The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-04-30

Mr.. EDroR There seems to be
!, great deal said lately through the paper
| Of the county and also by individuals. h
!, regard ~ an order which was made h
!, our Hon. County Board, al their Decem
: Der term. in regard to the paupers. VII
We're getting regular allowance outsid
.of the ioOr house. As a tax-payer.
, Will give nv views on this matter 49,.
,, Will only state facts. have taken sem
ifrouble to get the views of great man,
disinteresied persons on this rDatter. Az
lind that very large majority OF m.
ipersons whom / have conversed with or
tLis matter, think that the paupers hav.
lDeen costing the people too much. A,
'la. general thing the people think tha
those persons who need help should have
II. but those who do not need il should
not have IL. 1t is believed by A good
many persons. that there were prea,
many getting help from the county who
could help themselves; IL this should be
the case, Il is wrong, and should not be
tolerated by the taxpayers. I believe Il
is about four months or over since this
much talked OF order was put in force
ana have understood from good
source, that the number Of paupers in
the Poor house has decreased instead ot
increased within that time. III this i
the case Il would seem that those so or
30 panpcrs. who had been getfinga regu.
lar allowance outside Of the Poor house.
have found some other means Of sun
port without going TO the Poor house.
There are .persons-in most every com
nuniiy, who Will not work nor make
~ eilori to make q living ii the county
Will provide for them and not have ;be
name ~ going 10 The Poor house. The
foor house seems 10 be place that All
persons who have any nerve or shirt
about them dread. The thonght OF eo-
ing 70 the 'oor house has caused and
aiWays VIII cause many person 10
double their energy and diligence in
putting forth their best efforts 10 make a
living within themselves. III a person i
50 unfortunate as TO have 10 be support
Ied Dy tie charity Of the people. they
should not be very particuIar nor choice
about y, provided they get cnougl. 10 cat
and wear and good medical atterdance
| NOW be Il remembered, Mr.. Editor
when the Poor farm was first bought
ana suitable buildings were erected Oh II
there was an order made by the Board
OF commissioners as the law directed
that ail the parpcrs who were getting I
regular allowance from the county
should be sent TO IL: and also. a. other
lherAine permanent charge. to be sent
there afso- For several years after this.
mere was no allowances made for those
who needed regular support outside OF
The Poor house. Dut finally the County
Board disregaricd their order and began
10 make allowances 20 regulars outside
loi the Poor house, and ii was but few
years until there were more regulars
getting support outside then there were
inside Of the Poor house. And Ii i
very evident that the largest proportion
of those outside regulars, were and are
able 10 support themselves, or have rela-
tivcs who can do 20, and will do 50. rather
than let them 20 70 the Poor house. The.
allowances for the support OF the poor
when the Poor hohsc was first started
and the regulars We're all sent there, did
not cost onc-third as much as il did after
the Commissioners disrcgarded their
first order AMI made allowances for regu-
larS outside ~ the Poor house.
Now. as .hc County board has revived
their former order aud put ii in force
again. ] would, with large majority OF
the taxpayers, prefer that II be kept In
force for ono year and then we can see
how IT wofAs; we can then compare
figures and Zee II there is any saving to
the county. NV prediction il. II they 10
%, we will find saving Of at least s.
600 per annum. II Is 4 notorious fact.
that the paupers have been costing the
county about 5000 per annum. which
requires q levy OF about Is cts on each,
SIoO worth Of taxable property III thct
county, 10 raise that amount.
There are. Mr. Editor. a few who arc
very much dissatisfied with that order
those dissatisfied ones, are those paupcrs
10 whom the order says work or 20 TOT
the Poor house, and some Of their rcla-
lives who are nndcrmoral obligations to'
render their father, mother. son or,
daugtcr. brother or sister little aid. and
perhaps some others who NAV have a,
gain bv those outside allow
ances such persons Of course are having.
4 great deal to say, and they are misrep-,
rcsenting all they can in any way and
every way. but IL will do them no good
as the intelligent taxpayers Of this coun-
" are decidedly in favor Of the action
Of the Commissioners. They think
paupcr i . pauper in Or out or the Poort
house. and The stigma H. All the same. II
and they should all be treated alike. la
have been crcdiiably informed, that sonnet
Of the aristocratic paupcrs have said they :
wouId see the County Commissioners III,
hell before they would 20 to tho Poor
house; Of course, they are not very
needy. More anon. u. Y. w. M. 4