New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-29
WORK FOR DEMOCRAT.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TnE TxrBCSE.i

WASHINGTON Sept GA Tribune Correspondent
has to-day been placed in possession OF certain
facts which cannot be successfully disputed snow
ing that one of the most desperate potcM p"hc'
games ever devised Is now Icing played pN t"e
Democrats officials in charge OF the Pension
Bureau. and that. n it succeeds the victims VII.
be disabled Union veterans and the widows ami or
phans OF those who dead These facts also
show that the officials mentioned ore a. ncuN'N
engaged in The pending political campaign as are
the officials Of the Democratic Congressional CON-
mittee or the members OF any other Democratic
party organization in the country.
The entire c!ericAl force OF examiners s now de-
voting its time to the claims called M by Demo
cratic candidates for Congress and making t.
ports copies Of which to be sent to applicants
for pensions to encourage them TO beirVe una
speedy and favorable action is to be taken
IN their cases with a view in the nope OF thus
persuading them to vote or use their mnuehce io'
the Democratic ticket. The scheme Is not 10 Se'-
tie any cases. but to induce claimants TO beieVe
that such Is the purpose. and the creates. care Is
exercised 20 prevent any from being hnaIiN
disposed Of The reports of the examiner are being
sent TO medical examiners or 10 the Board OF re
view, and the claimants So notified Ihis means
nothing whatever for the benefit OF the claimants
under existing circumstances. but they VIII 'h'iA'
and ought TO have right TO think differently
II may he added here that no claims are 10 De
reported as rejected. This fact of itself impresses
the brand OF fraud upon the scheme. for review
OF the history Of during the last rev inoh'hs
shows that than 90 per cent OF those dispose1
of have been rejected l20 claims having Deei: re-
tected within the last year. so far as the CORE
spondent has thus far been able to ascertain. AZ
least two election bureaus have D"eh tstdpls'i''
in the Pension Bureau to carry out TINS hauuu-
lent political schcme-one for the beneht OF the
Democratic party in Indiana and the o'her Ior
the benefit Of the party in ILLINOIS III tne
State of Indiana il is reputed that there are apCu'
1900 claimants The eleven Democrats, Congdesss,
men and the democratic senators nav iaNttt
the names and pOstOftce addresses OF an Inv
claimants from Indiana who have cases penang
H., the Pension f;ureau. These they are Gaining
nj the rate OF 2pi or 3f0 per day. Sena tor oof-
bees has now secured the services or MS old-tn',
friend Chester e. Faulkner. who mas ORGANIZER
q bureau Of his own He is calling up cases eN.
pressy on slips signed by u: w; Voorhees, Colohei
faulkner ls an expert at this business. having az
one time served as chief OF the record division OF
the Pension Office The same system prevails re-
harding the cases I'm Illinois. only Tat the bureau
Is being conducted by Deputy Commissioner Heli'
who is very jealous for the success OF the Demo
cratic ticket In that state. ,, -,
II ALI the inside facts could be ascertained anu
laid bare so that the people could see ana under
stand inst what a Democratic campaign means IN
the Pension Bureau IL IL possible that puDiic IN,
dsuation would be aroused 70 a degree that would
compel an abandonment of the secret and fraudu-
lent game that is being played at the expense
of pension claimants. The public record or the
Democratic party hostile and unpatriotc as y Is
ON the sor question appears radiant ana nom
orah,e when contrasted with this foul secret. par
t,san scheme which would raise fa Sc hopes in the
minds Of applicants for pensions. only to dash them
to the ground as as tho election Is over