Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-08-29
Attention Veterans.

The people of the great State OF ONO
had kindly provided a home Tor the ehli- i
dren of those of her gallant sons VINO
vent IN the rescue of our Government
when traitors sought to destroy 1t, 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 a 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.
l. 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 living for herself,
this law kindly proposes to take it off her
hands.
g.. If a man is so unfortunate as not to
be on the pension rolls of the Govern
ment, his children, no matter how poor
| he a
) 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
7 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
4 child, after that child is old enough to
S earn its own living.
= Now remember, comrades, that this
= outrage was conceived by the notorious
e John O'COnner, who was not only de
r serter and a bounty-jumper, but an ex
s penitentiary convict, and that it wa
passed by the unanimous vote of tht
e Democratic members of the present Leg
islature at it's last session. In it you SCI
2 cropping out the same old CopperheaC
spirit with which you had to contend a
3, every step during the war.
= But we will give you the old law ant
,e the new, that you may estimate this out
IL rage for yourselves, and determine wheth
~ er YOU can trust your interests and the il
Y. Iy treacherous hands. We quote as muc
st of the two laws as bears upon the impOl
ca tant points alluded to above:
d THE OLD LAW.
E. REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE.
es SEC. Is. That there shall be received i
to said home the children residing in Obi
III of deceased, INDECENT and permanent
of disabled soldiers and sailors who serve
Y. In the land and naval service of the U. s
r- during the late rebellion, that are b
mt said board ascertained to be destitute
d, the means of support and education; an
er they shall be furnished support and eC
is ucation at said home until they arrive
all the age of sixteen years, unless for gOC
nix reasons sooner discharged: PROVIDES
rO- however, that said board may permit sue
3 of said children and youth as they dee
proper to remain as inmates of said hom
and receive all the benefits thereof, uni
they are eighteen years of age.
SEC. IA. That the trustees of the Oh
y soldiers and sailors orphans home sha
afford to all the pupils under their char!
al, such agricultural, horticultural, techn
to cal, Industrial and art education as can
t made accessible to them.
fy- SEC. 10. That they shall establish,
TX the grounds of the home, shops where
A. suitable trades may be taught and pra
lOr Ciced, and the trustees, and under the
~, regulations the superintendent, sh'
m. have power to employ the proper perso
err TO teach such trades to the pupils und
les their charge, and to dismiss such instru
Out tors for cause.