The National tribune., 1895-12-12
A SERVICE PENSION.
What tho Comrades All Over the Country
Have q say Abont 1t

nave TO say ABOUT III.
The cat is out of the bag. The Indian
apolis Journal, in answer to your article in
favor of Service Pension, jumped OH you
with both feet, figuratively speaking. They
took the position that / expected all op-
ponents of pension legislation would take (;
T., that the Grand Army of the Republic
at Louisville had declared against any
further pension legislation. Who author
lied them to speak for us on that question
No one 1t was never discussed or asked
for by any Post That report certain parties
have tried to sneak through several Encamp-
ments, but it has always failed. At Boston
it got cut of the committee. but our late
Comrade Hovey beat the committee on the
floor Some Republicans have be-
gun early to head off pension legislation.
They think that they are so sure of every
thing in 1896 that they can ignore the vet
erans and his friends. They had better
not make that mistake. They have been
very much in evidence in the elections in
the last few years, as Messrs. Harrison and
Cleveland'both can testify. Increase
the widows pensions to Sl2 per month, and
give the Union ex-prsoners of war a mini
mum rate of $50 per month, and when Com
rade Foraker gets there we will get all of
that inst legislation.-ROB'TW W. MEDKIRK,
Co. E, I'D Ohio, Indianapolis, Ind.
Ny name was dropped from the pension
roll on Sept. >, 1895, by reason (as they say)
of my no longer suffering in a pensionable
degree from the disability for which / was
pensiOned. ] am in favor Of Service PEN
sion such as THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE adj
vOcates and if they can improve on it in any
way, viii stand by TIE NATIONAL TRIB-
or I hpliava ~ 10 ha Tho y hact
friend.-THo1fAs C. HATHAWAY, Co. K,
61st Ohio, Davidson street, Cleveland, o.
have just received my NATIONAL TRrB-
UNE of the 2Sth and note therein that you
have started the Service Pension ball rolling.
| am an Illinois soldier of three years serv-
ice, and would be entitled TO fall amount of
pension service allowed, if such bill passes
this Winter; but i notice that some persons
are talking up the law of allowing man
who served only three months 80 cents per
month, and n thTee-year man S10.S0 per
month. This would be very unjust law,
as many three-yeaTs men never went out of
their State, and many three-months men
saw hard service at the front. There are
thousands OF soldiers who were too young to
get into the army before 1864, and then only
served three, six, and nine months; and TO
month service would be dishonet act of
Congress TO pass such law. Put every
man on an $S-per-month minimum; this
would be just law. o. course, we would
like to get SO or Sf2. if possible, but it
must be handled carefully, or no law at all
will be passed if we ask too much. think
an So law would get more attention than
SO or Sl2, as Theory would 20 forth that
the Republican Congress want to rob the
United States Treasury again. In regard to
soldiers drawing pension under the law of
1890, it would he a good move to cut down
oil pensions under that law and raise to So.
This would give general satisfaction to the
majority Of Old sOldiers.-J. WILSON, 23d
Ill, Kansas City, Mo.
favor the service pension, and am truly
glad that you are fighting it out for old
veterans. / think that it would be the best
pension bill that Congress could pass
JOHN I. SINNERS, Co. G, 51st Ohio, Gnaden-
butten, o.
John Weidemann, Navarro, o., wants a
Service Pension, and would be satisfied with
50 month. He feels that it was mainly
the shOrt-term men who got the benefit of
the act of 1890, and previous legislation.
see the skirmish-line is out for Service |
Pension, and / am pleased to know THE Ma |
TIONAL TRIBUNE is in for the fight on that |
line. Surely it is time for the boys to wake |
up and unite on definite plan to secure it, |
if possible, the coming session of Congress
Unity of action is what we need in order
TO gain victory. That speech of Commander
Walker to Lafayette Post is worth a years
to the soldiers staunch friend,
md | wish all the veterans could read it, and
,lso your open letter. which I heartily in
lorse, and sincerely believe it would mete
,ut justice to all who served their country
and also be a saving to the Gov
,rnment.
As you we'll know, the present way of % not
loing it " is too costly, and justice is far
rom being gattained.-MosEs A. CLEVELAND,
o.
On reading your editorial headed "An
)pen Letter. in last weeks issue of THE
NATIONAL TRIBuNE, / concluded to write
-ou to say that | agree most heartily in what
'Ou say in it. / would suggest, however,
hat in whatever kind of Service Pension bill
hat may be introduced in Congress the rate
,er month asked for b. not less than So II,
n fact, should be S12; $40 per month is not
$ much money now rs 81 per month was 30
ears ago. This association of limbess peo-
lie will ask the next Congress for an increase
f our pensions.-J. II. Il. STOREY, Phila-
elphia, Pa.
want to say that believe that THE Ma
IoNAL TRIBUNE is doing great and good
york for the old soldiers as we'll as for the
ountTy on general principles. am in favor
i Service Pension. The Government can
ot do otherwise and retain the respect of
alton or intelligent being OH earth. These
re my views in a nutshell.-E. ID. AYERS,
Ind.
! would like to say right here that | for one
m in favor of Il Service Pension. / am pen
oner now at SD month under disability I
iw of June, 1890. | think that it would be
Just act for the new Congress to pass Ser !
ice Pension law which would satisfy more
Id veterans than any other law that has been /
r ever will be passed, and save the United
tates Government an immense amount of :
loney in clerk-hire, Office room, stationery, I
ed tape, etc Comrades, come to the Camp i
re, and let us hear you speak your mind
trough the columns of our champion, the {
randest paper published in the world Don't {
lg back; keep dressed up and in line, elbow {
} elbow, and let us have the So month |
ervice Pension BILL and ask for nothing else, /
nd demand it in n body. 1t is just claim.
he people of this United States owe it to the [
lviOrs of their country. III. '
TANLEY, Co X, 18th Ind, Negaunee, Mich. {
God grant that you may be as successful
l yOur efforts for the Service Pension Is Won