The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-04-04
TINE TO CALL A
HALT ON GRAB
The Pension Steal and Greed ef
Federal Soldiers-Mr. G. G..
Tanner Writes

From an interesting article by
+ Mr.. Geo. G. Tanner, ex-United
States consul, to the Augusta
Chronicle, the following is tax
en-:
+ Iii a previous communication
I called the attention of the peo-
pie of the South to the fact that
the South had paid her pro rata
of the enormous pensions, that
these self-sty led heroes had held
up this government and made it
hand out to them.
J; Since that time the South has
opened her eyes to this odious
infamy, and there has been
some movement by our congress
men to do something to stop the
insatiate greed of these pension
hogs.
If Southern congressman had
fought these things With the
same vlgor they f1ghs for some
political advantage, it is to DO!
doubted if the pension roll would!
aggregate the enormous aaount,
that astounds the ciyillasa world
The $4,000, ,ooO,m would nsorej
than buy the entire South, til
would purchase half the land ind
the United States, and there'
seems to be no let up in she de-
mands Of these pension hogs.
Success in the past has made
them bold, and every year since|
the war, this organization hae
unblushingly come forwasd1
with fresh demands.
Northern men have come out1
in condemnation, and I am hap
py to say that the little ball 4
started to rolling in 1907 has at
last become an important move
ment that may result in good.
l sincerely trust that the peo-
pie will keep up this fight, and
send men to the national con-
gress who will try to relieve
them of this onerous and shame
full burden, and that they will
do more, they can boycott ever
ything on which duty is paid,
and patronize home industries.
and in this way the Northern
people will be compelled to join
in this fight and do ay with
the whole system of robbery.
Since the dawn of time there
has never been a more odious,
hideous and dastardly outrage
perpetIated upon a people than
making the South paw her part
|
10 the rif-raf of the world to de-
spoil her. 1t is worse than re-
construction, because that was
within our power to remedy,
and the K. K. KS did that; but
this is imposing an infamy from
generation to generation, and
there will never be an end to it.
The South must call up every
energy to its full height, and the
North will then see to it that
the thing is abolished.
The example of the grand
arm>" is one of the greatest
evils that could have befallen
this nation. A mutiny is when
an army revolts against author
ity and does its work quickly.
The attitude of the grand army
toward this nation is worse than
that, it is blood-sucking opera
ton that saps the very vitals of
this nation. But the odious ex-
ample is that any other army
we might have to raise would
follow the example here set as
''the Spanish wal veterans" did,
and if any first-ciass power We're
now to make a demand upon
us for 20 Of our most prosperous
st;ltes,or war would be declared,
it would be better to yield them
up than to 20 to war to retain
them because 1t would require
an amy and navy Of at least
). GG0.CG0 men tc defend US, ana
wien II was all over With. the
cxall.p:e Of the PENSION l;o. S.
{ g nation would work frr this
Iii oi Icafers. ;ll:d the govern
n!ent could not fabricate money
in large enough quantities to
pay them.
Such examples place this na-
ton at the me cy Of any fourth
class power, evan japan. In
Ger 20 possible conditions can
we afford to go to var, il we
Gid a victory or a defeat would