Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-02
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ssStick Them 20 Thes Own Work.

In. SENTINEL: In an editorial IL the daily
Journal Of the 2-th ulf beaded Stick them to
their own work. an attempt is made by the edi-
tDr TO impress the public vita the idea that the
Democrats, when IN power. inaugurated par
tlssn policy Ia the management Of the benevolent
asyloms of the State Ard ne further states
that the law under which the asylnms Is now
managed. was passed by Democrats. The editor
J. exceedingly ignorant. or he msstate- facts.
that he nav ;hefroy create capital to malign the
Democrocy fne law referred to was introduced
bv Republican. and passed by Republican
Legislature. and this the editor knows, or ought
% know. At one time, during the admiEIstra-
ton Of Gov. willard. ne appointed the custodial
boards of the aSylums. ia which he INDICATED
the police. OF the Democracy IN the control OF
these institutions. b, selecting an equal number
for the members OF the boards from the Demo
cratic aud Republican parties. The Republicans
then gave assurances that IL they should succeed
Ia the State and have the power, that they would
be equally just; but what did they doy Did they
redeem their pledges. or did they do then. like
they have done since. totally fail TO redeem one
single promIsey However they may sneak out
OF their pledges now, by claiming that 1t was the
Republican party then. that promised; and a the
present Abolition party has swallow Ell IL up. soul
BODY and breeches, il is defunct. and is estate
insolvent. and therefore cannot be held accounta
Bile
The present Abolition Boards for the Asylums
were elected by Republican Legislature, at n
time. too. when the patriotic citizens in every
portion OF the State, were urging the members 10
obviate everything like partisanism while the re-
bellon in the South existed. but the no-party
party persisted in its maIignaDcy through the
agency OF its Abolition boards, until every Dem
ocrat was removed fs2m the Asylums Except in
one two instances, where they were retained to
teach the new officers their dutles). The Re-
publicans who had been serving many years I'M
der Democratic administrations were re elected
while the Democrats had to give place 10 novces
The Superintendent OF the Deaf, who had been
continued for years under Democratic boards, was
kept in by the Abolitionists because of his poll
teal faith. while the Superntendents at the Blind
and Insane had TO yield their places because they
were Democrats. teacher of the deaf was dis
charged from the Deaf Asylum because he would
not repudate his political faith by publishing in
the Journal letter denouncing the 9Th OF Janu-
AIRY platform.
The bill now before the Senate for the govern
ment OF the Asylums does not, the editor Of
the Journal saws, put out every officer IN the
Asylums from Observation-Disclosures to the Matron
The bill provides Tor more efficient admnstra-
tion of the Asylums. and nowhere legislates any
body out of office In the opinion of the writer
III Is not stringent enough. i here should be
provision that no Trustee officer should send
10 another State for his kinfolks to take places
which ought to be filed by citizens of our own
State Nor should the Trustees anv officer
have special privilege 10 bill lucrative Offices in
the Asylums with their brothers. brothers ia ia,r.
neDhe,cs, nieces, &c. and thereby make the Asy-
lumS family concerns, instead of opening the
places to merit. The people OF the State IRE
lcitous that the Asvlums Tor the uuiorunue
should be administers for the sole benefit vi the
deaf. blind and insane and not for the advance
ment OF loca politicians. nor tor filling the pock-
ets of partisan shop keepers.
Nearly one hundred thousand dollars annually
i expended for the support OF the asylums This
is muniticent sum. and the officers To whose dis
tribution it is committed should be men known
for their intelligence, probty and sterling worth
They should be acknowledged by all parties at
least to possess these qualities. Everybody will
readily acknowledge that the State asylums
should be ofiicered by representative men,
whether they of the Republican or of the
Democratic school. Then why object to the bill
before the Senate, which Processes to amend de-
iects in the present law and raise the asylums TO
their proper standardl The sentiment contained
in the words "stick them to their own work, y
which is quoted from the Journal, is the rallying
cry Of an embittered partisan. whose hatred of
his political opponents would urge him to do any
and everything, even at the expense of truth,
that would place his party in power. Y.