The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-30
LYING 10 THE Old sOLDIERs.
Republican. Make silly Charges About the
Pension Burtau.

WASHINGTON, Sept. On lis d-s-
perate search for campdlgI material, the
Eepublican Congressional Committee has
put in circulation statement that he
pension bureau, under Democratic control,
has more than doubled it, issue OF pen
sion certificates IN the last MONTH that
this issue has been Iu the doubtful dis
ircts, and U7t the whole intent ana pdF-
pose Is TO AID the election of Democratic
candidates for Congress BY capluiIhs tHe
soldier vote.
The committee has gone further. There
has been recently a general weedins out
Of Incapable men I'm the several depart
ineuts, among whom have been several
alleged Old soldiers These men nave
banded together under the lnsuEdtlOu OF
the committee. have formed a permanent
organization, and are now prepared 10
maligu the Administrator in every way III
their power.
Said a prominent member OF one Of the
departments yesterday, who was instru-
mental in securing the discharge OF
large number OF these alleged veterans:
If these men persist IN abusing the Ad-
minlStrauOn, ] shall have no hesItdncA IN
exposing the real causes for which they
We're dismissed, and # ! do, they viii re-
eret very much the step they have
taken
The attention Of D. l. Murphy, First
Deputy Commissioner Of Pensions. WAS
called FRIDAY by a OTr7Sppudent OF
the New York Times to me statement
Mr. Murphy was not satisfied 10 make
a general denial of the faisehOo1. lie
handed TO the correspondent Il blg batch
OF typewriter sheets. which he explained
were daily reports OF the number of cer-
tincates issued each day, ana he gave the
correspondent the privilege of examining
them.
Sheets were selected without reference
or calculation as to date. The number
of certificates issued Friday was 2o4. and
on Wednesday 800. The number on Au-
gust oath, was 2S5i August 18Th, "a; Au-
gust 4th, 90; July 18TH, ~; June lst, 20;
Nav LIST 800. II will be noted that there
Is no great variation In the number OF
pensions issued, not only during the cam
paign now on but also for the months
preceding.
lowed i'm 1892 when the Republicans were
i'm control of the Pension Department.
During the three months preceding thp
election. when the fate 81 MessrS. Harri-
SON and Morton was hanging in the bal
anca over 1000 certificates were issued
each dav. and Commissioner Raum went
ont of his way 10 boast Of this perform
arCe.
The number Of certificates issued fell
off from 900 TO 500 and Commissioner
Raum. with great flourish Of trumpets,
announced that the Pension Bureau had
inaugura ted n rigid system OF economy In
r. was not until after the Republican
marty hal no use fo- the ''old soldier" that
II vas sieZed with a sp8sm Of economy.
The pension officials even went so far
IN their pursuit of economy as Is render
decisions reversing those entered in the
coufse of the campaign when this whole
sale system Of pension bribery was IN
full force.
Tnis practice Of increasing pension GER
fcates in campaign times was not first
put into force during the campaign OF
1892
A gentleman, who has been long In the
service Of the Pension Department, said
to-day that in the campaign Of 1850 when
General Garfield and General Hancock
were the opposing candidates for the
presidency, the whole force Of the PEN
sion Bureau was at work during the three
months preceding the election in rushing
through pension certificates for applicants
I'm New York. Indiana and Ohio. which. In
that campaign. were the pivotal states.
The only purpose Of this charge OF in
creased pension certificates by the. Pension
Bureau has been TO create Republican
campaign material 1t Is a fabrication
from beginning to end.