The National tribune., 1903-08-27
SERVICE PENSION.
Views OF Posts and individuals
on this important Measure.

of promises made before election. He
wants something substantial done ut once
and the Service Pension Bill is the way TO
do it.
Andred Kinfrugh, 18th Iowa and 9th
Iowa Cav, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. heartily in
dorses our Service Pension Bill, and par
ticularly the provision for widows who de-
serve as much as their husbands who went
to the field He first enlisted in the 18th
Iowa, received n fracture of the skull.
was discharged for disability. and reen-
listed in the 9th Iowa Cav. and served IN
til Feb 3. 1866.
At its last meeting, G.. A. Brown Post,
Brooklyn, ILL.,, voted unanimously in favor
of The National Tribune Service Pension
Bill and to request their member of Con
gress, the Hon. Geo. w. Prince, to use his
vote and influence to secure the passage
of the law. If all Posts will do the same
the law will pass this Winter.
J. E. Houghland, Color Corporal 18th
Iowa, Eldon, Iowa, says that it is GER
tainly the time for one last effort to be
made, and that should be for service
pension, and all true veterans should be
harmonious on The National Tribune bill.
He served three years in Co. f., 10Th
Iowa, 10 months of which We're spent in the
prison hell of Tyler, Tex. He has trav-
titu pNti At Sitdtti pant VI tHitt'
States. and met thousands of ex-Confed-
crates who bless the day victory crowned
our efforts.
AZ a regular meeting of Conyngham
Post, 81, Wilkesbarre Pa. a resolution
was unanimously adopted that by reason
of the many recent appeals for relief by
deserving comrades whose claims have
been rejected or remain unadjudicated, il
is important that united action should be
had at once upon The National Tribune
service pension bill.
Comrade Shakelford. Co. D. 18th Ind.
Rosalia, Kan, who served four years and
| two months, says that he favo:s the S12
service pension bill.
The veterans of Scott Mayberry Post.
Gainesville, Ark, and the veterans of
Johnson County generally unanimously in
dOrse the service pension bill advocated
by The National Tribune.
]. w. Robertson Post, Ozark. Mo-,
unanimously Endorsed The National Tri-
bune Service Pension bill.
At regular meeting of Lincoln Post,
II, Birmingham, Ala, The National Tri-
bune Service Pension bill was unanimous
ly Endorsed.
Abraham Rose, LIST W. Va. L. A, Wax
ahachie, Tex, is in favor of the service
pension though he served nearly FIVE years.
has two honorable discharges and never
missed n days service or turn of duty dur
ing the whole war.
Melvin Weddle, Co. II, Cd Ohio Cav
airy, Dinuba, Cal, believes that the SO
service pension should receive the support
of all friends of the veterans.
Jas Jackson Post, 3, Owensburg. KY,
has unanimously Resolved, That in
the opinion of this Post all veterans,
both in and out of G.. A. Il. organizations
should unite in the demand upon Congress
at its next session for a law granting =
pension of 81 per month 10 every man
who served not less than 90 days in the
Army, Navy or Marine Corps, who was
honorably discharged: that such service
pension shall i'll no way interfere with the
rates of men having disabilities that unde-
the lew would entitle them to higher rat
ing than So per month; that the same
rate of pension should be paid to widows
of all such men who have died or may
hereafter die" G. w. Akin, Commander;
". ]. l.. Hughes, Adjutant.
Comrade Z. II. Haupt, Quartermaster
Geo. l.. Potter Post, 261, Milesburg, Pa,
writes that this Post has unanimously in
dorsed the So service pension bill The
Commander of this Post is Austin Curtin
Andre" Kimbrough, Cedar Rapids.
Iowa. writes: II am in favor of So
service pension, although it viii not d.
rectly benefit me. as ! am drawing 81
now. Having enlisted Sept. %, 1863, fc-
three years. or during the war, 1 saw
much service in Missouri and Arkansas,
and was a prisoner at Tyler, Tex.''
| Jas. Miller Post, 500. Marathon, Iowa,
unanimously Endorsed the So per month
service pension bill. G.. n. Wilson, Com
mander; II. w. Hartshorn, Adiutant.
Rev ]. S. Smith, Grangeville, Idaho, is
strongly in favor of the 512 per month
service pension, and thinks that it car
be secured at the coming session of Cen
gress by all the Posts uniting in unani-
nous petitions to Congress.
Sam w. Hereld, Sth Ohio Cav, Chesln-
ing pension law which will please every
body. We must unite on the one which
will do the most good to the greatest num-
Der, and he cites the parable of the labor
ers IN the vineyard in favor Of the 412
service pension bill. He was Oil the Hun
ter raid and saw terrible hard times, be-
icg .akan prisoner Aug. % 1864, and con
i.nad at L.;bty. Belle Island and Salisbury.
| Though only JS years cd, he Low ap-
pears Go. He wants n straight service
pansion now for himself, and for his wild
ow after he is dead.
VIM. Sheldon, Co. I, Tooth n. Y, Roch-
ester, y. Y, is in favor of extending the
| pension law to every Nan who tCCk the
I'll to defend the flag and country. Never
mitd about how long or how short his
service. He was creature of circum-
stances, and every fair-minded man will
say concentrate on that and we will win.
]. ". Stewart, Linnville, n. c., is IN
hearty accord with the service pension If
fort and cannot understand why anyone
that Wore the blue and carried gun
should not he equally enthusiastic for it.
At regular meeting of England Post.
Delhi, n. Y, it was unanimously voted to
indorse the service pension bill.
w. II. Mott, Sergeant, 10th Conn.,, Bris
tol Conn.,, says that he is tired Of this
everlasting jealousy. He served three
years, eight months of which he spent in
Andersonville and Florence, and he is
heartily in favor of the service pension
bill. He is not afraid of any other sol
der getting any more than he does. The
only question should be whether he served
faithfully and honorably. He would not
put a straw in the way of any comrade
getting all the pension that he can.
John a. Jones, Corporal, 9th Ill. An
thony, Wis, says that every comrade in
that neck of the woods favors The Ma
tional Tribune Service Pension, but to Sc
cure success we must stop this talk about
long and short service and everybody line
up as of old. We never took fort then