Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24
POOLING THE VETERANS.

A Bold EifSft 1o Hold Old soldiers VIE
Hav- 9cen Turning from the
Democratic Party.
Signs erc not wanting that the pension
Office a: Washington is being used lately
to assist a number Of Democratic candidates
for congress by holding eat promises Of
early settlement of the claims of old
soldiers who have for months appealed in
vain for a first consideration Of their cases.
An evidence of the fSct is presented by n
correspondent of the Philadelphia Press
writing from Carlisle, Pa, few days ago
The correspondent says:
Sir: Last saturdays Press contained
information of the frantic efforts Of In
diana Democratic politicians to ''round
up the soldier vote of that state. The
fact that the statement was considered OF
interest by The Press urges the writer to
call attention 10 similar methods being
employed to strengthen the weak candi-
dacy of P. H. Strubinger. the congressional
nominee OF the Democrats of the Nine
teenth district.
Soon after the party nominations were
made the Democratic workers, alarmed at
the lack of enthusiasm with which the
nomination of Strubingcr was received,
and knowing particularly the disaffection
of soldiers to the whole ticket in Cumbcr-
land county. quietly notified all those hav-
ing claims for pension pending (of which
there are many in this locality, if they
would aeare the numbers of their claims
Mt headquarters of the county chairman
their interests might he materially adj
vanccd. AS was to be expected, many be-
lated and worthy claimants Of the govern
menfs provided bounty eagerly sought
the Democratic headquarters and presented
to County Chairman McCrca the numbers
OF their claims. to be forwarded to Wash
ingtOn. and through this means receive
special attention.
y number of replies have already been
received by the intended dupes and the
short space of time required to receive
them shows plainly that the pension au-
thoritics are on the alert. In fact, the
promptness has excited suspicion. and one
old vet, who has been an applicant for pen
'sie1r over twenty years. remarked that he
never got Il reply SO quick" and that
politics was u good agent"
The replies from the pension ofiice arc
!: addressed to Hon. p. H. Strubinger, Alb
bottstown, Pa" and by hirt forwarded to
: them over to the claimants rs they arrive.
The following is one among several Of
the replies received. 1t is vcrbatum, ex-
(; ccpt the name Of the applicant is omitted.
THE forms are printed and differ, but none
are discouraging to the applicant:
Middle Div. 3-iS5-b.
! A. l. X. EXT. Department Of the
. Inv. Orig. to Interior, Bureau OF
Co: Reg. Pensions.
WASHINGTON. sept. -, 1894.
Sir: Replying to communication of re-
cent date you nre advised that the above Ell
titled claim has been submitted to the
board of review for final action and that
no unnecessary delay will cnsuc in its nd
judication.
should 1t be found that additional evil
proper call for such testimony will promptly
issue. Very respectfully,
(Signcd) ID. J. MURPHY.
First Deputy Commissioner.
Name of Claimant.
nc HOS. p. II. STRUBINGER,
Abbottstown, Pa.
II there il anything III this you can use
you may rely upon it being correct. / am
An cX-sOldicr and may say an cx-DemOcrat
also. for | will not support the ticket after
the un-lAmc-ican exhibition the present
administration has given lis. HANCOCK.
Carlisle. Pa, Oct. 8, 1884.
The old soldiers Will not be victimiZed
by any scheme of this character. They are
too intelligent and have too much regard
for their honor which has only been qucs-
toned by Democrats. and the few among
them who have herct oforc voted the Dem
ocratc ticket will not vote that way this
year. Their minds are made up, and the
pension Office scheme TO change them will