Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-05-30

hut vcrywherr under the stars and stripes on
Memorial day there III outpourtng of those
who pay homage to the soldier dead Every.
where is evidenced tho thorouKhncsa and ON
cheney Of the nation'a attempt to take care OF It's
dead and assure the pcrpctnRtion OF tho
and the credit ~ the martial hero
Twelve freight trains Of 10 each would
be required To haul thu money in 2o.doliar gold
pieces that this nation has raid out In pensions
to the veterans 81 the Ctv'l war TEN freight
cars would be required to haul tho money ia Eold
that the nation pays "a It's cterana in Riurtr
year. These amounts promise to be- greatly aug
mentcd by legislation now pending before cot;
gfess
The pension ONCE In Washington IN the pri
mary monument ia honor ~ the old soldier II
was built with the particular IDEA In mind ~
furniahing clearing heusc for ,hc grntultlea
which the government extends to htm N IL tho
targhHt building erected BY the federnl gny
ernment The maintenance 81 tho pension aerviro
alone In ita handling of tho Ruma that 80 10 tho
pensioners cost the government $4,000 600 last
year The net sums paid out In pensions has
during the last few years amounted around
slco 100000 annually
IRIS appropriation would couple ~
dollars 10 every man. woman and child in the
naun1 Indirectly every man. woman and child
contributes couple Of dollars TO n
The government has expended IN pensions 20
date fHr ah tho wars nf the past little over
$4,000 oon QGa OF this 81 600 600 600 was received
BY Civii var veterans. -Four billion dollars IL nm
present
In the United states, including all tho gold silver
and paper money in all the trraaurirA banks
wallets aud old socks but S3bba 900 .001 This
Is TO say. there IL not enough money In thu
tnitnd states today 10 pay. at single time. tho
pensions that tho Civil war Veterans have rn
ceiyed. 80 IN the eonrHo 81 drawing their
atipends II Is evident that tho pensions have ~
time another Ind all the money there ~
There IL but 81 $50 000 0Oo In gold coin In the
United States There In not half enough gold coin
In aWtmt In hnv ssnId thamg haA $40
call come all NJ once The government has pal
out altogether $50 carloads NJ gold coin In pen
nionu. All its gold might have been used two
and one-half times In the process. If this
twelve traihloada OF gold were loaded nj once Il
would require but nine additional trninlnads N
haul the balance OF the gold coin % the world
These pensions are paid quite chesrfuly There
IL hardly = dissenting voice In congress when
proposal 20 increase pensions l. introduced The
people approve Of the action. They Worship nj
tho shrine Of the martial hgro and arc willing III
all times TO be taxed that he may be given
further pittnncea
The pension appropriation ia tho largest ind
Yfduni itGn when. each year, conKreRM makes nj
the fist OF governmental expenditures Ye
scarcely = voice II raised IN disclaimer. Admin
iatrations may lay heavy stress upon the pro
gram OF sfonnmy but suggestion IN ever mad,
that the pension roll ba cut When measures
of pension increases brought before eonsreAi
not even The Democrats vote against them Whar
investigating committees 20 roaming througi
government departments IN search Of huanrtp
leaks thH pension ONCE II ciearsliEtad and M
questions nre asked The veteran ana hia pen
alon are held sacred
When he question Il raised n to phn Hhal
secure position under Uncle Gam the veteran Il
again given The advantage IN The cVii service
In the frs place the age limit Il removed from
the old soldier he his HKa shat Il maY. N,
positions Ere all open 70 him In Tho eraulBa
tons thai must be taken under c.f service rules
tn" veteran need secure an average ~ but q
while the civilian must rate NJ least 10