Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-08
LlNCOLN's OLD HOME.
Neglected nd,Decnying. II Is The Rem
devious of Low Characters.
Springfield illl.)!Mohitor'


It is well known among the objects of
interest in this city there are none which
attract more attention from strangers
than the "old home" and the tomb OF
the lamented Lincoln. That either OF
these should fail to have proper care
taken OF them is simply culpable, either
upon the part Of the owners or the city.
If the owners of the former residence
fail to have ii occupied by careful
tenant and saved from the danger to
which it is constantly exposed from the
tram ps infesting us, and the low-down
brutishness found 30 plentiful among
both sexes and among both colors in
this city, because of its being empty,
the owner is to be censured; while the
city authorities should have at least re-
spect enough for spot OF 30 much in
terest TO the thousands of strangers au-
nually visiting us, to have it sufficiently
under the eye of the police to guard it
from fire and desecraton in the man
ner we have indicated as true in the
opening Of this article. The house has
been exposed.for some months, or since
Mr. Akprd vacated IL rs a boarding
house. In going home at an early
hour in the morning, Ms those who
work on morning paper are com
PEELED to do, parties have witnessed the
most undoubted evidence that ii IL the
hiding place for the vilest characters.
On last Wednesday morning WAS this
uhquestionably the case, rs parties know
from the most convincing proofs
Yesterday morning, when about TO
Ego to roost" themselves, II party Sc
cared couple Of the best policemen
on the force, HI they went hemeWard,
and instituted II search. The windows
OF the back portion 81 tho house
which had been closed by some watch
full neighbors out Of pure respect for the
place-were found open, and bearing
other evidence that somebody bad FREE
auenled IL after darkness had hid them
from Wow, and after careful hands had
closed the place, AZ they presumed.
from invasion. IL IL true there was no
one found in the house, which was
hardly expected after nh unguarded
suggestion made the morning before
that the police would calaboos, ~ va
grants all who would be caught about
the premises nj any time without II rea-
sonable excuse. We think, If the
owners don't do something in the way
of better protection 10 their property,
the city should. IL would BIO u lasting
shame to the city, if il should burn
down or be destroyed through neglect;
and wo would be the greatest sufferers,
besides endangering other property in
the noighborhood OF value. Robert Il.
Lincoln can do no net that would inn
mortaiz9 his namo NJ one having II
proper respect for dead parent OF
such distinguished character rs his
father. than to select some soldier-one
who has fought his way to distinction,
but VINO, like thousands, unfortunately,
has not great abundance Of this
worlds goods, but hns respectability
and honor, or wounds, or both, with the
inheritance of Gods mark of nobility
let HIM take charge of it
while he lives. The idoa that il should
ho cold Cor - Galorad Wnmnn's Homo
is m outrage on the soldiers and tho
public, who have an interest in IL. We
hope something will be done to pre-
vent II.