The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-01-06
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The republiesd organs are fun Of
sucers a. in. rcss,s,sa .! the pension sys.
tenn proposed w the democrats. In
fact, every ref5p4ncc 10 thc need OF
such a reform thkows the organs intc
spasms. during which the country
| learns once again that the Democrat,
party Is simply an aggregation Of
traitors banded tagether To accomplish
what tn. ARMIES ~ Lee failed 10 nc,
complish, and de<ernined TO wage
crusade of extoe1nins,icn against The
surviving soldlcra'of the union.
The organs. furthcrmore, seem 10 as
sumo that they are approved In these
indiscriminatc and ransorous charges
II not by the peof's,by the federal We,
Grams, They hav 40 long pursued {
policy of atte mpt az 20 buy votes b,
turning over The srsssury to pensior
agents and that eonfedera,ss, tha
they infer that ev,sy tray who draws
pension or WHO ants To draw o ven
sion belorgA bolv q sosr 20 N ere
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Thevare mistaken In both assunp-
itions They overestinate the'pstience
of the people and they underestimate
the patriotism q the veterans. There
is general att emphatic demand in
the ranks Of boh parties for an honest
and judiclous administration of the
pension dcparrnent aud for Il radical
revision OF the system which already
pours out in alleged lawful pensions
nearly onc-hslf ~ tho entire national
revenue in stream which is charging
at an appalling rate every year, More
over, II is an insult to the old soldiers
themselves to say that they are not in
sympathy with the people on this ques-
ton. Such an allegation carries with
II the charg2 that the old soldiers do
not deserve pensions, but have been
pensioned by the republicans through
either ckauty or desire to bride
them, The truth is, thousands of the sur.
wing hoys IN blue" both pensioned
and unpcnsone6, Join heartily IN the
demand that the pension roll shall be
one of honor and II crit instead Of bar
ter and sale for partisan purposes and
private gain, aud Il Is estimated that
fully Ono.third of the soldier vote was
cast al the last election for the politi.
cal party making this demand.
The Grand Army Gazette, n rccog.
Hi1ed and reputable organ of the G..
A. r., speaks thus plainly on this
point:
II to-day very man and woman whose name
IS on TIE passion list were required 70 appear
before lEDpr1per authority There to suhstln
tate tlCig aim to pension By evidence that
would lc omitted IN any court Of law or be al
owed by Tie most lenient OF juTics, there would
audoubl,ty be a great many names taken
from The 81 altogether and FAR greater nun.
Der OF p,uslUncrs reduced n amount
THE p,oplc should have this money saved for
'hem. We believe the booming admiuistra.
ton will DO H. No honest man should object
AsSurCdly no fair veteran will do So.
The Gazette has always favored high pcu-
siouS Tor deserving veterans II "a soldier IN
actual s'-yice was MANNED or Disabled SO that
his power 10 make u living TO- him and
his family was gone or impa' cd his lCss or i'm.
pairmeU, should be made good That was tho
purpose IN granting pensions. So long AZ tho
republican party dc that the people sustained
tGem
Whom they loft that safe ground and en-.
bA,sed cg ireacherous sea of extravaganza
tteing nNcard the great army OF claim agency
sharks hey began TO lose the confidence Of the
people"
The republican party has worked"
the solder vote to the utmost and has
been overwhelmingly beaten more than
once. II that is its dependence for n
restoration 10 power it may as well go
forthwith into liquidation. louisville
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