The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-14
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Chaplain Lozier writes character
istic letter to the Cincinnati CONNER
ciial, in which he deVelopes the oper-
atoms of some of the officials con-
nected with our State charitable insti-
buttons. If the Chaplain's statements
are correct, we hope the members of
the Legislature will at once inaugurate
reform. We have no patience with
the jobbing propensities of sundry
gentlemen who are loud in their pro-
fessions of public spirit and Christian
benevolence, and yet are always seek
ing positions which an unsuspecting
public are made to believe, yield no
perquisites. Ne hope the members
from this part of the State will scru-
tinize the claims of gentlemen who
give oyster suppers with champagne
accompauiments, in order to ingratiate
themselves with legislators. An as
pirantfor any position especially one
to which there is no pay attached
who commences Eineing and dining
members, ought at once to be rejected.
He is unworthy. The f7llowing ex-
tract is from. the letter to which we
allude: els5 a
I remarked yesterday that Andy
Wallace, the. classic gentleman at
present graeing the Presidency of the
Board OF Managers of the State Be
nevolent Institutions, stood no chance
for reelection. I'll give no reason
for the faith that is in me. Those who
live close about here have seen sew
eral little items in the management of
affairs that hardly con1port with the
professed economical management, of
which we have heard much. For ex-
ample: The Institute for the Blind
has connected with it an extensive
shop. with much machinery, etc., fur
nished at the States expense. The
principal article of manufacture in
this shop is known as " Bradshaw's
| Brooms." This Mr. Bradshaw, who.
by the way, is a clever citizen, and
only does what most people would be
apt to do, has, for years past, been
| given free use of this shop, its ma
chinery, tools, and the labor of over
| ninety boys and young men belonging
to the Institution. who are required to
work several hours each day, together
with the board of himself, and two
hired men employed about the shop
all free of cost.
Out Of this shop and machinery,
| these blind boys. Dir. Bradshaw IL
making bis pile" There is talk
among the knowing ones that his
profits average not far below a hun
dred dollars per week. Atall events,
Bradshaw has {" as good thing as he
wants, using language said to have
fallen from his lips. Now. here is the
point of the argument. IF there is
any money made by those whom the
State educates and maintains, ought
not the State 10. have it? IF Mr..
| Bra dshaw can make a hundred dol
lars a week, or even ten dollars a
week for himself in this shop, cannot
that money be turned into the Treas
ury for the support of its producers?
LII so, what kind of economical man
agement is 1t which permits it to be
thus wasted year after year? Is it
that kind that is calculated to inspire
great enthusiasm in the attempt to
1 re- elect him, who, as President of the
Board, is mainly responsible for this
state of affairs? Scarcely. Hence,
my conclusion of yesterday. If l was
mistaken in that opinion, / was also
in the mental make up" of this
General Assembly.
Possibly this is not the only item of
this economical management that
might be named, but this. will serve
for the nocturnal IN zditations of our
Legislators for few nights to come.