Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22


vania, ahti.pension Congressman, had his
political "head cut off just behind the ears"
the other day in the G. A. X. state encamp-
ment Of Pennsylvania in his race for COM
mander. He was defeated by a vote of Ios
majority for that Office. Served him right
He was an Evans cuckoo and made a most
libellous attack against the veterans over
the shoulders Of the pension attorneys, in
his speech two years ago on the floor Of the
House. He praised Evans and that trai-
torous @. A. r. committee, and malgned
the veterans in real Southern school book
style. Nahon made a speech so fulsome in
favor of Evans, and so false against the
veterans, that when he saw 1t printed in the
advance sheets Of the Congressional Record
he became ashamed of it or feared its
effect on the veterans: and he remodeled
it, and cut out large parts before the edition
was printed for the bound volumes Of the
Record. Now he was put forward as the
anti-pension candidate Of the Hanua-anti-
pension syndicate. for commander Of the
Pennsylvania department Of the G. A. R.
Mahon's defeat before the Pennsylvania
state encampment is an eye-opener for the
scoundrels who have been supporting
Evans and the administration in suppress
ing the pension laws and libeling the vet
Grams of all wars, their physicians and
attorneys. It is part of the scheme of the
syndicate TO select and control the G. A. r.
officials. Hanna tried to induce" General
Fifzhugh Lee 10 offer as commander of the
Spanish War association. a resolution in
the encampment of the Spanish War vet
ersns last year indorsing Pension Commis-
sioner Evans; but Lee declined with thanks.
Hanna was surprised at that for he sup
posed Lee was bought up by the admins
tration's promotion of him, and putting him
In the regular army for life,
The Hanna anti-pensiOn syndicate showed
its fine Italian hand" in the effort to get
cuckoo Mahon in over the Pennsylvania
department of the G. A. r. Two Of the
most strenuous" of the Congressional
anti.pension junto wrote Endorsements for
Mahon to the encampment for circulation
in his behalf to pull the wool over the eyes
Of the veterans. The Endorsement reads:
May %, 1902.
"To CAPT. George w. Skinner;
my DEAR SIR To set right a disputed
question I want to state that K was present
at the White House during the Mckinley
administration when the question of a
change in the Office of Commissioner of
Pensions was discussed with the President
The Hon. Thad NJ Mahon was present and
cordially Joined with the others in urging a
change. This he has favored all the time
Respectfully yours,
&C. H. GRosvENoR."
II most cordially indorse the above.--C
A. Sulloway, Chairman of Committee on
Invalid Pensions"
The foregoing is only part of the gen.
eral scheme for controlling the c. A. r.
The whole power of the administration has
been directed to this object for the purpose
OF suppressing the pension laws, and getting
the apparent support (or at least the ac-
quiescence) of the G. A. r. officials. (See
GLOBE Nov "a, Dec % and later)
Let the veterans go ahead with the good
work at the polls next November; and again
in the Presidential election in 1904, il
Roosevelt shall be the candidate for Presi-
dent. Vote against each Member Of Con-
gress now in Congress without regard to
politics. They have all acquiesced in frauds.
President Roosevelt insulted the veterans
collectively and individually by promoting
Evans to a fat Office which paid the former
incumbent last year, in salary and fees, the
princely sum Of nearly SI4 600. The Star
gave the exact figures a few weeks ago of
each of the large consulships, and a history
Of the duties Of consul general, which
clearly showed that Evans is no more
qualified for the position than he is for
Heaven. Evans sold himself to the devil
thirty years ago when he first began his cry
against pensioners and pension claimants;
and the GLOBE has proved by the records
Of the Pension Bureau that Evans is the
most unblushing official liar that ever held
public Office.
Evans has been overruled by his own i'm.
mediate superior officials in Ave years on
more Of his own written orders and in
structious against pensioners and pension
claimants than all previous Commissioners
OF Pensions (com5ined) were overruled in
the aggregate by their immediate superiors
since the foundations Of the Government
This fact alone condemns him as wholly
without any merit as a Commissioner Of |
Pensions, and proves that Roosevelt pro-
NOTED him for his bold lawlessness against
the pension laws Adding to this fact
Evans constant falsehoods and slander
against the veterans in making false history
on the Southern school book plan ROose- /
velt's Endorsement dyes his own hands in |
malice against the veterans never to be /
etaced. II proves conclusively that Roose-
velt has joined the syndicate for the sup /
PANpaloh oA the pension laws lnQeeus we /
have his own words for il, in his threat to /
order the new Commissioner Ware to con-
tinue Evans schemes. But we did not need /
that threat to show which way the cat
jumps. His promotion of Evans, which
was part Of the threat, has been carried
out, and II speaks louder than words; it re-
verberates through England as a full in
dorsement Of Evans frauds against the
plainest pension laws The GLOBE has
cited specific orders and rulings which
Evans made and enforced for years before
being oyerruled, which no man not in
league with the devil and arbitrary iawless-
ness can approve. (See the last ten issues.)
II is not question Of whether the laws
are wise, or tasteful to the Executive or to
the anti-pensiou iuuto, but a question Of
executing the laws passed by Congress.
Many people differ as 10 the wisdom and
justice Of various laws on various subjects,
but If elected or appointed judges to carry
out the laws, would enforce them as exactly
as II they favored the passage Of such laws.
II we waited to get laws enforced until we
found men ia favor Of passing such laws