Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-10-11
FROM W ASHINGTON.
The Pension Bureau-The Georgia
Election-T situation In New York.
From cur regular correspondent

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The United States pension bureau.
branch of the government in which Pc
litical part izanship should never be in
troduced, Is now being used to coerce
applicants for pensions to vote for demo-
cratic candidates for Congress. Certainly
q more shameful abuse OF authority has
never been known in Washington.
1t i stated that no applications will be
acted upon between now and the date OF
the eongressio nal election, except those
endorsed by the democratic candidate
for Congress in the district in which the
applicant has vote, and in order that
democratic candidates may have chance
to try to influence the vote OF every APP
plicsnt for pension in their districts, they
are furnished with lists, giving names
and addresses, by the pension bureau.
The number of names on these lists fur
nished TO the democrats in single state
-Indisna-exceeds 5000.
There is double ignominy in this sort
Of thing for the administration. First, in
trading upon the necessities of old sol
diers. many of whom are known to be
sadly in need OF the pittsnce for which
they have applied. Second. in taking up
the time of clerks in the pension bureau
to prepare lists of applicants to be used
by democratic candidates, thus lessening
the number OF applications granted and
rohbing the old soldiers out OF just that
much assistance.
And all for the purpose e making votes
for he democratic party, which has, dur
ing the short time il has been in power.
managed to do the country more harm.
aside from actual loss Of lfe. than did
four years OF war. As rule the old sol
diers are thoroughly patriotic. and for
that reason it : doubtful whether these
tactics will influence many of them to
vote to send a democrat to Congress. thus
helping to continue the democratic times
OF the last year and halt.
STARTING, \ CAXAED.
The roorhaek season began little
earlier n this campaign than it usually
doe. Tut there j. reason for the belief
that he publication Of the first one. that
charging the chairman q the republican
congressional campaign committee With
being mixed up With the distribution Of
A. p y literature, was premature. The
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