The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-09-05
sUPPo RING THG DE5TITU rE.

"Thcv sh.I crocodile tears over an imaginary
ease cruelty. re fuse 10 contribute one cent To
relieve the necessities of women aud children
.hose husbands and fathers have gone forth to
f.h TO the maintenance of gOyernnient that
has protected IN all our rights
The above, from the RepuJitcon of las
week. is but the echo Of what the party
are constantly So 5ins about the Democrats
Il this aud other places We should like
IL have the Republican organ tell US why
Democrats are expected to contribute more
10 the supper. Of the families Of volun
:cers, than other people. When the Re-
publican officers and fat contractors. who
are daily cheating the government of thou
sands Of dollars, donate liberal share Of
heir salaries and sleaiings to the support
of volunteers families. IL vii. be time TO
berate Democrats. who support themselves
md families by their own exertions. for
not contributing more lbe raly TO their aid
Why DO not The Colonels, Majors. Quar-
termasters. Captains. and hundreds of
other officers in the different regiments.
contribute portion Of their Ii; salaries
10 the support of destitute families Of vol
unieers under tleir command? Officers
who get from forty 10 three hundred. dol.
lars per month. should at least be AS Gen
erou. as Democrats who support their
..,vu f..,tlf.c 10 tI.:r l.h.r
We do not consider that any mans du
ty 10 hts country demands that he should
him for the nccessaries OF life. in a desli
tute condi,ion, aud without making any
provision Tor their support during his alb
senee. Those who thus leave their f,mi
lies to the charities Of The public. are gen
ersliy men who provide poorly for them
when they are With them Mea who 90
"a pr''at-s. even. get Sl3 per month. and
all expenses paid. That is equal to 81
per day aud paf their own expenses. which
IA about the average of l.borers' wages in
this part Of the country. and more than it
ia in some portions. The question. pecu-
nia'iiy. is. why cannot man support his
family by serving che government at the
same wages he receives from individuals.
on which he supports them?
There are many cases Of desti,ution
caused by the heads Of families volunteer
ing; but where :here is one such case.
there are hundreds where tha destitulion
Is no greater than before they enlisted
Many men. who make Il general practice
oil spending AT least one half Of Their time
and money in saloons and drinking houses.
suddenly become very patriotic Join the
~fmy-spend all they earn. and leave their
'"miIi's 10 starve. or be supported by pub
ile charity. We are free TO admit that Wa
have very little confidence in such patriot
Ism He that provides not for his own
household is worse than an indfel. says
The Apostle: from which we conclude that
aman who neglects his duty to his family
runs great risk Of being found waning
II weighed in the balance of pure patriot
Ism
We are willing to assist. to the extent o
our limited means, the needy relatives o
Volunteers or others. But we object t.
being catterwsuled constantly for not as
slslIng the families Of volunteers, merely
oecAuse tksy are such. when the yoIun
'errsa are spending their money for whisky
and OF ceteras. instead Of sending it ho" I
+" their starving families, whom The public
are called upon to support
There At least Eve hundred able bo,liet
republicans in this county. competent u
10 military duty. whose pecupiary c'rcun