The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-01-09

such persons for whose care any State or Ter
ritory shall receive the said paymcns pyat
by the board Of managers Of the
National Home for disabled volunteer soldiers,
| under su1h re ulations as II may prescripe,
but the said State or Torritoriai homes snnt
| exclusively under the control OF the respectlve
| State or Territorial authorities, ana tne poaru
| OF managers shall not have nor assumG eny
mana cement or control OF said state OF IeTrf
tOrial homes The board OF managers OF tno
! National Home shall, however, have power 70
| have the said STATE or Territorial homes IN
| spected at such times as II may consider neces-
sary, and shall repor the result OF sucn IN
| spections 10 Congress In its annual report
| SEC. >. That the sum OF two hundred ana
| fifty thousihd !o.lars or so much thereon 40
| muy be necessary is hereby approprlVeu oub
OF any mon in the treasury not otnerw,se ns sp
p,oprated TO ca ~ out the provisions Of TINS
| aet, 60 paymen s 10 the st tes or Terrltorles
under II shall be made quarterly by tne salo
bo ,rd o; managers for tic NatOnal Home lor
| disabled yolunteers to ne oiflcers OF tne TO-
spectve States )r Territories entitled, duly au.
thorized to receive such payments, ana snal ~
accounted for Us are the appropriations ior sne
support OF the National Home for disabled vol
unteer soldiers.
1 Approved August y, 1883. - a,
By circular letter dated october 10. 1888, the
Board OF Managers OF the National homes LOT
disabled vOluitcer soldiers rave nouee INA. 70
entitle the State 10 the benefits oil said act, ~
would be necessary for some one, duly autnor-
lied thereunto TO accc Ut en- behalf OF tne otate
the provisions OF the act, subject 10 the CON
ditions named therein as TO the rHht OF tne
General Government to make inspections etc
and that II would be further necessary ior tne
Governor 10 names ONE omcla! speolncaiy
authorized by the otate 10 reception me monty
from the General Government You snouia
enact the legislation necessary to comply with
these requirements.
THE WORKING HONE FOR THE BLIND
Has done as well as could be expected with tne
limited appropriations that have been MADE
for IL. The idea OF those who induced the Cen
eral Assembly 10 establish IL was, that with tne
aid given at the outset II would become sen
sustaining. Experience has concentrated ,na,
this was u mistake. Unless u snal pc neipou
further IL can not succeed. You should, tnere,
fore carefully examine as TO It's merits ano
either abandon II entirely, merge II with the
Blind Asylum, or give u the aid necessary 70
enable IL 10 accomplish its purposes. The Stato
can not afford to keep such an institution IN
operation and not properly sustain H.
THE OTHER INSTITUTIONS
or the State arc, without exception. In an ex'
cellent condition. Full information about them,
In q detailed form. Is given In their respective
reports, and In the reports oI tne ,,I poaIu, sno
The statistics for 1876 and 1887 show that In
the insane asyums Of twenty-five states, out
side OF Ohio, lthe reports OF other states hot ue
ing accesslble), extending from Mass!chesets,s y,
10 California and from Wisconsin 70 Soutn
Carolina the ratio OF recoveries 70 admissions
Is g7.02 per cent The ratio OF deaths 70 average
number resident is S4S per cent, and the pei
capita cost Of maintenance MIeog per hans ann I'M
In the five asyums OF Ohio, VIZ: Athens
Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and LongyleW
the average ratio OF recoyeries 70 annual admls
sions for the year 1851 was 417o per cent ans
! the ratio OF deaths 10 average number resi-
dent Z i2 per cent while the per capita cost or
number actually In asylums. on account OF cur
rent expenses, and including salaries OF onicers
etc, was 1897 per annum.
These statistics show that Ohio mas the pes
system Of beneV lence. aud that we are &c
complishing the best results in this field OF dut!
and charity OF any state in the Union.
TIE BOARD OF STATE cuAmnEs
, Are entitled 10 much credit for these goo
i achievements Their kind and constant atten
, tentions TO all branches and de partments OF tn
, | charitable and penal institutions and WORK 2
the State have been highly bench tal. A revie'
i OF the report OF the Board and the Secretary Q
the Board VII aeqrant you win d thc SaS Sas1 I'm M
= necessity for the supervising power and innu
( ence which they supply.
