Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-29
WAR VETERANS AND
PENSION LEGISLATION
Republican Party Wholly Response.
bio for Caring for Old
Soldiers.
Democrats Opposed All Friendly Aid
banning Record-Taft Great
Friend of @. A. r.

The Republican party has just cause
10 he proud Of its pension record. witt
the mid Of patriotic men from Other
parties 1t wagcd to n successful con
clusion, the greatest war Of modern
times.
IL has never ceased TO honor the
officers and men who composed the
victorious army. Every Republican
President elected since the close Of
that war had been a conspicuous Off.
Ger OF the Federal army, with In" "x-
ception Of President Roosevelt. whose
brilliant record in the Spanish war Is
a matter OF just pride to the American
people.
Republican Pension Legislation.
Republican legislation for the cd
soldier. his widow and his minor chill
dren has been generous and bountiful.
The Invalid Pension Law OF July a.
1862, and the Dependent Law Of June
q. 1890, are monuments OF Republic
can achievement and bear witness TO
the cointrv's tender carc Of its soldiers
and It's sailors ana their families.
The Act Of June -, 1880, is a fitting
Illustration Of the generosity of III"
Republican party toward III" veterans
Of the Civil War. This law was passed
by a Republican Congress, IA signed
by a Republican President, and through
tta n.I,,t,iZ So, Ton, ,J..,. ,,,,e nyv,,,1,,l
during TIT next fiscal year a total
amount Of SGS,7"S,Si071. The yumh"r
of soldiers receiving the benefit ~ this
act amounted to 1921, while III" mum
Der Of tn" dependents relieved by this
Act was i1l.2"9. Tn" gain In the Num-
Der Of pensioners under this Act. over
the previous year was S,GI3 and the
gain from June 80, 1890, to January ,,
1904. was 4.JG3.
The Republican party passed the Act
Of April 10, 1908, increasing pensions
OF all widows from IS TO ST. per month
and granting pensions without refer.
encr to the value Of property or in
come. The Republican party also
passed the Act Of February &, 1907,
granting pensions 10 soldiers 10y reason
OF age alone, without regard OF dis.
ability.
Democratic Opposition Record.
tn" Democratic party. ns such. has
opposed every measure voting aIpro-
prIhtiOhS for pensions. lts record for
fha flLt f,rfp ,.pn,G to ,,,. a., 1850,
siti"n Ia th"S" men who Dor" the hard
ships Of war and ~j""lHriiz"d their
lives that tn" Ini"n might be- prrS"rv-
ed Her" Is a brief list uf their uii-
cinl, adverse Acts in Congress towards
the veterans Of the 'iyil War.
In lN1N 4 bill passed IN" House re-
p"alin" all limitations nf time in which |
hpp.I"iii"Is for arrears of tensions |
should l." made, Ihi, WIS opposed by
Il I"dl"r.'l Of m" lJ"lu"crat>. The bill
ih"r'1>!i. the tensions for widows
IRON eight To- tw,,l" dollars per month
was opposed iy ii" Democrats. The
Aniutal."n RLi passed AUGUST 4. 1890,
was "Ip"~d 10y T." ~l'"uorrIts and yUt-
ell for >".Id.y lay n" l;o,mhlicans In
IN" ll"u>" The Widows Arrears Bill
IN" Disability Pension BIN wcr" both
Fought bitterly by tho Democrats.
III Ia" Forty third Congress fl De.
pendent Pension E..i was voted ON In
the Senate, Ia" Republicans ~Suppor,irr
II S"lld y and the Democrats upuosiny
II by n ~" thirds vote. In the IInuse
THIS blI! "as voted for solid!y hy Re,
pnhii"ans and opposed by a majority
u u" Democrats. After it had passed
me House ana Senate il was vetoed hy
president Cleveland, n Democrat. An
'H"rt was made IN the House to mass
The hlIl over tl"'"'and's veto, the Re.
pnb!irans voting 1928 for II and I'm,
democrats voting 10 against II.
inns vote showed that twcnty-ninc
democrats who had originally voted far
'he nIII FASTENED to avail themselves OF
the opportunity afforded hy the prcsi.
nehts veto, 10 vut" against il. TINS ,cs.
tiiyihg their real sentiments. whi,c
twenty other Democrats who had dod,
90 u" hrSt vote came up promptly md
supported the veto, The Dcpcudeut
'"iiNl'h Dill was bitterly opposed by
the Democrats, the Republicans pu,tinr
II through despite the uIposltlou This
blii, ms the Old soldiers well kuuw
WAS promptly signed by President IIar.
risOn.
Democrats DisIiL. Veterans.
10 sum W, the following gives the
TOTAL OF fourteen votes of Congress-
upon III" most important Of the various
pension measures presented since the
war, viz.
Democrats for the bills. Az
Democrats against the bills Gas
feIr'!irans for the bills. ,0Gt
.heluh!'caSS against the bins. None
The Official records Of national lepis.
intloh show that of all the RcpublIcon
presidents since the war, only one has
withheld his signature from any pan.
zion hill, and that was General Grant
VINO woe forced 10 decline 10 annrov.
Ove OF those hills ''hn nomn.r. -