The evening times., 1895-08-20
Mr.. TANNERS CHARGES
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properly responsible for the general rules
of the office, but the facsimile of his
signature is used Thousand tiires where
his autograph signature is used once
From this it is easily inferable that
the Con missioner knows nothing of the
merits of any case which be does not
personally investigate. As a consequence
the Con missioner figures in one case as
hero and in another as a soulless
wretch
..J POLITICS IN IT
The commissioner was asked if politics
entered into the matters of which he had
complained.
THE meancst kind of politics. he re-
piled, with some warmth. There is Q
lot of fellows in that office. who out
heroded Herod when was in there as COM
missioner, but as coon as the Democratic
administration came in they, believing that
it is the policy of the administration not
togrant pensions, try tomake themselves the
apostles OF that idea i'll the Pension Office,
and they have proved ii by their record.
Il am bound, however, TO exclude Com
missioner Lochren from this imputatiOn.
He has acted fairly and always is ready
to hear a complaint and to rectify an
error''
Corp. Tanner was asked if he had any
other instances of proof of the statements
made in his letter than the case of Knapp
Il have abundant proof" he said. II
have three cases of men which were rejected,
Oh the ground that the applicants were not
SO disa bled as to prevent them from doing
manual labor for living. Well. these
men have died OF their disabilities. /
received letters from their friends telling
ME that there was no use TO push their claims
any further. They were dead.
MEDICAL DIVISION LIES.
Now, / make the following serious
statement and / make it deliberately. I
have proven it in the past and shall un-
doubtedly be able to prove it in the future,
to-wit thatvery often the hepensionexamining
boards who have the claims in their hands
are personally acquainted with the dis
abilities OF the applicant before he goes
before them. They examine him under
oath. They know the facts and they report
that he is clearly entitled to a pension.
1.-The papersfromthisb board and the papers
only go before the medical division of the
Pension Office. This medical division fixes
the ratings, and time and again, TO my per-
sonal kno wledge, this medical division has
cody written out the bald-faced lie that the
medical examination sho wed that the appli-
can't was notsdisabled to a pensionable de-
gree. Nc man with any kno wledge of the
medical division, and who has the slightest
regard for the truth viii dare deny this
statement.
IN give you a concrete instance of this.
Not many months ago l went to Judge
Lochren in a case for one of my clients which
had been re jected, on the ground that theex-
animation showed that he was not disabled
to a pensionable degree. The disability or
this man was most pronounced. When he
was informed of the action of the medical
division he went to one of the examining
board and told him Of this action.
JUDGE LoCHREN INDIGNANT.
..The member nf the board wrote me that
IL the medical division had come to the /,
conclusion that the man was not disa bled |
to n peDsionable degree they lied. 1 went |
to Judge Lochren and told him OF this (.
letter, that had it in my pocket and 1
knew he wouldn't emba rrass ME by
asking for it. 1t was not necessary for /
him to see it, for told him he could prove |
the truth of it by the records of his own
office.
Judge LochreD called for the papers In
the case and he examined the papers in my
presence The recommendation of the ex-
amining hoard was that the applicant
receive $26 a month. Judge Lochren is Q
fair man. He simply ripped up that case I
and rejection by his medical division and ,
had the man given his pension
How do you explain that attitude Of the
medical division toward these applicants?''
This way: There are a lot of good
men in the medical division, but unfor-
there are a lot of old fossils and
quite number of Young fellows who never
diagnosed q case in their lives in actual
practice and who. If the Divine power has
any regard for the veal OF humanity, should
never be permitted to do any diagnosing.
these fellows are in position
where they can do lot of harm and cause
a lot Of suffering through their ignorance,
or prejudice.