The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27
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Prom the Rochester Herald.
Now that THE Sun. which Is exceedingly wen
disposed toward the Republican Administers
ton, 10 shedding It's light in tho dark places OF
the Pension Bureau. we may expect results>
Frou, the Scranton Times,
The soldiers themselves should be the loudest
in q demand for the purgation OF tho pension
rolls.
From the chicago Tribrre.
No other nation in the world since the time Of
the Greeks has taken up all who served or pro-
tended to servo. and In reality did not by reason
Of physical disability, and allowed them to pen-
sion themselves upon tho community. It II
time for a radical reform OF the pension list II
Il IN not done, It will soon swamp tho Treasury.
From the Chicago Times.Herad.
Something must be done to prevent the growth
Of this craze. Otherwise what will avail the Of.
forts to keep tho national receipts md expondi.
lures safely balancedi We cannot go on saving 40
bung and wasting at spigot without inviting dis
astrous consequences. The pension list should be
purged. II should be freed OF frauds and cheats.
It should only be extended with great caution.
1t should be made again what II WAS once, q real
roll of honor. o
Fron the Louisvflic Dispatch.
The only remedy for the evil is TO remove the
Pension Bureau from politics and put IL in the
War Department, whore 1t naturally belongs.
Congress should also revise the pension laws. 10
as to make It moro difficult for frauds to be prao-
ticed upon tho Government.
From the OF City Biisrard.
THE SUNS article Is q most significant one,
as 1t shows conclusively that thousands and
thousands Of men are drawing pensions who
hav N M tuat ,lnttna ppla,a al ,yko ..,nrn II kk>
army have them.
From the Allegheny Record.
The thousands of honest men drawing pen
sions from the Government are the sincercst in
c%ondemning pension frauds. There 10 little
doubt that tho Grand Army Of the Republic
would willingly aid Congress in purging the
rolls. Tho pension roll should DO a roll Of honor,
not Of dishonor. Let the purgine begin at oncc.
From the Coiuinb bio state.
TIE SUN printed on Monday the most search.
ing, the most scorching analysis OF the great
pension swindle we have ever read. 1t is not
spcculation-this article OF nine columns-it 10
a muster Of facts with their demonstration, and
1t cannot but appal tho honest reader and tax
payer.
From tho Philadelphia Record.
Is 1t necessary in order that every deserving
soldier should be pensioned that the bounty Of
the nation should be abused by an army OF I'M
deservers3 Tho soldiers themselves should DO
the loudest in a demand for the purRation Of
the pension rolls.
From the Springfield Union.
THE SUN proved conclusively what has Ions
been suspected-that the grossest frauds are
current in this department-and 1t is time to
have q general housekeeping. 1t will DO an
expensive task, but In Justice to the taxpayers
of the country and TO the worthy pensioners, 10
should be done, and, more than that. COM
menced at once.
From the AlbInp Times. linton.
No one begrudRes a pension to a deserving ro-
cipient, but every one does insist upon It NOT
being given to a fakir or a sharper.
From the Wilmington Ne,rs.
The pension system is q blot upon the nation.
The entire matter ought to DO placed In the
hands of q competent body of commissioners
with power to purge and purify the awful list
of fraudulent pensioners.
From the Washington Times.
1t cannot be doubted that this matter will
have to be investigated. and the rolls purged Of
many names of those whose services or disabin-
ties do not come within the letter or spirit of the
several laws on the subject; but who, without
right or merit, have become the stipendiarIes Of
q generous people.
From the Rochester Herald.
THE SUN is right. The pension iniquity must
be understood, let the blame strike whore an 1
whom it will.
From the Baltimore Sun-
It has demoralized citizens, promoted fraud
ana perjury, and drawn thousands of able
bodied men from useful employments to make
loafers and bummers Of them.
From the Mount Vernon Argus.
n SUN has rendered the deserving soldier
and the genuine patriot a service of the first
magnitude. A national reform is sure to be the
outcome of THE N course. 1t has opened
the eyes of the nation to the greatest swindle of
the century.
From the Torrinotor Item.
The genuine veterans Of the war and their
survivors will welcome any movement toward
q purRing OF the pension list. 1t is to their In.
terest that the list BIO made a roll OF honor, as Il
10 the nations duty to see that its generosity 10
not imposed upon.
From the Norfolk Dispatch.
1t is a fraud on its face. There are thousands
Of old soldiers who scorn a pension, yet they arc
represented on the dishonored list by some
bounty-jumper or some swindler who swells the
list and robs the people.
From the Middletotpn Argus.
Tho Treasury deficit is forcing tho pension
question prominently TO the front. and IL 10 an
encouraging sign that many leading papers are
discussing 1t fearlessly and frankly.
From tie Bridgeport Standard.
No honest pensioner need fear an investiga,
ton and only the frauds would suffer from one
From the Buffalo Times.
The situation revealed is a deplorable ono and
Congress cannot afford to neglect giving n
speedy attention.
From the cdrbondaie Herald.
No persons ought to be more Interested in this
matter than the veterans themselves. and they
should lend every effort toward making an hon
est and just revision of the pension rolls.
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