The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-01-28
SERVICE PENSION.


FENSlONs
Colorado.
Isaac Hart, Sergeant, Co. n, seth I'D,
Cripple Creek, Cole, has . nsw idea - 10 .
pension bill. He wants every nan who
served one year or more given . pension Of
- month when be arrives ss 50, 116 whsa
30, and 50 on; after his death his pension -
be continued to his widow.
j. W. BIune, Co. c, 66sh Ind, Falcon, Cole,
is opposed to a Service Pension, and in favor
Of Per Diem. He does not care anything
for presidents of other wars. He is also in
favor of Maj. Picker for Pension Commits
sioner.
Indiana.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The idea
advocated by many of our old comrades in.
dorsing the fxed-amount-say 80 or $l2
per month-Serviee Pension partakes too
strongly of the Popocratic doctrine OF
Bryan before Mckinley; or, the man who
volunteers on the Sd day of July TO help
his Deighbor to finish up his harvest, thab
all might celebrate the 4tb, and then exact
ing the same pay that was due those who
worked through the entire harvest. Again,
we find that the men who went out for
three and IL months received more money
as bounties than the men who served three
| and four years received for their entire serv.
| ice and bounty included. Therefore We,
| the members of Girard Post, 101, Marion,
Ind, are In favor of Service Pension bill
with per-diem attachment. Maj. Mckinley
| will make no mistake in selecting a Com
missioner of Pensions.-T. J. MCCoRD, Cap
tain, Go. E, 63d Ohio, Monon, Ind.
Capt. A. 8. Baner, 23d Ind, Evansville,
Ind, is opposed to the Service Pension, and
In favor OF the Per Diem. He is sure that
if a Service Pension bill passes it will be
| impossible to get Per Diem amendments
afterward.
| W. Fl. Brooks, Co. B, 18th Ill. Cav, Dodge
City, Kan makes powerful appeal to Con.
gress to wake up and do something for the
ex-prisoners Of war.
| Kentucky.
Ben F. Calvin, Commander, jesse Ward
Post, Lsytonsville, KY, says that his Post
Is solid for Service Pension now, and when
the next Administration gets the revenue in
good shape we can add other features. He
wants to see The NATIONAL TRIBUNE con-
tinue into the next century its grand work
of defending the comrades of the Union
against the assaults of their enemies.
Erastus Winters, Corporal, Co. K, 50th
Ohio, Constance, KY: want to thank you
for the noble work you are doing for Serv.
ice Pension. know that there must be ,
great many more like myself who nave been
unable to get any pension. no matter how
deserving. 1t is disgrace to the Govern
ment that the men who saved it should be
treated this way. was captured at Frank
lin, Nov. 80, 1854. and kept at Cahaba until
tho Spring of 1865, when we were sent 70
Vicksburg, and was en- the SuItana when
she blew up. Let all the comrades make =
grand forward movement for the straight
Service Pension Bill.
| Maine.
W. L. Ham, Co. B, 9th Me-, Brunswick,
Me-, is strongly opposed to the Service Pens
sion and in favor of the Per Diem Bill
He thinks there has been too much legislas
ton in favor of the 90-days men.
Maryland.
As to the Service Pension Bill, i am in for
it with all my SOUL might and strength, but
want bill that will reach and benent
all-the wounded and disabled as well a.
those who were more fortunate. In other
words, / want bill that will not discrim-
mate against those who are wounded OK
disabled, and are drawing now 80 per
month (which there are many. / am In
favor of what is called the 90-days bill. 10
provides that all soldiers and sailors who
, served 80 days in the civil war shall receive
/ Service Pension of So per month, which
shall be increased by the addition Of one
cent a day for each day served over and
above the 90 days. 1t is provided that this
provision shall not interfere with any PEN
sion granted for disability. NJ. WEAvEK,
9th Ohio, Alb s. Pulaski street, Baltimore
; Md.
: John Bagley, jr., Co. B, 29th Me-, Lowell,
, Mass, enlisted at 16, and served two years
and seven months. He fayors pension oS
! So month, with one cent day for every
. day over 80.
Michigan.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: At reg.
ular meeting of John G.. Joss Post, No. 124s
Constantine, Mich it was unanimously
}. resolved that your noble stand on Services
!. Pension Bill has our most hearty approval
n and by unanimous vote has placed itself on
]. record as being in favor of the bill, hoping
# that Congress will pass said bill this session.
# "A. C. SHEFFER, Adlutant.
: Sylvester RAIDER, Co. I, Goth Ohio, Allis
) Mich: Yes we want Service Pension of al
: least So per month. We need it in our busis
ness; we can't keep house without 1t; w
q are Justly entitled to it, and We trust the In
:, coming Administration will grant it at once
:; We can't reasonably e2pect III at present, ~
we are IN the hands of our enemy-prisons
!. ers, as it were.
I W. Grain, Co. T, 9th Iowa, Vicksburg
Mich, has done much thinking on the pen.
sion question, and has come to the conclu'
!. sion that the Per Diem bill is the best one
!; and should be passed.
A. Schultz, Co. FL, Tooth Ind, Benton
HarbOr, Mich: You can put me down a
solid for the Service Pension. think the
!? country can as well afford to pay US me
/. dunn pension as to pay Generals widow
IT 500 month.
Missouri.
C. w. johnson, Co. K, Goth Ind, Brighton
;, Mo-: The Service Pension is just what WI
e want-all the old soldiers in this Congress
g sional District, and we are in favor of drop
D, ping any Congressman who votes against it
v He is traitor to our interests.
lie New York.
d Fl. M. kellogg, Co. G, 5th and 55th Ohio
- Cortland, N. Y, is very sure that what TIT
:. comrades want is Per Diem Bill, and n
- would like to hear from them to that effect
Texas.
- | LII Cfarb KiIleen Tex thinks tha,