The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-12-27
The Cevil Pension Scheme.

They are making a determined e.
fort in Washington to establish a ciyil
psmsion list, the benefaoaries of which
are to be the oldsr clerks. but we fan
cy the scheme will make very Little
Roadway. The Darnooatic house of rep
rssentatives may he d'psndh urpn to-
Sck the bill, and there i'll title pros
pect TIN. the next administration will
seriously consider it.
We are told that there are 4s9. rs
PARSONS. exclusive of the Officers and
men Of the army. navy and marine
corps. ON the glAevrnment's pay spls
This gives an idsn of wrht civil pei
sion List may ultimately baoome, and
it will cause members of congress 10
think seriously before providing tor al
other pension drain on the trsasuy.
The employ;s Of the governrnent have
no nIsit ito expect pensions They are
paid we'll, much bettar than persons
employed in like capacities I'm pY-iva-,,
life are paid. They work fewer hours
they have a month's VACATION annually
on full pay. they have month's six
Leave ANNUALLY on fun pay. Witt, SUN
liberal Treatment, they ought to p,uviie
Tor Odd age just as men Employed in pri-
vate occupations do. If they WANT b
provide "A pension system, they can do
SO by organizing a corporation OF their
own and paying premiums so that in
due time they may retire and recei .e
benefit that will be sufficient ito main
tain them.
The soldiers and sailors who serve
the United States bear toward the gov
ernmsnt a RELATION toward THE gov
ernmemt a relation entirely dIfferant
IRON that borne by the civil enspluyes
The soldsaais and sailors are Failed upon
to risk their lives for the defense Of
the country and they do so upon mea-
ger pay. compared, with the compsmsa-
tion rlasaived by the clerks, ami when
they are ultimately pensiom,d they re-
oaive but a fraction of the sum which
the clarks would expert If uhe civil
pension roll were to becDms nsality.
Many of the government employees
sat money and lay by enough to pro-
vide a competency for old aye. Others
waste their substance. Civil pens:ors
would tend to discourage thrift. Feel
ing assured Of a pension in due time,
the saaadfer employees might bsrome as
exhnvRgan. as the diss1,yte element.
Congress would better heed &he pull
lie demand for netnencmnent and coon
amy theh adopt a policy that in time
would burden THE prpducers of Tie
by many MILLIONS a year. The
hisl, cost Of living about which r,c.,e
Is so much complaint is causcu in part
by the heavy cost OF government. The
billion dollars annually THAT the fel-
eral ga eminent COSTS must come from
the pockets OF the plniucers. Every
dollar I'm taMas collected MEANS inst
uraS much less for the nesessaries IF
life.
II possible. way ought to be found
10 eliminate many items Of expense.
Fhere Is no doubt that many Are on
she pay nolls whose services the epv-
arnment does not in reality nsad. There
IRE commissions that do paacticaAly |
Nothing. They ought to be Abolished |
fsherrs nrlc abuses that cost millions. |
They ought to be corn:rted. Instead Of |
increasing F'e demands of the GOVERN
nsnt upon the pockets pf the people
laein ought TO be season of wJspla-
ome economy. and such inaasures sus
avn pensions ought TO hs pigeon-noled
or all tima