The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-10-05
THE SOLDIER'S FRIEND.
Dcmoclacy's Proud Record on tn
Pension Matter.
Nearly All Legislation Enacted b.
Democratic Congresses.

All the Laws Which Have Proven Es-
peciaiiy Beneficial TO the Veterans and
Their D~pea dents Have Originated In
Democratic Houses Of Iseprcsen tAtises.
President CieveiAnd's Record In Sign
ting Private Pension Bilis-A Magnia-
cent showing.
Notwithstanding the persistent claims
Of the Republican party that 1t is the
sole and only friend Of the old soldier
and the chief conservator OF his inter
ests. the United States statutes and the
records Of the pension office show thai
he has been better cared for by Demo
cratic than by Republican congress.
Democratic houses passed these acts
which were approved by Democratic
president
Aug. 1. iss6-Increasing pensions OF
armless or legless veterans.
March 10. iss6-Increasing from IS &c
}i2 per month the pensions OF widows
and dependents.
May Is. isS6-Granting discharges 70
Missouri Home Guards.
May IL. lss6-To correct records. en-
abling thous snds Of veterans. otherwise
debarred, TO secure pensions.
Jan. 20, lss7-Giving $3.50. 100000 to
Mexican veterans.
June I, lSSs-Granting arrears OF pen
sions to widows from date Of death Of
husband
Aug. IA, lsSs-Relieving members OF
marine corps Of technical charges which
prevented them from getting pensions.
And all these bills originated III Demo
cratic houses.
Aug. 10. ls76-Issuing artificial limbs
10 veterans.
Feb. IS, ls77-Increasing pensions OF
those who lost both an arm and leg.
March 8, ls1s-Granting pensions 10
veterans Of the revolutionary and 1912
wars and their widows.
June II. ls1s-Increasing to $12 per
month the pensions Of those who had
lost both a.ns, both legs. or both eyes.
June 10, ,S0-Giving $s2 per month
20 totally disabled veterans.
March 8, ,s19-Increasing TO 1918
per month pensions for hip joint ampu-
tation.
March 8, ls79-Tne arrears Of pensions
act increasing the pension roll from ss5S.
con, 900 10 s., .000. 900 at a single bound.
Dec. 81. ls93-Representative Martin s
act making pension vested right
| Feb. 81, lssi-Protecting veterans IN
soldiers home
i July IA. Notwithstanding at $50 those
requiring partial attention from others
Aug. s. ls92-Granting pensions t.
army nurses
July 4. distinguishing fees Of pen
sion claim agents.
The Indians Record.
United States Pension Agent Spencer
for Indiana. upon the request o. II. Z
J Bell, deputy commissioners OF pensions
forwarded TO that gentleman Q state
ment showing the number OF new
names added TO the pension rolls at tn
indianapolis agency since March I. 1898
when the Democratic party came int
power. and also the number OF pen
sioners who have been reduced in rat
or whose names have Leon dropped from
the rolls in Indiana since that time
These reports show that $500 new name
have been added TO the rolls in this state
and but l65 have been reduced in rate
and but So dropped from the rolls. 5
il will be seen that less than one II
each county has been dropped. while ~
average Of ~ new names in each count
have been placed upon the rolls and q
average Of less than two in each count
have been reduced in rate.
When il il remembered that there ar
over 6S,O pensioners residing in tn
state Of Indiana il will be seen no
clearly these figures show that the pei
sioners Of Indiana have not been mi
treated BY the administration. IL
total dropped and reduced Is 2S7. di
tributed through ~ counties
Private Pension Billa
During the - years Of uninterrupts
vx.ts.satva 1sRl