The National tribune., 1898-03-31
rs THEY VIEW IT
Veterans Opinions of the Pen
sion Question.
Urging Service Pension:

William Selson Corporal, Co. G, Goth
Ind, Geneva, Neb., writes: believe IN a
service pension of Sc per month with per
diem attachment. This would do justice
to- both long and short term men. These
should be in addition to any disability pen
sion that the veterans are now receiving"
". III. Sallada, 57th Pa, Los Angeles,
Cal, writes: believe in Il service PEN
son in addition to whatever pension the
veteran may now be drawing. 1t would be
unfair to grant an able bodied veteran
service pension, and deny a disabled COM
rade a service pension because he IS draw
ingsa pension for disability"
|. b. Homer, Weston, O., writes: " | am
for a per diem service pension bill. 1t
would do the most good to the greatest
number"
T. II. Kisner, Co. G, 18th Pa, and Co. II,
131st Pa, Watsontown, Pa, writes:
favor service pension of si2 per month
for every honorably discharged soldier. and
in addition, one cent per month for every
day in the service. This would give a rea
sonable pension to the short term men,
some OF whom saw the hardest kind of
service, while the long term men would be
benefited by the per diem allowance"
W. T. Larimore, Co. Is, LIST Ala. Cav,
NauvOo, Ala, is in favor of a service pen
sion of 81 or SIS per month, with an add
t onal allowance of one cent per month for
each day in the service. 2.
w. S. Franklin, Co. II, 49th Ohio Platte
vile, Iowa, writes: Il believe veterans
who served three and four years should re-
celve per diem pension in addition TO
service pension of SIS. 1t was these long
term men who d Id the real fighting. Those
who enlisted late in the war generally re
ceived large counties, or often went as sui
st,tateS Tor wealthy men"
Proposition for Organization.
p. C. Scule, Co. !, 9Th n. Y. Cav, Roos-
burg, n. Y, writes: " The day has come
when the Union soldiers, their sons and
their friends should organize. The day was
when we were feared and respected by ali
Political parties, but since our ranks have
become weak and enfeebled through age and
death hcse parties neither fear nor respect
Us. The money kings rule, and the old
and enfeebled Tn on. soldiers who. by his
patriotism ard blood made their property
and bonds par with gold, can now go beg
Girg. We ask only Justice. BY proIer or
ganizati0n he old soldiers and their sons
still ha, g the power TO demand and receive
from all Part eS due respect and proper
Treatment. We should drop party affilia-
tons, and organize in every Town, County
and State"
An Inconsistency.
*, veteran living in California says
Tat applications Tor increase under the
old law have been for sometime Intellectual,
while applications for increase under the
Mexican War service pension law and the
law OF 1890 have been allowed every week
day since those laws went into effect.
Miscellaneous.
S. RI. Draper, Rossburg, N. Y, writes:
Let Congress pass a general pension law
and discharge four fifths OF the clerks now
in the Pension Office, applying the money
thus expended to paying pension claims"
Will am Maynard, Halifax, Ky, writes:
served over two years in Co. a, 18th Tenn
Cav. and after the war was for nine months
n the State Militia. | did my full duty
My pension has been taken away because
was persuaded into the Confederate army
at the heginn ng of the war. My father was
in the rebel prisons, and | and six of my
brothers Were in the Union army. / am
unable to work. j have not been able to
walk about the house for some time"
S. b. La Ban, Fountain, Ind, writes:
The only way to win victory Is for the
Union veterans to present united front.
The bOndholders, who never had any use
for tie soldiers except when they were
fighting their battles for them. are partcu-
lar1y yenomous against pensions"
S. +. Dru'ey, Co. G, 18th Ind, Peru, Kan,
writes in defense of the pensioners. He
says that lie contracted rheumatism and
bronchitis in the service, and is unable to
leave his house. An explos on of over 40
tons Of powder occurred in South Carolina
while Sherman was on his march to the
sea- and Comrade Druley was one of the
victims. lie was plc.eu up by MS comrades
and placed with the dead. He saw over
three years service, and was in % battles,
EesideS a mum Der of SkuniisheS.
J. S. Smith, Co. q, 9Sth Ohio, and Co. II,
10th Chic. Fast Richland. o., writes: 1.-The
sold ers took their pay in deprecated cur
rency without a grumble, and did no. object
to paying the bondholders in gold. The sol
dier rsked his life and health, the bond
holder his money. Look after your Repre-
see that they ire your friends
in deed as well as word"