Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-09-05
Attention Veterans.

The people If the great State of Ohio
had kindly provided home for the chill
dren of those of her gallant sons who
went to the rescue Of our Government
when traitors sought 70 destroy it, and.
our Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home |
was pointed to as one of the most substan-
tial evidences of the patriotism and kind |
ness of grateful people. But the same |
spirit, in the same party that opposed its |
establishment in the first place, found it |
self in the ascendency in the Legislature
last winter, and an act known as the in
famous O'Connor law was passed, which
virtually wipes out the home thus pro-
vided for your children.
1. This law provides that none but the
children of men who died while in the
service, or who have since died of wounds
or of disease contracted while in the line
of duty of such service, shall be admitted
to said home, while the old law provides
that the children of all deceased, INDECENT
and permanently disabled soldiers and sail
ors should be received.
2. That no child can be received while
the mother is alive, under the age of II
years. Or, in other words, after the
mother has struggled along and support
ed her child until it is capable of assist
ing her in providing a living for herself,
this law kindly proposes to take it off her
hands.
3. If a man is so unfortunate as not to
be on the pension rolls of the Govern
ment, his children, no matter how poor
| and Haafifrrta flou NAV ho ora a6
from the Home by this cruel and outrage
GUS law.
4. No child will be admitted unless the
guardian or mother agrees to pay to the
Trustees the money received as pension
on account of the death of its father
That is, the State of Ohio will meanly
rob the poor widow of the little mite she
so much needs to buy bread for herself,
under the pretense of charity to her
child, after that child is old enough to
earn its own living.
Now remember, comrades, that this
outrage was conceived by the notorious
John O'Conner, who was not only a de-
serter and bounty-jumper, but an ex-
penitentiary convict, and that it was
passed by the unanimous vote of the
Democratic members of the present Leg
islature at it's last session. In it you see
cropping out the same old Copperhead
spirit with which you had to contend at
every step during the war.
But we will give you the old law and
3 the new, that you may estimate this out
: rage for yourselves, and determine wheth-
er you can trust your interests and the in.
terests of your children in such infamous
ly treacherous hands. We quote as much
t of the two laws as bears upon the impor
2 tant points alluded to above:
THE OLD LAW.
: REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE.
s Sec. 13. That there shall be received il
o said home the children residing in Ohit
I of deceased, INDECENT and permanent!
# disabled soldiers and sailors who serVet
:. in the land and naval service of the U. S
: during the late rebellion, that are b.
it said board ascertained to be destitute o
|, the means of support and education an
# they shall be furnished support and ed
Is ucation at said home until they arrive a
IL the age of sixteen years, unless for goo
k reasons sooner discharged: Provided
D however, that said board may permit sue
of said children and youth as they deer
proper, to remain as inmates of said homt
and receive all the benefits thereof, unit
they are eighteen years of age.
SEC. IA. That the trustees of the Obi
2 soldiers and sailors orphans home sha
afford to all the pupils under their charg
!, such agricultural, horticultural, techni
to cal, industrial and art education as can
/ made accessible to them.
y SEC. 10. That they shall establish, ]
k the grounds of the home, shops wherei
z, suitable trades may be taught and pra
Or ticed, and the trustees, and under the
y, regulations the superintendent, sha
n. have power to employ the proper person
r to teach such trades to the pupils undt
es their charge, and to dismiss such instru
ut tors for cause.