Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-09-26
Attention veterans.

The people of the great StaIe OA OhAO
had kindly provided home for the chill
dren of those of her gallant sons VINO
went to the rescue of our Government |
when traitors sought to 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 a grateful people. But the same
spirit, in the same party that opposed its
establishment in the first place, found it
self in the aseendency 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 whohave 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
thatthe 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.
3. If a man is SO unfortunate as not to
be on the pension rolls of the Govern
ment, his children, nomatter how poor
and destitute they may be, are excluded
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 heI
child, after that child is old enough to
earn its own living. .'
Now remember, comrades, that thii
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 wa
passed by the unanimous vote of tht
} Democratic members of the present Leg
islature at its last session. In it you Sc
} cropping out the same old Copperheat
spirit with which you had to contend a
, every step during the war.
But we will give you the old law an
E 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
lly treacherous hands. We quote as muc
Z of the two laws as bears upon the impoT
a tant points alluded to above:
THE OLD LAW.
REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE.
S SEC. IS. That there shall be received i
o said home the children residing in Obi
4 of deceased, INDECENT and permanent
# disabled soldiers and sailors who serve
:. in the land and naval service of the u. s
= during the late rebellion, that are b
It said board ascertained to be destitute c
|, the means of support and education an
T they shall be furnished a support and eC
Is ucation at said home until they arrive q
II the age of sixteen years, unless for goo
k reasons sooner discharged: Provided
J However, that said board may permit sue
q. of said children and youth as they dee1
proper, foreman as inmates of said hom
and receive all the benefits thereof, unit
they are eighteen years of age.
SEC, IA. That the trustees of the Obi
: soldiers and sailors orphans home sha
afford to all the pupils under their chaFe
|, such agricultural, horticultural, teehni
o cal, industrial and art education as can
/ made accessible to them.
= SEC. l5. That they shall establish,
: the grounds of the home, shops wherei
Z, suitable trades may be taught and prat
# ticed, and the trustees, and under the
Z, regulations the superintendent, sha
l. have power to employ the proper person
p to teach such trades to the pupils undo
IS their charge, and to dismiss such instru
1t tors for cause.