The National tribune., 1903-04-09

section. and the following expresses the
general view: The So service pension
is all right, If consolidated with the in
valid pension, provided the latter is not
over SIS per month: but a $l2 service
pension alone would be only half Loaf
So per week would possibly pay the old
vets board in some country places, but
what about his clothes and lodging?
Since the boom of prosperity has struck
the country, every man who has anything
to sell wants his full share of it. and then
some. and as a result the cost of living is
double what it was before; S2i now will
go no farther than So did when the times
We're hard. And behold what havoc the
scythe of time is making in our ranks,
the veterans are passing rapidly away,
and the vaults of the Treasury full to
overlooking. and if it is to be a service
pension only, make it nothing less than
$24 per month";"
A.. T. Eaton, I'd Iowa Cav, Cakes, N.
Oak, writes: Congress has adjourned
without action on the service pension bill.
This means 10000 more comrades will be
mustered out before they can receive the
benefit of any new legislation. We should
all stand firm for service pension Of
w. Fl. Palmer, Co. X, 132d Ohio, Pot
tersburg, O., writes: Twelve dollars in
addition to disability pension. All Wild
ows $12."
serg't G. A. Snyder. Co. n. 18th Ohio,
White Rock, Mich: Twelve dollars SER
vice pension in addition to what we are
now drawing. l served three years and
seven months"
John l.. Morrison. Co. c, 9th Tenn.
M't'd Inf. Billings, Mo-, favors So SER
vice pension for every honorably-dis-
charged soldier, whether he served so days
or four years. Comrade Morrison is 60
years old, and receives $40
Joseph W. Shepherd, Co. G, 18th W.
Va, Atoka, Ind. Ter, advocates service
pension of $f2. Comrade Shepherd saw
hard service with his gallant regiment.
and in his letter states that his company
was the first on top of Fort Gregg, and
that their color-bearer, Jack Lawton, was
killed, and also the Second Lieutenant of
the company.
Comrade VIM. Robson, Co. G, 18th
Ind, and Cos. B and G, I'd Ind. Cav,
Monet, Kan, indorses the views of Capt.
L. NJ. Robinson, Co. D, 9th Ind. Cav, as
expressed in The National Tribune Of
March 26. Comrade Robson, however,
thinks that some additional consideration
should be given to the long-term men.
The comrades of Danyille, ILL.,, have
gotten together and drawn up a petition
to the Hon. J. G. Cannon, NJ. c., request
ing that he lend his influence to the end
that $12 per month service pension bill
may be passed at the next session Of
Congress. The petition is signed by
Alexander Blair, Samuel B. Jones, Co. A,
I'D Ind; VIM. Caldwell. Cos. A and G,
10th Pa; Peter H., Navy, U. s. S. Has
tings: James A. Pettiford. Co. E. U. S. G.
T.; Thomas J. Myers, Co. Fl, 18th Ind;
John L. W. Ministerman. Co. l, 10Th H.;
Noah M. Spalding, Co. 3, 10th q. s. Inf;
NJ. J. Potts, Co. G, 31st ILL.,; Phillip Heut-
ter, Co. G, 1st ILL.,; VIM. H. Bracket, Co.
H. 9TH n. Y; Henry Morris, Co. F, Sth
Ill.,; John Brink, Co. C, 18th Wis; G.. s.
Beatty, Co. G, 18th Wis; Albert Boley,
Co. d. esd Pa; Geo. C. Smith, 18th Ind.
Battery; VIM. r. Venable. Co. L, Dist
Kan; s. A. Truman. Co. G, n. H. VOL;
James B. Yates, Co. B. 10Th ILL.,, and
VIM. r. Brilcox, Knap's Battery, Pa.
Art.
Comrade G.. ]. Wynkoop. of Cassville,
Mo-, has been active in bringing to the
attention of comrades and others in his
vicinity the S12 per month service-pen-
sion bill, as advocated by The National
Tribune, and has secured 200 and more
signers to a petition to Congressman NJ.
E. Benton.
Hale Chadwick, Sergeant, Co. C. 18th
and Co. B. 18th N. H, Penacock, n. H.,
writes: "Give pension of So per month
to every soldier who served 80 days or
more"
Lyon Post, II, has unanimously Endorsed
the service-pension bill granting 81. John
Bigelow, Commander, and George 3.
Bryan, Adjutant.