The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-01-06
rs THEY VIEW IT.
Veterans Opinions of. the Pension
Question

Alexander Speer, Co. A, 47th H., Ellis.
vile, H., writes that he is opposed TO any
law that viii debar young widows receiv-
ing pensions. lie believes women who
marry veterans now are as much entitled
to pensions as those who were married be-
fore the war or at any time since.
Eli +. jackson, Monroe, Wis, believes
that per diem pension bill should be
passed as an act oil justice to those who
served long and faithfully
f. w. Hauienbech, Hospital Steward,
59th H., Sedalia, Mo, writes: Give US the
per diem bill. l know OF soldiers who
served from 81 to So months who are re-
ceiving but Sc, while widows who were
married long after the close OF the war are
getting S12. Every widow who married
after 1876 should be refused a pension.
John w. Langlitt, Taylorsvllle, Pa,
writes that he is opposed to private PEN
sion bills, and thinks the granting OF the
same should be stopped.
Elijah Howard, Co. III, 8th Tenn, is in
favor oil the service pension bill
Edward III. Rogers, Co. II, 43d Mass,
Chelsea, Mass, believes a service pension
should be combined with a pension for
disability, whether said disability was the
result OF any army service or not. In all
cases where the veteran has not sufficient
income to support himself comfortably a
pension OF at least S12 should be granted
him.
A. D. Trask, Co. X, 18th Conn.,, Canton,
Mass, writes that the veterans should be
given a service pension. He would do
away with the Board of Examining Sur
geons, and reduce the number of clerks in
the Pension Bureau. This would save
some money which could be devoted to
paying just claims of the old soldiers.
G.. J. Hastings, Co. G, I'd Ky. Cav.
White Mills, Ky, writes: "A great cry is
going UP against so many widows drawing
pensions, and some are for stopping the
women from marrying the old veterans.
say, let the girls marry the veterans II
they wish, but as the law causes a sol
der's widow to lose her pension on re-
marrying, let law be passed cutting off
the soldier penSioner in case he remarrleS.
If such legislation were passed the pen
sion list OF widows would not increase in
the future.
S. O. Weston, Co. II, 9th Mimi, State
Soldiers Home, Lafayette, Ind, writes in
favor OF service pension.
j. T.. Ingram, Co. F, ODD H., Whiting
Ind, writes: DO those who claim that the
pension roll contains many frauds. sol
dicrS drawing pensions when not suffering
from physical disabilities which unfit them
wholly or in part for manual labor, stop to
consider that in every case rigid exami-
nation is made Of the claimant by COM
petent physicians employed by the Gov
ernment? Both great political parties have
had a chance to select these physicians.
Not one soldier who has received a PEN
sion certificate signed by the Commits
Sioner of Pensions but has been before one
of these Boards of Examining Surgeons. |
| have received four certificates by virtue OF
| the same number of examinations, two
certificates each from Boards appointed by
| the Republicans and Democratic Admins
| trations. Were these several Boards de-
| ceived as to my condition, or did they con-
nive with me TO practice fraud on the Gov
eminent that once defended? The same
question might be asked in numerous
| other instances.