Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-09-30
A LIE, OF COURSE.
MAJOR DICK REPLIES TO THE OUT
RAGEouS ISLANDERS OF THE
NOTORIOUS BILL TAYLOR.

AKRON, u, Sept. 1S.-Ma1Or &. w. IL,
Dick, Chairman of the Republican
state Executive Committee of Ohio, re-
turned yesterday from Chicago, where
he has been for several days preparatory
to his entering upon the active work of
the campaign. This morning he was
seen by reporter relative to the attack
made upon him by Colonel w. A.
Taylor, candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor on the Democratic ticket, in his
speech ut Silver Lake last Wednesday.
The charges made by Taylor were that
named Fl. d. Phillips, of Washington,
d. c., had formed partnership for the
purpose of swi ding old soldiers by in
ducing them to fill out circulars sent to
them and to inclose five 2-cent stamps;
that thus $50, 900 was to be drawn from
the old soldiers, their widows and or
phans and that Major Dick was to
have $40, 900 to be used for campaign
purposes, and Phillips was to have the
remaining $4,000. Taylor also COM
planned bitterly because of an attack
upon the Democratic party for its pen
sion policy. Upon request Major Dick
has given out the following statement:
My information in this matter, until
] returned from Chicago yesterday
morning, was rather meager. have
read the printed accounts of the meet
ing at Silver Lake and the speech
wherein Colonel Taylor reflected upon
my character and charged me with be-
ing connected in pension enterprise
with one II. D. Phillips of Washington,
d. G. He charges that l have been n
partner to II scheme for swindling old
soldiers, their widows and orphans.
deny empharically and positively ever
having entered into partnership with
II. d. Phillips or any other pension
attorney, or that / ever agreed to put
circulars of Phillips or anyone else into
the hands of every soldier, every de-
ceased soldiers widow, his father,
or mother, or minor child, or guardian,
in the State of Ohio and when Taylor
says that the alleged partnership fund
is likely to be divided even, netting
100000 to Politician Dick and SIC. 900
to opulent Pension Attorney Phillips, ,
he manufactures lie out of whole
cloth.
Upon my arrival here found in my
mail letter from Mr.. Phillips, which
bears directly upon and supports my
denial of any connection with him. AS
this letter contains matter not only of
particular personal interest to me, but
of general interest to the public, Think
Mr. Phil ps will not object to its publ
cation III full. Here it is:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 10, 1898.
Hon. Charles Dick, Akron, o.:
Dear sir: My attention has been
called 80 certain statements made by
| Colone, w. A. Taylor in speech de-
! livered at Silver Lake, o., Wednesday,
! September l3, that you were interested
in my business and were to participate
i'll certain alleged profits to be derived
therefrom. desire to say land you
may use the statement in any way that
you may deem proper that you have
no connection with me, directly or in
directly, nor has anyone else; that /
have no partner and desire none; that
the correspondence Taylor referred to
is only u part of what conduct in this
city of Washington. ID. c.. as an attor-
ney-at-law: that the correspondence is
of general character and goes not to
Ohio soldiers alone, but throughout the
Union: that the correspondence has
! been approved by the honorable Com.
missioner of Pensions, who is Demo-
! cratic appointee of President Cleveland
5 being correct and i'll proper form to
/ ucauaint the soldiers. their widows and
heirs OF the present Interpretation
| placed upon the pension laws: that the
letters referred to We're not printed in
Akron nor mailed from the Columbus
| postotlice; that you are not to pay for
same i'll any way, nor is anybody else,
and that what Colonel Taylor said was
an absolute and wilful lie. 1t is proper
to add that under the present construc-
tion of the pension laws large portion
of the invalid pensions allowed hereto
fore under the act of June ~. 1890. will
be suspended or reduced. and that 80
per cent of the claims made under the
act are now being rejected on the
ground of no disability. The only re-
lief open to the beneficiaries of tho
pension laws thus affected is to have
their cases placed for prosecution under
what are generally termed the ''old
laws" point ont the necessity of do
ing this i'll my correspondence, which.
have alread. said, has been approved
by the Pension Bureau. The honorable
Commission sr OF Pensions has more
than once called attention to the mis-
SIulclltlbS LnduO ny pdItiSdn heNS-
papers and peakers like Taylor, that
the present Interpretation of the laws
has not the effect have stated. In one
instance tn Commissioner has held
that man with one eye out is not en-
titled to pension under the act of
June ~, lS9", while lie formerly would
have received SIP per month. Today
he would be entitled to nothing, and
could come ia only under the general
law. An attorney is entitled to no fee
at all unless the case is won and then
the fee is paid by the United States
Pension Office itself. He can only re-
ceive occasional stamps for correspond
ence and stationery-in the aggregate
80 cents-and, as matter of fact, nc
attorney received enough to send out
the documents required to prove up the
case. If Colonel Taylor would Just lei
the soldiers know how they stand under
the law and not lie to them, and advise
them to apply as have stated. he would
do thpIn n RerVica and anhanca his nvyI