Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-16

known as the dependent penaion act,
are concerned, but the most OF the pom
sioners, are under other laws
There are great many old soldiers,
some ia soldiers homes and many out
side of them, who are the recipients Of
pensions, ard young women. in order
to become pensioners. 70 and take adj
vantage of these old fellowa and marry
them. daughter.
They marry them, in great many
cases, merely for the purpose of gntting
the pension. OF course 40 not nav
there arc no exceptions to this hut |
ito say that that is the inducement in
great many instances aud in such n
CAGE the young " ifB ia moro interested
10 the death Of her husband than 10
his life, because when he dies she goss
upon the pansiUn rolls. There uro
seven survivors Of the war of 1872, and
moro than >, 500 widows of the sur
viVorH of that war, or more than 400
widows for each survivor daughter J
There are several widows of the war of
the Revolution still on the pension rolls
Gentlemen, il you do not do somo.
thing to stop this BUSINESS you will
have, seventy. five years hence, hun
dreds of thousands of widows of soldiers
OF the war of the rebellion still on your
pension roll. There ia no telling how
many you will have, because they 60
on forever. Laughter. The old
sUldier--the man for whose benefit the
pension was intended dies, hui the
young widow, with good substantial
pension behind her--there Ia no telling
now long she will live. daughter
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"Wo also loaIned That men 40 years
old arc now bling applications un'l
getting pensions as minors. That comes
about 10 this way a minor Of de.
ceased soldier who never applied for
any pension is now huntod up, probably
by some pension attorney, and informd
that twenty five year5 ago he was on
titled to pension az a minor. Now,
this pension was given to take care of
him in his minority and keep him from
want; but under the operation OF tho
Law he now gets this pension from the
death of his father up to the time he
was l6 years Of age without any regard
to his present circumstances or condi-
tim.
''Mr. Dollivcr Did the missioner
indicate how much these thugs ex-
Mr. Allen. lie said he believed it
was costing tho government $4,000 a
day.
g.
90 say the government owes no greater
debit of gratitude to any Of it's defenders
than it owes to tho man who stool with
his musket IN his baud in all sorts of
weather, or marched on foot on all
kinds of roads and in every sort of
weathar. and stood guard and guarded
his officers while they slept, and then
with musket anu bavonet charged the
opemy's lines. | Tell you when you
come TO putting that man, his widow,
or his children, on a very small pen.
sion, and 60 on and put somebody else
on the roll--the officer who happaned TO
command himat an amount that is
five tines as great as that which you
allow to him, you arc doing an act of
injustice, md | Griticise the law that
dues it, IL is nut right 10 the meri-
torious man, the honest, brave soldier,
for whuss benefit tho pension laws
should DO enacted. " tAPplause.
Here are facts pointed, cogent facts.
Is it right that this great fraud upon
the people should hn longer perpetrated,
even under the guiss of patriotism and
the reward OF valor?
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