The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-27
WOKE UP THE WRONG MAN.
The Effect Of Rising Sun Mors-'a Threat on
Pension Cong rc-rmnn I.Ochren.


WASHINGTON. Aug. 26-There is trouble
brewing between the Hon. Elijah A. Morse.
member OF Congress from the Twelfth Massa-
chusctts district. and tho Hon. William Loeb
rem of Minnesota. Commissioner OF Pensions
Mr.. Morse has informed Mr.. Lochren that no
exrects him INN edately to order q review
and REORGANIZATION Of a particular pension
case "othorwisc" he says. 81 shall call tho
attention OF Congress and tho country to this
case at the first opportunlty.'
Mr. Lochren has replied: Il shall have to
submit to this dire alternative. for l assure
you will not order review or re-examina-
ton OF the case"
Mr.. Iochren further suggests that Mr. Morse
is an i'll. informed "demagogue with n ca
racity for wlful and malignant lying" and
afflicted further with development OF "sordid
meanness which impels him to violate law
OF Congress by wrongfully using Govern
mont penalty envelope to convey silly libel ,
the sum of two cents"
The casus belli was tho pension claim OF one
Mass. Commissioner L9chrtn rejected this
mans claim on the ground that he was not dis
spsd n 1S% e." se Of IN %
follows So :on The 18th Jay Of last Novem Der.
while at work Mt his trade. piece OF steel flew
through one Of his eyes. The eye was taken
t eye one 5s we reo 1"a IS inaned Mr. Morse
adds: The man hps sick fam!ly and d, has 81.
mort gage on his little home. Now. II the act
OF June27. 1850. was not in tended to reach
case ike this. pray tell mo what 1t was iorI I
helped to maks that law and think that
Commissioper Lochren replied that It is
plain from Mr. Morse's own statement that
not OF such a character as to incapncltate a
man from the performance OF manual labor So
as to render him unable to earn support. He
therefore asserts that the man is not entitled
to a pension under the act OF June u. 1850.
and that the action OF the bureau in rejecting
his claim is correct
Commissioner Loehren sustans his subordi.
nate specification In regard to the misuse OF
with dates and particulars. He charges that
Mr., Morse enclosed IN renait5 envelopc:
ent n report Of the action OF the Offices in this
cnse. n personal letter addressed from Canton,
School street. Taunton. Mass. In which he said:
Il trust after you have been retxamined by
That hs we shall shortly learn that your claim for
increase has been granted: but fear for you;
for we have C.eyelhhnd fetrsntnment to ana
the Pension Bureau. and their motto seems to
he How not to do it, and they are ,evoking
Com missioner Lochren says that no has this
original letter. with Mr. Morse's personal sig
nature and also the envelope in his posses
sion and lie chnracterizes tho grouping II tho
words. Cleveland, retrenehment, and re
other demagogue' should have the ere dit, and
adds that Mr.. Morse's statements about the
Pension Bureau. with the CoEfederates on
tor revolving ten pensions for every one thoy
grant are manifestly specimens Of your Mr..
Morse's) own capacity for~wilful and maliG-
lie closed his reply by saying: II deny your
threatened vengeance and trust you will bring
the matter before Congress. This correspond
ence will theu. perhaps. adorn page of the
Hpcord and show you MS YOU are to the admra-
tion OF future times. J. myself. VIII ma You in