The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-01-07
THE PENSION MONEY.


No nation on earth makes a distrl.
button of funds which will compare
with the money paid out under the
United States pension system. It will
doubtless be news TO many that the
amount l.sburseI by the pension Of
Gee On a single year amounts TO the
enormous sum OF S1i0Ooo.U0o A por-
tIo1 of This goes all over the world.
hu, by far the largest part Us given
to persons Iu tea or twelve Northern
states which, OF course bear nv moro
burden OF taxation than DO any sim
liar number Of states in tho South
And while many pensioners are doubt
less worthy In every way there are
thousands who are Illegally drawing
or the government every month sim
ply because the system is either too
las sr its laws and rules are not prop.
vrly enforced 10y the politicians VINO
happen To bc IN power
The state containing the largest
number OF those whose names are on
the pension rolls is not naaurany.
Ohio one hundred and two thousand.
three hundred and eighteen Of her in.
hahitlnts receive from 81 TO si1G per
month from tho government Penn
sylyania comes next with lOl,0Gi and
Illinois is third with 71,G27. Others
having numerous pensioners are Mich.
igan, with 43,A35; Wisconsin, with
2T.56S; Iowa with 3G73S. and so on
down the line
The foreign country having the lar
gest number Of United States pension
ers within its borders is Canada.
where nearly $500 reside. There are
more than 500 i'm Germany. 449 in
Ireland, $50 ia England l45 in Moxi-
co. 12i IN Scotland, and numerous OIL
crs scattered all over the globe. There
arc six in Turkey. for instance and two
ln far or poga-la and ono IN Che.
island of ST. Helena.
OF the s1t0Uo0ooJ I,sbur.ei annu
ally Sla69921SI goes TO persons In.
the United states and the territories.
S5e07 TO pensioners in The ;arious in
sular possessions AMI sGSA503 is dis
u'hu,od u foreign countries There
ago nearly 100000 pensioners atu-
gethor, 99lS36 residing In the states
and territories 46l9 In foreign couu-
tries and 90 .u the islands belonging
to the United States. Among these
are five persons who are drawing pen
sicus on account OF service performed
In the revolutionary war not by them
selves OF course, but by ancestors or
other relatives The pensions range
from 81 per month 10 sac. which Is
the highest on thc list al present nj
IS a noticeable fact that the higher up !
ono goes in the amount paid TO a !
certain point, the more numerous the |
pensioners become For instance. |
there are only four persons receiving |
s. per month and 22529 drawing s9l
per month
The magnitude o; the thing is ap- |
palling, The number OF participants ]
of the civil war is constantly
rapidly becoming smaller yet the
amounts dishurscd to pensioners grows
larger 4 riotous vNtrayagance has
marked the conduct OF the pension bu.
-lau for years past and there are on
-ecord no authentic instances OF @
Republican administration attempting
N put the system on a business basis
'r 10 give pensions only 20 persons
who actually deserve them
This department OF the government.
service, Ike most others. seems TO
pc badly in need o. reform as result
n Republican m.srule.-Post
Even n tho woman OF today dil