New-York tribune., 1899-03-15
SELECTIONS FROU THE NAIL
THE INCREASE OF THE PENSION ROLL
ACCOUNTED FOR BY THE INcREAsE oF TIE YET.
ERANs' rHFiRMrTIEs. BIT Not rIKELr
TO LAST MUCH LONGER
70 tho Editor CT Tho Tribune

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To ,ho Editor Ct Tho Tribune
Sir: note the arilclc Of T.. T. f. your sps.,,
,esuo. calling public attention q the grea, tr,I-
on the Treasury 81 This country on acooun, Of pe,
slons now being paln n tho survivors OF n. ".
Of 1851 n 1866 The TACT TINT larger number a,
pensioners arc now or tho roll can readily bs a..
counted for. As the years have gone by III. z.
nrmities have increased. and many OF the hr,r
boys Of 1851 are in a condition now when they !,
compelled to ask the help Of the country that tAsv
helped I'm her hour OF pert. ! DO not believe l.
would ever think CT Withholding hs mite tE
goes toward the vast sum ~ mentions II he "
stop long enough 70 consider Low short time "
remains in which the Government will be GALE.
upon to disburse this vast sum.
cali b us e bf 5he he Sroef o. M he T P or ~ ~
call of the martyred Lincoln twenty years; 'i''
would bring him al thia ytars anniversary 4x.
shown by recent statistics that the average lie u
a genuine veteran IS sixty-iive years;
The time will soon arrive when the old veitrz-
Will have no use FOR the pittance wnicn IS no'
appalling To l.. T. II Is true thai IN some %.
stances the pensions That are received p{ the %
veterans are rather curse than "a blessing OH
country intended thar IT'S libera.ty should proui,
tor its defenders. ana If the money PAID on eael
quarter day is not applied as L. should oe, hG'
seems 10 mo 10 be no reason why those who ar
strong should not have and enjoy the pensions
Many schemes have been devised to ROB the Cos.
erUment through the Pension Office and the schen.
ors are largely 10 blame for the vast sum ~
each year The fact is perfectly apparent max Y
United States cannot discriminate between u
good and bad I'm pension legislation There Is o.
general law for al and the claimant must prove a.
claim before he can get ON the roll II L lsa "
assume that every safeguard j. thrown ang ne
Pension Office that frauds may be detecleG ff
ever l. T. may rest assured that old m ~
sometimes do foolish things, ana are apr
young women. and, in that case X he q awt
erap the United States takes the conseq.s.Ta
and I'm the mean time this country is not onJ "
ing but able 10 pay, and that III god u heSsss.. cess
Should any Power on earth assal. this eolnxS
every LOYAL veteran would not only give UP ~
monthly stipend. bu, his life. II called for l.,
The writer believes ne knows WHEREOF ne elf 'AI
having left good arm In 'front.' or Fort ash-. "a "
Julv i2 1863 for which the United states mas pa. a.
nens,on since 1866 and he has confidence tnat J.
vas never begrudged We have lately had ! snO.s
unpleasantness which Will bring more p ,hs
to the Pension Bureau they wi come % 81 I'M ,,s,
South as wei as the North. ana M WIZ D1 oyy,gb 70
welcome The old soldier has llFed iyis ~ sara
see his brother OF the SOuih lresseIi III Ssr the
,rre hiue and s-and shoulder 70 shouloeI uNu,s 20
desdIy FIRE OF the enemy. and he VIII oe ga, ~
have him stand up and draw his pension We II arS
the boys Of 1861 have answered ~ sn,r ther lives
TONED the vast majority VINO I.iu @ uv ,,ensions 10
;bar This country might i've 10 pay ,. ~ raya Ss
hir snrvivor. The Grand Army posfs nase .rd .s
clIssel the question FOR the las ai5 nrsyert
have suggested many ways ths' Nv. ot his tire
frauds on the Pension once aIl o., al, in,nutst.oa
fuly awake and feel very hessuS az ".o,y,,r@Ses We
that may be cast upon one ol W. o.cb year 10 con.
,a,. ~, a ,sst amount ~ money edCh ''"' ~
roias ~ho do not draw pensions. -. : CANON
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