The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-12

endorsement of the Republican manage.
mont of the Home. The only reproach
to the Democracy of Montgomery coun-
by is, that they relied on these testimo-
malls. 1t ia but an eqidence of the vicious
administration of this national charity
by the Republican officials who con-
troll 1t.
THE BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE
STATE,
1t is also alleged that the last Demo-
cratic Legislature has placed itself in
hostility to one of the benevolent insti.
tutions of the State, the folders and
Sailors Orphans Home, at Xenia. This
is one of the favored charities of the
State Well, charity is certainly COM
mendable. 1t is one of the sweetest,
gentlest, yet grandest of christian vir-
tues. 1t adorns the party that practices
it as much as it does the individual. 1t
has ever been written that it covers
multitude of sins. The language Of the
text is multitude of sins. Not all the
sins of the Republican party; not the
sins of Returning Boards; Of Credit Mo-
bilier frauds; of land grant and railroad
subsidies; of alternate currency inha-
ton and contraction of whisky rings,
and custom house rings, and Indian
rings, and postal contract rings, and ma
Wy contract rings; for these are crimes
Of latar invention, but simply a multitude
of Sins. Now, what are the facts in the
case2 The Legislature made the fol-
lowing appropriations for its support for
the three last quarters Of the fiscal year
Of 1878, and the first quarter of the year
1879: ..s
For current expenses. 00O %
For oOOO w
The preceding Republican Legisla-
ture, for the last threequarters ofthe year
1877, and the first quarter of 1873, made
the following appropriations for like pur-
poses:
For current expenseV" goo 90
fOr HVUO W
So that the last Democratic Legisla.
ture increased the appropriation for the
current expenses 80 per cent, but cut
down the appropriation for salaries SO
per cent. A singular way Of demonstra-
ting it's hostility to the benefCiaries of
the institution
The objections urged against this act
are
1st. That it limits the admittance to
the Home to children in receipt of a
pension.
I'd. That it limits admission to chill.
dren of IL years of age and upward.
Sd. That it requires the pension to
which the child was entitled to be paid
over to the Trustees of the institution
for the purpose of clothing the orphan.
To ascertain the object and purpose of
the Legislature in the passage Of this act
it is necessary to look at the evil
TO be remedied. The act of 1876, passed
by Republican Legislature for the re-
organization of the Home, provided for
the admission to the Home "of the chill
dren residing in Ohio, of deceased, indi'
gent and permanently disabled soldiers
and sailors, who served in the land and
and naval service of the United States
during the late rebellion that are by the
Board of Trustees asCertained to be des-
titute of the means of support and educa-
ton" The capacity of the Home is limi-
ted to but 500 or 800 children. Under the
provisions of this act there are no doubt
thousands of fChildren in the State ofOhio
who would be entitled to admittanCe. No
length of time was specified that the SOL
dier should have served. 1t was not
even required that he should have been
honorably discharged. All that was ne
cessary to entitle child to admittanCe,
was, that it's father should have been d
soldier or sailor, and that he should be
in INDECENT circumstances, and the child
without means of support and educa-
ton. 1t was not necessary that the
applicant be an orphan. 1t is read
lily seen that the institution was ut
terly inadequate to provide for
those entitled, under the act, to
admission. If children we're received at
very young age the number who would
receive any benefit from it would be cor
respondingly reduced. Thousands of
others equally deserving, would have
been deprived of any of its advantages.
1t, therefore, was undoubtedly the OBJ
iect of the legislature, LIST, To limit its
benefits to the most deserving by limit.
ing admittance to those receiving or who
might hereafter receive a pension. I'd,
To extend its benefits to as many of that
class as possible by not allowing any one
to enjoy its benefits for period longer
than four years. Sd, To make it as bene-
fetal as possible to those who were ad-
mitted, by fixing the age Of admittance
so that they could derive the most bene-
fit from the advantages it affords for edu-
cation in the course of instruction therein
provided for. 4th, To secure to the use
of the child the pension granted it by the
Federal Government.
l do not say this was the best bill that
could possibly have been drawn for the
purpose. In fact, I think l can see sew.
eral particulars in which it could be i'm
proved by amendments, but l do say that
it evinces no spirit of unkindness or hos
tility to the benefciaries of that insti.
tuition, and that it secures much more
eqtlaI enjoyment of the benefits of the
institution to those for whom it was in.
tended than the bill passed by the Re-
publican Legislature.
MoNoPoLIEs.
Let not your attention be diverted from
the real issues of the canvass by any at
tempt to create issues no way involved
in the canvass.
Our platform places us in opposition to
monopolies and class legislation. There
is no class or kind of monopolies that
have been fostered and protected by the
Republican party that has been more op-
pressive to the people than those that
have been created under the patent laws.
We are not opposed to the encouragement
ofinvention, by securing to the inventor a
reasonable profit for his skill and labor,
but under the legislation of the Republi.
can party this principle has been grossly
abused. Patents have been renewed from
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