The National tribune., 1898-01-27
AN OPEN LETTER.
To the Hon. Henry Clay Evans, Commissioner
of Pensions

of Pensions.
SIR As there word of reply the earnest request
that made last week the of all the United States
and their widows and dependent ones
Words express the anxiety which they look
for which will aid them in this day of trial. when the
press of the country the vehicle hd ISLANDERS them
a class. .
They strongly that they have the right you
aid and comfort against their present position them
lon all the political heapd you directly
to them You from portion which claims to have
larger proportion of its population Union than other
section of the country Those people Congress because they felt
that particularly their given important
position under President asons representative
Your Congressional District Tennessee filled up whose
services and sacrifices behalf of the National integrity exceedingly
wenown All these who have honod and aided much
the look eagerly you for ndon of their honesty and
patriotism.
opportunity do them and make
for all that they have bestowed The everywhere feel
that their present put
power and that poue proteaions kindly
and justly with them than its predecessor had done When forgetting
political differences they united vote for Comde Mckinley they felt that
they voting warm, Jealous forget
the cruet and inces they had the President
Cleveland and his
meeting these just expectations.
What has panied them deeply that many their saints
claim to have derived their information directly from and SO
have denied that they did We respectfully that justice
yourself and gratitude the who have past you with
their votes suggest that this cannot be done
All that they plain official facts
connected with the administration of the pension These facts
stated IN their dr and will be refutatn Of all
the calumnies that have been leapel upon them
Iou tell how much Commissioner LocLren asked received
from Congress for the purpose making investigations You tell how
the portion of the
work of "taudhunng and lalored
You tell how army spies and
to find something Justify their employment You tell how every scrap
Of information prna pener eagerly seized upon
the most Of You with perfect that ingenuity
not devise more searching methods than employed Every the
pension roll subjected the examination We shall
you detail the cruees and jusces worthy nquon
which of thousands of deserving during
period We simply ask calm razns
records of office and then couple with them
number of frauds developed by this crucial process
We reerate belief that this only justice
the people and taxpayers whose money through Pension
Bureau The whole public mind disturbed upon question PENSIONS
and the integrity of the operations hunge for
has hitherto been sufficient give the fullest n
nation regard their workings We quite that the Commits
of Patents Customs of Indian Affairs Revenue of the
Land Office if subjected anything like which has been
directed against the Pension Bureau would long ago fastened to give
the public comprehensive and authoritative
Why do The They have NOTHING
to conceal They want the ankes exposition that choose
material facts They certain any exposition will be
a vindcation of them.
We every you none why you should
We earnestly request you every veteran and friend
of the veterans in the whole country.
Very respectfully, The NATIONAL. TRIBUNE