The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-09-20

I AIN OCAoACA AbNiSheSlAOh AhCCtlb&
over the O'Connor legislation on the
Orphans Home, at DAYTON was a
rousing affair. TIL, speeches were red
hot The following resolutions were
adopted:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS. The Ohio Soldiers and
Sailors Orphans Homs was establish
ed and for nearly two years supported
by the surviving soldiers and sailors OF
the late war, and by contributions
made by the patriotic men women of
the state, the veterans of the Soldiers
Home alone contributing about $4,000
thereto; and
WHEREAS. The Legislature of Ohio.
in the year 1870, voluntarily assumed
control of the Home, and pledged itself
to sustain the institution for the pur-
pose for which it was originally found
ed, viz: To provide home for the
orphans of those VINO fell in defence of
the Union and for the children of those
soldiers who, by reason of wounds and
sickness, were unable to support them
and
WHEREAS. This promise has been
faithfully and religiously adhered to
until the assembling of the Legislature
last winter, when was passed the in
famous and cruel bill known as the
O'Conner Law, which, if enforced, will
result in the breaking up of tie institu
ton, drivingi its inmates into the streets,
the aims houses of the various counties,
or IL continued in existence, COM
pelliug the widows of our deceased
comrades to pay into the treasury of
the Home the small pittance received
from the government as pensions, and
even then, not admitting the children
until they have arrived at an age
when they will be able to almost sup
port themselves, all of which provisions
of said law being undoubtedly intended
to destroy an institution which has be-
come the pride of the loyal people OF
this commonwealth, and by so doing
violates the pledged faith of the state,
therefore
"REsoLvED, By the soldiers anG
sailors of Ohio, in mass convention as
sembled, that as an act of simple justic
to our deceased comrades, and thei:-
widows and orphans, we demand 81
repeal of sections 8 and 4 of what l.
known as the O'Conner Law which
reads as follows:
"SEC. 8. Said Board of Trustees a.,
authorized to receive into said Home
the INDECENT children of decease;
soldiers end sailors who lost their liy,
in the military and naval service of th..
United State during the late rebellion,
or have since died by reason of wound
received or disease contracted while
said service, and in the line of duty q.
such soldiers, Provided, however, tha
no child of such deceased soldier sha.;
be received into said Home under tie
age of twelve years, during the H.
time of the mother of said child; I
provided, also, that no child shall ;.,
received into said Home except -
child of deceased soldier, on accor E
of whose death the United States !. =
paid or is paying pension.
"SEC. 4. That after the passage II
this act the said Board of Trust. e.
shall admit and continue in said Home
no child or children unless the mott
or guardian of such child or child:,r
shall pay over to the Board of Trust =
for the purpose of clothing said cllti
or children, the money paid by tI.r
United States as pension on account
of the death OF said soldier.
PASSED at the recent session Of the
General Assembly; which, if enforc
will drive from the Home, and her
after close the doors thereof agaif-t
the most needful children of .;l1
atoms defenders.
"Resolged, That while we, as soldirs
and sailors disavow any intention of
making this matter q party question,
nevertheless, we deem iG our duty AT
all times to guard the interests of thosa
whom che fortunes of war have
without their natural protectors, {
to declare that the politicians or off -
holders, belong they to what politic.d
party they may, who fail to recogniz
the claims of these wards of the Stat,
deserve, and will receive at all times
at our halds, as they should at the
hands of all patriotic citizen, the con-
demnation to which the sin of iDgrat-
fude entities them.
''ResOlued, That a committee Of one
be appointed in each county in this
state, who shall have the power to ap
point as many subcommittee as b..
deems hest, whose duty it shall be tn
see that copy of these preambles and
resolutions is placed in the hands Of
every soldier or his representatives.
and that the chairman of this conven-
ton is hereby instructed. at his earliest
convenience, to appoint said cmmittee,