
Fourth Division OF the Seventeenth
considerable property and has Away
enjoyed q comfortable income from
law practice or from salary as pre-
siding Judge. For four years he will
draw $4,000 a year as Secretary o
State.
United States Senator Charles +.
henderson, OF Nebraska, has pension
of Sl5 a month for a gunshot wount
received at the battle of Lovejo!
Station. Ga, September 2. 1854. TIL,
Senator was then colonel OF thu
Nineteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Not long ago his pension was In
cronsed by"Corporals Tanners famou
rerating mill; but upon publication
| Of the fact he returned bis check 10
arrears to the bureau. Senator Man
derBon ls IN comfortable circumstan
eea. and draws 5000 year as Sena
tor.
W. W. Dudley, Reconnaissance o
Pensions, draws pension OF sS6
month for the loss Of his right foot
which was pierced by minnie Dali a
Gettysburg. Dudley was a lieutenant
colonel OF the Nineteenth Indiana Vol
untecr Infantry. In spite of his disa
bility he is believed to have made
comfortable fortune.
Corporal James Tanner. another o.
Com missioner of Pensions and now
prominent and prosperous pension al
torney, draws S72 month for loss Q
both feot at the I'd battle OF Bull Rur
August 3, 1862. He was then corpc
raj of Company O. Eigyty-seventh Me-
York Volunteer Infantry. Tanner ha
built up large practice since Pres
dent Harrison removed him from hi
post as Commissioner Of Pensions.
Congressman-ele John O. Blacl
another ex-Commissioner OF Pensions
draws 500 a month under specit
act OF Congress. He was disabled b
a gunshot wound of the upper lei
arm at the battle OF Prairie Grove an
a wound OF the lower right arm at th
battle OF Pea Ridge, Ark. Since lea'
Ing the Pension Office General Biac
has praeticed law successfully, and h
Ia now drawing 5000 year as men
Der OF the House from Illinois.
Congressman N. M. Curtis, OF Ne
York, is pensioned at the rate OF $50
month for wound in the left breas
received at West Point, Va, and for a
Injury to his left eye before Fort Fist
err. He left the service as n brigadie
general of volunteers. General Curt
has held number of lucrative office
and now draws SIS, 900 year as men
Der of the House.
General Joseph B. Carr, ex-Secretar
OF the State of New YORK, draws sea-
q month for disability due to the Sc
vice." This disability is disease I
the eyes.
Ign, prominent lawyer and Judge
the New York Supreme Court, enio!
, a pension OF $50 month tor riff
ball wound OF the right side OF Il
face received at the battle Of Gaines
Mills.
General George s. Batchelier, Q
United States Minister to Portugal
Judge OF the International Tribunal I
Egypt and ex-assistant Secretary I
the Treasury, has pension OF $50
month for general disability, due
the hardships of the service"
General LucIus Fairchild, ex.Go
ernor OF Wisconsin, has a pension
s45 q month for the loss of left ar
by muskeL ball at Gettysburg. Go
eral Fairchild Is in comfortable Ct
cumstances.
Ex-Governor James A. Beaver,
Pennsylvania, draws s45 a month 4
the less of his right leg. Govern
Beavers successful career Is famili
to everybody.
General Franz Sigel, ex-Pensit
Agent at New York city. has pensIt
of 800 q month awarded by speei
act OF Congress. General SiRel is u
derstood to have made a very cor
Portable sum out of the pensit
agency, which iB commonly regard,
as q very lucrative office.
General M. ID. LeRgett, ex-Commi
sioner of Patents, draws $50 mon
for q wound received at the exploBk
of n mine at Fort Hill. General lie
! getts service In the army WAS gala
and meritorlous. He has been su
cessful lawyer and has held sever
Offices,
, The Rev. DIR. Green Clay Smith, G
: Congressman from Kentucky. al
now a pastor of tile Capitol Hill Ba
, fist Church at Washington, has o pc
| sion of $50 month for wound OF t
, right knee. DIR. Smith Ia command
of the Union Veterans and presid
= | n Hnuriahirn anu uraUafi0n
!. General Halbert L. Paine, exec
, gresham from WISCONSIN, draws So
! month for the loss of leg in an q
8 sault upon Port Hudson, Nils
t where he served az a briRadier-genel
a In command OF the Third Division
: the Nineteenth Army Corps. Genel
t Paine's career since the war has be
{ marked by many successes In politl
and In private business.
General Nathaniel z. Banks, exec
gresham and ex-Speaker of the Hor
: of Representatives, WAS awarded T.
years ago pension OF 800 NOR
D by special act of Congress. Gene
+ Banks has filled some lucrative ofIic
n but his resources just now are limit
General Fred Salomon, ex-Survey'
General OF Utah, has pension of
q month for general debility due
hardships suffered in the YaZoo Pi
expedition. He served In the war
q brigadier-genefal OF the Unit
States volunteers, and since 1855
been prominent and successful p.
tician.
z General Hugh Ewing, a well-kno
lawyer of Lancaster. o.. draws $50
month for rheumatism due to ha
ships and exposure in the Yicksbu
l Ia hrir RI