The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-08-29

COIlc, duu Wnen tHaG bluue uOeS come, |
if the taxpayers of the State desire
to have the Home turned back to an
orphan asylum for the use of Greene
county, then it will be time to ask
for a change.
l state to you that as the Republi-
cans had the law and were managing
the Home they we're endangering its
existence. In the Sixty-second Gen
ralAssembly, a Republican Senator,
himself a surviving soldier. and one
Of the ablest men in the Senate. Of
fered a resolution to wind up and
terminate the Home il the near flu
ture, giving as a reason therefor that
it had fulfilled its mission, and no
longer answered the purpose for
which it was created. 1 opposed that
resolution as earnestly as l knew how,
after which it was withdrawn with
ont coming to a vote; and I warn you
not to ask to again take it away from
the orphans of the soldiers and use
it as the Republican party have used
it, lest some future Republican S
luton may destroy it altogether.
One more matter Of which you COM
plain is, that under that law the pen
sion paid by the nation for the child
is required to be sent to the Home
for the exclusive use of the child,
and why? The children, if they
understood it, would rejoice at that
provision, for every man who knows
anything on that subject knows
that full ninety out of every hundred
dollars paid as pensions for these
children are used up, wasted, and
squandered by stepfathers, guard
ians, and others who are not entitled
thereto or deserving thereof, and new
er reaches the children at all. This
fact is too well known to need furth-
er comment; that section is likely to
displease the gentle %stepfathers of
the soldiers orphans, but 1 think no
other men in the State likely to COM
plain of it.
/ have stated these things quite
fully, that you might examine the
old law and see the working of the
Home under it, and also to give you
the reasons that led US to restrict the
use of the Home to tie orphans OF
men aCho haUe lost their ives By the
war. 1 feel as deep an interest in
that Home as any of you, but I fee
that it ought to be used for the pur.
poses the people have supposed, by
its name, that it was used. That
7 Home has no better friends than the
! Democrats of the Sixty-third Gener
al Assembly. We appropriated sew
enty-three thousand dollars for the
J Home. We onlyreduced the amount
| six thousand dollars, because VIZ
, thought the Republican party had
been improperly squandering ant
paying to themselves six Thousand
+ dollars which by economy might b.
saved to the taxpayer.
Il Not a child has been turned from
e the Home. We are willing-althougl
4 there are. many children there wit
t are keeping out the soldiers orphan
that those children now there may
e remain till of the proper age; bu
> after that we ask, and say by the law
f that the soldiers orphans shall hav'
4 that Home; yet, after all, if you, a
e surviving soldiers, and not as Repub
: lican partisans like Dalzell, think
). after 'scalm and serious reflection
that we have been a little too sever
: in our law, we, as Democrats of th
Sixty-third General Assembly, vii
E Hsten to you kindly, and l answe
S you that your wishes, if backedh
i Intelligent reasons, shall be enacteC
lJinto law at the next session of tn
Sixty-third General Assembly. W
do not presume to be infallible; W
will consider carefully anything yor
$ may ask, giving your reasons there
e for.
e Finally, if the object ofthis meet
ing is in truth for the benefit of tina
Home, take Mr.. Shaw's last repor
and explain the things to which
have called your attention; indicat
the changes you think ought to b
;, made; say just how you think th
law should be; and if your res
:, sons are good, are in the interes
of The orphans of our dead soldier
!. and sailors, we will be glad to be ad
vised by you, and to act on your ad
4 viee; but if you take into your cour
!, sci such men as Dalzell, turn to pas
15 of the report, and ask him why
is you find it there reported that Il
!, single soldier sUrphan from his eeul
/, ty Of Noble is at that Home? Ha
= he no care for the orphan of his dea
comrade, or was it because Green
county had filled the Home and N,
- BILE county orphans were crowde
out? Dalzell has been feasting an
), dancing at the Home at the publ
expense, but no single soldiers o
phan from his county could g
" there. 1 refer to this man especial
because he has, in a sneaking WIS
y been trying to make political NEE
ings out ofevery soldiers reunion
b, could find in the State; and 1 sa,
he more in sorrow than in anger, tn;
his conduct at these reunions b,
been sneaking and cowardly and
u disgrace to the name of a soldie
He is a political fanatic, seeking R
publican offices. He is totally igno
4: ed by the better men of his own pa
ty, and ought to have no weight
Of your deliberations, if you are
loearnest in desiring the welfare of tt
ir Home. Do not cast suspicion G
ID your deliberations 10y calling that {
N any other law the "O'Conner Law.
y for I say to you that O'Connor neitl
er introduced nor voted for n wor
is of the law you have quoted in yol
IS circular as Objectionable. Men {
,r parties who expect to exercise an
IS lasting influence must deal with fact
= in a manly and honest way, and nj
~ resort to the cheap tricks of the den