Show senator sees old age pension as matter of right when senator maw handed the gavel over to william H griffin of logan and stepped out on the floor of the senate to make a plea for a change in the old age pension law he took the biggest step forward in our estimation that has been made in the social security program since its enactment his plea that the aged are entitled as aa a matter of right not as aa a matter of charity to the benefits of old age pensions and his statement that at present time the aged were made to feel that the acceptance of the old age pension was a d disgrace Is grace no matter how worthy they might be appealed to us as being a very splendid interpretation of the present law we have men and women in every community in our county and we might say in our state who need assistance si but because of their pride and because of the fact that under the present system they ate are made to feel that they and all their near and distant relatives must take the paupers haupers oath in order to secure this old age pension they are goinik going without the necessities rather than to accept this charity or dole from the state and government senator maws proposal that the aged be retired with the knowledge that they need not starve when they quit working and that their jobs be turned over to younger unemployed men meets with the favor of a large percentage of the thinking people in our county and we hope our legislators will see their way clear to adopt a social security program that will not stink to high heaven of charity and dole I 1 |