St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-13
WEISSERT IS WARE.
The Commander of tho OLD Sol
Giers Develops CalOric
in the Collar
His Wrath aimed at Congressman
O'Neill's Proposed Pension
Amendments

PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Feb 1-:-Gen. A.
G. Weissert. cOmmander-in-chief of the
q. A. r., furnishes for publication
letter addressed by him to Congressman
O'Neill, of Massachusetts. in which he
says: II notice in tine morning papers
you quote me in approval of your pro-
posed amendments to existing pension
legislation affecting pensions of inmates
Of soldiers homes. Later received your
letter of the 4th inst. asking indOrse-
ment of some interview said TO have
been held with me on that specific
point. Uncertain whether represented
or misrepresented in that interview, L
say to you that while 1 am in favor OF
legislation giving major portion OF
the pension of inmates of a home to his
family. yet, il he has no family l say
let him have it all, even If it amounts to
80 cents per day. tOr your proposed
amendments generally. as published. L
have no favor. They are all calculated
to restrict benefits heretofore accorded
surviving veterans or their widows.
Your restriction to less than 5000 in
come per year is particularly ObnOx-
iOus, because it requires public
Acknowledgement of poverty. Health
and loyalty were all Lincoln asked of
US when you were babe and we were
battling to preserve congress for you
to sit III. | commend for your consider
alton the words of another sou of MasSa-
chuSetts, as he voiced the cOuntry'S
estimate of the services OF the founders
of the republic, who were survivors IN
his time. | refer to Webster. Your
warfare in advance OH those who, in
the providence of God may become
rOlH xuih iS II
TO even average manhood.
"In the body of which you are MEM
Der sits many Il man who fought US
NAN fashion, open and above board.
Gordon, his face scanned with the track
or Union lead; Wheeler, the wild rider,
WHO gave us so little rest, and that
sturdy fighter. Moore, of Texas, were
line-of-baLtle soldiers in time of war,
but l hazard the conviction none of
them could be convinced in such hight
as you are making now. You cry out
against the sum total of the annual APP
preparation for pensions, and capitalists
and towards comprise the major
ity of those who applaud. Figure
10 to '93, and it is little more than the
amount paid in the same time for inter
est alone to the bondnOlder. He bought
his bond always below par, at times as
low as IS. The men l now have the
honor to command and their deceased
comrades have Endorsed those bonds
with their hearts blood. and by their
valor put them on the road 10 par, and
at a premium. With tremendous unan-
unity they stood for honest money in
peace, insisting that Uncle Sans
promise to the bondholders should
be redeemed at 100 cents ,on the
dollar, with all interest, and payable
in gold. The next president of the
United States goes into office having
been voted for by hundreds of thou
sands of veterans. / have no criticism
for their course. The soldier earned
the right to vote as he pleases, be 1t
Democratic, Republican or POpuist 1t
some of them, advanced in years, en-
feebled by disease, see fit to totier to
the polls and vote the Mugwump ticket,
that is their right, and | beg you to stop
this warfare, which will drive them to
lay aside their consideration OF other
matters germane to our system OF gov
eminent and TO tend to weld them i!.IO
a solid political mass"