The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-08

And ] 20 further measure my
words well when say that organized
labor would receive blow from
which it would not recover for 20
years IL a man holding the views
that woodrow Wilson holds on the
question of labor organizations
should be elected to the Presidency
on q platform which limits his ten
ure Of Office to single term in the
White House. Platform or no plat
form, he would consider himself
free to bend every energy and to
use the power and influence Of his
great office to carry into effect his
Iown narrow views on the question OF
organized labor.
Wilson Versus The Soldier.
Mr.. Chairman, on the 18th day OF
december, 1911, SO Democratic mem
bers OF the present house Joined with
I13O Republicans and 1 ocialist and
passed the Sherwood service pension
bin. Eighty-four Democrats and only
eight Republicans are recorded in
deposition to this bill.
While the provisions of the Sher.
wood pension bill were not as liber-
al and generous as those of the Sui
loway bill which we passed in the
preceding congress, yet, taken as a
whole, it is a very meritorious meas
ure, and the gallant veterans Of the
great civil conflict, whose ranks are
so rapidly thinning, have reason to
thank General Sherwood, Mr.. Sullo-
way, Col. Bradley, Mr.. Russell, Mr..
Fuller, and the other member Of the
COMMITTEE on Invalid Pensions for
the splendid work that was done in
their behalf.
In the platform adopted at Balti-
more, / find this plank:
I'VE renew the declaration Of our
last platform relating to a generous
pension policy"
Prof. Wilson, the Democratic can
didate for President, does no. seem
to be in harmony with this declara-
ton. In a review of the administra'
ton OF Grover Cleveland, whom he eu-
logizes to the point of idolatry on
page $50, volume 5, History of the
American people, Prof. Wilson says;
What most attracted the attention
of the country, aside from his actit II
r IN the matter of appointments to office
was the extraordinary number of his
vetoes. Most of them were uttered
against pension bills, great and small
Both Democratic House and Republic
an Senate were inclined to grant any
, man or class of men who had served
, In the Federal armies during the Civ
) In War the right to be supported un
der the National Treasury, and Ma
Cleveland set himself resolutely Il
, check their extravaganza. He deemed
, lt enough that those who had beef
, actually disabled should receive pen
; sions from the Government and re
, garded additional gifts fer mere ser
vice DO n an unjustifable use of the
I public money and a gross abuse o.
, charity"
Y In view of this remarkable state
!. ment, would Ike to inquire how
!. many Republicans and Democrats II
e this House who voted for the Sher
h wood service pension bill, or any 9th
Q er pension bill, did so on the theor!
:. that any man who had ever served II
e the Federal Army had an absolute
right 10 be supported out of the Ma
:, tional Treasury? ! would like to in
quire of the Democrats who supported
this bill II they agree with Prof. WI
son that legislation Of this kind Il
. an "unjustifiable use of the public
;, money and a gross abuse of charity?
Wilson does not comprehend the tru
spirit and intent of our pension sys
u tenn. | maintain that the man VIII
spent several of the best years o
MS young nlannoOu III the service
his country is entitled to the everlas'
D ing gratitude of the Nation, whethe
g he was actually disabled or not, an
u that gratitude can only manifest Il
/ self In a practical way by granting
u him a pension in his declining year
to compensate him for the loss tina
v he sustained while at the full zenitl
> of his power and capacity to earn
competency for himself and his fam
lily.
l. No, no, my friends, service per
i sion is not ian unjustihable use o
the public money" 1t Is not "a gros
}, abuse of charity" 1t is founded Of
e the eternal principles of right an,