Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-07

Provide fer the Disabled Veterans.
The following suggestions Of the Evansville
Journal, an ultra Republican paper, in regard to
the proposed Soldiers Home enterprise. and a.
to the best means Of providing FOR the comfort
Of the disabled veterans, are well worthy Of con-
s6eration:
We gave Yesterday some Of the reasons which
insline us 10 disfaVor the Soldiers Home enter
prise as conte nplated by the association organ
ized al indianapolis. Our objection was, in few
words, that 200 much of the money subscribed
seould be absorbed By supernumeraries connected
ieitA the Association, and the benefits Of the
Home confined TO too few Of our private sol
diers. We propose, TO dsy, to suggest shat We
regard az more practical. uniform and certain
way TO accomplish the object aimed at BY the
Soldiers home Association, while ooyiaiing the
most serious objections to that enterprise. We
would adopt one Of two plans. both operating in
the same direction
i. We would have careful investigation to
ascertain Tie exact humber Of our soldiers who
have been disabled IN the service. the character
OF their mstortunes and their circumstances in
lie. roll OF these unfortunate but honored
children oil the Republic and State should be
kept IN the archives of our State by some one of
the State officers, 70 be designated. la this way
not alone those who boldly apply for assistance
will be known. but the modest and retiring. who
would rather suffer than parade their poverty
will also have their claims recognized aud their
suferings allevisted This we regard as an i'm
portant point Hundreds Of men. needy aud dis
abled would rather suffer with their families and
remain at home than TO abandon those families
and apply for admission TO Soldiers Home,
however luxurious might he lie accommo1a,
z. Having ascertained the lumber and circu IN
stances of thOsa reouiriaO reief ar hap As nj
the citizens OF the State, We would have the
State Legislature enact q law setting apart q
liberal pens0n-which. added to the pension al
lowed by the Government would place them in
| com Portable circumstances-and lew tax for
that especial purpose By this arrangement the
funds for the relief Of disabled soldiers wocld be
| permanently secured. We would like to see the
party that would dare to attempt its reputation.
A greater number of soldiers would be benefit
| ted, aud their families as well enjoy iucidentally
the blessings conferred by the pension Modest
men would not have to exhibit thems elves dali,
TO satisfy the idle curiosity of peasure-sec X rs
who chose TO visit the handsome grounds and
splendid gardens of a Soldiers Home but in
the quiet of their own 6resdes, and surrounded
by loved ones, they could feel they bad Sol
diers Home worth all others, however grandly
| they might be constructed and adorned Ii the
numbers OF disabled soldiers are no larger than
Association. the additional burden upon the tax
payers of the State. to provide liberal pension
for them all, would scarcely be felt 1t is esti-
mated that not over l 900 disabled soldiers are
to be found in the State pension of 500
| each per year would. with the Government pen
sion, make the majority Of them comfortable
and contented The State pension might be
graduated TO the condition of those receiving
1.-THE worst cases of disability receiving the
largest pension.
If the people Of Indiana are too unpatriotic to
| make such provision for Der MANNED and suf-
| fering sons-vhich can never belieye-we
| would call on the patriotic and liberal hearted to
| raise by subscription what the Legislature re-
| fused 10 appropriate. But We would have The
| funds thus raised disbursed in the form of pen
sions, thereby dispensing with tie costly para
phernslia of SNOWY Soldiers Homes. We Go
| not think our people are anxious for disDls Y
that they will not subscribe unless their subscrip-
ton is continually parafed before the world by
| lavish trustees aud stewards of gaudy establish
ments. miscaled Soldiers Homes. The com.
fort of all the disabled so.ders-married and
| single-is what they are after, aud they prefer
| to have every dollar 60 directly to that object
| But of the two plans, we much prefer the first
| one named-the passage of a law by our State
Legislature providing liberal pension for the
disabled soldiers of our State-and no distinc-
| ton snOulu De maue Dy reason oil any rank thev
held in the service. This plan, We think will
satisfy all our contemporaries, who, with US.
| doubt the probability and wisdom of the Indian
| apos Soldiers Home enterprise 1t certsinlv
will obvate the necessity OF spending thousands
of dollars in purchasing grounds and fitting up
buildings, which. when, completed, will be oc-
cuped by but small portion Of those
who are most needy and deserving In addi-
ton, it will prevent all jealousy among rival
cities in locating the Home, and harmonic all
differences This jealousy is inevitable as long
| as it is we'll known that some one city is to be
benefited alone by the subscriptions OF all others.
Locate the Home where you may, il will be found
in the end that mainly those soldiers living in its
immediate vicinity will enjoy its comforts and
privileges.
| We thus imperfectly submit our views of the
proper way to provide for the comior: of our
disabled veterans We submit it for the conside
ration OF our contemporaries, especially those
who not satisfied with the Indianapolis Sol
diers Home arrangement.
soldiers Discharges.