The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1893-10-19
.PHIL11ps & DICK, Pension Broker

PHILLIPS u DICK, Pension brokers,
Washington City, d. c." That sounds
well, to the parties most interested.
Phillips is an attorney, resident in
Washington City. Dick is the Chair
man of the State Republican Executive
Committee, of Ohio. The object Of the
partnership is to make money out OF
the old soldiers. They have originated
device which will, if it reaches the
expectations of the firm, realize $780,
900. That is a nice little plum. Mil
lions of honest men abor, all their lives
and fail to acquire one-fourth that sum.
Thousands and tens of thousands of
soldiers fought for their country, and
at the close of the war entered the
fields of labor, and have been toiling
all the years since, until muscles and
bones ache, and have not succeeded in
saving tenth of that amount Yet, here
are two nice gentlemen, who, ostensi-
bly, for the purpose of helping the SOL
dier have devised plan by which they
expect to pocket that sum. This act is
done in the name of patriotism. Let
US examine the little scheme-use a
dissecting knife on this patriotic de-
vice, and if possible reach the real mo-
tives of these worthy would-be philan-
thropists Mr.. Phillips, as we have
stated, is the resident Washington
member of the firm. He has prepared
circular to be sent to every soldier in
Ohio-to the mother or father of every
dead soldier in Ohio-to the widow Of
every dead Ohio soldier-to the orphan
children of every dead Ohio soldier, con-
tanning questions which cover the
possibility of the receiver of the circu-
lar, to secure a pension, or an increase
of pension, or back pay. The receiver is
instructed to answer the questions, and
then return the circular to Mr.. Phil
lips, and inclose five two-cent postage
stamps. What & simple device? Cheap,
too. Only ten cents to be invested. 1t
looks small and trifiing, but in the ag-
gregate it is an immense thing. There
are over 100000 persons in Ohio to
whom this circular can be sent If one
half the number, 2OoO 900, comply with
the request of Mr.. Phillips, the income
from the scheme will be $4,000. Col.
Taylor in his speech says, that Charles
w. F. Dick, Chairman of the State Re-
publican Executive Committee OF Ohio,
in the present campaign, is the partner
of Mr.. Phillips, and he, Dick, is to give
character and credence to the scheme
in this state, and is to share the plum
der which arises from its successful
working. The whole thing is trick
to rob the soldiers. The information
which Phillips will send the party can
be secured from the applicants con-
gresham without any expense except
a two-cent stamp paying the letter
which makes the inquiry.
In all time there has never been
Matched as insatiate a crowd of human
blood-suckers as the professional pen
sion brokers of the United States. 1t
is safe to say that they have stolen
millions yes, hundreds of mil
lions of dollars from the Pan-
sioners. Scarcely dollar has passed
oct of the treasury to the soldier as
pension money that the pension agent
has not had a share of it. The whole
brood should be wiped out. A law
should be passed making it penal Of
tense to profess to be pension agent.
The United States government should
establish a bureau of information on
the subject of pensions, and each
soldier, or the widow of soldier, or
the orphan of a soldier, or the mother
of soldier, should be furnished
specific and intelligent information of
their rights, and officers should be ap-
pointed to prepare the cases for pre-
sentation to the pension department;
that justice may be done to those to
whom justice is due. The Infamous
nest Of pension harpies should be
wiped out, and forbidden hereafter to
exist. There never was greater curse
to a people than the horde of pension
agents, for they destroy the livings of
the widow and the orphan,