The National tribune., 1903-10-15
Carrollton Post. Carrollton. ILL.,. una

CarrolltOn Post. Clrroliton, ILL.,, uDani-
mously adopted resolutions indorsing The
| National Tribune Service Pension bill and
sent the same to United States Senators
II. Rainey was called to the meeting. and
asked to address it. He said that if he
had been brought there to pledge his sup
| port to this bill, the invitation was useless,
for he had long believed that a service pen
sion should be given every Union soldier
of the greatest war of modern times. The
soldiers should not be asked to bare their
backs and display their shrunken forms
to Examining Boards. They should not
be compelled to ask pittance when
abundance is justly theirs. Mr.. Rainey
represents the Goth District of Illinois. and
the comrades feel that he can be relied
upon to earnestly support the BILL
Corp'i Philip French. G, Sd n. J., and
| c, 18th n. j.. served four years, and was
always present with his gun whenever his
regiment turned out. He favors a service
pension in addition to that received for
disability, and thi Nks that the pension
should begin at once, because it will do no
| good after the soldier is dead.
J. Q. Hoagland. Both y. j., Rowland's
Mills, n. J., says keep it up on the service
pension till every Old soldier has pen
sion, and his widow.
T. NJ. Davis. Hebron, Neb., says that he
believes that the So service pension bill
should be passed, but fears that Congress
| will turn the veterans down.
Robert Russell Post. Russell. Ohio. has
unanimously Endorsed the National Trib-
une Service Pension bill.
Michael Cook. Faribault, Mimi, heartily
and unanimously favors the enactment of
the proposed service pension bill.
S. w. Battenfield. Mount Carbon, Colo.
served four years in the 9th Ohio, is get
ting So a month now, and is thankful
| for il, and wishes every other comrade the
same allowance.
| Gen. julius White Post, of Chicago was
organized IL years ago with 1G charter
members. by James S. Atwood. and meets
in Van Buran Hall. corner of Madison St.
and California Ave. Chicago. 1t has now
| s. members in good standing and more
coming in. It unanimously Endorses The
National Tribune service pension bill.
| AGAINST THE AGE LIMITATION.
J. II. Powell, 10th Tenn. Bertram,
Tex. Is opposed to the age limitation. He
is s. years old. He had to give up his
lovely home in Tennessee to escape cap
ture by the Confederate officers and get to
the Union army. He remained with the
9TH Ill. Cav. and took part with it in the
battle of Coliersville, where he was
wounded, though he was still too young
to enlist. He afterwards entered the 10th
ltbii- anu served tfIi tlie close OF tne war,
being always present for duty with his
regiment. Even before he enlisted be
managed to do q great deal of service in
plotting the Union cavalry through Ten
nessee, as he knew all the roads
John Morton. 9th Ind. Pueblo, COL
is earnestly opposed to age limitations.
G. II. Harvey. of MaysvilIe, Mo-, thinks
il is not right to draw the line at e. years,
which will leave cut a lot of younger sol
diers for six or seven years. LET lis have
the service pension by all means. but do
not make the age limit so far off"
James L. Worley, Salem, Ark, is
against all limitations in the service pen
sion. One OF his comrades is % years old
and his service lacked three days of COM
pleting 90. Comrade Worley served three
years, and would have to wait two or
three years before being entitled to a pen
sion under the 62-years clause.
b. +. Hahn, 9th Ind. is In favor of a
service pension bill without limitations, as
so many comrades who are not yet g.
, years old would be deprived Of their pen
!. sions, though they are now unfit for man.
, ual labor.
, Frank Smith, Soldiers Home, Washing
ton, D. O., enlisted at the age of 16, In
: October, 1862, and was discharged by ex.
pirati0n of term Of service in 1865. He II
only 90 years old, and would have to wait
: six years for Q pension, and knows 20 Of
his comrades in Wheeling, W. Va, who
lWouh have to do the same thing.