Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-16
Another Pension Official Driven Out


After Hon. H. Clay Evans was dimissed
from the pension office in Washington
city, malcontents determined to get rid of
the doctor who had striven faithfully to
protect the government from the raven
Gus pension sharks. that are determined
to loot the treasury.
DIR. Jacob Raub, the medical director,
has been removed and an acceptable ex-
aminer has been put in. 1t fatigues ones
indignation TO see how those pension at
torneys fleece the taxpayers.
They are as shameless as they are i'm
pudent A few years ago, met with
member of a Pennsylvania regiment, on
his way to participate with his command
I'm unwilling a monument on the battle
field of Chicxamauga.
He told me he was one who enlisted for
three months at the beginning of the
war and was mustered out of service
few days before the first battle of Man
assas. He said he enjoyed soldering when
he was in the army, as they had no nght-
ing during his three months of service,
had no sickness, the weather was good
and they had good tents and plenty to
eat.
I remarked that II he had stayed in
until the Manassas battle was over and
received a scratch. he might have drawn
a pension all these years. "Oh! got the
pension all right, they gave me pen
sion," said he.
How was that?" I inquired. IF you
were not hurt, injured or diseased by the
army service how could you get a pen
sion?"
With a queer smile on his face, he an
swered THIEF handed it TO me and took
it,"
Now. I knew. and believe he knew
that did know, that he had sworn false
" to get that pension, but he did not care;
not he.
1t was none of my particular business
to turn informer and a man who would
swear falsely to get a pension from the
government. would swear he never told
me the inside facts about II. False in one
thing he would be false in another. and
I have no doubt but the pension roll has
many such imposter's names on 1t. Pres
ident Roosevelt was an enthusiastic civil
service commissioner at one time in his
life 1t was one of the stepping stones for
national popularity. What pity he al
lowed DR.. Raub to be ousted. when the
government needs strict attention TO the
demands Of pensioners! If there is place
i'm Washington city where strict survell-
lance is needed it is the pension medical
directors office The Associated Press
tells us that DR.. Raub was
an educated and intelligent man in his
profession and attended to the important
duties of his position with wisdom and
fidelity. He made every honorable EFFORT
TO protect the government from the con-
slant and increasing raids that the nu-
merous pension sharks are making upon
IL. He was an old and valued employe and
knew a fraudulent pension claim the
moment he set eyes upon it.
But he had to go; the clamor was I'M
ceasing; the governments strong box
must be accessible to the pets and pen
sion sharks. and it is said the new man
will be agreeable.
The pension will be handed out like
the head of John the Baptist on "charg-
err" The pension attorneys are growing
fat. and the people who are handed the
pensions are too greedy to refuse the
tender.
Where all this miserable cheating and
swindung will stop I am sure l do not
know. This dismissal of qualified men In
the pension office, who endeavored to
protect the taxpayers of the country
should meet rebuke at the ballot box. we
should appeal from President Roosevelt
and show him the DEGREES of civil service
Commissioner Roosevelt.