The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-11-01
HOW ABOUT PENSIONS?


classification Of pensioners that class
A. reads as follows:
"Those who, as a result Of wounds
received in the war, are physically
helpless, or who while in service lost
both arms or both legs, or sight, or
who are disabled by paralysis and are
unable to maze a living, and whose
income does not exceed $3.50 This
does not include soldiers whose dis
abilities arise from diseases and
causes arising since the war
This reads well enough but let's see
if this is being lived up to by. the
Comptroller General. A county board
Of pensioners f,r Union county is in
existence and it is composed of hon
orable and truthful men, neither of
whom would for persona al feelings or
any other consideration would violate
their oaths by recommending a man
for either class who they were not en-
tirely satisfied was entitled to ths
class in which they put him. How
the Comptroller General can take i,
upon himself to pick out the men in
the different classes who are and who
49," - - - l. - 'pvrsUnaHy ac-
quainted with every applicant they
recommended, while the Comptroller
General in Columbia knows no moro
about any Of the applicants than bo
DIES about Adams house cat 10
huckleberry above our persimmon
II the recommendation OF the board
are to be twisted and turned o,s
changed and turned down at tb.
pleasure OF the Comptroller General
why have county pension board 81, j
all. Just let any one who uisb q
Send IN an application and let the q q t
with the longest pole knock down III. I
oers'mmons. The pole may consis,
u signatures of influential persons or I'll
else. We do not know a
low this thing has been conducted IN is
ther counties but we know tbot ON. u
i nine names sent in by the Union ~
ouh6y board for class A. onlv one of
what? Well we don,t uI
Sactly know what unless if was tho D"
leasure Of the Comptroller General tp ta'
ne OF the applicants was one ~
mons first pensioners and had
ways been in class A. He ~ thi
rned down in that class. He won, .n
columbia, spending a good sbaro nro
NIB pitance of pension money r. tha
there and show himself to tbo It
mptroller General, who at ono, 2f
.h;.L oe IN class A. and Evo
eh|lth put him there and osv. Rob
the additional amount ~ min
num- III he should have been ir 10
ss A., why YVES he not there9 Tbo wy
my board recommended him e. '.Tb
class, why did the Comptrovl4r Dam
eral turn him down when he did of r
kho" the man or his condition r.
appened that a certain ann,ioont
n t '" applicant to
"a 10 be put in class A., and while a..;.
BOARD would have been glad to do nao'
they had the power, they con. roao;'
ed that the income clanso
oa H.; 0'ause pro once.
ed MS name from that class and raw
ed him down. This man oo,
vbo ~ "'uen''ai citl- receir
VINO were under no obligations ia ~ q,
10 out the pension law and coma
larize themselves with it's 70
ments, and were naturall,, Ner
'us OF seeing veteran get his Sreatn n
on' This petition went in and ' -
overruled the couotv
and put him in class A All
have no objection to th;. 80. ride. dI
mid ra;o,o. 'o "'oioh whatev
0o W see every disabled in Unit
n in Union county drawing as
money as is allowed for class