. OHIO NATIONAL GUARD.
!. Heretofore the annual encampments OF IN
, National Guard have been by regiments
y briRades, but the past year the whole eomman
Q was brought together The object was 70 eni
7 BILE the different organizations 70 becom
! acquainted. and the o1icers 70 learn how I
. handle, feed. drill and transport such q fore.
J. ! The results were excellent Over i've thousan
u | men representing infantry, artillery and ca'
y airy were present in camp. Each organizatio
y Wed with every other 10 come up 70 the hignei
= standard OF discipline and eniclency Inc gran
q parade on the closing day OF the encampmen
n was, without doubt the largest and most credi
Q able military display ever made In the stat
IL is greatly 10 the credit OF the guard that VIII
so little help as Is afforded them, and with
little opportunity for drill and general traininl
d they should become so prohcient In all tni
l. constitutes good soldiers
y sos.PARrIsAE BOARDS or ELECTIONS
; and registration laws are no longer exper
IL NJ AEtA
Q been such that the people would not willingl
J. dispense with them. They not only make ele.
= tionsthonest but orderly. They arc worth u
!. nnitely more than they cost In time, labor on
y modiHcations as may be necessary 10 give a
q propriate application, the provisions OF the law
Of this character now pplioable 70 only n
larger cities, 10 every city OF the state navln
I. a population at the last census OF not less tina
+ roo o. Honest elections will not hurt anybod
Z. that is honest. No one desiring the purity
Is the ballot will make complaint on account
Df any increased cost or increase OF inconvenient
A. that NAV arise by reason OF such Legislation
i. II is immaterial what may be the views
10 others. ,-,
ly ment you are requested 10 bear In mind and
m governed by the views expressed on the subje
70 IN my former messages As 10 the necessity Il
N liking responsibility, where the power OF q
s. polntneni should be lodged, etc.
e CLERKS or ELECTIONS IN TOWNSHIPS.
- There should De also tucn cnAnBo IN the elo
a. a. tion laws as 10 require that the two clerks
\. y, each polling place In every township througho
IN the State. should be OF opposite politics, as
a. | now required IN the cities. An election shou
"A not only be so conducted rs 70 secure an none
~ !. re uit but also TO give every one confidence
~ that result For this reason no important pa
o OF the election machinery should, In any cas-
a be in the hands OF only one political party.
"A WHIT. CAPS.
,d For number OF years past tho newspape
"a | haya frofn time time Qtven accounts oil
1e class OF depredations committed In other par
ne OF the country outside OF Ohio, In violation
or the personal rights OF citizsns, by organic
no bodies Of men, styling themselves Regulators
or Sp vas vratlfying 70 observe that no such OF
IS breaks occurred In Ohio No one believed IN
en- any such organizations existed In this Stal
st and all law. abiding citizens wondered why IN
he surprise, therefore, when on the night OF
le yember 18th, 1884 there suddenly appeared
cd the town OF Sardinia Brown County, near {
ed line OF Highland County, band OF horsem'
d. yariously reported as numbering from tnity ny
ty Atty persons, wearing masks and calling the
in. selves White Caps, who proceeded 70 the re
no dence OF humble citizen BY the name OF Adi
10 Berkes whom they aroused from his slumbe
70 took from his bed and house, and whipped W
no a number OF lashes, because he had not, so
.re as any cause was assigned In some partcul
ON real or imaginary. lived as they claimed
m. should II was q startling crime, calculated
no allowed 10 go unchallenged. 70 lead 70 Q ra
ed spread OF such practices shameful disgr
Ird 70 our ST 70 and ultimately 10 bloodshed |
all general decentralization and disregard OF the
ch and the established legal tribunals and me
ro- DDS for the redress OF grievances
an An Investigation was immedi tely tnsttut
lch by which II was disclosed that regular Org
an. ration had been formed OF O secret. oath bol
the character with q growing membership, incl
In ing In its ranks some prominent, respects
and responsible citizens; and that they v
t,rocaedin0 unon the theory that they would