Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-27
ORDER NO. us
which Iadge Parker VIII Not TEaye
Chance 10 Revoke.

Nothing In the Democratic culver OF
whereases against President Roosevelt
has failed 80 utterly III that arraign.
Ing his pension order, 80. rs, making
the proof Of certain ages by Old sol
dierg egidcntial facts of certain de
grees Of disability.
If the order had been ennningly de.
vised to betray the great constitutional
lawyers Of the Democracy into max
ing more than the usual kinds Of con
tinental asses of themselves 1t could
not have succeeded more completely
and lndierously When the great
Parker Constitution club Of New
York. started In to arraign Theodore
Roosevelt for going through the con-
stitution as If it were a paper hoop
In d circus ring, it attacked lis issu-
ance Of order No. rs In these words:
eve find That President Roosevelt
deliberately disregarded article !, sec
ton d, of the constitution, providing
NO money shall be drawn from the
treasury, but IN consequence OF appro-
priatiOns made by law
Now, what are the facts?
Order No. ~ assumed that an old
soldier who ii G2 years Of age Il prob
ably able to earn only one-half OF the
support the statute provides in case Of
total disability. lit which stage he ar
riyes when be Is 10, and says he shah
be entitled To the munificent sum or
/ $G per month ais pension; and 1t finds
that at 65 he Ii two-thirds disabled
and entitled 10 Ss.
There can be no serious objection
to the principle of the order, which IL
based on the experience of mankind as
to the gradual decay Of human powers.
| BY reason of strength many men are
ais able to searn support" at 10 as
| at 30, but the vast majority at GO hive
passed the line where they IRE fully
capable of doing 50 IN the perform
ance of manual labor" md the evil
days approach when 'the grasshopper
shall be burden and desire shall
| fail
Order No. rs merely recognizes the
course 1T nature, hut 1T draws no mon.
/ Ell out of the treasury without authori,
1 ty Of law. 1t was issued March ?,
/ 1904, To lie effective April 13, 1904
| Congress being IN session 1t was re-
ported to that body with the request
that s1 100000 be appropriated to car
4 ry III into effect. The sum was en-
bodied iii the pending deficiency bill
4 after free discussion tile money was
voted, and In due order under the act
OF congress. the pensions began to is
sue. and not till then. Every cent
paid under order No rs was drawn
from the treasury In consequence Of
ssan appropriation made by law"
Exit the Parker Constitution club, o.
New York, with Its constitutional ears
at has mast.
Now, mark the sequel: On Sept. u
last. $1,410.0O0 was covered back Int
the treasury as the unexpended bal
ance Of the appropriation Of $1,000, 00o
after paying $4,000 on 1907 elaim
adjudicated IN April, May and June Z
the elasl uf the fiscal year. OF tn
certificates issued only $50 were 70
orlgiuai pensions to veterans who ha'
resicnnl The ace Of 81 At upward, an'
14.sGs wpgc increases allowed to claim
ants Who we're receiving pensions 70
disability less than the amount T
which they were entitled under tn
pension for age.
Thus, IL sviil he perceived, the dreai
of Il heavy pension raid On the treas
ury nv reason Of order No. n ha
gone gliminerIng along with tie cor
stitutional mysteries 81 the Parke
Constitution club, 0f Sew Xol'k,