The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-13

will convince any fair-minded person that such
separation as is desirable and absolutely neces-
sary cannot be effected without wholly remov-
ing the feeble minded children, and devot-
ing the entire property to the patriotic pur
pose OF Its projectors There are other important
changes which the State cannot, with honor, fail
to make In the dsgraceful scramble to maintain
the institution as petty portion of the spoils or
partisan victory the welfare of the orphans has
been neglected, as might be supposed. No pro-
vision is made by law for examinations as to the
quallncatonS CT any of the comparatively nu-
merous employees, not even of the teachers
There is no requirement that soldiers orphans
grown TO the age OF dismissal shall be preferred
IN the giving of employment, and such prece-
oence mas not been bestowed on them In prac-
tce. Scarcely any industrial education Is pro-
vided for, and but little is afforded, save what
may be absorbed from irregular common labor
and household drudgery. The trustees of this
Home, as well as those of our other benevolent
institutions, should receive no pecuniary COM
pensStion except sufficient to repay their ex-
penses do not say this from a belief that the
State can honorably profitably fail to provide
the means necessary to the highest welfare of
such institutions, but believe that, as has been
done elsewhere, we can in this way better sub
serve the real purposes of such benevolences.
Men may be obtained thus who will take the
duty for its own sake and for the honor which
then will attach to the position. If Indiana has
not such men in sufficient number to
serve such purpose 1t will pay her
TO oHer rewards to immigrants
and thereby import some Maybe Arkansas
would exchange with US. But you know that we
have such men, and, having them, should wen0t
use them and save the money we nowpay for in
ferior articles? The contrast between our State
and Illinois on the one side with her State Sol
diers Home costing aquarter of million dol
lars. and Ohio on the other side, with her State
soldiers home in course of preparation. and
especially her grand Soldiers Orphans Home,
constructed on the cottage plan, at Xenia ought
to make HOLSTERS blush until they shall have
emulated the patriotic munifcence of their
neighbors
Comrades, I am not without hope. / see
cherub that sees day when these things will be
reformed altogether; when regard will be had
to the purpose of public Office in selecting its
incumbent, and the occupation of the partisan
leech and the political plunderer will be gone.
But hope that right soon, and largely through
your efforts. the Indiana Soldiers Orphans
Home will become object of State PRIDE in
stead of standing insult to the 208, 900 gallant
men whom Indiana sent to the defense of the
Union. This business is now ripe. The Grand
Army of the Republic in this State has had it
under consideration, and the improvement of
1888 was. in some part, the result of
the efforts of it's members. The collective
mind of that organization, no man of whom Is
stained with treason, is made up that something
more is needed and that something better can be
accomplished.
l once had a colored cook named John. 1
uOu huOW blaC u6 uhu any OLH0r name Wu0u uo
came to me. He was not as well off for names
as another colored cook had In Texas, who was
called Bill, and he said his other name was Will
lam. This John was great, hearty fellow, who
followed us in Mississippi as we were making
the campaign around Vicksburg. When
he had dinner ready he would come
TO my tent and. with one hand hold
ing back the curtain, so as to make
a wide place of exit, he would politely wave the
other hand with open palm presented, and bow
ing low, would loudly exclaim. "All things is
qualified, gemmen; walk right UP and make
yo'selves justified absolutely"
An Indiana Legislature is to be elected next
month. If the people will be content to still
their other benevolent institutions made the
refuge and reward Of mere party workers whose
only skill and only zeal pertain to forestalline
the will of the people at elections, let US see
whether the soldiers of Indiana cannot demand
and enforce the doing Of justice to the soldiers
orphans. Let it be we'll understood that no can
didate for the Legislature can have cur votes
excepr upon public assurance that his voice and
vote shall aid in abolishng the dsgraceful and
miserably parsmonious treatment which this
institution has been receiving, and in raising it
to the honorable position which it deserves.
"All. things is qualified, gemmen; walk right up
and make yo'selVes justified, absolutely"