The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13
THEY WANT NO PENSIONS.
.oo ooo UNION VETERANS WHO NEVER
hPPLIED FOR THEM.

' P1rTsb' N"' 10" N II.v..o TO- -, ~. a.,
Pearson al" - 49, ut, yo,,rar Iooior
men VINO orS"niN'u raI uor H. ~ ~,
ABOUT d " - - rossod n, n r,.o,ing n,
resolutions "hlOn co. -. go 80
the loe"l |tns.ani,o nos;,ion nm the nens,or
which loon nv .. -. hi,tor,v nors,on a.
question: Ho . or,,Ioiso tho mon ,,hc
torneys anu ISL :, 10 roho,I,or ava cot ,yho
was not in tho war VI u "nu . VIZ
rresumes to call for a matt IN pension Irauus,
- ,,o,d hardly consider such men as Gen.
tney "o" - .,,,o, % to,, 80 a.,
Pearson as Eot DUNG ,as " ~
question, Gen. Pearson distinguished himself
S..,no rho wnr. On one occasion, while rank.
ourihs tNV oo,o-, - i, 40 Tho hood ~
Ing as a ACKNOWLEDGEMENT e I VI
his own reginIo-t as colonel, ne seizeu the col
I'D lad his men TO a desperate charge. Con-
ors anu Iou Ia hi,, :, r,odal with cbor,ctor.
gress awarueu h'" +" "" 80
istic modesty, Gen. Pearson laid no claim 10 the
rodsI and It was only a few weeks ago that his
s,.,ororod on tho ro,ls NV tbe War
hame was uiscoNeieu U" "a io' y mo ""'
Department, and the General got MS medal.
Can Pearson and Col. Hay arc law partners.
soon ot their off,c, the other dav Inv
They werc sceh NJ '"0 " "' ~
TIE sun correspondent, ana pota talked treciy
An mansion frauds, pension laws, and pensions
.-au,.ntod nv tho Wholesale IN sbort-
that art s'"m'ou =. - -,
term men. To show that their right to crtti-
else the pension system cannot 10 attacked
."",,v and thnt tho resolutions already spoken
Of were not adopte! by men VINO had failed ut
the supreme momentum doing their duty to their
$500 ho,h rertlcmcn exnlained yvba, tho
country, W s """' '"'
Union Veteran Legion Is.
The following are eligible to membership: All
,,.Ior oo,diers sailors and marines who voI.
Union eou'et'' o"""s ~" "No W.
unteered prior TO July 1, 1898, TOT q term OF
three years. and who were honorably dis
h.,rod for onv cause after n service NJ at
Shaigeu VI an' nv ~ NJ am Inc AL "a
least Two 'oars, VI a. W. Nv us tininteS
5y reas9 SOU u ;bo"s VINO yolnntecred bssora 'Y,iv
20, 1851. and served their full term of enlist;
menr i unde ~ dmtv IL viii ! a noii,od bsra that
~ IN Ia a eiIiiuibie to he Legion a soldier must have
served nwo !e shS,ti be hna nasn S Sn aSe eUuad
o. mo y II iSo crnirat,nn or TWO vaara tor sts"1Iu.
plioi a - tbHnuh cnntracted IN Sa liz 10
5dr rss, N ia nor eligiSle' Among tbose Who
auIy, me iSir ~ ,hs Iassion ara arnt tI Use wnS
no set,tr . a, ''-H '"0 esi'' "' "'0u Ane" a
Tsba Legion has a membership of 90 ooo
than = neo ~ conrse :c,Iiercs az tha} nanaIS;
aney sf1 so w .siya6 town ian nrovi id oI usihi
0n nS .r = soV snoueh t to tornI a ps snc. 9 nnG, !,
hrpSrHus to Cai' Hay. members az the PirenS s
~ ~ ,he H a. nor aiiSihJio = az onnoaad
THY !. y i ~ = ~ ~ ens,u,o 3 opposeo
able. the estabilshmSnt Of new eneampmepts.
