Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-23
purge tbe pension.Roll.

II ia time to begin q" campaign OF edu-
cation on tho subject of the penslon-roii'
Both houses OF Congress have lett "ash-
,peton, and nothing Is going on there
which demands particularly the attention
of the public. SO that now Is an anspl-
cious time for beginning the WORK Oh 70.
converting the pension-list into roll OF
bonor.n There 10 no true Union man who
I'D sot his face against this good work
If ne knew the facts of the case. Inc Vete-
rons-the men who did the fighting unuer
tho standards Of the Union-arc more con-
cerned in this matter than any other class
!, the community, and it affords us much
oo+isfaction TO state that tho Grdnd-AI1"y
carte has no sympathy with tho seuse'
,esa clamorers for "aroll of Ill desert" It's
EDITOR was disabled on tho battleheld' anu
- incapable Of earning q living without
ossi.tance--that is. such assistance as ne
already receives. He declares for terretlng
cut the bogus pension claims ana appeA's
to all honorable citizens, regafuiess vi
marty. TO give information TO the present
characterization which will enable 1t TO
right this great wrong. No American
says he. can afford to neglec! this I'M.
nortant matter. With penNon-foii
creator than the number OF men IN the
6eld at the close of the war. and with an
expenditure Of 100000. 900 year tor that
one item. i, behooves those interested IN
the real veterans, as we'll as the trleu AM,
true veterans themselves, to be mp Gnu
doing" And that these tired ana true
vctorans~ understand the merits oil thls
matter is proved by the following para
graphs from the GrGnd-Arpy Gdz'pe. we
quote t..
al, ,,o Denartmont OF Pennsylvania ~ Its
rocont cncampmeut a resolution was introduced
declaring Il 10 be 'tne sacred duty OF every
member OF tho Grand Army Of the Republic 70
use bis best efforts 10 make the pehs'oh-Ioii
true "roll Of honor" and 70 see that tho name OF
no person appears on that roll except tha' OF
worthy recipient Of the bounty Of q gra'eiIi anu
most generous people.
"In this Purifying process every coihtale ca
be enlisted WHO has given honorable service ~
his country's hour OF need. And 1t is as much n
patriotic duty. II you know OF person Fece''-
tng pension In your town who IS no; honorary
entitled 70 It by seryico In tho Held soma inc
name to the new Pension Commissioner for in-
ycstigatiOn.
cor II you fear tho wrath Of the no-serYlce
wearers OF the bronze button who might drive
Won o1t Of the Grand Ac'uy Of the Republic pos
because You VIII not c)lnive al fraud, send inc
names and addresses to the elitor OF the Gdzctte
NJ tho onl.e Of this paper, and We Will see to II
that proper investigation ie made
That crippled Union veteran evidently
means business" he does not like to be
in the company Of bounty-iumpers and
bogus soldiers. lie docs not hesitate 70
style these unworthy pensioners Grand
Army mountebanks. He IL ready and
wiling to give to Mr.. CLEyELANO's new
Commissioner Of Pensions all the assist
ance in his power IN the good work OF
pensionlng the worthy an1 doDonsionlng
the unworthy. This new Commissioner Is
said TO be the right maui IN the right place.
If the veterans Of the Union army Will do
what nobody but themselves can do
namely. bear willing .es,imony to the " Ill
deserts Of the bogus pensioners now en-
rolled among good men and true-he Will
ION hands with them in the important un-
dertaking Of making up a penslon-ro!
which shall be an everlasting testimony &
the courage aud merits Of every man
whose name shall appear upon II. II Is
not the worthy that need tear
We give another extract from the Grand
Aray Gdze;o:
"Ihere will be some startling revelations IN
the next two or three years We are convinced
We have some evidence already which will be-
prepared for tho now Commissioner OF Pen
siOnJ.
Every dollar paid in fraud is wickeily stolen
not alone from tie patient Taxpayers. bat iron
the deserving Veterans. Strike, comrades
while the iron IL hO., and II it should scar scme
bogus claimants 80 as % leave 4 marx b. which
they may DO known OF all men, there Will be no
cause for regret.
purge tho pension roll OF honor OF fictitious
claimants and recipients.
"There Is no politics in this.
"Honost veterans do not fear the light, how
| ever searching"
Let not southern congressman be afralt
to stand by the President and the Uniol
| vaforana