The Monte Vista journal., 1899-09-23
INDIANA PENSIONS.
STATE GETS LOTS OF MONEY.
Exoseds All Othsr states Per Capita, Re
esivlns $4,000. 600 Per Yssr-Polis-
icAl Eject.

Indiana takes the lead as a pension
state. The annual statement Of the
pension department has Just been Is
sued. In round numbers the stntes
drawing the highest pensions are Ohio,
with $16,O0O.OOO; Pennsylvania, $12.-
100000: New York, $12,OOO.OOO; Indi-
ana. 31000O,OO0. and Illinois. $0,O0O,-
600. Indiana has 5000 pensioners.
who draw an average pension Of .
fraction over $10O per annum. In the
list Indiana has 225 veterans Of the
civil war who are drawing the limit
Of $72 month, and seventy veterans
Of the civil war and one of the Mexi-
can war who are drawing $50 a
month. In number OF pensioners and
number Of high pensioners In the aver
age for oil in the state, Indiana leads
any other state In the Union by q
broad margin. Indiana. with a popu-
lation 10000 less than that Of Massa-
chusetts By the census Of 1890, re-
ceives in pensions $1O,443OOO annual
~. while Massachusetts, gets but So
10000. Similar comparisons will
show that Indiana is the greatest
pension state In the Union according
to her population.
Commissioner Evans has analyzed
the pension apportiOnment by congres-
sional districts, and that makes u very
fair basis Of Comparison. On this basis
Indiana shows clear lead, while Kan
sas comes In a good second. The In
diana pensions run $SO3,OOO per dis
trict, Kansas $I75.OOO. Among the
states at the front are Missouri. with
&44S, 900. New Jersey with $312, GOO
and New York with $3.50, 900 per dis
trict Massachusetts averages $417 600
per district The average pensions in
the hve leading states are $50 in
Ohio. 1926 In Pennsylvania, $142 in
New York. $l8O In Indiana and STAG
in Illinois. Though there is differ
ence Of $14 average between Indiana
and Illinois, there are over 1900 more
pensioners In that statc. The differ
ence In average. however, gives Indi-
ana pensioners 100000 more per an
mum. Though Ohio ranks first as
basis of population and pensioners. II
ranks below Indiana
Students Of the question are endcav-
oring to find II solution for the seeming
unequal distribution OF pensions. In
diana and Kansas being favored. Pri-
marily 1ndana's prestige Is due great
ly to the part played by. William W.
Dudley Of Indiana. who was commits
sioncr Of pensions during the Arthur
administration and who was a most
liberal being when Indiana was to he
considered He got the reins Just when
the days Of pensioning were having
their greatest ascrndancy. and any
thing that came from Indiana was
well looked after This gave Indiana
great lead to build on.
Then. too. both political parties have
made Indiana their battle ground. for
national victory or defeat. repeatedly
In recent years. Indiana. too. was one
Of the states putting the largest num-
ber Of men into the field. Among the
states OF the Union It stood fifth. with
New York, Pennsylvania. Ohio and
Illinois leading and Massachusetts and
Missouri following.
1t put 100000 men into the field.
and In partial explanation of the great
number OF heavy pensioners. II can be
said that no other state In the Union
spilled so much blood. or participated
IN as many bloody enga gements.
The $1O.OOOOO which finds It's way
into Indiana annually by four INSTALL
ments Of S2.5OOOO. has a very great
influence upon the state. The pension
money coming Into Indiana this year
IL as great "a the proceeds Of the 1890
wheat crop and more certain.