Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-01-18
LIFT UP YOUR VOICE.
otvE Aio TOWARD THE DEFEAT
or THE WILSON Gill.
Every Republicafi and Every Patriotic
Democrat should Mako Himself Heard
ln Condemnation of This Obnoxious
Measure Tho Rourhon Pension Ruse.

Democrat should Mako Himself Heard
| Measure The bourbon Pension Ruse.
l Put Pressure on Your Con9ressmcn.
The end to be aimed at by the pro-
tectlonists in the great contest now OH
| IN Congress is to defeat the Wilson tar
I i'll bill. amended or imam ended. II the
| measure shall be passed by he House.
then an effort will ba made TO secure
| enough votes TO defeat it in the Sem
ate. II this shall prove to be impossi-
bic, q policy Of Ohst ,uction will be-
adopted. In that event. next summer
| will BE- likely 10 come and to go with
thu wrecker's bill still under discuss
sioM With an overwhelming public
sent ment behind them, the Republi-
fsAar senatcrs will have an easser task
I than that which was undertaken in he
extra session by the silver me". AS
| the welfare Of the dustr.al interests
OF this great nation will depend upon
| their fidelity to the duty OF ocking
the passage Of the bill, no fear need b,
entert aimed that there will be any
wavering in the Republican ranks
| when the final battle against free trade
shall he fought.
But, clearly. the smallest chance of
beating the bill in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes should not be neglected. If
a death blow can be dealt TO it In that
body. the business Of the country, re-
lieved from suspense and from menace
Of harm, will at once revive. 1t Is
therefore OF high Importance that a
strong effort should be made to induce
a, many Democratic Representative
As possible TO vote against the meas
ure OF the Northern Democrats a
large majority, perhaps. repre- cent dis
trcts in which are extensive industries
now we'll protected, but menaced with
serious hurt by the Wilson
bill Many of those engaged in
these industries. as employers or
employed, are members OF the
Democratic party and voted for men
now in Congress. In every such dis
trict the Democrats who believe that
the Wilson bill would do them harm
should frame and sign protests against
its adoption and should ask their
Representative to vote against it.
pledging themselves to vote against
him in November next il he shall re-
fuse their request. II this course
should te pursued, and If each Repre-
sentative Ullue huuEtSSeu NtIe CotiJ~
PEELED to realize that his constituents
threats, the Wilson bill would never
pass the House. Energetic and inn
mediate actic II. therefore. is one of the
necessities OF the situation.
II is the fear of such influences that
makes Professor Wilson and his crew
Of wreckers eager to have the bill
pres, ed to vote with the greatest pos
sible speed. They fear the demoral-
izing effect of free and fair discussion
which shall be prolonged until public
sentiment can reach the Democrats
who come from industrial districts.
The President and Speaker Crisp and
Mr.. Wilson intend to use all the great
power at their command to force every
nopnocrat to stand by thu bill. The
man who is disposed to finch will be
made to feel the weight of the Presi-
dents displeasure when appointments
are to be made, and Crisp and Wilson
will bulldoze him and brcwbeat him in
the House whenever chance offers. The
politicians who have resolved to assas-
sinate American industries will not
permit oaths of Office or constitutional
requirements to deter them from pur-
suing their purpose to the end.
Eut Democratic Representative
who has to choose between the terrors
Of the White House and the wrath OF
the Speaker on the one hand, and, on
the other, being retired to private life
at the end of his present term. may
summon up courage enough to disre-
gard the party bosses at Washington.
In this matter the real power is in the
hands Ct the people. New York
Press.
The Pension Ruse.
1t has been proclaimed that the
amendment to the urgent deficiency
bill relative to pensions established |
the doct inc that a pension is vested
right, tt Q same as title in property. |
Such is not the case, and the Martin |
amendment above referred to does not
make it any thing of the kind. Here is |
the provision:
Any pension heretofore or hereafter granted |
shall be deemed and held by all officers !
OF the United States to be vested right in the |
grantee to shs; ;.,,t sxtent that payment thereof
due notice to the grantee OF not less than thir-
ty days, the Commits ioner Of Pensions after |
vacate modify or set aside the decision upon
which such pension was granted.
That is. it Is vested right until |
questioned by the Commissioner OF i
Pensions and fresh evidence is fur
nished to So isfy him that tae recipient |
is entitled 20 it. That is vested |
right, indcad, with string TO it. |
When man has We ,ted right ON q !
piece OF real estate or in a horse, he is |
not called upon to establish his right |
u the property, but the per- on claim |
ing it or denying the right OF the oc-
cupant to l. must furnish the evidence |
to prove that his title is not good one.
II the reverse were the case, every |
holder of desirable property might be-
come the victim Of every pettifogging |
blackmailer who would threaten to |
make claim to compel the rea owner |
to prove Ii title il he did not pay
the blaekmailer not to d so. II the |
incumbent upon the Government, as |
Complainant, to establish the fact that |
the holders title is not goo1, and il
sboul be re suired to make proof from |
evidence Othe than that c ntained in |
the papers upon which the pension was
ava i'ded. The bureau should not ~ +
the pen$iOrer tnat it proposes to ofer
evidence to disprove his right to u PEN
sion, and that when the case is made
he will be presented with copy of the
evidence, and Will have thirty to sixty
days to. .rebut In such case, Densionl
would be vested right. MIR. Martin,
who has secured the adoption of the
ab3v clause, has no. made q pensi |
a vested right, and Is wei. TO knsw it
in season. Indianapolis Journal.
He No Longer Rolrs.
The recent declaration Of Hoke
Smith on the sub Get of pensions is so