The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-08-15

The exposure of the legislation Of the
rebel Democracy OF last winter, is begin
ming to trouble the Democratic politi-
clans. The law known as the O'Connor
law, putting the Soldiers orphans under
Democratic management, is most inla-
nous copperhead affair The following
are couple Of the sections.
"SEC s. Said board of trustees are au
thorized to receive into said home the
INDECENT children of deceased soldiers and
sailors who lost their lives in the military
or naval service of the United States dur
ing the late rebellion, or have since died
by reason Of wounds received or disease
contracted while in said service, and in
the line of duty as such soldier Provid-
ed however, that no child of such de-
ceased soldier shall be received into said
home under the age of twelve years, dur
ing the lifetime of the mother Of said
child; and provided also, that no child
shall be received into said home except
the child of deceased soldier, on ac-
count of whose death the United States
has paid or is paying pension.
"SEc 4 That after the passage of this
act the said board of trustees shall admit
and continue in said home no child or
children unless the mother or guardian
of such child or children shall pay over
to said board of trustees for the purpose
of clothing said child or children, the
money paid by the United States as a
pension on account of the death of said
soldier.
1t will be seen that the widowed moth
er must maintain her child until it ar
rives at the age of twelve years. At that
age child can generally be of some ser
vice to the mother Not until then can
it gain admission to the Home. And
then the mother, in addition to surrend
ering the child, must also pay over her
pension to these rebel Democrats. IT
was attempted to be claimed for a time
that the law only meant the pension to
which the child is entitled, but this
claim was too absurd. II means the wild
ow's pension.
So Infamous is this Democratic law
that no Democrat will attempt to justify
it. The Ohio Statesman, ranting cop
perheac paper, comes out with this pitt
full excuse
The obnoxious features Of the O'Con
nor law for the reorganization of the
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home were
introduced as amendments to the origin
al bill, and were introduced to correc
some supposed existing abuses. As ha:
been explained, the full scope of thel
influence was not realized when they were
under consideration, as is evidenced by
the fact that not a speech was made IL
opposition to their enactment by elthe'
| Democrat or Republican; and even ;
reference was not made to them specially
by the press as obnoxious measures
And further, the Democratic administra
ton has not enforced them, allowing th'
institution to be administered as before
upon the general understanding that thu
Objectionable clauses of the law will b.
repealed Immediately upon the meeting
of the legislature. AS these features o
the law were not the work Of O'Connor
as they were passed without the specia
opposition Of the republicans, as the,
have not been enforced and as they ar
to be repealed upon the meeting of tn
legislature, the idiocy of the Journal ant
kindred sheets in keeping up their par
rot cry about them is at once apparent
We have paid scarce any attention t
this howlng about the O'Connor bushes
for the reason that it illustrated the poV
erty of the Republican party as we'll q
anything could, and consequently an
swers our political purposes. ).
Some time ago the Ironton Journa
stated that some of the orphans of Law
renee county had been discharged from
the Home. The Democratic papers dc
MED this, and the Columbus Sunday Hel
aid, Republican paper, whose editor W
believe, was a trustee of the Home unit
legislated out, says:
Briefly the facts in regard to last wir
ter's law for the reorganization of th
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home, a
Xenia, are these: The reorganizing bi
as it passed the House was simply re
enactment of the old law with very littl
change: the obnoxious amendment
which have properly been denounce
were tackled on in the Senate; they cam
back to and were agreed to by the House
not one man, Republican Or Democrat, i
, either body, seemed to perceive thei
force or bearing, and not a word was u
} tered against them on the floor of eithe
House Even the usually lynx eyed co
respondents failed to say word abou
them, nor did they become known to tn
people of the State until after the tirs
meeting OF the Boafd under the new law
e Properly and fairly interpreted the la
does not require that any of the childre
D now at the Home shall be dismissed
o The Board gave it that Interpretation
not one child has been expelled; and NJ
> one will be. In admitting new inmate
: the Board has also acted literally an
fairly The institution will be kept file
, until next winter when, according to tt
>, testimony of every member of the A
/ sembly to whom we have spoken or wri
y ten upon the subject, the obnoxiol
# amendments will Immediately be repea
q ed.
These are the facts. Those who pref
l. misrepresentation to truth can make sue
statements as will best accord with the
own character"
Here comes the Waverly Republica
and his tLis