| Show lonest Tafe veterans raus are for pension reform two dollars a month to a veteran who was wounded and disabled in battle is not enough yet one of the bast comrades in the city the commander of his post was getting that and believing himself entitled to more applied tor for an increase Ms his application was refused A fellow who was not wounded during daring tho the war but got slightly injured in rhe he leg by a ull all from a horse was aerated at thirty dollars a month by tanner aud and got some arrearages besides we know of other such cases which we hope to see investigated and corrected all undeserving pensioners may well quake deserving pensioners need have no fear it if today every man and woman whose name is on the pension list were required to appear before the proper authority tho rity lity there to substantiate their claim to pension by evidence that would be admitted in any court of law or be allowed by the most lenient of juries there would undoubtedly be a great many names taken from the list alto gother gather and a far greater number of pensioners reduced deduced in amount the people should have this gonei one saved for them we believe tho the incoming administration will do it no honest man should object assuredly no fair veteran will do so the gazette has always favored high pensions for deserving veterans if a soldier in actual service was malmed maimed or disabled so that his power to make mae a living tor for himself and his family was waa gone or impaired his loss or impairment should be made good that was the purpose sein in granting pensions solo ng ag as the republican party did I 1 that the people sustained them men they left that safe age ground ani and embarked on a treacherous sea of extravagance trava ava gance taking aboard the great army of claim agency sharks they began to lose the confidence of f the people grand army amy gazette and national |
