The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-04-02
SERVICE PENSION.
Views Of Comrades Interested id
Iot,
the Proposed Legislation.

Views of Comrades Interested in
the Proposed Legislation.
Lorenzo D. Cousins, iG6. B, 9th Me-, and
Co. Il, 1st Me-, Biddefbrd. Me-, says that
the $l2 service pensiBn bill should. be
passed Comrade Cousins enlisted April
30, 1861: reenlisted in the field. and was
finally discharged at KhtHstn, Me, July 2,
1865, after having participated with his
command in 10 battles tHnd many skirm-
ishes. He was wounded ut Spottsylvania.
N. A. Thayer, Commander of John A.
Logan Post, All, Stamford, n. ", writes:
''Should a per diem service pension bill
be passed, provision should be made to
properly reward those men who enlisted
for three years, but owing to disabilities or
wounds were discharged sooner" Comrade
Thayer holds that it would be unfair to
give greater pensions to those who served
three years than to such men whose dis
ability had its origin i'll the service and
line of duty.
S. Shirrell, Co. l, 24th Ind, Shoals,
Ind, whose service was four years, five
months and IL days, and who is now
drawing pension of IS per month, writes
favOring a service pension. bill.
w Ill. Il. heiuHueI, ANatiohai NAItis
Home. Ohio. writes: Il agree with Com
rade John G. Peters-give us per diem
pension bill. l served four years and four
months l am now G7 years old. Does it
not stand to the reason of every man that
he who rendered the greater service is
entitled to the greater reward. Thas is
the universal rule in all matters among
men; therefore, let us have u per diem
pension bill and no other
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have Congress grant service pension of
pension, and place upon the rolls at $12
all widows of Observation-Disclosures sol
diers.
Felix Deflin, q. S. Marine Corps. Rock
Spring, Wyo., thinks that justice could
be done soldiers of the civil war by grant
ing them one and half cents per month
for each days service. He would pension
widows at $12.
J. A. Baker. Hist N. Y, 1G2 Orchard
St, Elmira, n. Y, writes: ''The $12
service pension for every honOrably-ds-
charged soldier who served 80 days or
more is just. There should not be n dis
senting voice among the old soldiers and
their friends
COalgate, /. T., writes: LET all veterans
and their friends unite on $12 service
pension
F. E. Food. 4th MIMI. Glencoe. MIMI,
thinks the $12 service pension should be
added to disability pension.
Tip Daniels, Commander. Steadman
Post. $50, Department of Nebraska, Ans
ley, Neb., indorses the $12 service pension
bill.
w. II. Hunting, Corporal, Co. NJ. LIST
Iowa Cav, Clinton. Iowa, veteran of Al
battles, who enlisted in 81 and served
until March, 1866, thinks that pension
should be according to length of service.
VIM. II. BemOunt, Ca-C, 21st Ind. Gsr
II. Al, Kinder, La, who served over four
years, is firm in the belief that the $40
service pension would .he-pf greatest bene-
fit to the veterans. Ct
The Garrison MOI comrades seem to be
a unit for the straight $f2 service pension
9. w. James, sa co. T. So q nn WIS Henry 1aS
18th iA' Mo. car :' G. Aha1eMs a' Co. B, ssd
ILL.,, all want the bill passed.
VIM. Dempsey, Co.0ey 131st ILL.,, Ber-
tram TEN Xii writes a19Tsng the service
in August, 1862, and .stfved over three
years. He became totdilS blind as a result
OF his army service.
J.P. Brown, 81 Ma Tiblls St, Springfield,
Mass, writes: Il heartily indorse the
position taken by The National Tribune
on the service pension question. Let us
In union there is strength / am for a
service pension of So per month"
John III. Zuck. Co. Il, 18th ILL., Cav,
Mount Carroll, ILL.,, heartily indOrses the
bill advocated by S. J. Stofer.' Co. H. 18th
Ind. Cav, South Bend, Ind. COmrade
Stofer proposes to place upon the rolls
every veteran that served 80 days or more
without further proof than presentation of
discharge, and to register the name of
every soldiers wife, with date of marriage,
certified by County Clerk, and to pension
her at $12 per month on the death of her
husband.
D. w. Thompson. Co. b, Goth Ohio,
Hunt, ILL.,, says: Give up S12 service
pension in addition to disability pension
limiting the total pension to $50.
NJ. H. Gore, First Sergeant, Co. d, 1. B.
NJ. V. c., and Co. T., NJ. Nj. X. and Fill
more Co. Guards, Dora, Mimi, favOrs n
So service pension. Comrade Gore en-
listed in 1862, and was mustered out in
June, 1866. He says that he never missed
days duty, and that while on crutches
he acted as First Sergeant of his company
He is now pensiOned ut S.. ==-zr-
Nicholas SwensOn, Co. l, 9TH Iowa,
MarshalltOwn, Iowa, says: 'Give us a
per diem service pension bill. served four
years; was with Gen. Grant at his first
battle. Belmont, Mo-, Nov. Z, 1861; was
with Gen. Sherman in his last battle. Ben
tonville, N. c. l was in 10 general en-
gagements and was wounded at Atlanta"
]. NJ. Dixon, Co. X, 56th ILL.,, Metropo-
lis, ILL.,, says that comrades in that section
favor the 81 service pension. Later Il per
diem amendment can be secured.
H. T. Kramer. Co. G. 18th Ohio, 222
n. Main St, Wichita, Kan, writes: I'm
mediate relief is what thousands of vet
Grams want to-day, so let us all stand for
the So service pension"
L. V. Wolfe. Past Commander, Post "a,
Department of New Jersey, Dover, n. j..
writes: stop the immense payroll and
other heavy expenses of the Pension
Bureau and give to the veterans, and at
the same time remove the temptation to
make unwarranted and dishonest claims.
This can be done by the enactment of
So service pension law
Wood County Post, No. %, G.. A. r.,
Grand Rapids, Wis, has unanimously in
dorsed the service pension of $12, the
same to be in addition to disability pen
sion. Lafayette ID. Parker is Commander
and George Baker Adjutant