Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26

told that great many old soldiers In
Kansas contributed by their votes last fall
to bring about this very condition, but
he said he could not believe it. He
then said: eff there is an old soldier in
this audience who assisted in bringing
about this result, come forward" The
senator paused moment when gray
haired veteran was observed making his
way towards the platform. All eyes
were turned upon him and when he
reached the platform he said: 81 did
help by my vote to this, but by the help
of God 1 will never do it again." A
tremendous cheer went up which lasted
for several minutes and many others
rose and made the same declarations.
Among other things the senator said !:
Il am aware" the senator continued,
"that there is to be no politics here, but
l do not understand that a comrade of
the G. A. r. must renounce his political
convictions. He has right to be pop
ulist, republican, democrat, and be
a member of the G. A. z. That is what
that war was fought for. Ispeak from
this platform as a republican, and from
every platform hereafter, when may
have occasion to talk, expect to speak
as a republican l will make no politi-
cal speech to-day, but refuse to allow
any man to require me to renounce my
politics. am skirmish-line republic
can, liberal pension republican," Re-
Stunning his remarks on pensions, Mr..
Ingalls, said that he had always been for
a service pension. 81 say away with
with this talk about disabilities incurred
in the service; there are two schools of
pension systems-one of which regards
the pension as part of the contract
with the soldier when he went into the
service, and that is my school. Whether
Wall street likes it or not, whether the
gold standard men like it or not, wheth-
er the bondholders like it or not, l say
that before this thing closes every man
that wore the blue will be placed on The
pension list, let come what may. These
very same men who are now denOunc-
ing the service pension and denouncing
the Union soldier all voted to place the
soldier of the Mexican war on rolls for
service irrespective of disability. If the
Mexican veteran can be placed on the
pension rolls, what is the reason, ask,
that Union soldiers can not be placed on
the rolls without this perpetual COM
plant. OF course there is no politics
in that. There were a great many
brave, heroic, loyal democrats, many
who are now populists who suffered for
their country to protect the flag from
dishonor. l have frequestly heard the
G. A. r. assailed as political organiza-
ton because the ma jority of it's members
belong to one party, but it is not the
fault of the G. A. R. if the majority of
the men who fought to save this coun-
try are on one side politically and the
great majority who fought on the other
side are in another political organiza
ton. When Commissioner Lochren de-
cided that pensioners could be suspend
ed and the applicants again put upon
proof he was guilty of violation of the
of the very first princi-
Piles of civil and criminal law. The only
way to make man pensiOnable under
this administration is to have his head
shot off. We hear them denounce Judge
Long, of Michigan, for taking pension,
but we hear not a word about General
Blacks pension. bitterly complain as
a republican against the partisan injus-
tice that attacks Long and let's Black
alone. If Judge Long belonged to the
same political organization as General
Black he would be treated the same as
Black. No doubt there has been too
much extravaganza, both governmental
and private, but the only suggestion of
economy have yet heard from govern
mental sources at the present time is
that pensions be cut down. If there are
any fraudulent names on the pension
rolls, want them put off. In this state
last year, 100000 was paid to per-
sioners. The economy that is now pro-
posed by this economical administration
would cut off 81 ,000,O 900 of that amount.
In my large experience with pension |
matters, l have never known of but one
man who was fraudulently placed on the
pension rolls and he is in the peniten-
tiary."