The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-09-19
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cials who control it.
THE STATE.
1t is also slleged that the last Demo-
cratic Legislature has place itself in
hostility to one Of the benevolent ins,
tutlcns of the State, the Soldiers aud
Sailors Orphans Home, at Xen.a.
This is one OF the favored charities of
the State. We'i, charity IS cef,.,inly
cOmmendable. 1t is one of the swee,-
est, gentlest, yet grande3t of Chris ian
virtues. 1t auOrD5 the pai ty that prlc-
rice; it :s much as it do, +, the i.ldIvid-
ue'. 1t h: even been WI. tten that it
covers a multitude of sins. The lam
guage of the text is a MULTITUDE of
sins. Not ell the sins of the Republic
csn party not tue SINS of Returning
Boards; of Credit MObilier fiauds of
l@rd grant and railroad subsidies of
s'ternate cul ,ency imitation and con-
ciiOn of whisky Iin:,J, and custom
hOU-e l:rS;, and Indian rings, and
p3st'! contract lipss, and navy con-
act L 'gs; for these are chine. of Ia
Ter invention, but simply a MULTI
TUDE of sins. Now, what are the
fa.:rs in the cise? The LEGISLATURE
its supnOrt for the three .ast quarters
of the l.scal year of 1878, and the first
4u"rter of the year 1879:
For current expenses. ..S45, 900 %
For ies.................- 5000 OO
The preceding Republican Legisla-
ture, for the three last quarters of the
year 1877, and the fist quarter of 1878,
made the following appropriations for
like purposes:
For current expenses. 100 OO
For rieS.........--......... IL COO OO
So that the last Democratic Legisla-
ture increased the appropriation for
the current expenses fifty per cent.
but cut down the appropriation for
salaries thrity-three per cent. A sim
gular way of demonstrating its hOstil-
ity to the beneficiaries of the institu-
fiOn.
The objections urged against this act
1st. That it limits the ad,nittsnce to
the Home to children i'll receipt Gf a
pension.
End. That it limits admission to chill
dren of II 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 insti-
tuition for the purpose Of clothing the
orphan. =.
of the legislature in the passage of this
act, it is necessary to look at the evil
attempts to be remedied. The act of
1876, passed by q Republican legisla-
ture for the reorganization of theHOme,
provided for the admission to the
Home "Of the children residing in
Ohio, of deceased, INDECENT and per-
manentIy disabled soldiers and iilors,
who served i'm the land and naval SER
vica Of tho ITnito1 Stafps In RI tho
late rebellion that are by the Board of
Trustees .certa ned to be destitute of
the al Us of support and education"
The capacity of the Home is limited to
but 500 or 500 childrt n. Under the
provisions of this act there are no
doubt thousands of children in the
State of Ohio who would be entitled
to admittance. No length of time was
specified that the soldiers should have
served. 1t was not even required that
he should have been hOnOrably d's-
CHARGED. All that was necessary 10
entitled a child to admittance, YVES,
that is father should have been a sol
dier or sailor, aud that he should he in
INDECENT circumstances, and the child
without meas of support and eduLa-
tiou. 1t was not nee .ssary that the
applicant be an orphan. 1t is readily
seen that the institution was utterly
Inadequate to provide for those entitl-
ed, under the act, to admission. If
child % L were received at very young
age the number who would receive any
benefit from it would be correspond
ingly reduced. Thousands of others
equally deserving, would have been
deprived of any of its advantages.
1t, therefore, was undoubtedly the
object of the legi ,ature, 1st. To limit
its benefits to the mos deserving,
by limiting admittance to those re-
ceiving or who might hereaft. :. receive
pension. Second, To extend its ben
efi.s to az many of that class rs pOssi-
BILE by not allowing any one to enjoy
its benefits for u period longer than
years. Third, To make it rs beneficial
as possible to those who were admit
ted, by fixing the age of admittance so
that they could derive the most bene-
fit from The advantages it affords for
educa- ion in the course of instruction
thei elm provided for. Fourth, TO Sc
cure to the use of the child the pension
granted it by the Federal Government.
do not say this was the best bill
that could possibly have been drawn
for the purpose In fact, think can
seeseveral particulars in which it could
be improved by amendments, but do
say that it evinces no spirit of unkind-
ness or hostility 10 the beheficiaries of
that institution, and that 1T secures a
much MORE EQUAL enjoyment of the
benefits of the Institution to those for
whom it was intended than the bill
passed by the Republican Legislature.
MONOPOLIEs.