The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-02-05
ELMENDARo, KAs, }
Jan 9Oih 1875 {

EDITOR NEWS: A word to the
"aid societies" of Lyon county. We
fear there is not much scruplc on
the part of some of our needy(?)
friends, with regard TO taking all
they can get from public donations.
We are not unfavorable TO liberal
sentiments; we do not want 10 see
our neigbors suffer we want to lend
"helping hands" where help is need
ed, but we are decidedly opposed,
in these hard times, to making do
nations to those that have ''plenty
and to spare" 1t goes against our
charitable dispositions to ameliorate
the conditions of those who have
money in their pockets, or herds of
cattle on their farms, or are too
lazy to earn honest livings or to
work for reasonable pay. 1t is I'M
just that such characters, as above
mentioned, should live of the pub
lie charity. 1t is intolerable TO "beg-
gar" our land in support of worth
less idlers. 1t is mean in any state
or society to encourage pauperism
That such individuals as we have
named, exist in Lyon county, Kan
sas, and have ask relief from her
"aid societies" there is not a doubt.
That Elmendaro Township contains
some of them is too true. Elmen-
daro township can boast that she
has citizens that have garners full
of grain-enough for both babies
and beasts-and wanting more.
She can exult that she has citizens
having cattle, wanting TO buy more,
and still asking for aid. She can
rejoice that she has citizens, having
bone and muscle, "too lazy" to
work but not quite ''too lazy" or
too proud to beg. Yes, she has all
these, and GALL these" have applied
for assistance. She has those that
are able to give-yet asking aims
those that are able to work-yet
"begging daily bread" These have
not only applied but we are inform
ed, are going to get aid. Some
have gone so far as to ask aid for
friends out of the county. This is
all wrong, and there ought 10 be a
remedy to cure such cases.
We believe Lyon county has
enough resources if properly dis
tributed, to supply all the destitute
in her territory.
Those who have wheat will not
suffer; those who have money or
cattle can get wheat or clothes, and
those who have "bone and muscle
and will, can get "bread and meat
commensurate with the expenditure
of the same.
Those who need aid the most in
Elmendaro, have not asked it, and
will not ask it. The destitute are
always last to come forward and
make their suffering known. 1t is
only in extreme cases that they do
it then. Those who need the most.
if the aid continues TO drift in the
direction it has taken, will get the
least and those who need the least
will get the most. This is the way
the distressed got their relief in
1860; and it is luminous that the his.
tory of 1850 will repeat itself in rs
il there is not change in the cur
rant. n few got rich then at the
expense Of the poor; and many are
| going to try the experiment now. il
| seems. Now this is unjust, it is
dishonest. IL Is iniquitous in the
extreme and ought not to be toler-
ated. "Aid societies" ought see 10
these public parasites and see that
they get no aid. Committees ough,
to wait upon the needy, especially
such as these, and ascertain theiI
true condition before Offering as.
sislance. BY so doing our aid fund:
will not be misapplied, and ..oul
generous benefactors will not be
disappointed in their giving.
We, the undersigned certify tbal
the above is correct statement o.
affairs in Elmendaro.
signed: JOHN II. PRUITT,
WALTER GRIFFIN.
u. Il. WEIGH.