The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-17

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sex.Slave Mutual Relief Company aad
Pension Association. Of the United
States Of america. . This assocla'
sion has it's sgenrs 10 every. State in
tie Tniou, for she purpose Of loest,
iing, il possible, all former slaves.
The latter are told that Legislation is
now pending before Congress to
pension all former slaves as follows ::
TIE BAIT.
All persons 70 years Of age are to
receive $500 and also $l56 more
caring their natural lives. Persons
so yesss to receive $500 and $126
nore. Persous SO years to receive
See and $50 more. Persons less
shan so years to receive $B. more,
esc. Il is necessary for all of the
supposed bene6ciaries of the propos
ed legislation to pay into the asso
ciafion 25 cents ss . registration fee-
ID 10 claimed that over 600 900 ex-
slaves have been 80 registered
According TO the circular sent ont
by the association, copy Of which
d now in the hands of the senator
referred to, the headquarters or main
affce is at No. 70S Gay street.
Nashville, Tenn. I. H Dickerson is
general manager The circular is
headed Coward to Victory. !" 1t
also contains picture Of General
Maaager Dickerson. It is addressed
20 .sAn local ex-slave associations in
the United States We come greet
ing 90 general mansger and promoter
Of the movement, which hes had go
much opposition and more combass
In It's own circles than any other
organization of the present day"
Then follows special mention of the
membership fee, Is cests Also the
informasion that the national delegate
in Washington is located at Ats
Missouri avenue. and has secured
the services of Attorney W. G
Lawson. The circular further sp.
pesls to every ez slave to send his
name, with the registration fee of 25
cents /. also appeals to every local
association to send 81 50 fos7a
charter at once, and every ex slave
20 send 10 addition that amount to be
used in the movement These assets
are to be sent to the Office of the
nssional delegate. given above. The
circular also announces that the
National Convention at Nashville in
1898 msde the weekly publication,
sbe National Capital, rs cents for
three months, the official organ Of
the association Another and more
recent circular of similar import
bears q picture Of Senator Vim E
Mason, of Illinois, l. 81. Dickerson,
general manager, ia Line street,
Nashville, Tenn. This circular de
ciares cit is lhe only incorporated
and chartered movement in the
United States. and all others are
frauds. It calls attention to the bill
60 pepsion ex-slaves introduced in
the House of Representatives, June
"a, 1890, by then Representative
Council, of Nebraska. In the 54th
Congress Senator Thurston intro.
drced the CoDneIl bill in the Senate
and the circular calls special atten-
sion 10 the fact that the bill passed
70 two readings and was referred to
the pension committee
CONGREssMEN AID SHARPERs.
Now, TO those who are not familiar
with the parliamentary proceedings
of the Senate, "passed to a second
reading" sounds like making consid
elable progress As matter of fact
that bill or a similar measure has
been introduced at every session of
Congress during the past ten years
These bills have always been intro
duced "by request and so marked,
which means, according to the
practice at the Capitol, that the man
who introduces bill "by request"
Is not personally responsible for it
So the bill to pension ex slaves has
always mo introduced "by request" !"
and 81 read by its title, consid-
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