The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-16
THE @. A. Il. AND PENSIONS.

The @. A. r. il holding its annual state
encampmsnt at North Yakima and oil
ever tho country there Is preparation for
the national encampment at indianapolis
In September. There Is ono abuse Of the
pension system against which the
q. A. 4. ought to protest, and
that il tho acceptance Of . pen
zion by men who have been disabled
10 degree in the service. but who do not
need government aid. In list published
by the New York World OF the veterans
who are well of and able to mako an ex-
celient living In spite OF their disabilities.
we find Secretary Of State Gresham. who
draws pension Of $50 . month United
States Senator Henderson, q rich man,
SIS month: ex-CommissioncYs Of Pen.
sions W. W. Dudley and John c. Black.
both severely wounded and physically dis
abled. draw penMons. tho ono OF $50
month and the other Of 500. but each has
bssn left mentally sound and active
enough to make an ample living. Ex-
Governor Beaver. OF Pennsylvania, q rich
man. draws . pension Of SIS a month;
sx-Gov. Fairchild, of Wisconsin. gets .
pension Of as a month; Judge Calvin Il.
Pratt, Of Brooklyn. draws pension of S35
month; Rev. DR.. Green Clay Smith,
pastor OF . wealthy congregation at Wash
tngton City. still claims compensation of
80 month for q wound In tho knee.
which. however, does not appear to have
fsA oil f..e
gresham for kentucky or pastor Of the
church. Others i'm the list are Gen. Hugh
Ewing. leading and wealthy lawyer OF
OHIO. who draws $50 a month for rheuma-
tism contracted in tho army; ex-Congress-
man Newberry, a Chicago millionaire, who
accepts sis month for general disability:
Gen. Neal Dow, of Portland, who is
wealthy and draws 81. 50 month: ex.Iiov.
Chase. of Indiana, of abundant means
who draws 81 month tor general disa.
eility. and ex-Gov. Dick oglesby, OF ILL.,
nois. who. though we'll of financially.
accepts s. month for services in the
Mexican war. Gen. William +. n-aper
elected 10 the fifsy-third congress from
Massachusetts,. is a very wealthy manu-
fsciurer who draws pension.
New. there il not the slightest doubt
thas all these men were good soldiers. and
that they are legally entitled 10 the PEN
ssons they draw, but they are ali men
amply capable of self-suppors in exceIlen.
style: they have al acquired compe-
teaee: they do not need ,hc money and
they have no equitable claim 20 a pension q.
are not in moral honor entitled to a pen
SION. II men Of this high rank. who are
In siilaent circumstances, persist IN press.
ing pension elasfa against the govern.
ment % Sl2 10 s%1 a month for partial sun.
port. who can be blamed for holding the
Industrious otSeuriIics of the pension roll in
grave snsuieionf \ pension is ne, a
bounty. II - intended e. lie njoved only
ey those veterans who through age.
indrmiiy or disability Of any sor,
have no assured capacity q escape
q dependent or partial dependent con,I,-
sson. The pensioners We have described
do BOT belong 20 a dependent or parti,l!v
dependent class oi veterans. and they are
no; in sound pahlic morality and equity
entitled ~ these pensions 10 which ,hey
have established legal claim. ana thew
kaow il. They ought 20 10 ashamed :,
draw these pensions. which were never tn
tended 90 be enjoyed hy persons Of indie
pendent iaeoae and ample capacity iot
sels-sarpoFt
This list Of wealthy or ct least very vel.
so-sio pensioners is undoubtedly yer,
large. There are 4 large number Of nieT
In every state ln this Union 81 amp,
private sncoFns sho draw Petty PENSION
IS disabled az partially alsao.ed: sc kne~
personality Of al least one venxsansr " hs
Il worth bali ml,s4oa 81 dollars
Who - sturdy. powerful raan,
able % rough IL In the woai. with
anybody OF MS wears tNisy. and
be dsaws FsDsscn today sor :
wcand ls the he.s. Aeajllcs As wouasis<.
In The heel. hus re died o. his hurt; IL Is
pity that cur nasssioasiFes Who sere shot
In the heel during tae wsr had net diet al
their wounds instead of living to hold GA,
t.ae.r lat sss the penny Of . petty Fedora