St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-25
Morgan speech
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titled to q pension ranging from $1a
to $40 per month, predicatsd upon
his age.
The highest disability pension t.
which our soldier Is entitled il $50
The highest disability to which the
English private In entitled IL SIS pei
month. The British disability pen
sion, moreover. remains in force only
so long as the soldiers disability ex-
lists, and to this end he must submit
to an annual medical examination
Our soldier, ON the other hand, may
be temporarily impaired. but when
he once succeeds in writing his name
on the pension roll, it is likely to re-
main there for life and q day.
1t is one of the melancholy ironfes
of life that our precedents should re-
turn to plague US. We have been
engaged, 10, these many years In con-
structing this pension system with
out the consent or the approval OF
the people. 1t Is now assuming dis
quieting and threatening proper
lions. So potential, SO powerful, 80
gigantic has become this system OF
laws that Congress today stands In
awe of it. The Congressman, with
a few exceptions, are afraid to an
tagonize the political friends and
beneticiaries OF this system. which
they well know 10 economically en-
shaving the American people.
OF course, it Is politically expedl-
ent to follow the line Of least re-
sistance. Every mothers son knows
that. So in one voice we proclaim
ION with the dance, let Joy be un-
confined" and thus we pusillani-
mously subscribe to the system.
Arguing to ourselves that the old
nincompoops at home do not fully
appr eciate that these pension bur
dens are their burdens, and should
the truth finally percolate through
their craniums we shall 60 home and
make q Fourth Of July speech IN
which we will extol in martyred
tones the grandeur and nobility OF
the character of the old soldier and
end in drawing q pathetic picture OF
him, after years Of service. advancing
with head bowed down and unsteady
step toward that sepulcher where a.!
Of his earthly tribulations shall
come to q close, and thus We sophls-
ttcally appeal to the patriotism OF the
people.
II our legislative acts embraced
only such worthy and deserving BEN
eficiaries 1t would not lie we'll In the
mouth OF anyone to criticise our PEN
sion LEGISLATION. but. unhapptly. such
Is not the fact.
We can not go on here ad mimi
tum creating debts for our constitu-
nets to liQuidate. There will come
a day of reckoning, and when 1t does
come We shall be unceremon1ous1y
swept from the throne OF authority.
Such will be the vengeance that shall
fall on tol,se of us who forget that
the political power in this free land
resides in the people.
am heartily in favor of service
pension law which will provide for
all soldiers who, after years OF hon
orable and conscientious service, lind
themselves in the evening OF life IN
reduced circumstances.
: / especially believe In providing
for those who have become incapact-
tated wholly or in part by reason OF
some injury received or disease con-
tracted in the military service OF ths
United States.
sincerely believe that the widow
and orphans, or in their absence
the dependent mother and the de-
pendent father of any person dying
OF injury received or disease incurr.
ed in the line of duty in the service
Of the United States, should receive
q pension, requiring, however, the
widow to show that her marriage to
the soldier occurred prior to or dur.
ing the soldiers service. In my
opinion to grant pension under any
other pretext or upon any other
ground is violative OF the rights OF
the American people.
Why are the rights Of the toiling
and producing masses OF mankind
less worthy OF your protection than
this favorite class you have taken
unto your fond embrace? Wa can
only Justify this manifest favoritism
by resorting to some specious areu-
ment which Is tantamount to adding
insult to injury.
l can appreciate all the beautiful
things and all the worthy things that
grow under the blue sky. 1 verify
believe that am liberal enough to
render unto Caesar things that arc
Caesars. I think have enough
patriotism in my makeup to enable
me to appreciate to the fullest ex-
tent the intrinsic worth Of our splen-
did and valorous soldiery, but car
not join you in your effort t0 main
tain a system which shall inevitably
end In the deterioration of our sol
diery. tApplause.)
COUGHS AND COLDS ARE DAN.
GEROUS.
Few OF us realize the danger OF
cougs and colds. We consider them
and harmless ailments.
However statistics tell US every third
person dies of a lung ailment. DAN
gerous bronchial and lung diseases
follow a neglected cold. As your
body struggles against cold germs.
no better aid can be had than DIR.
Kings New Discovery. Its merit has
been tested by old an dyoung. In
use over Is years. Get bottle to-