The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-11-09
TO THE VETERAN SOLDIERS
or NEW MEXICO

lHlNlNfl Nff'lNUNi
n B. uo cguti~m to say that the ,cj
rrau. we're th" men who iu the invs ui
the rnuutrv's need lcfi home aud pll
o.. dearest tics hrhiud them aud ~ mi
FORTH ru hgh' for her honor aud Irr.n
atipu This is true ct ll tine wars 30.
Nhirh America hn, been engaged; b, 8,
also TINE ,hni she hu. unI been uugrn,r
5000. ." fir 20, granting pru,iou, q" hrr
faithful Surviving soldiers rau show
N1 gratitude
% B.. mot generally .n,vn that al
though New NrNiru we. uul, ahuu'
thirteen year. under rur ruiuu Flag
when the civil war hrguu ,ur gave
rjGl men oui "f her .mulI aud widcl,
.ruttorrd population, aud when the wal
vu, over. the survivor. returned ,o rr
,urr their live, of daily toll as quietly
u. ~ they had iour nothing dc.rr, ing
,i IiN rrWard.
When the first pension law was cu
acted aud for man, wear. thereafter.
railroads had not penetrated into tine
territory. aud 70, communication ct any
Mud with th" rHsi Wa- very diniicult,
thousands Of thc.r brave men never
heard "f the pus.ug" ~ such laws. aud
when they were advised "t thc existence
IT such laws, M" difficulty of procuring
the nrcr,.nry blanks. filling hem up and
tilug 'hcm 10 'h" proper department
presented such difficulties that but few
1T them received their pensions ~ ull.
For some reason ur other little ation
't"u wu. given ." ihr. important ,uhIrrt.
until the election ur Hon. W. H. Nm.
lrrw-, e, delegate to '"ugrr,, about
seven wears ago Then. be-. with rnurac.
'rri-tir energy '.uI hold of lt auI ihr
result ~ hi. t.rrIu,, labor soon hrcame
tN Nidpu' The good old New Mrxlrau
,uhli,ucd almost Loil,. called upon ,ci
rr, throughout the lui'rd ~tn'r-
gate Andrews regarding thrir claim tu
the government; the necessary official
Hlaut, were sent hy him 20 the Nrw
Mexican onirc. aud furnished in an ap
rltruut., aud when property filled out
we're mailed 20 'nr i"lcpat", wh" tlcd
hem with rhr pr"prr officers, aud soon
thereafter th" pensions were paid by
'hr Icu,i"u agent of the district.
Here are the results nf Mr. Nudrcw =
self imposed labor, for the rutrl"tir
veteran, ~ New Nrvic" during his
seven ycpr, in r"urrrss llr has pro.
cured or h"lpcd to rrorurr i,uuu renew
ll~, increases and original pensions, each
pu" of those representing an average Of
-lu,uu per month or total nt $500. nuo
prr uunum,
~ nll u. old pensioners are old and
comparatively poor men. uui quarterly
Iru-lou ,ouchcr, are very welcome Wis
Itors. that help 10, very materially. Then
q, the largest part uf his Six Hundred
Thousand Dollars is spent IN our rr
sprciivc localities. il is 80 much added
To the wealth nf New Mexico. aud We
pwr II all 10 the energy aud patriotism
uf Delegate Andrews. and ~ course 90
the lihcrnlity of the government of III"
United states. who,c lo,al citizens We
are pruud tu he
II must not hr forgotten that those
pensions were procured for the rc"ipi
cni.. regardless. ot party, No questions
~ that kind were ever asked hy the
delegate or by anyone acting fot him.
In return for these services, we certain.
~ owe him our most rrateful thnnk, ~
long ~ we receive our pensions and that
will be- ~ long u. We live. In couclu.
sion. il should hc well understood that
Mr. Andrews j. strongly in favor of the
hill for the increase nf veteran pen.
Sims. which will be- introduced into the
next congress, aud we should make II
pur business 10 see "a II that he will he
ia that congress, Ia aid ~ and all broth
rr, throughout the United states,
With best Wishes We are your Broth.
cr Veterans,
T.. :. StoVer,
NJ Clusters,
A. l.. Morrison
j. u. Read
am not pensioner, but agree with