The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-19
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Issued These Days Are Mostly
to Spanish American War
Soldiers.
rRY M. III. M0rris.l

MOUNT CLARE, Jan. 19.-I wish
through the columns of the Telegram
to again call attention of the reading
public to an erroneous idea caused
through reports OF Washington cor
respondents concerning the list of
war. These griZzled7 veterans such
as are fortunate eonugh to be yet as
sociated among the laving, are now
being pretty we'll cared for by our fed
eral government, but they are still
being credited with receiving the pen
sions allotted to the Spanish Amer
lean soldiers.
1t is common remark by some who
are opposed to any pension system,
TT Is claimed that the old soldiers of
the Civil war are dying OF alta rapid
rate but how do they explain the fact
that the pension list is not being di-
unfinished in such proportions"
These men should acquaint them
selves with the fact that the Spanish
Anne rIcan soldiers are being admitted
to the pension rolls at more RAPID
rate than the falling OUT of the old
soldiers whose ranks are being rapid
ly Trimmed by the grim monster who
will soon be at work on the ranks of
the younger set.
1t is safe to say that one-third of
the large pension roll OF today con-
tains the names of Spanish
soldiers, and they are rated much
higher than the Civil war veterans
were Tor twenty-five years after the
close of the war. For the first quarter
! of century after the close OF the
war it was almost Impossible for any
veteran to be rated highers than eight
dollars month, and the majority
were rated at six and under, and had
to put up the fight of their lives to
obtain anything.
The fact is, until the recent act of
May, 1922 thousands of the old vets
were not yet receiving one penny.
1t is remarked that all our represent
tatives IN Congress have become very
much Interested in the "old vets in
securing private bills for their sup
port There is where they are fooled
again, s.nearly all these bills are for
the benefit of the Spanish-American
soldiers.
think the correspondents who are
sending out this matter to the press
should state whether such pensions
were for Civil war veterans or Span
flsh-American soldiers.
We are not finding fault with our
young comrades for getting on the
pension rolls, but as few of them saw
any active service, were not exposed
to winter campaigns, did not get
within range of the Spanish guns, and
therefore could not plead any serious
disability from exposures they should
take their chances with the old vets
of the, Civil war by unwinding the
large rolls of red tape in the pension
office at Washington, under which they
were strictly held for thirty years.
We are not blaming them that they
did not have to fight and get killed, or
otherwise injured, eve only wish we
could have Jared SO weld, we know
they were made of the stun to make
good whenever an opportunity should
come their way But. what we are
Directing to is the fact that he Civil
war veterans are credited with receiH-
ing at least fifty million dollars more
per annum than they do get, and think
the public should know the proper
tion of the large appropriations for
pensions that really go into their own
pockets
1t is a. remark also that congress
men of today are rated solely upon
Sheir ability to increase Uncle Sans
payroll just as the preachers are for
their ability to gather in money,
rather than the lost sheep"
The United states has now become
the leading woman suffrage nation.