npS and Coi Hav saws thar a. ~ ;s bard ,nr
t IL ras;st m. ra1rs sSnt a ,;n,s ~ p,nnniu y
saSss who ask them no. to GO back on the 'sold
sU&oi' ,n uId ~ " I'll ~ rfanahasion Lhae
InIa;a,s toraay,ino 1Snt tpn uosMeen oni1h
Sei, an ,;n, WIN hm perfect proPr1ety, 10 based on q
II.tnn .uS ~. tn ahT n VIM eniisIeu tor the
unIon anu tnose .nen n'ing VINO aia hot, or by
NJ n SitscU SIM the nercaOtaoe Gun. ..
n ~ u,s'I Innas ,ne PEI eshhtaarse Oh pensions ~
Hay said that at the la last na5lohel .nc mDn, H1t
y sne. legion ane Na'i1hai Sommander read
S had sarved ,b, !" snere were 1870 nieh
sions, and OF these l02, 600 had never even ap-
fess than so pcr cent. are n.nsinSedl AND pr ,hs
majority M many pSt sre en,i,,ap5 in 10 men anu Oh dne
existing lawr, but 6avo reused TO AMY Tor
sion aSents '4"'"N " pen-
II fnsiifv tbo ;,,-odr,,o, u...
don laws n Conaress II ia fr al S~S9pin ar1 pen
that The men ,yho sor,od q 2
war wers 4 mao Is servea severai Years IN the
ships; that. tboue e " even ~ on t ~ Gam rap M na ia
Ss ersd . were tbo apparent. yet their systems suf-
tsrWsrd."H II + " trns thet fr one sane men AZ
mentioned lo2 1000 lone.tern men non's
cient,v " ;Us,iSn themselves aamased SUM-
but The "a sr yusu,y mem rem IN asking tor a pension.
with those who were ~ not s sLISdsie ae ana oh Ibsre efa
Of t n c ~ Os Geem ne9 4hGrateiul TO the saviours
mark which nuts the hard aS;ns az ,rar IN y
other light, Hae st aIe n as y fnns Oh war IN an an,
Pittsbuse epcan5 n,asGa ta d tacI aaat since dhe
pended only Sian IN oho r Mas ~, iormou y hau OK
'The reason 10 nbniinrss : ! nn ~
'The members Of our opgenizst IL are are s STfo
BEEN Soo ana WY because they, must have
tSev Ala "a SSp, ~ 10 nave served as long as
inc Httea IT, sne iiio, tne uisclpuhe' ana tram,
Wrest A livino froU Sonoue in.o INC "orio anu
Once wrjters tn,S A.. .
bronSed hv tba uoiu ot inc hardy soidiers,
frame tnTo ~ u anu ~lh9' inc WeLl-knlt
paiani !, 'oIsneneu py the nardshlps, OF a cam
femarks HgpaIenlly 20. HAY could read such
ducer of n""rnhiooui EHcialhing with the into,
that the bsrd dsSi niiis that they are not true and
and shorteainSl II Inc soidier are weakening
ment And nrint ioh aaopted by our encamp-
per diem penaiopi said T = SES touched on the
ask for the nassasa ~ " my. We 40 h0b
but we do sav ,h sst i; y a per Diem pension pll,
to pension sy.r ma. a ine ooVerhmeht Is going
the war-and IL yeaiiv ~ mho ehitsoed curing
intention-then .o1dpy aooas A. II nat were the
aions accordino Wv ougnt 70 draw pen
served IInhiuihs 70 the length OF time they
everv .ne law that we suggest would give
i cent for eocbh Am Sanan VINO served three years
that, as no served tby.o " Ser'i w when means
aion Womb smomn tntee ZINES 800 days, MS PEN
who served nt 70 Slo.eo a month; the man
90 cents ~ ntneiy uHys would therefore draw
seems only r u rms ID q lair law, for 1t
pensated a, tIHsona3le, II q man is to be COM
10 save he ~ v uoihR MS duty and enlistinB
oommensn,V ouhtry' that the reward should bo
"But viz MIN the length OF his service.
tude that u,han ulis tal6 about the debt OF graft
We mus, ~ one country yves to the old soldier,
the be0innin, totk9t mat those who enlisted at
wages we tue war never thought OF tho
whether the coun seL, We dldnt even know
we marchaS oVuhtIy would survive TO pay u.s.
don't want nsv " save our country and we
citizens, isnIf tba, u'hhnk OUT auty as PATRIOTIC