The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-12-24

beer. whisky, brandy and tobacco will
be told that that is none of my business.
Perhaps it is not. Yet | am taxed on
what little property l have saved, more
than half the legal rate of interest a con
siderable part of which goes to pay such
expenses as that of the County Infirmary
and the prosecution of criminals. Does
any gentleman believe that we would
have much to pay for Prosecuting At
torneys, jails and infirmaries if it were
not for the vice of intemperance?
When, in addition to taxes, | am asked
to contribute to buy shoes for some other
mans boys. have no right to inquire
whether that man has not spent all his
time and money when work was plenty
and wages good, in loafing around these
legalized tippling houses, guzzling beer
and smoking tobacco, while was hard
at work2
l cut the following little item from the
Cincinnati Gazette last Saturday. 1t is
very significant:
Cincinnati spends S3S4OOO for oysters ever,,
winter, and wants 10 know what is TO become
OF the poor.-Ne1O York Express.
intoxicating drinks
sun there is some talk about hard times.
One good Christian gentleman argues
with me that we should never stop to in
quire chy man is poor and in want
All that is necessary is to know that he
needs help. l do not believe it And l
am not alone in this opinion. 1 cut the
| following editorial from the Marysville
Tribune very ably conducted paper,
published in Union county, in this State ::
''Tramps" have become so numerous, and in
/ some instances so mean, that many localities
are beginning to rebel against encouraging
them IN their sponging operations. Sensible,
/ very sensible. II is no more difficult for this
/ class to find labor than ii has been~in some
| former years that have worked To the disad-
vantage of iaborerssby stagnation in business
and the lack of labor, yet in no past period in
/ our history, have so many men Travelled about
| asking for public chariiy.a While we admit
that times are hard and labor difficult to pro-
cure, We think there must also be something
wrong with the men who are roaming over the
/ country without dollar and many of them
are not willing to work when they can get II.
No wonder the public feel like rebeIIing against
this state OF affairs.
In Columbus they propose to place
their benevolent contributions where
they will do the most good They have
made arrangements to give deserving
men work at breaking stone. where they
can earn about one dollar per day. But
they do not propose to be swindled and
in an article upon the subject the Journal
says:
| Our committee, to resume, propose to furnish
coal and medical supplies through a system of
tickets They will do their best to get and
| keep posted as TO professional beggars and
They do not propose to be imposed upon or to
allow the funds entrusted TO them to be misdi-
/ will faa Ia1,f u,
distribute only they receive and make re-
port of their doings monthly.
| Now, all this seems practical, buSineSs-lixe,
common sense benevolence Every person
will desire to do his part for the relief of the
| poor and suffering. The great difficulty COM
monty is that the man of business has no time
| for Investigation. He may give impulsivsly,
He may refuse to give and have it on his con-
science that one of Gods own poor has not re-
| ceived the "cup OF water"
In conclusion win say that there is
no destitution in Jackson. With all our
vices and idleness, our people are not in
want. Only one case was reported at
the public meeting, and l have heard oi
no others since. In that case the party
puts in more time begging for tobacco
than for food. There will no doubt be
cases of want before spring. Industri
GUS, prudent men, may become sick OF
disabled. In such cases, where they ex
pect to be able to work in a few months
they do not desire to go to the Infrmary
Such should have temporary aid from
the benevolent and more prosperous anc
fortunate. With all their faults, the
people of jackson are impulsive, warm
hearted and benevolent. l venture t.
say that in three hours crowd could b,
got together which would raise ave hun
dred dollars. if necessary, to relieve an!
cases of real distress. Our unfortunate
poor, what few we have, need have n,
fears of suffering.