Show THE redon YEAR FOR pensioners the number of pensioners on oil the rolls foi last year was in excess of the year before although died during tho the year ybur the number reached and at the close of tho the year there wore were on oil the list the rho disbursements were compared w th in 1002 sinco since 1902 2 there has been a steady increase although tho tile civil war ended over forty years ago it its pensioned survivors still number or about ton times as many as its tho the united states standing anding fit army the war with spain gave pensioners and tho the list will increase as time goes on there arc are over claims of which 85 are reported us as original president roose volts order making certain ages from f roin 05 65 years upwards ards eligible is responsible for the increase already there has been introduced at the pros pres ent session of congress a bill foi fot service pensions should it become a law lav the monthly payment would be granted to all who arved in the civil war ar fw for a it term of ninety days this would N of course result in it still greater inci caso ono one hundred thousand diee citi of colo rado are tire going to contribute one penny each to pity pay the thousand dollar fine of united states sen ato ator thomas at patterson Pat torson the latter is abend antly able to pay his 0 own m fine but this method will bo be tho the most crus crushing bing rebuke that can bo be administered to tho the outrages of the year by which a governorship it legislature and a court were stolen for criticising criticizing critic ising these matters matter in ill the press Patt eison was fined tho the court acted upon the theory that they are above criticism in lit the tile press no matter what their actions if it tills this the ory holds good they may commit any crime they choose and bo be free from front criticism the liberties of the people absolutely depend upon a f free ree press in lit ills his estimate estinia te as to the expense of tho tile post pest office department for the fiscal year ending juno june 80 1907 which N aich postmaster general cortelyou r re bently submitted to the tle secretary of the treasury there is an increase inci incie ease ahe of about in the estimates tima tesmer over the current appropriation for the railway mall wall and ballway mail transports tran tion the postmaster general emphasizes his ills bo be eliof eliat it Is poor economy not to make an anade ado quate provi provision for a at development of postal facilities to moot the growing of all bev see eions of the country |