The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28


fine my answer to that part coming un
der my observation. A careful readins
of Mr.. Twins letter of Aug. 21s., will
reveal lamentable ignorance of fact
easily got at by those who care to in
form themselves before assailing any
methods of administering the affairs OF
the county or state. Mr.. Irwin in his
letter of Aug. 25th confesses IN ignor
ance Of the provisions of the act of the
legislature in question; yet without
thought or preparation, in the white
heat of his righteous Indignation, (?I
arrays himself against and impugn.
the motives of the legislature of the
state; and not yet satisfied with the al.
titude attained seeks further eminence
and notOriety by placing at the head Of
the dead soldier thus buried, Il stone on
which he would inscribe in letters OF
living light, DISHONEST, and leave to
the surviving relatives an inheritance
Of dishOnOr. And all for what?
The state, with a commendable pride
in the successful efforts of her soldier
boys in maintaining the integrity OF
the Union at price that far Outweights
its cost, enacts law that all the boys
in blue who die within her borders in
straitened or destitute circumstances
shall be given decent interment In
recognition of faithful performance of
services in the hour Of the Nations
peril. The laws of the state expressly
provide that
cit shall be the duty of
the county commissioners to
cause to be decently inferred the BODY
of any honorably discharged cx- Union
soldier, sailor or marine, who served in
the Army of the United States during
the late war, and who may hereafter
die without leaving sufficient means to
detray funeral expenses. Such burial
shall not be matte in any cemetery or
burial ground, or that portion of any
burial ground, used exclusively for the
burial Of tine paupcr dead: Prouitled,
the expenses Of such burial shall not
exceed the sum of fifty dollars"
The law further provides that the
grave of such deceased soldier, sailor or
marine shall be marked bya hcadstone
ut a cost not to exceed twenty dollars,
and the board of commissioners is au-
thorized to pay the expenses of such
burial and headstOne out of the county
fEnds.
l could not cay that our late comrade
David ThOmpson's life was without
'pOt or blemiSh, but l do undertake to
against all detractOrs of what.
EVER cloth that he who has as honorable
! record as cOmrade Thompson had as
soldier and maintained as honOrablca |
life among his fellow men, stands inf
litely higher and UNNECESSARILY closer |
n the affections and remembrances of
'ur country and liberty loving men and |
than do their IetractOrs.
am slow to believe that Mr.. Irwin
meant all he says, but would rather at
ributc this unwarrantcd criticism of the
lead to thOughtless use of words born
f a desire to branch out into paths
hitherto untrOd. Again Mr.. Irwin says.
The fact of being so buried places him
N the pauper list; and of course with
III the stigma implied. Does Mr.. Irwin
now that the same process of reason
NJ would place all the pensioners of
he government on the pauper list? Is
e ready to take that position?
The dyspeptic disposition OF Mr.. IT.
yin is fully developed in his gracious
auction of the expenditure Of thOus-
nd dollars on the funeral Of dead SOL
Ter by the G. A. II. A few facts will
e of material help in our diagnosis.
1pOn examination Of the county re-
Ords there was found expended for the
Oor farm and all the poor throughout
he county, $2,7l2.Oo, for the year end
lg July 1st, 1885. Included in this
is the sum of $4,000 for pauper
lrials, and for soldiers burial $4,000.
pom further examination it was found
nat Mr.. Irwin paid as his quota to
'ldier burials Observation-Disclosures. %; i
'.'P'A A"'S- w.,
'sai 81 10
Further comment, think, is unncc- {
'sary, and will close by reminding Mr..
win that the orphan children of Da-
ID Thompson will have the oppOrtuni-