Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-01-13

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are Invested 81 sEe Iaw wlrA abs1lz1e
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aDsn ard rsvse rensslsrs allowed hr
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1zlier5 the r5gaE sa S=gr5ve any persal
- property gglsA.1as due proe s. # rae
law. nae5ee ans sassr-aazsy u eE
hsars1 and Wnere ia every other rel4-
szor an1 coEsll.ioz "a life traEG s
zever presEz.e,5 hur EzaAl he clearly
proved lEt eve-y person shzlL have
tae ravat 90 Ezee Ais ae,.zser- To eaa-
phzs5zs rEls T.ris51sIles.s C sh- sztz1rl1z.
we learn that IS = said- "a th0IEa b.
zu1h1-lgT. tEas III s expected zaas
zaazT 81 tae pensIsEers 50 sazuati1v
sssaea3ed Or t-oppe3 wsll ~ aaSe %
srDve tzas they arr szIII eEtftte1
% tas pensfoa af wEaeh they n1ve
been E=prtv=ll- tkzs sayfaE u 10
Ensaazzaia T15cs shaG the nar5e1 S
lot upon the p2EsF alleging tae frans.
bat Eh1s she ggreru2enz wh5ea taeT
Eld preserved shzIl Erse b-and ~l.h
4EfaEy b. the charge, saea sentence.
ard after saz sEz-El las oeeu e.
teeslre. thea eole,ze % then wAos=
aa-rlers and sEp1orr 81 character
( fuI p-5vi4ege q @aTzag for a uew
trial zpga tae gzoaz1 - aewIy-Gls-
+ es5VeFed evidence 2a1 tlas nos lpsa
F ssrzngsrs- atze-s or E1ez- EuE upo- ou-
( 1vl. a=sa aad b5ood- Jour eolara5es.
+ the sariozrs Of the u4z50a, those
I who, il the language ~ Ljaeo.n. the
Iranor-aL haze borne the battle
We decay that she secretary 81 the
inse-5ar aat c9mmisssoae- Of peEssgas
have zaF eueh poser We snslst tha.
tae ad5a5leatzav dlElsi9as 81 The PEN
sion Oziee- as-ng aad=r The direction
and 50 pgFvLslo1 II the COMMISSIONS
- pensions a11 secretary - the i1-
ceriGr, are trl51nals established bF
Authority u law Tor the settlement oE
pecs5ga elaizls and their decisions
are entitled - sall faith and credfS,
ard cznn9. B. legally fa1peaehed
when a change IL a5z1in.ssTaEioa oe-
ours. ezeep. 60 fszzd- u951 charges
preferred and evidence aGGnceG IA
support thereof We inssss tBa: rnere
changes are m1de in The construction
IL she Ea~. rules 81 es.dea-e and
seneduls ~ ratings. unfav5-z-
and should b. limited 10 their
operation q ths fu.rre work of the
oEIse. and no. the pos. An ez post
fzetg regulation b as -epugnant %
our sense II justice zs a. ex post fzero
law. and VIC gro.es: zgairsc ths adO2-
ton and enforcement 81 any suel r-zu-
l1tiOzs IN the matter n pension claims
Therefore. The Grand Army u the
Republic ia national encam pment
assembled. s5eaklng Tor that grea.
army % beloved colnrzl1es many -
them 800 poor. too bruised too b-O&su,
u Withstand tie strO5g arm 81 the
government WHEN administered uith
an uufriendlv hand. gg0ui Of the z5oi
name and fair fame ~ the Amer
lean volunteer soldier. interested
far beyond anT oLher person
o. organization that the pension
roll shall II truth and Ia fact
be-wHat b l. in theory -rJsl Of
honor. and ever minGfui ~ the ear
dinal principle TO preserve honor
and purity IN pab,ic affair scouts
and denies these indiscrimfuaie
charges cf universal fraud and re-
-euts the imputation that b-eaus=
some unworthy survivor nay be found,
that discredit shall b. cast upon the
entire roll, and this great body u
patriotic citizens shall stand disgraced
tefore the country We demand. that
there shall BE- no backward step 10
. pension legislation OF administration;
that no peusIOner shall be deprived 81
his property without due process 81
law: that the presumption shall be n
favor 81 honesty and fair dealing: tia,
the poor and IOwly shall not be put n
unnecessary. expensive or oppressive
process to preserve their neager pit
taHces. that the sacred trust in favor
Of those who ..have born the battle
shall be sacrediy observed and sacred
ly administered: and we do nov sol.
cmlDy and deliberately
Resolve. That the Grand Army 81
the Republic looks with sOIicitude
not 70 say alarm upon the proposition
that after sufficient tribunals have
+. beer established BIZ Law before which
questions have been presented and
! adjpdieated, upon evidence submitted
and examined. and upon which ;
grateful nation has accorded pension,
/. in this their hour u need 10 those whr
? in its hour Of need stood between j.
ard death the officers u that nation
!, administering a public trust. hay,
I arbitrarily deprived, without notice
: or an opportunity 70 be heard. oul
!. needy and distressed comrades Of tn,
J. rights thus solemnly adjudgcd saC
! confined 10 them.
4 We Declare. That every presurn !